Transportation Books

Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World (Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History) By Ian Graham Cover Image
$9.98
ISBN: 9780228103646
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Published: Firefly Books - October 15th, 2023

"This is a beautiful book, replete with illustrations, photos, diagrams, and maps The text balances technicality with storytelling, scholarly analysis with entertainment It's a sweeping, fascinating look at barges, battleships, caravels, dhows, submarines, and more, placing them all in context with the battles, countries, discoveries, inventions, and people that surrounded them Readers i


Auto Repair & Maintenance for Beginners By Dave Stribling Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9780744076561
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Published: DK - October 10th, 2023

Your one-stop resource for basic car care and repair.

Working on your vehicle can be intimidating with the complicated engines, sophisticated electrical systems and other high-tech components, but with this helpful guide by your side, you learn to fine-tune and identify common car problems and make your own repairs! In it, you get:


The Best Train Journeys in the World By Franco Tanel Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9781627951913
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Published: Shelter Harbor Press - October 24th, 2023

Here are more than 40 of the best train journeys in the world that will appeal to railroad enthusiasts as well as armchair travelers
These journeys include:


Classic Supercars: The World's Top Performance Machines By Richard Gunn Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781838863302
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Published: Amber Books - September 5th, 2023

Classic Supercars looks in detail at 75 of the most celebrated vehicles from Europe, Japan, and America, providing a pocket-size reference guide to those machines at the pinnacle of automotive engineering.


Douglas DC-3: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History By Wolfgang Borgmann Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9780764367106
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Published: Schiffer Publishing - September 28th, 2023

The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early years of international commercial flight.


The Electric Vehicle Revolution: The Past, Present, and Future of EVs By Kevin A. Wilson Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780760378304
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Published: Motorbooks - November 7th, 2023

Explore the fascinating, evolving world of electric vehicles, from the first EVs in the Victorian era to their rapid expansion today—and beyond.

In The Electric Vehicle Revolution, automotive journalist Kevin Wilson provides a thorough, engaging overview of where EV technology is today, how it got there, and where it’s going.


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The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World By Bryan Appleyard Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781639364664
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Published: Pegasus Books - July 11th, 2023

A spirited, insightful exploration of our favorite machine and it's cultural impact on society over the past one hundred and fifty years.

More than any other technology, cars have transformed American popular culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of freedom and mobility.


The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850 By David Gwyn Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780300267891
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Published: Yale University Press - June 13th, 2023

The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway
 
Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory.


The Craft and Art of Motorcycling: From First Ride to the Road Ahead - Fundamental Riding Skills, Road-riding Strategy, Scooter Notes, Gear and Bike Guide By Steve Krugman, Benedicte Waryn (Illustrator), Casey Affleck (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Steve Krugman, Benedicte Waryn (Illustrator), Casey Affleck (Foreword by)
$34.99
ISBN: 9780760379196
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Published: Motorbooks - June 20th, 2023

Do You Dream of Riding a Motorcycle?

The Craft and Art of Motorcycling will help make your dream a reality—from your first ride to the road ahead.

Hollywood’s go-to riding guru, Steve Krugman, has trained thousands of riders including high-profile actors, musicians, and athletes.


Mini Honda: The Legendary Little Motorcycles Super Cub, Dax, Monkey By Gerfried Vogt-Möbs Cover Image
$34.99
ISBN: 9780764365829
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Published: Schiffer Publishing - June 28th, 2023

Inexpensive, stylish, and highly customizable, these tiny machines muscled their way into the world's consciousness. Honda's original model, the C 100 Super Cub, became a global smash hit. Since its release in 1958, more than 100 million Honda Super Cub mini motorcycles have been produced, and it has become the bestselling motorized vehicle in history.


Ride Free: A Memoir By Willie G. Davidson Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781637630860
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Published: Forefront Books - August 1st, 2023

Willie G. Davidson likes to say that he was born with gasoline in his veins and a crayon in each hand. A designer at heart, Davidson combined his passions for art and motorcycles to extend a multi-generational unbroken thread from Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company’s birth in a wooden shed in the early twentieth century to today.


Zeppelins: The Golden Age of Airships By James Trautman Cover Image
$45.00
ISBN: 9780228104438
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Published: Firefly Books - November 1st, 2023

Every day there are tens of thousands of transoceanic flights In the 1930s, the invention of planes able to traverse the Atlantic changed the world However, there were already aircraft crossing vast oceans over a decade earlier Lighter than air, these vehicles were called dirigibles, or, as the Germans named them, Graf Zeppelins Illustrated with period photographs, vintage travel posters, blue