The Stanley Steamer, America’s Legendary Steam Car
by Kit Foster
“The Flying Teapot” was an interesting experiment in its day and one example held the world record for the fastest mile in an automobile from 1906 to 11—and for steam-powered cars until 2009! The full story is told here.
Izod IndyCar Series 2013 Historical Record Book
by Tim Sullivan
Seems like an eminently useful book. Hard data as provided by the official record keeper. You’ll think this is a book you ought to have. Well . . . read the review first!
Lola T70: The Design, Development & Racing History
by John Starkey & Franco Varani
Did you realize that the man who designed the Ford GT40 is the same who founded Lola Cars? And that the T70 is the car the GT40 was never allowed to be? That and a million other data points are presented here.
Canadian Art: The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
by Jeremy Adamson et al
This collection of 2000 immensely varied works represents the largest gift ever made to a Canadian cultural institution. This one book of five discusses signature works by Canadian artists.
The Pointblank Directive
by L. Douglas Keeney
No matter how much you’ve read or seen, this book has something new to say and does it in an uncommonly dramatic way.
The Royal Air Force: An Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years
by Ian M. Philpott
From tactics to equipment, the RAF underwent drastic changes at a time the world was making great efforts to avoid or at least manage conflict. A complex story told in a complex set of books.
How Your Car Works
by Arvid Linde
A basic guide to what does what and why, and how to keep it that way! From types of bodywork to types of powerplant and ignition to emission, the book explains just enough to make you conversant enough to make that phone call for professional help.
T.E. Lawrence in War and Peace: An Anthology of the Military Writings of Lawrence of Arabia
by Malcolm Brown
Peace probably came at a higher cost to Lawrence than the war in the Middle East that he so singularly shaped. Here you can weigh the toll in his own words and those of other principals and contemporaries.
Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
by Paul Ingrassia
Not so much a “car book” as a cultural history of a vastly large and diverse country, this commentary / examination / indictment raises as many questions as it answers. Mission accomplished.
American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II: XP-54, XP-55, and XP-56
by Gerald H. Balzer
These creative aircraft proposals are an example of aerodynamic theory being way ahead of engine development. They are also examples of the US trying to regain ground to European aircraft development.
Can-Am Calendar 2013
by Pete Lyons
Twelve months in a year—24 historic photos in this limited-edition calendar of the wild, wild cars of the 1966–1974 Canadian-American Challenge Cup series
Soviet and Russian Testbed Aircraft
by Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov
From military and civilian aircraft to rocket components and technologies, this book presents key types and programs since the 1930s along with information on the flight test centers.
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