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The definitive photographic celebration of 70 years of Ferrari's
production cars, by the world's foremost Ferrari photography
archive. Also including the key stats and stories behind more than
150 cars. Celebrate the performance, design and beauty of the
prancing horse in these breathtaking photographs, captured by
specialist Ferrari photographers, Maggi & Maggi. More than 300
jaw-dropping images covering over 150 cars from across Ferrari's
history – from the 125 S of 1947 and the era-defining 250 GTO to
the notorious F40 and the Enzo – sit alongside detailed technical
specifications and fascinating text telling the story behind each
model by renowned Ferrari expert Stuart Codling. With some of the
most beautiful, powerful and expensive cars in the world, this
elegant collection is a stunning reminder of the enduring appeal of
Ferrari. The MAGGI & MAGGI archive is the world's foremost
collection of Ferrari photography. The culmination of a forty-year
project to photograph every Ferrari model, it houses close to
100,000 images. This book showcases the very best of the archive.
The Titanic. The Britannic. The Olympic. They are some of the most
famous ships in history, but for the wrong reasons. The Olympic
Class liners were conceived as the largest, grandest ships ever to
set sail. Of the three ships built, the first only lost the record
for being the largest because she was beaten by the second, and
they were both beaten by the third. The class was meant to secure
the White Star Line's reputation as the greatest shipping company
on earth. Instead, with the loss of both the Titanic and the
Britannic in their first year of service, it guaranteed White
Star's infamy. This unique book tells the extraordinary story of
these three extraordinary ships from the bottom up, starting with
their conception and construction (and later their modification)
and following their very different careers. Behind the technical
details of these magnificent ships lies a tragic human story - not
just of the lives lost aboard the Titanic and Britannic, but of the
designers pushing the limits beyond what was actually possible,
engineers unable to prepare for every twist of fate, and ship
owners and crew who truly believed a ship could be unsinkable. This
fascinating story is told with rare photographs, new
computer-generated recreations of the ships, and unique wreck
images that explore how well the ships were designed and built.
Simon Mills offers unparalleled access to shipbuilders Harland
& Wolff's specification book for the Olympic Class, including
original blueprints and - being made widely available for the first
time - large fold-out technical drawings showing how these
extensive plans were meant to be seen.
Donny Petersen has been educating motorcycle enthusiasts about
Harley-Davidson bikes for years. Now, he has combined all his
knowledge into a twelve-volume series masterpiece and this third
book is one that every rider will treasure.
Petersen, who has studied privately with Harley-Davidson
engineers and has spent thirty-six years working on motorcycles, is
sharing all of his secrets As the founder of Toronto's Heavy Duty
Cycles in 1974, North America's premier motorcycle shop, the dean
of motorcycle technology teaches about the theory, design, and
mechanical aspects of Harleys. In this third volume, discover: How
to identify the Evolution models Why the Evolution models are
better Everything you need to know about engines Troubleshooting
virtually everything And so much more Petersen provides workable
solutions for whatever ails the 1984 to 2000 Evolution motorcycle.
Graphics, pictures, and charts guide readers on a sure-footed
journey to Harley happiness. It's all from a man who has ridden
hundreds of Harleys across four continents - all while doing his
own roadside repairs. He shares his expert knowledge and secrets in
Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to
Present.
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Up in the Air
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Terry Deary; Illustrated by Martin Brown
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Discover all the foul facts about the history of air travel with
history's most horrible headlines: in-flight edition. The master of
making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the skies.
From the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kites and the brave
but foolish failures who jumped from a height on home-made wings to
the first real successes of the Montgolfier balloon and the Wright
Brothers' powered flight. It's all in Horrible Histories: Up in the
Air: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising
stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a
fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for
fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun
and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining
children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show,
magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories:
the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect
the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
Engineers plan transport systems, people use them. But the ways in
which an engineer measures success - speed, journey time,
efficiency - are often not the way that passengers think about a
good trip. We are not cargo. We choose how and when to travel,
influenced not only by speed and time but by habit, status,
comfort, variety - and many other factors that engineering
equations don't capture at all. As we near the practical, physical
limits of speed, capacity and punctuality, the greatest hope for a
brighter future lies in adapting transport to more human wants and
needs. Behavioural science has immense potential to improve the
design of roads, railways, planes and pavements - as well as the
ways in which we use them - but only when we embrace the messier
reality of transport for humans. This is the moment. Climate
change, the coronavirus pandemic and changing work-life priorities
have shaken up long-held assumptions. There is a new way forward.
This book maps out how to design transport for humans.
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.
Pan Am--a name synonymous with glitch, glamour...financial
misfortune. For a period of time, it was the face of the sky. It
was the aircraft that brought the Beatles to America and was the
airliner Stanley Kubrick had in mind when he filmed the movie 2001:
A Space Odyssey. Its airplanes, logo and company have appeared in
movies as diverse as Blade Runner to National Lampoon's European
Vacation. In the Fall of 2011, it will be the basis of the ABC
drama "Pan Am" starring Christina Ricci In many ways, the story of
Pan Am is the story of America, as the company itself became the
representation to the world of America. The story includes
monopolies and betrayals, innovation and competition, first class
service and terrible losses. The US government aided the company at
its outset, and then turned its back on it at its end. Pan Am's
demise was tragic, as international forces beyond its control led
to a series of mistakes, mismanagement and bad investments, that
eventually brought it under. In this in depth essay, author Don
Harris tells the story of the rise and fall of the most famous
airline in the world.
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.
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