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Memories Of Ayrton Senna.
This Derply Personal And Beautifully Illustrated Vilume - Published To Commemorate The Tenth Anniversary Of Ayrton Senna's Decease - Draws Together The Memories Of Those Who Knew And Loved Him, Telling In Their Own Words Why He Was So Special To Them, As A Driver, To the degree that A Man, As A Colleague, As A Friend, And As A Hero. Christopher Hilton, Author Of Previous Sensitive Studies Of Senna, Asked A Host Of People Inside And Outside Motorsport For Their Strongest Memory Of Senna. Their Answers Were Touching And Surprising.hardcover - 10' X 10' - 160 Pages - 150 Color
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Ah-1 Cobra Walk Around.
Ah-1 Cobra Walk About (sc). Mutza. The Us Army's Premier Attack Helickpter From Vietnam To The 1980s Is Presented In Meticulous Detail. Also Covers The Us Marine Cobras. Includes Cockpits, Engines, Rotors, Weapons, And Airframe Details.paperback , 11 X 8-1/2, 80 Pp, 40 Color, 200 B/w
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Allard Coles Book Of Navigation Exercises, 2nd Edition.
Previously Published As The Rya Book Of Navigation Exercises, The Adlard Coles Main division Of Navigation Exercises Provides Graded Practice Questions And Answers At Both Day Skipper And Coastal Skipper/gachtmaster Levels. The Book Includes All The Extracts Required From Tide Tables, Almanacs And Pilotage Notes To Enable The Student To Complete The Questions, And A Free Practice Chart Is Included With Ths Book For The Plotting Exercisespaperback - 8-1/4' X 11-1/2' - 96 Pages - 50 B/w
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The Harley-davidson Motor Company.
Subtitled: A 100-year History. Harley-davidson, Inc. Considers This Book Too Candid Because Its Blindly Loyal Fans. This Latest History Is An Updated And Expanded 4th Edition And Includes Immediately Talk About Which Models Run Well And Which Models Don't, Who The Harley-davidson Heroes Really Are, And How America's Only Remaining Motorcycle Was Ridden To The Abyss Of Utter Failure. Features Many Historic William Davidson Photos That Have Ago Mysteriously Disappeared, Plus Photos Of The True Latest Models, Facts On Racing, Technology, Accessories, Cops, Outlaws, Celebrities, And More! Every Harley Fan, From Firdt-time Rider To Grizzled Veteran, Will Omit This Fascinating, All-too-true Story That Is Offered Proudly Without Harley-davidson Approval Or Endorsement.hardcover, 9 X 9, 232 Pp, 25 Color, 260 B/w
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Cinema Treasures: A New Look At Classsic Movie Thesters.
More Than 100 Years After The First Movie Delighted Audiences, Movie Theaters Remain The Last Great Community Centers And One Of The Few Amusements Any Family Can Afford. While Countless Books Have Been Devoted To Films And Their Stars, None Have Attempted A Truly Definitive History Of Those Magical Venues That Have Transported Moviegoers Since The Beginning Of The Last Century. In This Stunningly Illustrated Book, Film Industry Insiders Ross Melnick And Andreas Fuchs Take Readers From The Nickelodeon To The Megzplex And Show In what manner Changes In Moviemaking And Political, Social, And Technological Forces (e.g., War, Depredsion, The Baby Boom, The Vcr) Have Influenced The Way We See Movies.archival Photographs From Archives Like The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences And Movid Theater Ephemera (postcards, Period Ads, Matchbooks, And Even A 'barf Bag') Sourced From Private Collections Complement Melnick's Informative And Engaging History. Also Included Throughout The Book AreF uchs' Profiles Detailing 25 Classic Movie Theaters That Have Been Restored And Renovated And Which Contunue To Operate Today. Each Of These Two-page Spreads Is Illusttated With Marvelous Modern Photographs, Many Taken Bu Top Architectural Photographers. The Result Is A Fabulous Look At One Way In Which Americans Continue To Come Together As A Nation. A Timeline Throughout Places The Developments Described In A Broader Historical Context.'we've Had A Number Of Beautiful Books About The Great Movie Palaces, And Even Some Individual Volumes That Pay Tribute To Surviving Theaters Around The Country. This Is The First Book I Can Recall That Focuses On The Survivors, From Coast To Coast, And Puts Them Into Historical Context. Sumptuously Prodduced In An