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For more than a decade the trend toward increased mechanization in
U.S. agriculture has been the source of farm worker protests,
legislative hearings, and lawsuits. (The recent case pitting the
University of California's prestigious agriculture research
establishment against Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers is a
prominent example of such litigation.) A key question in the
controversy is whether federal and state governments should
continue to invest more than $1 billion per year in the development
of large-scale, capital-intensive technologies known to have
significant social costs. Opponents of continued public support for
these new technologies argue that they will eliminate thousands of
farm jobs when the nation already suffers from a serious
unemployment problem; proponents contend that such
capital-intensive technologies keep food prices down for consumers
while generating the potential for increased wages for farm
workers. This book explores both sides of the debate, tracing the
history of the mechanization issue and assessing the economic and
sociological bases of the opposing positions. Maintaining that
present methods of analysis are not adequate for resolving the
conflict, Professor Price suggests an alternative approach,
highlighted by a detailed case study of the costs and benefits
generated by a new harvest technology adopted in the
tomato-processing industry in California. He singles out the role
of market structure as the most important variable in the
distribution of benefits resulting from mechanization. Finally he
relates his research findings to policy alternatives concerning
farm mechanization in general, as well as to other problems
involving technological change.
The Bugatti Type 46 was announced in the autumn of 1929. The new
Bugatti chassis, at almost twelve feet in length and powered by an
8-cylinder engine of 5300cc, was intended to be the basis of a
superlative large luxury car - and so it proved to be. Bodied by
the greatest European coachbuilders to the highest standards of
quality and style for rich and discerning clientele, the T46 was in
many ways a smaller Royale and is said to have been the favourite
of Ettore Bugatti. Later, an optional supercharger became available
to create the 46S model.In 1930 the Bugatti Type 50 superseded the
T46. The new model still used the T46's chassis and most of its
running gear, but featured a new, high-performance,
twin-overhead-camshaft engine of just under 5-litre capacity. This
supercharged unit gave the T50 very spirited performance for such a
large and luxurious car, placing the model firmly in the Grand
Sport category.1931 saw a team of T50s take part in the Le Mans
24-Hour race, but the cars were withdrawn before the race finished
after Rost's car crashed, tragically killing a spectator in the
process.In total, fewer than five hundred T46 and T50 Bugattis were
built in but, with the obvious exception of the Royale, these cars
represented the pinnacle of luxury car manufacture for the famous
Molsheim marque. See fabulous coachbuilt bodies by Gaston Grummer,
Chapron, Ghia, James Young, Van Vooren, Weymann, Billeter &
Cartier, Gangloff, Joss Neuce, Mllion-Guiet, Freestone & Webb,
Van den Plas, Arthur Mulliner, Kellner, Lancefield, Corsica, Visse
et Haf, Ottin, Brainsby-Woollard, Sodomka, Graber, Weinburger,
Abbots of Farnham as well as Bugatti's standard bodies.Barrie
Price's work is a concise history of the Bugatti Types 46 and 50,
an engineering analysis and the most thorough survey yet of the
many coachbuilt bodies fitted to these famous chassis. Appendices
include a complete chassis listing and reproductions of promotional
material produced by Bugatti, Bugatti agents and others."...a
galaxy of superb coachbuilt and standard bodies on both chassis
..." - The Automobile"Barry price writes with great authority ...a
fine collection of rare photographs and period advertising material
..." - Classic Car Weekly
Bugatti - The 8-cylinder Touring Cars 1920-34 is a detailed study
of the medium sized touring cars in the extensive range built by
Bugatti during the fifteen years following World War I. Aspects of
design and development are considered together with pictures of
components and chassis commencing with the Type 28 and culminating
with the Type 49. These cars represented the bulk of production and
typify the Bugatti style and design, which was the basis of the
company's unique standing in the field of automobile
engineering.Over 150 different cars are depicted via 200
principally contemporary photographs, many of which have not been
published before. The works of many different coachbuilders,
throughout Europe, built upon these chassis are illustrated
together with tables showing their market position compared with
other makes and models, which were competitors.A study of the
performance of these cars in competition is included together with
a survey of the fall and rise in values over eight decades. The
book represents an important addition to the series already
produced by Veloce covering models Type 40, Types 46/50 and Types
57/57S. The royalties pass to the Bugatti Trust, a foundation
dedicated to the study of the works of Ettore Bugatti and the
furtherance of aesthetics in engineering design.
