Archive for Author 'Sabu Advani', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

by Davide Bassoli

Think what you may of Rolls-Royces but you’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the Silver Cloud’s sublime shape and proportions. From overall history to meticulous specs, there is no better book than this gem.

Mrs Adolf Hitler: The Eva Braun Photograph Albums 1912–45

by Blaine Taylor

You heard the name before, but put that aside for a moment. If it weren’t for the burden of history, we would see her story and her photos with unprejudiced eyes—and realize that this is absolutely an unusual story.

Mercedes-Benz Supercars: From 1901 to Today

by Thomas Wirth

M-B has been at the supercar game a long time and has, in fact, an almost unbroken history of pushing the envelope with marvels of technology and performance.

Hungarian Fighter Colours 1930–1945

by Dénes Bernád and György Punka

Written specifically with the modeler in mind as sort of an authenticity guide in regards to paint and markings, these excellent books actually do quite a bit more by fleshing out one of the lesser-known chapters of WWII military aviation with extensively researched micro detail.

The Bahamas Speed Weeks, Including the Revival Meetings

by Terry O’Neil

Umbrella drinks and high-test, warm breezes and beautiful people. For 13 years this was the stylish way to end the racing season. Never mind that the points didn’t count towards anything. Fun was had!

Around the Circuit: Racing Car Transporters and Support Vehicles at Work

by David Cross

Just look at that cover. You can, and will, spend hours studying these photos as if they were fine art, wringing every little detail from them!

Railway Disasters

by Simon Fowler

This book looks at just some of the many hundreds of railway disasters, at their causes, at the price of progress, at human failings and, ultimately, at an improving safety record.

Fabulous Flying Boats

by Leslie Dawson

Nice overview of flying boats with lots of details on what an actual flight was really like.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

by Edwin Baaske et al

An extreme book about an extreme car! Big, bold, in your face—and oh so clever if you have eyes to see.

Breguet 27, Potez 39, Mureaux 115/117

by José Fernandez

These three French light aircraft of the 1930s borrowed construction techniques from the car industry. Many previously unpublished photos add layers of detail, especially about their service with foreign air forces.

The Pucará Story

by Ricardo Caballero, Phil Cater

Still in production after some 45 years, and still only airplane insiders know and appreciate this little multi-role machine. For the first time in English, a proper book gathers all you need to know.

Zeppelin: the Story of the Zeppelin Airships

by Hans Georg Knäusel

For almost forty years, Zeppelins glided through the skies. How they got there and how they suffered extinction at the very height of their technical perfection is the story here.

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