Archive for Author 'Helen Hutchings', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Beetle, Volkswagen’s Little Giant: From Old Reliable to New Sensation

by The Auto Editors of Consumer Guide™

The Beetle became a worldwide phenomenon with well over 22 million produced over three quarters of a century. When the retro-themed New Beetle came out in 1998 so did this book.

Men, Steam and The Driven Wheel

by Edward Yeomans

The topic is steam locomotives and the people who master them, so to think that in its day this book—For All Who Work or Play at Railroading—was described as “beautifully written, touched with deep philosophy” seems like a stretch. It’s definitely worth reading