Pushing the Limits
New Adventures in Engineering
Written by Henry Petroski
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
Here are two dozen tales in the grand adventure of engineering from the Henry Petroski, who has been called America’s poet laureate of technology.
Pushing the Limits celebrates some of the largest things we have created–bridges, dams, buildings--and provides a startling new vision of engineering’s past, its present, and its future. Along...
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The London Underground
Written by Andrew Emmerson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $12.95
The London Underground is the heart of London life, used by millions of commuters and shoppers every year, its tentacles extending into the suburbs it has helped to create. Its turbulent life has been determined by the trials and tribulations endured by the people it carries: it provided an network of...
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One Helluva Ride
How NASCAR Swept the Nation
Written by Liz Clarke
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.99
From its raw beginnings on Southern dirt tracks, NASCAR smacked of a slightly depraved spectacle, as if nothing but trouble could come from the unbridled locomotion of a V8 engine. By the time NASCAR roared into the twenty-first century, it had grown into a billion-dollar sports and marketing colossus, its races...
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Shipbuilding in Britain
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool...
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Vintage Motorcycles
Written by Jeff Clew
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
After the close of the First World War, the British motorcycle industry rose to prominence as British motorcycles became almost unbeatable in competitions. However, a shortage of these new model bikes pushed prices to a premium and most people were forced to settle for prewar designs. These high prices led to...
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Discovering Horse-Drawn Carriages
Written by D.J. Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $11.95
There is more than a touch of romance about a coach and horses, whether it be the splendid state coach in a royal procession drawn by a team of ornately harnessed greys, or the mail-coach clattering over the cobbles of an inn's courtyard, pausing to replace its steaming horses with a...
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In the Blink of an Eye
Written by Pat Milton
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 18, 1999
Price: $19.00
Like the sinking of the Titanic, the crash of TWA Flight 800 just off Long Island, New York, in the early evening of July 17, 1996, captured the world's imagination. Associated Press reporter Pat Milton has covered the story from day one and was granted unprecedented access to the FBI investigation--the...
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Jaguar
Written by Graham Robson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $9.95
Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand which he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, in the 1930s he was in Coventry developing the SS...
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British Railways in the 1950s and 60s
Written by Greg Morse
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $12.95
The 1950s saw a realisation that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. The next decade brought line closures, new liveries and the last breath of steam, as Doctor...
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