Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker
by Jon Guttman
“The Babe” vs “The Scourge”—sounds like a wrestling match! The French in one corner, the Germans in the other. Both did well. More importantly they wrote a new chapter in aviation history.
The Rolls-Royce Story & The Bentley Story
by Reg Abbiss
Everyone has heard of the names—but not everyone knows that these marques are 100 years old or even that they were built by the same company for most of those years. A lot happens over a hundred years and these little books will whet your appetite for more.
Ferrari: 2015 Official Scuderia Ferrari Calendar
The 2014 Formula 1 season from a Ferrari point of view as captured by half a dozen world-class photographers.
Porsche 928
by Brian Long
A decade after this model’s production ended, the world is finally realizing that this is a really special car. If you didn’t already know that, this book will tell you. And if you’re in the market for one you’d better find one pronto.
Ferrari Myth 2015: The Official Ferrari Calendar
by Günther Raupp
A super-premium, limited-edition, oversize collection of artistic renditions of Ferraris that is only called a “calendar” because it does have a tiny string of numbers on the bottom of each page.
The Medium is the Massage, An Inventory of Effects
by Marshall McLuhan & Quentin Fiore
A blast from the future past! What did the twenty-first century look like back in 1967? McLuhan’s classic book is no easier to read now than it was then even though some of his future is already our everyday present.
Daimler Conquest, Roadster and New Drop Head Coupé
by Dennis Mynard & Harold Wilson
One of the minor British cars of the 1950s but built by a big-name maker. An interesting book that will appeal to more than just the owners of the models described.
The Story of the Boeing Company
by Bill Yenne
Timber! There’s a reason Bill Boeing started, and kept, his company in Seattle: spruce wood.
The focus of this book is more on the flying machines than the business itself, and even at that seems to gloss over the failures that are a normal part of progress.
Old Contemptible
by Charles Howard
The long subtitle says it all: “The history of chassis number 2095, a 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, and the car’s first two valiant owners, Barrington Stopford and Walter Carlile, both of whom drove it in The Great War.”
James Garner’s Motoring Life
by Matt Stone
You know him as “that actor” but did you realize that he was a serious and competent racing driver who could have made it in the pro world?
England’s Motoring Heritage from the Air
by John Minnis
A bird’s eyes view makes even familiar things look new, even strange. From Edwardian times to the 1950s, these photos show how drastically the landscape changes to accommodate the car and its attending infrastructure.
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
A book cover with scalloped edges? Nope, this is . . . a postage stamp! Nothing escapes our attention, especially if it’s well designed and of some cultural import. So there.
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