Archive for Author 'Sabu Advani', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Global Remains: Abandoned Architecture and Objects from Seven Continents
by Michael Clinton
Dust to dust. . . . From jet fighters to buildings, stuff is falling apart all around you. This book takes you on a tour of the globe.
Bentley Eight Litre
by Clare Hay
The 8L was Bentley’s attempt to move away from the sports car market and break into the luxury car business, competing directly with Rolls-Royce. The car was good, the business case not.
Peking to Paris 2007: The Ultimate Driving Adventure
by Philip Young
If it’s exhausting just to read the book, imagine actually doing the grueling rally—and paying a $100K for the opportunity to risk life and limb, not to mention car.
The Cameron Story
by William T Cameron
Author Bill Cameron (no relation to Everett Scott Cameron, protagonist of this book) has taken it upon himself to devote some 15 years of his retirement to research and record for posterity the various iterations of The Cameron Car Company. Not an easy task as this company has gone in and out of business more than any other.
Porsche and Me
by Hans Mezger with Peter Morgan
If you own a Porsche, or even just like them, and don’t know Mezger’s name: off with your head! Here, by his own hand, at last, the story of Porsche’s great engineer.
On and Off the Flight Deck: Reflections of a Naval Fighter Pilot in World War II
by Henry A Adlam
If your eyes are glazing over at being proffered yet another memoir of WWII flyboy derring-do, relax, this one is different.
The Competition Bicycle: The Craftsmanship of Speed (Rizzoli ed.)
by Jan Heine & Jean-Pierre Pradères
The evolution of board, road, mountain, and touring competition bikes told in excellent photos and thorough text.
The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit
by Michael Cannell
This book explores the cost of winning. Of the two top contenders, one died and the one who won no one seemed to care about.
Frontline and Experimental Flying with the Fleet Air Arm
by Geoffrey R Higgs
A British naval flyer relates his 35 years of service at the controls of 100 different aircraft, from single-engine propeller plane to multi-engine jet.
The Brescia Bugatti
by Bob King
The most-built Bugatti is the least-written about—until now. This book presents known survivors and their history.
Motor Movies – The Posters!
by Paul Veysey
From starring role to bit part, automobiles are inseparable from movies. This book offers a look at the poster art and publicity campaigns.
Formula 1 Technology
by Peter G Wright
Power, Weight, Tire Grip, Drag and Lift—understand any of these and you’re pretty smart. Understand all of them and you’ll see why a racecar at speed can cling to the roof of a tunnel upside down and not fall off.
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