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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest
Delivering complete coverage of ASE Education Foundation's
Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, this
accessible, practical resource features material spanning the
entire MLR task list, as well as many supplemental tasks
entry-level technicians need to master. In addition to being
thoroughly updated to align to the ASE Education Foundation 2022
Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, the Third
Edition features color-coded safety information for easy reference,
new content on advanced drive assistance systems (ADAS) and updated
layouts and imagery to make content more appealing for today's
visual learners. With an engaging writing style and abundant
illustrations, this reader-friendly text makes even complex
material easier to understand. Proven learning features are
integrated into every chapter, including Word Walls highlighting
key technical and industry terms and ASE review questions to help
you prepare for professional certification exams. Giving you a
solid grounding in both automotive competencies and academic and
lifelong learning skills like math, science and communication,
AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE & LIGHT REPAIR, Third Edition, is the
perfect choice to prepare you for classroom and career success.
"The legacy and mythology of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-aka the
"Sports Car of the Century"-is beheld through the genius lens of
top automotive photographer Rene Staud ..." - Maxim "What a stroke
of fate: 70 years of the SL, 70 years of Staud and 10 years of The
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Book. You might even say: The star is reborn."
- Maxim Australia This iconic sports car, from the first Mercedes
300 SL to its latest successors, proves that technology can indeed
evolve into art. And who better to showcase this procession of
pioneering automobiles than Rene Staud, whose striking photographs
will captivate any enthusiast. This book, based on Staud's
successful calendars, is an ode to an extraordinary vehicle whose
spell stars such as Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Alfred Hitchcock
have all fallen under. The elaborately orchestrated pictures show
sleek curves and precision in every detail, conveying the passion
for this breathtaking automobile. A photographic tribute to the
"sports car of the century", covering the 70-year history of the
300 SL racing car models from 1952 to the latest SL generation.
Text in English, German and French.
Part of a series of manuals for car or motorcycle owners, the
Haynes Automotive Repair manuals provide information on routine
maintenance and repair, with all tasks described & photographed
in a step-by-step sequence.
Between 1965 and the Nineties, the 1000 Km of Monza-Filippo
Caracciolo Trophy, was one of the most classical endurance races -
a sort of 24 hours of Le Mans - and for many seasons was,
rightfully, a round in the world championships for sports cars and
prototypes. Top drivers and cars challenged each other on that
historic Italian track and banking, the car makers including
Porsche, Ferrari and Ford, bringing to life many unforgettable
pages in the history of motor sport. Aldo Zana, prominent motor
racing historian, tells this fabulous story, year after year,
included the competitions held between 1995 and 2008. Every edition
is enriched with starting grids and final placings. A huge work,
never attempted since now, illustrated with outstanding pictures,
many of them never before published.
Diasporic Mobilities on Vacation is a nuanced exploration of the
embodied and affective practices of Moroccans from Europe visiting
Morocco for summer vacation. Rather than characterizing them as
uncomfortably split between homelands, this book focuses on how
their touristic leisure practices create their own space of
diasporic belonging. An expert on Moroccan diaspora communities and
mobile lifestyles, the book draws on multi-sited and mobile
ethnographic research to take the reader along on the journey
'home' and experience the daily lives of diasporic visitors. Their
practices, activities, and encounters on vacation offer insights
into larger issues of class, leisure consumption, and transnational
belonging in South-to-North migration contexts. Concretely, the
book shows how these holiday encounters simultaneously generate
integration into Morocco for migrant descendants who can feel at
'home' in this homeland, and differentiation from others in how
they embody 'Moroccaness' as social and material actors. This book
shows how seemingly frivolous practices of leisure have material
consequences for individuals who belong across homelands.
Positioned at the intersection of migration studies, leisure and
tourism mobilities, and ethnomethodology and practice theory, this
book is a worthwhile read for scholars and students-indeed, anyone
questioning or experiencing problems of belonging in transnational
and diasporic contexts.
Each Haynes manual provides specific and detailed instructions for
performing everything from basic maintenance and troubleshooting to
a complete overhaul of the machine, in this case the Kawasaki ZX750
(Ninja ZX-7 & ZXR750 Fours, model years 1989 through 1996.
Do-it-yourselfers will find this service and repair manual more
comprehensive than the factory manual, making it an indispensable
part of their tool box. A typical Haynes manual covers: general
information; troubleshooting; lubrication and routine maintenance;
engine top end; engine lower end; primary drive, clutch and
external shift mechanism; transmission and internal shift
mechanism; engine management system; electrical system; wheels,
tires and drivebelt; front suspension and steering; rear
suspension; brakes; body, and color wiring diagrams. An index makes
the manual easy to navigate.