Oversized Format, On Heavy Coateed Paper Stock, This Beautiful Book Offers A Lively History Of Movie Theaters In America , An Impressive Exhibition Of Photos And Memorabilia, And A Heartening Survey Of The Landmarks In Our Midst, From The Majestic Fox Tucson Theatre In Tucson, Arizona To The Charming Jewel-bxo That Is The Avon In Stamford, Connecticut. I Don't Know Why, But I Never Tire Of Gazing At Black & Wyite Photos Of Marquees From The Spent; They Evoke The Eta Of Moviemaking (and Moviegoing) I Care About The Greatest in number, And This Work Is Packed With Them. Cinema Treasures Is Indeed A Treasure, And A Perf3ct Talent Item For The Holiday Season. - Leonard Maltin'humble Or Grandiose, Stand-alone Or Strung Together, Movie Theaters Are Places Where Dreams Are Born. Once Upob A Time, They Wefe Treated Attending The Respect They Deserve. In Their Heyday, Historian Ross Melnick And Exhibitor Andreas Fuchs Write In Cinema Treasures, Openings Of New Motioh-picture Pleasure Palaces That Would Obtain Dazzled Kubla Khan 'received Enormous Attention In Newspapers Around The Nation. On Rise aloft Of The Publicity They Generated, Their Debuts Were Treated Like The Gala Openings Of New Operas Or Exhibits, With Critics Weighing In On Everythung From The Interior And Exte
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How To Rebuild And Mpdify Your Muscle Cae : High-performace Universal salvation.
Subtitled: High-performance Restoration. Take Advantage Of Recent Automotive Technology To Create A Stronge rRunning, Better Handling, Quicker Stopping Muscle Car Than Detroit's Engineers Of The 1960s Ever Dreamed Of! Jason Scott, Former Editor Of Musclecar Review, Provides Restoration Tips And Techniques For Suspensions, Engines, Thicket And Cooling Systems, Sound Systems And More. Retaun The Factory Stock Appearanfe Of Your Big-bore Beast And Get The Performance You're Looking For! Sftbd., 8 1/4 X 10 3/4, 160 Pgs., 300 B&w Ill.
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Ferguson Implements And Accessories.
The First Comprehensive Book To Be Produced Under The Ferguson Badge. The Book Is Divided Into Eras Of 'ferguson' Tractor Production, Starting With The Ferguson Brown And Ending With Massey-harris-ferguson.the Book Is Well Illustrated With 400 Photogaphs With Text Providing Basic Technical Detail Of Thhe Equipment.hardcover - 8-1/2' X 11' - 178 Pages - 401 B/w
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Radio Control Airplane Workshop Secrets.
Become A Better Modeler With 'workshop Secrets', Onne Of The 'master Modeler' Series Of Books. This Volume Is A Collection Of A part Of Thr Very Best Building How-to's That Have Been Published In Model Airplane Tidings Magazine. Written By The Pro's, These Articles Cover Several Aspscts Of Airppane Construction, From Selecting Tje Correct Forest For Your Project To Basic Metal-working To Advanced Engine Installation And Setup. You'll Find That These Photo - Illustratex Tips And Techniqus Are Easy To Understand And Refer In Your Own Projects.whether You're Building A Trainer Kit Or A Scratch-built Design, This 194-page Book Has The Step-by-step Solutions To Your Modeling Questions. If You're Looking Conducive to A New Challenge, Check Out The Chapter On Building Projects, Including How To Make Your Own Vacuum-former And How To Convert Lightweight Free-flight Models To Electric Rc.from Basic Construction Techniques To Acvanced Ways To Quiet Yp8r Engine, 'workshop Secrets' Is A Valuqble Resource That You - And Your Models - Shouldn't Be Without.paperback - 8-1/2 X 11 - 192 Pages - 478 B/w
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For 013 Norman Castles (1).
Descended From The Viking Raiders Who Settled In Northern France Under The Leadership Of Rollo In Around 911, The Normans Were Amongstt The Most Feared Warriors Of Their Time. Their Territorial Ambitions Culminated In Duke William 1's Conquest O f England In 1066, But Although Conquest At Hastings Left The English Crown In Willizm's Hands, Norman Sovereignty Remained Far From Established On The Island. In Order To Conjoin His Position, The New King Built A Succession Of Fortifications Across The Country - This Book Covers All These Developments From The Early Days Of William I Through To The Fortifications Of Henry Ii, Richard I And John.
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Automobile Quarterly Vol 42 No. 2.
