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The Car-dependent Society
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95The dependency of Western societies on the car is a unique situation in history, but does not get much attention; car use is seen as just a normal situation. The population at large knows the risks, knows the disadvantages, experiences the advantages and keeps driving. Using data from Western Europe, this book examines three key themes: frequent car... more...
The Bluebird and the Dead Lake
Aurum Press 2013; US$ 7.29In 1964, in Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles an hour - faster than any man in history. Things went wrong from the start: unseasonal rains, a sodden lake bed in which every high-speed run slewed dangerously, money running short...even an Aboriginal... more...
Steve Magnante's 1001 Muscle Car Facts
CarTech Inc. 2013; US$ 24.95This book contains 1001 well-researched muscle car facts that even the most esteemed experts would be surprised to learn. more...
Ford 351 Cleveland Engines
CarTech Inc. 2013; US$ 24.95Learn everything you need to know to build a great street or competition engine based on the 351 Cleveland platform. more...
On Wheels
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013; US$ 17.99From the bestselling author of A Book of Secrets , a brisk, charming, illustrated account of a motoring life As a child, Michael Holroyd spent his best hours in his family?s cramped garage, which contained a wealth of magical, exciting objects. But the most intriguing by far was the one in the middle of the room?the family?s eight-horsepower... more...
American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 45.00As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies. One of the most crucial to the island assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. These gunboats were also... more...
Usability Evaluation for In-Vehicle Systems
CRC Press 2013; US$ 99.95This book presents a process which will support the evaluation and modeling of driver-interface interactions in a dual-task driving context. This process consists of a framework of methods which can be used to evaluate and model the usability of In-Vehicle information Systems (IVIS). The book's focus on design and evaluation of IVIS, coupled with... more...
The Early Public Garages of San Francisco
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 49.95In the quarter century from San Francisco's devasting fire of 1906 to the beginning of the Great Depression, as automobiles exploded in popularity, new buildings had to be conceived and constructed to provide parking space and repair facilities. This book studies a number of the resulting public garages that featured facade designs based on historical... more...
Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods
McGraw-Hill Education 2013; US$ 30.00A step-by-step guide to building your dream hot rod inside and out!. Get revved up! Everything you need to know about building your dream hot rod is inside this book. You now have at your disposal the basic automotive techniques and tools necessary to install any modification to your car. Here’s the fastest and easiest way to get started!. Do-It-Yourself... more...
Proceedings of the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, HVTT10
Wiley 2013; US$ 250.00This reference collects the latest information from the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, specifically as it relates to Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology.? Among the topics detailed are: interactions between heavy vehicles or trains and the infrastructure, environment and other system users; heavy vehicle and road management information-measurements,... more...