The last Routemaster to ply a proper London bus route retired to
the garage back in 2005. But over 15 years later, this
indestructible bus still pops up everywhere! It's just that
nowadays merely in London Routemasters are wedding buses, Ghost
Buses, afternoon tea buses, mobile yoghurt stalls on the South
Bank... And elsewhere, all over the world, they have found new
homes and been put to the most unlikely but serendipitous uses. So
now, Harry Rosehill catalogues all the possible uses of a
Routemaster bus, from a tea room in Essex to promoting a circus in
Russia to an office in Bermuda, from offering bra-fitting
facilities to a history of the potato, not to mention making
history during the Iraq War as a Human Shield in Baghdad. Along the
way he explains how Routemasters were built to last so long, why
they've become so cherished, and footbrake valves are so hard to
come by. Funny, surprising and touching, Routemasters of the
Universe is an alternative history of a true London icon, and a
celebration of ingenuity, determination and the sheer variety of
human life.
Brothers William and Ben Jowett, of Bradford, Yorkshire, built
their first car in 1906 and tested it for four years before going
into car production in 1910. By the time the factory switched to
First World War munitions work, in 1916, forty-eight cars had been
built. They resumed car production in 1920, and sales went from
strength to strength. The 1930s proved to be a much more difficult
time for Jowett, as a devastating fire in 1930 destroyed the
factory and almost their entire stock of new cars. The brothers
then had to decide whether or not they should rebuild the factory
and start car manufacturing again-luckily, they did, as many
interesting models were produced during this decade. From the first
car in 1906, all cars the Jowetts produced were powered by the
famous flat-twin engine known as 'the little engine with the big
pull' that was used in all cars and light commercial vehicles. In
1935, the range was expanded to include a four-cylinder
horizontally opposed engine, and they used these two engines in
various models until the Second World War.
The story of RMS Titanic resonates all around the world, the vessel
immortalised on stage, screen and in print. This collection of
drawings does not dwell on the tragedy that befell this magnificent
ship, but rather seeks to showcase her great beauty, representing
the pinnacle of a grand era of style and innovation, with experts
Steve Hall and Bruce Beveridge providing insight and commentary.
Colouring these scenes of Titanic's hope-filled early days at sea,
sumptuous interiors and grand promenades will breathe life into a
bygone age of luxury, opulence and transatlantic adventure.
Suitable for children.
In Porsche 911: 50 Years, bestselling author Randy Leffingwell
celebrates a half-century of one of the world's premiere sports
cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche's
rear-engined wonder. He tells the whole story-design and
development, racing and competition, engineering and technology,
style and culture. All the iconic 911 models are included: the
original 901 prototype that set the standard; the legendary RS
models that made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world's
racetracks; the infamous Turbo, the car that kept the performance
flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970s; the
fabled 959, the model that redefined the term "sports car"; the
993, last of the original air-cooled models; and the 996, 997, and
991, the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new
millennium. But beyond telling the story of the cars, this book
also spotlights the people behind them: Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche,
the son of legendary Porsche founder Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, who
co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape; Peter W. Schutz,
the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; and Dr. Helmuth
Bott, the engineering genius behind many of the groundbreaking
technologies that have defined the 911, including fuel injection,
turbocharging, and all-wheel-drive. Leffingwell also tells the
story of the 911 community-the clubs and culture that surround the
car. Together, all of these facets make Porsche 911: 50 Years the
most essential book in any Porsche fan's library.
The author came to London from Lancashire as a nine-year old,
having developed an interest in buses and trams at a very early
age. He remained in south-west London for the next forty-five
years. As a young teenager he took up locospotting, joining a small
group of fellow enthusiasts who met regularly by the lineside at
Clapham Junction, and avidly followed this hobby for roughly ten
years. For the first half of that decade, his hobby was centred
largely close to London because of age and money restrictions, and
his trips further afield were rare. In this book, he describes his
experiences: visiting stations, lineside watching, bunking sheds,
and making more official trips to depots and works. He gives us a
spotters-eye view of the changes to British Railways at the time:
new steam locomotives still arriving; the early days of the
Modernisation Plan; and seeing elderly locomotives at the end of
their service life. Towards the end of this period, he acquired his
first camera and uses these photographs to illustrate his exploits
in the early years of his hobby.
Pasco's Boatyard started in 1771. When it was sold to new owners
Craig Brown and Chris De Glanville in 2013, one of their aims was
to preserve the traditions of wooden boats in the St Just Creek,
and to foster the shipwright skills required to build and maintain
them. Under previous ownership, the thrust of the yard's activities
had been towards mooring, wintering, and maintaining boats for
their owners-it was now time to change. One of the first decisions
of the new owners was to agree on a way of demonstrating those
skills and traditions, so what better way than to design and build
the first new Pasco's boat in over a decade? It would also
demonstrate to the local community the yard's commitment to
expanding maritime employment in the St Just area. There was no
better man to lead the team than Bob Edwards, who was a
well-established designer and builder of boats, as well as an
enthusiastic owner of an earlier Pasco's P21 Motor Launch. A few
discussions, and several nights of drawing plans and making
calculations later, and the stage was set for the new P23 to become
the next of the long line of Pasco's built boats. This book follows
that build.
