Music at the Extremes

by Scott A. Wilson (editor)

The music and musicians described in this book make the Rolling Stones, the bad boys of Rock, even in their most sinister and dangerous persona, seem safe, comfortable and overtly commercial. Even just this book review may severely offend those of delicate sensibilities.

Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental

by André Blaize

Introduced in 1930, the P II Continental was a supremely capable and stylish car. Only 279 were made and every one is covered in these excellent books.

Carriages to Cars

by Steve Bradford-Best

British country coachbuilder Ralph E. Sanders & Sons were active from around 1900 to the 1930s. Long overlooked by the motoring writer they are now introduced into the record by a local boy.

Allen Klein

by Fred Goodman

Fred Goodman offers an account of the business end of Rock. For fans of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, he opens a window into the back rooms, the money rooms, of the music industry. The central figure, Allen Klein, is drawn fairly and in depth.

Cars I Could’ve, Should’ve, Kept

by Jackson Brooks

Who hasn’t uttered those words? Still, this author has no regrets and is just grateful to have been their custodian for even a little while.

Cherry’s Model Engines, The Story of the Remarkable Cherry Hill

by David Carpenter

Can you picture yourself pouring years of work into building a fully functional miniature machine from scratch—not a toy, if you please—and then giving it away?? Cherry Hill has done it. Twenty times.

The Wankel Rotary Engine, A History


by John B. Hege

A simple design, compact size, light weight, nearly vibration-free operation . . . so why is no one using this engine? In the 1970s automakers were tripping over themselves to license it. This book explains what happened. Or didn’t.

A Chronology of Aviation

by Jim Winchester

A handy and solid overview of civil and military flight but, inevitable in a book this small, limited in scope.

Columbia Noir, A Complete Filmography 1940–1962

by Gene Blottner

Film Noir fan? Gene Blottner offers a thoroughly researched reference book that will keep you up at night. Reams of information, great illustrations, all given by a man happily obsessed with this classic genre of filmdom.

Brighton Belles, A Celebration of Veteran Cars

by David Burgess-Wise

The famous London-Brighton run admits only cars from the very dawn of motoring, from the middle of the nineteenth century up until 1904. What started as a primitive horseless carriage would turn into a 100 mph monster within a few short years.

The Pininfarina Book

by Günther Raupp (editor)

Is there such a thing as quintessential Italian style? Pininfarina, now 85 years in business, says yes. This book is supposed to make the case.

Female Tommies: The Frontline Women of the First World War

by Elisabeth Shipton

Why did men not want women in the military? Because it would have given them the right to vote! Perish the thought. But when nations were in danger of perishing, society changed its mind. For a while.

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