The Last Atlantic Liners: Getting There is Half the Fun
by William H. Miller, Jr.
In an ever-faster moving world, ocean liners could not keep up with jet airliners, no matter their far greater creature comforts and the sheer romance of sailing the high seas. This book shows some of the great boats but explains nothing.
The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art
by Roy Cross
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!” But do judge an Airfix kit by its box top! Countless people did just that—and Airfix sold millions of its kits on the strength of their dramatic, dynamic, and realistic box-top artwork.
The American Highway: The History and Culture of Roads in the United States
by William Kaszynski
How did KFC start? Who was Colonel Sanders? From actual road construction to the genesis of road-related amenities, this book chronicles the story behind much of what we take for granted today.
DS miniatures de mon enfance
by Renaud Siry
The real car sold 1.5 million copies; who knows how many toy cars were sold? Today the latter sell for more than the former! This book doesn’t count but show them—all sizes, all colors, all materials.
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
by Chris Lefteri
The world as you know it is not quite as you know it—the finished products you handle every day are full of surprises as to how they’re made.
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945
by Anthony J. Mireles
War is bad; people die. But war isn’t just combat but also preparing for war. Did you realize that in aviation, more US lives were lost in training than in actual combat? Mireles started counting them—and isn’t done yet.
The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair Evidence of a 14th Century Scottish Voyage to North America
by David Goudsward
What if it wasn’t Columbus who discovered America? Did the Westford Knight beat him to it? Professional archaeologists and historians largely reject this theory . . . but . . .
The Edwardian Rolls-Royce
by J Fasal and B Goodman
Rolls-Royce’s Silver Ghost is the car whose mechanical excellence made the company famous, making the words “Rolls-Royce” a byword for excellence in any endeavor.
Valkyrie: The North American XB-70
by Graham M. Simons
70,000 ft of altitude, Mach 3, and the crew is in shirtsleeves. None of these three things is normal. This super plane took supersonic flight to the edge of the envelope. And then it died.
Interiors and the Legacy of Postmodernism
by Terry Farrell
You live in houses, walk through cities, take trains, go to public buildings. If you knew what to look for you might recognize what they have in common. Read the book, and next time you’ll know.
The Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
by John L. Jacobus
Conceived during the Great Depression as a philanthropic project by the Fisher family, the Guild became one of the largest and longest-running youth-oriented design activities ever.
Terry the Tramp: The Life and Dangerous Times of a One Percenter
by K. Randall Ball
Becoming an outlaw biker is not a choice you make, or is it? Maybe remaining one is. Terry still is a member, after 42 years, having been ousted as president of his club and gone to jail. Why?
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