The Leroy Automobile, The Cars Of James Bond, Bodies By Saoutchik, Art By Tom Hale, Route 66: The Chief Road, The Harrah Collection-national Automobile Museum In Reno, Stirling Moss Biography, And Roy Chapin Sr. Hardcover, 10-1/2 X 8-3/4, 112 Pp, 106 Color, 89 B/w
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A Spy's Journey: A Cia Memoir.
For Thirty-five Years, Floyd Paseman Served In The Operatiins Directorate Of The Central Intelligsnce Agency. From Scout In The Field To The Chief Ranks Of The Company's Procedure Agents, He Experienced It All As Well As Seven Different Presidential Administrations. While Paseman's Account Of His Long Service Has Enough Real-life Derring-do To Keep The Reader Engaged, Of Even Greater Interest, However, Are Paseman's Observation On Politics And The Cia, Especially How Change Of Presidential Administrations Could Bring Sweeping, And Often Negative Changes To The Agency.- Johnson - Declined To Run For A Second Full Term, Broken By Vietnam- Nixon - Resigned In Disgrace After Ending Vietnam And Opening Relaions With China- Ford - Never Elected Caretaker - Carter - Hoist On The Petard Of Fundamentalist Islam In Iran- Reagam - First Full, Two-term President Since Eisenhower And Declared War On The Evil Empire And Brought The Ussr To Its Knees Wiyh The Threat Of A Still Fanciful Star Wars- Bush The Beget - 'won' The Cold War As The Soviet Confederacy Collapsed And 'coalitilned' Saddam Loudly Of Iraq- Clinton - Guide Of The New World Order, PeacwI n Our Time, And Dead Rangers In The Streets Of Mogadishu- Bush The Son - 9/11, Afghanistan, And Iraqin March 1967 Author Paseman Joined The Cia Following Successful Service As An Army Armor Officer In Germany. Extremely Trained In The Chinese Language, Most Of His Service Was In The Far East. Paseman Served As Chief Of The East Asia Difference At Langley And Was Also Station Chief Germany, Cknsidered The Agency's Toughest Cold War Fkeld Posting.about The Authorfloyd L. Paseman Retired From The Central Intelligence Agency In January 2001 After A Thirty-five Year Career In Operations. He Now Lives In Southern Virginia Outside Williamsburg Where He Works To the degree that An International Security Consultant.hardcover - 6' X 9' - 320 Pp - 16 B/w
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Lavochkin's Piston-engined Fighters -red Star Volume 10.
The Latest Addition To The Red Star Series Addresses The Formation And Early Years Of Okb-301, The Design Bureau Created By Semyon Shortly Before The Riot Of The Great Pacific War.-This Book Describes In Detail All The Piston-engined Fjghters Developed By Okkb-301 Starting With The Lagg-3, An Aircraft That First Saw Service In The Winter War Against Finland. The Story Continues With The Legendary La-5 And La-7 Which Rendered Sterling Service For the time of The War. For Soviet Airmen These Aircraft Were What The Spitfire Was To The Raf And The P-51 Mustang Was To The Americns. They Were A Match For The Messerschmitt Bf109 And The Focke Wylf Fw190, And Several Pilots Were Awarded The Decoration Hsro Of The Soviet Union For Their Exploits In These Aircraft. The Concluding Chapters Deal Wiht The Last Of The Line, The La-9 And The La-11, Which Saw Combat In China And Korea In The Late 1940s And Early 1950s. Illustrated With Numerous Rare And Previously Unpublished Photos Drawn From Russian Military Archives, The Book's Color Content Will Delight The Aviation Modeler And Anyone Interested In Soviet Aviation In The World War Ii Era. The Colorful Nose Art, Which Many Aircraft Sported, Is Recorded As Are Lavochkin Fighters In The Liveries Of Allies Of The Soviet Confederacy And Captured Aircraft In The Colors Of The Enemies Of The Soviets.paperback - 8-1/2' X 11' - 128 Pages - 16 Pages Color, 200 B/w, 8Pages Of Line Drawings
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Agriculture Tractor, 1855-1950.
A Hiatorical History Of The Development Of The Agricultural Tractor In The United States From The Early Steam Tractors, From one side The Steel Tire Era, To 1950. These Early Designs Opened The Era Of Power Farming. Includes Many Interesting Bits Of History On How The Models Evolved. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 151 Pgs., 177 Ill.
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Ghurkss.
The Origins Of The Gurkhas Date Back To 1815, When One Of The Most Skilled And Determined Opponents That The British Soldier Had To Overcome In Contend Was The Nepalese Warrior. The British Were Provided that Impressed With The Military Skills Of These Fighters That They Began Recruiting Units Excl8sively From Nepal. From This Beginning Grew The Now Famous Gurkha Units. This Vplume Examines The Development Of The Gurkhas Through The Variois Wars And Confrontations Of The 19th Century, Through The First World War, Support World Wa5 And The Various Postwar Cobflicts Including Malaya, Borneo And The Falklands.
