Steam Australia: Locomotives that Galvanised the Nation by Tim Fischer
Category: Transport
If you are passionate about steam locomotives, or know someone who is, then Steam Australia is the perfect companion. Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating and grand story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. This book is so much more than a h ...Show more
Wheels: Modern Classics: 20 Legendary Sports Cars from the 80s, 90s and Noughties by Are Media Books
Category: Transport
Over 220 stunning pages, Wheels MODERN CLASSICS relives 20 of the fastest, sexiest, most advanced and most-cherished vehicles ever to impact the performance car world. From the screaming atmo V12 of a Lamborghini Diablo, to the hairy-chested V8 of a Holden SS Commodore, we deep dive on their engineering ...Show more
Engineering Marvels of Australia: Australia's Railways by HIDEKI ALISON
Category: Transport | Series: Engineering Marvels of Australia
Engineering Marvels of Australia contains the stories of the design and construction of some of Australia’s major feats of engineering. Some of Australia’s bridges hydro-electric power stations railways and communications structures were built at times when much of the technology we take for granted tod ...Show more
Galloping Ghosts by Robin Elliott
Category: Transport | Reading Level: Very Good
With every scrap aloft, carrying more sail than many larger keel yachts, and the crew driving her as fast as possible on the edge of control, no other yacht captures the attention quite like an 18-footer in full flight. This is as true today as it was 100 years ago. From its origins in the 1890s as an o ...Show more
The World’s Greatest Rail Journeys 2/E: 50 of the Most Spectacular, Luxurious, Unusual Routes by Brian Solomon
Category: Transport
The World's Great Rail Journeys describes over 50 of the world's most exciting, unusual, and exotic railway journeys, including North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia, updated to include photographs of new trains travelling on the same spectacular routes. Each journey is accompanied by a r ...Show more
100 Dream Cars - The Best of My Ride by A. J. Baime; Mario Andretti (Foreword by)
Category: Transport
This collection of stories profiling one hundred beautiful vehicles (and their owners) is the ultimate gift book for car lovers. New York Times best-selling author and popular Wall Street Journal "My Ride" columnist A.J. Baime selects the one hundred cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles to fill the ...Show more
The Mercedes-Benz Ponton and 190SL - The Complete Story by James Taylor
Category: Transport
Black Beauties: Iconic Cars by RENE STAUD
Category: Transport | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
René Staud, the grand master of automobile photography, has published a new illustrated book. In his coffee-table book Black Beauties, the automotive photographer devotes himself entirely to the colour black. In this extraordinarily book, Staud takes car lovers on a journey through time and presents the ...Show more
History Motoring Through 100 Legendary Cars by CORTANZE
Category: Transport | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
From the mythical De Dion Bouton Type K1 to the Delahaye, from the Jeep Willys to the combi Volkswagen, from the Mercedes Benz to the Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500, from the Aston Martin DB7 to the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, and from the Austin Mini to the Range Rover. A hundred years of innovation, inventivenes ...Show more
Harley-Davidson: An Illustrated Guide by Peter Henshaw, Ian Kerr, Garry Stuart
Category: Transport
This illustrated guide is packed with interesting facts and follows the history of the famous Harley-Davidson company and the developmentof its famous bikes, which have earned a special place in the hearts of enthusiasts everywhere. The story dates from 1903 when Bill Harley andthe Davidson brothers, wi ...Show more
Urban Cars - Brooklyn by Douglas Ljungkvist
Category: Transport
Cities these days are ever more focused on moving people away from cars--emphasizing public transit, pedestrianism, and other forms of eco-friendly circulation. But cars have a long history in urban life, and, seen through the right lens, the conjunction of the two can be captivating. Douglas Ljungkvist ...Show more
The Train Book: The Definitive Visual History by DK
Category: Transport
This stunning book is a glorious celebration of all things train and track. Packed with stunning photography, The Train Book catalogues the development of trains from early steam to diesel engines and electric locomotives, explores in detail iconic trains such as the Palace on Wheels and the Orient Expr ...Show more