Tractor Wars

John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture

by Neil Dahlstrom

A case study of how “power farming” got its start at a particularly precarious time for America and also the wider world. Farm equipment manufacturers were among the largest US companies so the money is big and the egos, too.

Ian Fleming, The Complete Man

by Nicholas Shakespeare

After 60 years, could there really still be anything new to say about the man behind James Bond? Lots! And for really compelling reasons. Not least, this biography paints a picture of both characters as archetypally British, and as as more guarded than anything they say or do.

Make It Go . . . In The Snow, People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles 

by Larry Jorgensen

If the snow isn’t right, the leisure snowmobiler just stays home. The military user, or the logger, explorer, or anyone who lives in a remote wintry area doesn’t have that luxury. Thousands of snow travel ideas have been tried, this book picks a few of them for a closer look.

BRAWN BGP 001/02

by David Tremayne

Each element—car, driver/s, team, the racing season, the legal challenges etc.—would make its own wild story but they’re all part of one story of one underdog team that in its one and only year of existence pocketed the championship.

Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Revolution (2nd Ed.)

by Chevrolet and Richard Prince

In its few short years of existence the C8 has ticked all the right boxes, and this book is the second round of bringing the story up to date. It is totally written from GM’s perspective but that also means it’s an inside story, told by people who were/are right there in the trenches.

Tracks – 6:11:13 – Nürburgring Nordschleife

by Stefan Bogner & Thomas Jäger

You’ve probably heard of the northern loop of this fabled German racetrack but you probably don’t know every one of its 73 corners and everything between them. Here you’ll see it all, in 100-yard increments. Start your engine!

The 102nd Ambulance Company in World War I

by Andrew W. German

The US entered the war late but right away stood up medical services and set up hospitals that would be located many miles behind the front and accessible by ambulance trains. As if trench warfare and gas gangrene wasn’t bad enough, there’s also the influenza epidemic of 1918. Fortify yourselves.

Wild About Racing: My Lotus Years with Clark and Chapman

by Derek Wild

Having cobbled together his own derelict Lotus 7 while still an apprentice, Wild took his first mechanic job with Lotus to get cheap spare parts. Right place, right time—Lotus was on a roll, and he forged a life-long career in motorsports. 

Car Posters

by Emmanuel Lopez

Whether your interests lie in illustrative art or in automobiles, this book will appeal. From the 1890s to the 1970s, cars—and things to do with them and things to put on and in them—have come a long way.

A Pictorial History 

Book series / Various authors

Shown here are just some of the covers of a new and growing series of books. Sometimes a pint-sized book is all you need or can carry with you for quick reference.

Derek Warwick: Never Look Back

The Racing Life of Britain’s Double Champion 

by Derek Warwick with David Tremayne

Those two world championships were 20 years apart, which right there tells you something about keeping your eyes on the ball—also essential for navigating business (check) and health (check) challenges.

Railway Travel in World War Two

The really interesting books raise questions you didn’t even know you should be having. Like this one: civilian use of railroads during wartime when resources are limited. Discuss.

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