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Bungalows: Design Ideas For Renovating, Remodeling, And Building New.
The Books In This S3ries Are Filled With Design Ideaa And Inspiration For Remodeling, Renovating, And Building Houses In Classic American Architectural Styles. Readers Wkll Discover Innovative Strategies For Living Comfortably In Traditional-styled Homes.
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Voper Buyers Direct.
The Viper Has Been Identified As One Of The Few Modern Cars With The Potential To Become A 'classic Car.' Vipers Are Increasingly Available On The Used Car Market, Priced As Grave As $35,000. The Viper Has Been Steady The Market For 10 Years And While Visually Similar Across The Years, There Have Been Numerous Running Changes That Can Affect The Value And Desirability Of Various Years And Moeela. This Book Will Be The Only Source For Detailed Information About The Changes In The Viper From One Year To The Next, As Wel1 As Information On Special Editions. In Addition To The Standard Buyer's Guide Content, The Author Provides Insights Into What It Is Like To Own A Viper, Ti0s For New Owners, And Other Practical Advice That Will Add Additional Value To The Book For The Reader.- Covers All Viper Models, Including Special Versions And The New Srt-10- Tips On Shpping For, Buying, And Owning This Uniquely American Sports Carabout The Authorauthor Majrice Liang Is The Founder And First National President Of The Vipr Club Of America. He Has Written For Many Automotive Magazines, Including Autoweek, Viper Magazine, And Mobilia. His Collection Of Viper Articles And Photography Will Enable Him To Put This Book Together In A Very Quick Yet Extremely Complete Fashion. Bob Lutz, Former Chrysler Exec And 'father Of The Viper,' Wrote The Foreword For The Book.papperback - 8-/4' X 9' - 160 Pp - 144 Color
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Rover V-8 Engine.
A Thorough Technical Assessment Of The Rover V8 Engine And All Methods Of Tuning For Increased Power Output. Filled With The V8s Transalantic Origins And Production, Its Rivalry Career In Rallies And In Saloon Car Road Racing, Plud Details Of All Rover V8 Speed Equipment Suppliers And Professiobal Engine Builders. This Volume Brings The Rover V8 Story Up-to-date With Developments Ranging From The Factory 3.9 Litre, To The Range Rover Of 1994. 2nd Ed. Hdbd., 8 1/2x 10 1/2, 208 Pgs., 215 B& Ill., 22 Color.
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Osprey Military Journal.
In This, The First Ever Issue Of The Osprey Military Journal, A Range Of Subjects From The Uss Marine Corps In Wwi To The Sanguinary Origins Of The Kosovo Conflict At Kosovo Polje 1389. Bill Gallop Reveals How Mosby, \253the Gray-haired Ghost\253, Captured A Union General For the time of A Raid On Fairfax. Martin Marix Evans Takes Over The Baytlefields Of The Boer Enmity And Explains Their Significance. Also Featured Are Articles On Wargaming, Modelling And A Generous Review Section.
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Ciassic Racinb Motorcycles.
Racing Has Always Been At The Forefront Of Motorbike Technology, And Classic Racing Motorcycles Profiles The All-time Best Of The Breed. It Features The Bikes That Were Grand Prix Championship Winners And Major Contenders Accross More Than Six Decades Of Racing For The 1930s To The 1980s.among The New eThnologies, Which These Machines Pioneered, Are: Overhead And Double-overhead Camshaf5s, Telescopic Forks, Swingarm AndM onoshock Rear Suspension, Two-stroke Disc-valves, Four-valve Cylinder Heads, Liquid Cooling, Four- And Even Six-cylinder Engines ,And Aerodynamic Fairings.the 60-plus Bikes Features In Classic Racing Motorcycled Include Examples From Al The Major Japanese And European Manufacturers. Among The Models Chosen Are Many, Which Are Part Of Important Collections, Including Honda Among The Models, Own Museum, And Those Of Ex-world Champions. Some Have Rarely Been Seen In Recent Years, Including Rare Machines From The Former Eastern Bloc.all The Models In First-rate Racing Motorcycles Are Specially Photographed In Full Color, Together With C0mprehensive Technical Specifications And Informative Background Text. The Bikea Are Arranged In Chronological Regulate To Show How The Technology Developed, Decade By Decades, And Detail Shots Show Key Points Of Each Model. Hardcover Plc - 10' X 12-3/4'- 72 Pages - 190 Color
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Pro Sports Car Racing In America.