"If I was asked to give my opinion as to the best all-round
super-sports car ...I should, without hesitation whatever, say it
was the 3.3 [T57] Bugatti." - Sir Malcolm Campbell, The Field,
September 4th, 1937.The magnificent Type 57 was the final flowering
of the genius of Ettore Bugatti and Jean Bugatti, and was the last
truly new model from the Bugatti factory in Molsheim,
France.Conceived as a fast, luxurious and exclusive touring car,
the T57 was in production from 1934 to 1939, and was so successful
that the model accounts for around 10 per cent of all Bugattis
built at Molsheim.Not only a sales success, the T57 formed the
basis of a Grand Prix model, a twice Le Mans-winning sports racing
car and, in road-going form, wore some of the most beautiful bodies
ever created by the great coachbuilders of the vintage period. See
the work of Letourneur & Marchand, Graber, Gangloff, James
Young, Corsica, Van Vooren & Saoutchik, Vanden Plas, Figoni
& Falaschi, Sodomka, Henri Labourdette, Fernandel & Darren,
Franay, Guillore, Malyby, Tuschner, Worblaufen and Rice &
Harper. Also the standard bodies: Atalante, Galibier, Stelvio,
Ventoux, Atlantic and Aravis.Barrie Price's work is a concise
history of the T57 and its derivatives the T59, T64 and T101, an
engineering analysis, and the most thorough survey yet of the many
coachbuilt bodies fitted to this famous chassis. The reader will
also find appendices crammed with detailed and valuable information
ranging from chassis numbers and original owners to sales and
service statistics.
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Bugatti Type 40 (Paperback)
Barrie Price, Jean-Louis Arbey
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The 4-cylinder Bugatti Type 40, sometimes unkindly referred to as
`Ettore's Morris Cowley,' nevertheless shared its fine engineering
pedigree with all other Bugattis. Packed with mainly period
photographs, illustrations and sales literature, the book also
features the factory's individual chassis sales records.
Cliff Notes for Teaching: A Journey of Two Inner City Teachers'
Search for Excellence by Christina Varghese and Barry Price raises
the bar for all teachers concerned with getting results vs.
learning more teaching theory. Developed by working teachers and
applied in the testing ground of inner-city schools, Cliff Notes
for Teaching gives fun, simple, and insightful strategies designed
to improve the teaching environment and increase any student's
performance. Recipients of Donors Choose and the Children for
Children's TAP grants; and Teachers Networks awards authors
Varghese and Price share their own best practices that helped them
reach their students and make a difference in one of the toughest
teaching educational settings in the country: the Bronx, New York.
Written in plain English and filled with common sense tools and
techniques, Cliff Notes for Teaching is designed for new teachers,
coaches, principals, and anyone interested in effective education
and helping students excel.
Founded in 1895 under the aegis of R.H. Lea, the company originally
built cycles and motorcycles but, by the 1920s, was established as
a manufacturer of high quality sporting cars. From the 1930s to the
1960s, Lea-Francis specialized in medium-sized cars built with care
and the best quality components. Successful in motorsports, "Leaf"
was an innovative company, but a lack of regard for good business
principles led to fluctuating fortunes throughout the company's
long life. This text tells the story of the firm.
This text presents a thematic approach with abundant pedagogy to
help students learn the material. A strong participation theme
makes use of vignettes and examples to highlight individuals who
have made a difference in Texas politics and helps to emphasize the
positive impact dedicated citizens can have on the political
process. A second theme focuses on Texas as compared to other
'megastates'--large, urbanized industrial states such as
California, New York, and Florida."Join the Debate" features
address key debates in Texas politics.Every chapter ends with a
"Test Review" and "Critical Thinking Questions," plus a list of
"Suggested Readings.""Texas in Content" boxes detail the Texas v.
other 'megastates' comparison on relevant issues such as judicial
selection, changes in crime rate, poverty rates, level of
education, union membership, and gubernatorial powers.
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