The first critical analysis of the Titanic as a modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics. The first was the physical Titanic, the rusting remains of which can still be found twelve thousand feet below the north Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on April 15, 1912. It is the second of the two Titanics which remains the more interesting and which continues to carry cultural resonances today. The Myth of the Titanic begins with the launching of the "unsinkable ship" and ends with the outbreak of the "war to end all wars." It provides an insight into the particular culture of late-Edwardian Britain and beyond this draws far greater conclusions about the complex relationship between myth, history, popular culture and society as a whole.

This book looks at the very beginnings of motor buses in the early years of the twentieth century. A good selection of photographs is accompanied by articles on different aspects of the story, including the first motor bus routes, driver training, the pioneers, alternatives to the petrol engine including electric buses, and developments up to the first covered top buses.

From their origins, railways produced an intense competition between the two major continental systems in France and Germany. Fitting a new technology into existing political institutions and social habits, these two nations became inexorably involved in an industrial and commercial rivalry that eventually escalated into the armed conflict of 1914. Based on many years of research in French and German archives, this study examines the adaptation of railroads and steam engines from Britain to the Continent of Europe after the Napoleonic age. A fascinating example of how the same technology, borrowed at the same time from the same source, was assimilated differently by these two continental powers, this book offers a groundbreaking analysis of the crossroads of technology and politics during the First Industrial Revolution.

SIXTEEN STEPS TO $IX FIGURE$: A GAME PLAN FOR SALES SUCCESS is a humorous and insightful look at the extraordinary dynamics between the car-buying consumer and the automotive salesperson; a relationship that most often resembles a train wreck. SIXTEEN STEPS TO $IX FIGURE$: A GAME PLAN FOR SALES SUCCESS provides a structure for sales professionals to navigate the madness of the retail automotive industry and produce consistent six-figure incomes.

The aim of this manual is to help readers get the best from their vehicle. It provides information on routine maintenance and servicing and the tasks are described and photographed in a step-by-step sequence so that even a novice can do the work.

A second hand Volvo ... really? Yes Forget about what you thought you knew - the right 700 or 900 series could be the best car you've ever bought, and this book is your essential guide to finding, assessing and buying the best car for you. Packed with information, illustrations and advice from a real marque expert, you'll be taken through detailed sections on what you need to know to decide which model is for you. Find out what it's like living with the car, how much you should be paying and how, when, and where to inspect models for sale, including a comprehensive condition checklist and guide to common concerns. You'll also discover what's involved in restoring, the main problems caused by lack of use, and potential for modification.For reference, there's a vital statistics list for each model, shape and engine, and a guide to the key people, organizations and companies within the Volvo community that you can look to for further advice.

American Small Sailing Craft (originally published 1951) is considered the classic among small-boat builders and historians. In it Chapelle has documented many fast-vanishing working boats, making this the authoritative history of a passing maritime fleet.

The Railway Age meant a revolution. Railways, with speed, capacity to move people and goods, and precision of operation far beyond any existing means of transport on land, transformed industry, social life, and whole areas of the countries they served; they changed politics, diplomacy, military strategy and the map of the world. First published to great acclaim in the 1960s and with new material added, this book was welcomed as "a classic of railway literature" ("The Guardian" ). It not only sets out what railways were but examines what they did. It will throw new light on the history of recent centuries.