Awesome people live in Hawaii - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
Xenophobe's Guide to the Canadians - by Vaughn Roste & Peter W Wilson (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 85Genre: TravelSub-Genre: CanadaSeries Title: Xenophobe's GuideFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Oval BooksAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Vaughn Roste & Peter W WilsonLanguage: English About the Book Highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia. Book Synopsis The fabric of societyThe nation aspires towards a "cultural mosaic," something like a patchwork quilt, whereas Americans have aimed for the "melting pot." Canadians are essentially practical, and have figured out that the bat-brained idea of a melting pot would simply never work in a country where 50% of the land never completely thaws at all. A quilt is a much more pragmatic idea: it's cold outside. On a clear day you can see foreverHaving so much land has a great effect on the character, customs, and culture of the nation. Take, for example, the prairies. The plains of Canada stretch out endlessly. The flattest spot in the world can be found here, with nary a tree to obstruct the view, which leaves the prairie observer with a remarkably huge view of nothing. In Saskatchewan it is said that you can watch your dog running away for three days. Honesty is the best policyIn the settling of the Canadian prairies, the early pioneers had no-one to rely on but themselves and their near neighbors. Honesty and integrity were important, not to mention things like a good reputation and a virtuous character. It's an attitude that persists to this day. In areas with sparse population, one cannot underestimate the power of public opinion (and the potential damage of the rumor mill). Peer pressure promotes public propriety. Politicians are expected to live up to their promises (and are regularly voted out when they regularly don't). The bear truthCanadians are down-to-earth, even earthy, people, and there are fewer extremes of class in Canadian society than in many others. Arrogance is curtailed by a lack of things about which to brag, although in your presence a Canadian might have caught a larger fish or climbed a higher mountain than you have, and killed a more ferocious grizzly bear (with his bare hands, naturally). From the Back Cover "Much time and government funding has been spent in the public contemplation of the question of nationalism. All that anyone can seem to agree on is that Canadians are NOT American. Any other statement made about Canadians pales in the face of this one.Being NOT something else is the guiding principle around which the whole of Canadian society is based. French Canadians have less of a difficulty with being NOT American, but are equally obsessed with protecting their identity and being NOT English Canadian, so the principle is the same."Xenophobia is an irrational fear of foreigners, probably justified, always understandable.Xenophobe's Guides - an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia. Review Quotes "Xenophobe's Guides aim to help us understand our differences. "--"Daily Express" "Short, aphoristic, seriously funny, not that xenophobic and almost entirely apt guide, perfect homework for the fortunate on ferry or plane." --"The Observer"
Across South America; An Account Of A Journey From Buenos Aires To Lima By Way Of Potos'i, With Notes On Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, And Peru
Number of Pages: 314Genre: TravelSub-Genre: South AmericaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Hiram BinghamLanguage: English Book Synopsis Across South America; An Account Of A Journey From Buenos Aires To Lima By Way Of Potosí, With Notes On Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, And Peru, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Camping In The Canadian Rockies; An Account Of Camp Life In The Wilder Parts Of The Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together With A Description Of The
Number of Pages: 202Genre: TravelSub-Genre: CanadaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Walter Dwight WilcoxLanguage: English Book Synopsis Camping In The Canadian Rockies; An Account Of Camp Life In The Wilder Parts Of The Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together With A Description Of The Region About Banff, Lake Louise, And Glacier, And A Sketch Of Early Explorations., has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Across Asia On A Bicycle; The Journey Of Two American Students From Constantinople To Peking - by Thomas Gaskell Allen & William Lewis Sachtleben
Number of Pages: 214Genre: TravelSub-Genre: AsiaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Thomas Gaskell Allen & William Lewis SachtlebenLanguage: English Book Synopsis Across Asia On A Bicycle; The Journey Of Two American Students From Constantinople To Peking, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Charlie's Charts - 13th Edition by Holly Scott (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 358Genre: TransportationSub-Genre: NavigationFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Paradise Cay PublicationsAge Range: AdultAuthor: Holly ScottLanguage: English Book Synopsis This all new edition is a totally updated cruising guide covering the entire Pacific coast of Mexico from The US Border, down the Baja Peninsula, around up into the Sea of Cortez all the way north to San Felipe, across to Puerto Penasco and south to Puerto Madero/Chiapas. There are 61 additional charts with extensive coverage of the Sea of Cortez, including Topolobampo and Altata on the mainland coast. The charts have valuable information on entrances, dinghy landings, marinas, dangers, ferry routes, anchorages, shore attractions and amenities, and GPS waypoints, to name a few. The introduction and appendices cover everything from entrance requirements, to sun protection, bug screens, radio frequencies, Spanish vocabulary, what to have onboard, fishing, how to deal with pets in paradise, and much more. And don't forget the QR codes, which are linked to videos, websites, marinas, city maps, and even whale watching information! Our guides are printed on uncoated paper for easy reading under red lights at night, as well as writing your own observations right on the page. Our covers and bindings allow the guides to lay flat and stay open without a winch handle to hold it down. There are enough color photos to get a feel for the area, but this is not a coffee table book. It is, however, an all inclusive cruising guide to Mexico for real cruisers on real cruising boats, who know the value of multiple sources of information backed up by real time experience.