The only book available addressing such inflight security and
safety concerns—written by a security expert trained on the topic
Focuses on hijacking and bombing attempts, and their history. with
an eye for prevention, detection, and cabin defense Offers inflight
security advice for “rage incidents” and unruly and
non-compliant passengers Provides airline personnel with the
security awareness training and tips provided to marshals and
security professionals, but that aren’t often afforded to airline
staff Outlines applicable tools, safeguards, and best practices for
in-flight security domestically and internationally
When Alexander Noble established his boatyard in 1898, he probably
didn't realise he was also establishing a new Noble tradition.
Alexander's yard would soon be handed over to his eldest son
Wilson, who would set up Wilson Noble & Co. to build fishing
boats - although he would branch out into minesweepers when needed
in the Second World War. Meanwhile, second-youngest son James would
break out on his own, thinking that the future of boatbuilding lay
in yachts. Altogether, these companies built almost 400 boats, some
of which are still working today, and would be a fixture on the
Fraserburgh shoreline for nearly a century. Packed with images,
interviews and recollections from the crew, The Noble Boatbuilders
of Fraserburgh is a thoroughly researched tribute to these men and
their boats, and is a fascinating look into an industry that once
peppered our island's shorelines.
With a Haynes manual, you can do-it-yourself...from simple
maintenance to basic repairs. Haynes writes every book based on a
complete teardown of the vehicle, where we learn the best ways to
do a job and that makes it quicker, easier and cheaper for you.
Haynes books have clear instructions and hundreds of photographs
that show each step. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, you can
save big with a Haynes manual! This manual features complete
coverage for your Yamaha XJ900F Fours, covering: Routine
maintenance Tune-up procedures Engine repair Cooling and heating
Air conditioning Fuel and exhaust Emissions control Ignition Brakes
Suspension and steering Electrical systems, and Wring diagrams The
manual covers model XJ900F with an 853cc engine built from 1983-84
and with an 891cc engine built from 1985-94.
A 2-4 player card game of trains, tracks, and tricky decisions
designed by the award-winning design duo Brett J. Gilbert and
Matthew Dunstan. In the sleepy English countryside, life continues
undisturbed as it has for centuries. It is up to you to travel to
every corner of this land, bearing the promise of modernisation,
accommodating the oddly specific demands of the locals, and
ushering in the age of steam. In Village Rails, you will be
criss-crossing the fields of England with railway lines, connecting
villages together, and navigating the complex and ever-changing
demands of rural communities. Connect stations and farmsteads to
your local network while placing your railway signals and sidings
ever so carefully. Meet the exacting standards of cantankerous
locals planning strangely specific trips, and weigh their demands
against your limited funding. There is much to balance in this
tricky tableau-building card game of locomotives and local motives.
Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 45 mins Age: 14+ Contents: 122 mini
cards, 50+ tokens, 4 scoring dials
The first MGs were a small number of cars sold with special
bodywork by Morris Garages, but by the 1930s the MG had come to be
recognised as the archetypical sporting car. The rapid development
of the marque, and the cars' domination in their class of
competition entry lists, is down to the energy, enthusiasm and
skills of a small number of key personalities. Here, as well as
in-depth studies of all models produced, there are biographies of
those most involved with MG development, record breaking and motor
sport. This book sets out to recount, in the form of a series of
articles, the story of the marque from 1923 until the Abingdon
factory closed in 1980. At that time this small market town housed
what was probably the world's largest producer of sports cars. Many
of the competition efforts by both factory-supported entries and
private owners are covered in detail and help show why MGs became
so well known. To illustrate the text there are both
black-and-white archive photographs from the author's collection
and a great many modern colour pictures of restored cars. Period
advertising material has also been included. The wide range of
topics covered gives the reader a real insight into the evolution
of the company and its cars, and into the unique character of MGs
that is the reason why they remain so popular.
For centuries, living afloat on Britain's waterways has been a rich
part of the fabric of our social history, from the fisherfolk of
ancient Britain to the bohemian houseboat dwellers of the 1950s and
beyond. Whether they have chosen to leave the land behind and take
to the water or been driven there by necessity, the history of the
houseboat is a unique and fascinating seam of British history. In
Water Gypsies, Julian Dutton - who was born and grew up on a
houseboat - traces the evolution of boat-dwelling, from an
industrial phenomenon in the heyday of the canals to the rise of
life afloat as an alternative lifestyle in postwar Britain. Drawing
on personal accounts and with a beautiful collection of
illustrations, Water Gypsies is both a vivid narrative of a unique
way of life and a valuable addition to social history.
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