Fast Jets, The History of Reheat Development at Derby 

by Cyril Elliott, with contributions from John Goodwin

Afterburners are a slick piece of technology. The Rolls-Royce company played a crucial role in pioneering and finessing such work.

Maserati 250F

by David McKinney

Some called it the most beautiful Grand Prix machine of all time. Even replicas today fetch astronomical sums. Many years in the making and combining the efforts of several experts, this excellent book is the best effort yet at sorting out which chassis did what.

All the Songs, The Story Behind Every BEATLES Release

by Jean-Michel Guesdon & Philippe Margotin

From fun facts to technical minutia, the Beatles 1963–70 song catalog is put under the microscope by two music historians.

Lockheed A-12, The CIA’s Blackbird and Other Variants

by Paul F. Crickmore

You may not know and you may not care but without the A-12’s intelligence-gathering successes the world would have blown up long ago. No kidding. Read why and how here!

The Martin Ukulele

by Tom Walsh and John King

All you ever wanted to know about Martin Ukuleles—and then some. But done with painstaking research and panache. A very likable book.

911 Love: 50 Years of Boxer Passion

by Edwin Baaske et al

Even fifty years after it was first unveiled you can recognize the shape of a Porsche 911—any 911 from any year—at a mere glance, in the dimmest of light, with your reading glasses on. That’s how iconic this car’s shape is. And this book explains why that is.

Mad Magazine

John Ficarra et al, and “The Usual Gang of Idiots”

“American Icon” is used accurately and fairly to describe Mad Magazine and its accompanying franchise. At 62 years of age, it is still youthful, relevant, and funny.

Return to Glory! The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Racing Car

by Robert C. Ackerson

It took a 13-year hiatus before Mercedes returned to the podium—and to glory. This book discusses that one big year and the car and people that made it possible.

Bert Hadley – A Son of Birmingham

by Geoff Roe

A name known to all Austin Seven enthusiasts—but not to many others. This Austin apprentice rose to become a successful racer who hung up his goggles after the 1955 Le Mans carnage. Meet him here.

Now Showing, A History of Altoona and Blair County Theaters

by Michael G. Farrow

You don’t have to be from Altoona, Pennsylvania to find something interesting in this look at the entertainment palaces—and dives—of a bygone era. The author may overwhelm the general reader in a sea of facts and minutia, but his contribution to film scholarship cannot be ignored.

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

by Davide Bassoli

Think what you may of Rolls-Royces but you’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the Silver Cloud’s sublime shape and proportions. From overall history to meticulous specs, there is no better book than this gem.