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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest
With the cost of family holidays increasing, more an more people
are looking to take their holidays at home, so a campervan or
motorhome makes an ideal choice. Combining transport and
accommodation, motorhome popularity is increasing both for holidays
and as a hobby.This book gives guidance on the many sizes and types
of motorhome available, the accessories you may expect your
motorhome to be equipped with and it also shows you what you can do
to make your motorhome more individual.Covering every aspect of
motorhome ownership, it explains the pitfalls of the 'payload' and
'maximum gross weight' figures and how to check them, and discusses
fuel types, habitation, electrics, leisure batteries, chargers,
fuel cells - in fact, everything you need to know to be a safe,
self-sufficient motorhomer.
'The characters are relatable and lovable; the story is uplifting
and romantic, full of emotions and heart, celebrating the
importance of making human connections and embracing our dreams.
This book is my happy place!' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love
Hypothesis 'I loved it ' Hannah Tovey 'Heartwarming, gorgeously
written and I fell instantly in love with the quirky cast of
characters' Jessica Ryn 'A must-read' Sarah J. Harris When Libby
Nicholls arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in
tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner
Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the
number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like her own. They made
plans for a date, but Frank lost the ticket with her number written
on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to
find her. Libby is inspired by the story and, with the help of an
unlikely companion, she makes it her mission to continue Frank's
search. As she begins to open her guarded heart to strangers and
new connections, Libby's tightly controlled world expands. But with
Frank's dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the
girl on the 88 bus is slipping away . . . More than anything, Libby
wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest
also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chance
for happiness - before it's too late. The author of The Last
Library brings us this beautifully uplifting novel about how one
chance meeting can change the course of your life forever
A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's
rail network. Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was
originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael
Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway
Journeys'. It is divided into three sections: timetables for
services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to
see and to stay in each city; and a wealth of advertisements and
ephemeral materials concerning hotels, restaurants and services
that might be required by the early twentieth century rail
traveller. This beautifully illustrated facsimile edition offers a
fascinating glimpse of Europe and of a transport network that was
shortly devastated by the greatest war the world had ever seen.
Road accidents caused by impaired and distracted driving as well as
traffic congestion are on the rise, with the numbers increasing
dramatically every day. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
aim to improve the efficiency and safety of traveling by
consolidating vehicle operations, managing vehicle traffic, and
notifying drivers with alerts and safety messages in real time.
Vehicular Cloud Computing for Traffic Management and Systems
provides innovative research on the rapidly advancing applications
of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.
It also covers the need to fully utilize vehicular ad-hoc network
(VANET) resources to provide updated and dynamic information about
the conditions of road traffic so that the number of road accidents
can be minimized. Featuring research on topics such as identity
management, computational architecture, and resource management,
this book is ideally designed for urban planners, researchers,
policy makers, graduate-level students, transportation engineers,
and technology developers seeking current research on vehicle
computational design, architecture, security, and privacy.
"The British at Indianapolis" follows the format of the author's
award winning "The British at Le Mans". It recounts the history of
the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those
British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or been
involved in any other way - be it as a designer, mechanic, or
official. It also examines the British built cars that have won the
Indy 500 and the significance of the rear engined revolution
brought to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by Cooper in 1961, and
elevated to success by Lotus and Lola. It includes such names as
Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Nigel Mansell. In addition to the 500,
it includes other races at the IMS, notably Lewis Hamilton's
victory in the Formula One Grand Prix there. It is a story that
goes back to the first 500 in 1911, when London-born Hughie Hughes
became the first British-born driver to race in the 500, to the
present day, with more British than ever competing in the race and
British drivers winning twice in the last four years.
Bullet/Classic*499cc*'09 - '18 Continental GT*535cc*'13 - '18
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