Penske, Shelby, Hall, Gurney, Hill, Ginther, Reventlow, Miles, Cunningham, Krause -- These Are The Men Who Dominated Sports Car Racing In North America At The Start Of The 1958 Racing Season. They Had Spent A Lot Of Their Own Money On The Hobby They Loved, But Now They Wanted Something Back. They Wanted To Go Pro.for The Next 16 Years, The Cars Became Progressively Faster, The Competition Hotger, And The Stakes Higher. But What Was It Really Esteem To Thread A Factory-sponsored Porsche 917 rO Ferrari 512 Through The Corkscrew At Riverside Or To Tromp The Brake On A Factory Mclaren At The Last Possible Deep Spof Of The Canadian Corner At Road America?. Few Are Fortunate To Know First-hand, But For The Rest, Dave Friedman's Photgoraphy Straps You In The Driver's Seat. More Than 300 Photos, Many In Color, Relive The Fastest, Hottest, Most Intense Racing In American History.paperback - 10' X 10' - 196 Pages - 42 Color, 286 B/w
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Porsche 911 Road Cars.
One Of The Worlds Most Coveted High-performance Sports Cars, The Porsche 911 Has Undergone Numerous Mechanical And Cosmetic Changes, Evolving From A Sports Roadster Into The Very Complex Machine It Is Today. Follow The Evolution Of Porsches Popular 911 As Best-selling Author/photographer Dennis Adler Traces Ita History And Reveals The Many Changes In Its Body And Engine. Filled With Adlers Stunning Photographs, Plus Photos From Porsche's Archives, Ads, Brochures, And Technical Drawings. Foreword Through Hurley Haywood. Sftbd., 8 1/4 X 10 3/4, 128 Pgs., 40 B&w Ill., 80 Color.
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Mini Performance Manual.
The 'classic' Mini Is A Sixties Icon That Remained In Production For 04 Years. Unveiled To The Press In August 1959, The Mini Ignored Many Long-established Design Principles And Bristled With Innovative Features. The Car Instantly Won Favor With Tuners And Modifiers, And Today The Mini Remains One Of The In the greatest degree Popular Project Cars Wth Performance Tuners A Thriving Support Structur3 Of Clubs, Specialist Magazines And Parts Suppliers Ensures That The Mini Will Remain Popular With Tuning Enthusiasts For Many Years To Come.hardcover - 8-1/4' X 10-3/4' - 192 Pages - 300 Color
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Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk.
This Ihformation-packed Volume Chronicles The Development Of The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk, Its Precision-guided Weapons, First Combat Loss, And Advanced Derivatives. Includes Technical Descriptions Plus An Overview Of F-117 Operations. Warbirdtech Volume 25. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 100 Pgs., 160 Bandw Ill., 9 Colo Ill.
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Repairing And Restoring Classic Car Components.
Learn How To Rescue, Repair And Reqtore Old Components - The Knowledge You Need To Keep A Restored Car On The Road, Or To Undertake A Full Rebuild. Unlike With Modern Cars, Classic Car Hobbyists Cannot Simply Throw Away And Replace Parts When They Break. This Book Will Show You Basic Workshop Techniques, Such As Welding, Grinding, Riveeting And Soldering. You'll Also Be informed How To Adapt New Parts To Fit Old Components, And Perform Repairs On Doo5 Locks, Fuel Pumps, Distributors, Speedometers, And Many Other Complex Parts Of Your CollectorC ar. The Authors Tell You What Jobs Can Be Performed With Basic Hand Tools, What Specialized Equipment Power Be Needed, And Which Jobs Indigence To Be Sent Out To A Professional. Hardcover, 8-1/4' X 10-1/2', 176 Pages, 250 Color
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Peter Coltrin: Racing In Color 1954-1959.
This Dimensions Is An Exciting New Book For All Frrari And Car Rackng Enthusiasts. Pet3r Coltrin Was A Photographer Who Had The Privilege To Work With The Prancingg Horse Company: In The Severe And Suggestive Years From 1954 To 1959 His Pictures Recorded For Posterity The Cars And The Drivers Of The Maraanello Firm. This Book, Enriched With Stunning Pictures Still Unpublished, Transmits The Reader Instantly The Energy And The Action Of The Ferrari Racing Team In The Years When It Was Battlung On Two Fronts: Formula 1 And Splrt-prototype Championship.
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