Trucking Company - by Jenegel Winter (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 192Genre: TransportationSub-Genre: AutomotiveFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Jenegel WinterAge Range: AdultBook theme: TrucksAuthor: Jenegel WinterLanguage: English Book Synopsis Finally a Guide that Shows You Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Trucking Company!If you want to learn how to start your own trucking company and learn how to make it successful, then this book is for you!Here's the deal: Most people are hesitant to start a trucking company because they have no clue where to start.Fortunately this book will teach you everything you need to know in order to get started. Of course just getting started is only half the battle. You also need to learn how to build a successful business and this book will help you out with that as well.Here are a few of the things you'll discover in this book: The proper mindset you must have in order to succeed in the trucking business.The pros and cons of different business structures such as sole proprietorships, LLCs, and partnerships.The correct way to go about hiring employees to help ensure you build an outstanding team.The best way to get freight for your business.Common mistakes you'll want to avoid making that commonly run beginners out of business.How to properly write a business plan to allow for the best possible chance of a fast start in your business.And much more!Imagine what it would feel like to start your own business and finally be in control of when you work and how much you earn.By following the guidelines outlined in this book you can do just that!Scroll up, click the buy now button, and get started on the path to creating your own business today!
Achenwall'S Observations On North America - by Gottfried Achenwall (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 26Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Gottfried AchenwallLanguage: English Book Synopsis Achenwall'S Observations On North America, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
A Description of the New York Central Park - (Washington Mews Books) by Clarence C Cook (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 240Genre: TravelSub-Genre: Parks & CampgroundsSeries Title: Washington Mews BooksFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Clarence C CookLanguage: English About the Book A facsimile reproduction of the 1869 edition, along with a new introduction by Maureen Meister. Book Synopsis A new facsimile edition of a classic work on New York's architectural masterpiece--Central Park Central Park receives millions of visitors every year, tourists and locals alike. A Description of the New York Central Park, published in 1869, is recognized today as the most important book about the park to appear during its early years. The lively, often wry, text was written by Clarence C. Cook, a distinguished Victorian art critic, while the illustrations were drawn by the popular Albert Fitch Bellows. The author and artist examine many sites in the park that survive to this day as well as features that have vanished over time. In a new Introduction, Maureen Meister reveals how the book came about. In the mid-1860s, the park's designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were battling to defend their plan. Of greatest concern was a proposal to build ornate entrances, suggestive of French imperialism. If realized, the gates would have undermined the park's natural and democratic image. At the same time, the park was threatened by a proliferation of monuments. Meister tells how Olmsted and Vaux advised Cook on what he wrote, and she has found evidence to suggest that they initiated the book's publication. This book is their book. While the original volume offers much to delight the modern reader, Meister's Introduction sheds light on how the book served a greater purpose. It was published to champion Olmsted and Vaux and to advocate for their vision--a dream for a magnificent public park that has come to be regarded as New York City's achievement and a model for the nation. Review Quotes A Description of the New York Central Park by Clarence Cook was one of the first comprehensive guides to Central Park and it remains one of the finest. Albert Fitch Bellows's rich illustrations of the Parks historic structures were an essential reference tool as the Conservancy fulfilled its mission of bringing the Park back from decades of decline to the healthy vibrant park of today. This book is a must for anyone who cherishes Central Park and understands its historic significance as a masterpiece of landscape architecture.--Douglas Blonsky, President and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy and Central Park AdministratorClarence Cook is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how the original creators of Central Park wished visitors to experience this first great public designed landscape. In her introduction, Maureen Meister reveals the interesting circumstances surrounding the book's conception and production.--Francis R. Kowsky, author of Country, Park & City: The Architecture and Life of Calvert VauxI love reissues of essential books with new forewords that provide the backstories of the creators.. Maureen Meister ...unpacks the personalities, prejudices, and relationships between the publisher, printer, author, illustrator and the designers of the object of their attention, Central Park, all of whom were interconnected in multiple, fascinating ways.--Keith N. Morgan, Professor Emeritus, History of Art and Architecture, Boston UniversityThis delightful early history of Central Park was written with considerable assistance from Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and thus accurately reflects their intent in designing and administering the park. To Clarence Cook's insightful tour of the park and the handsome engravings prepared by Albert F. Bellows, Maureen Meister has contributed an intelligent introduction that explains the book's publication history, especially the roles of Cook, Bellows, printer Corydon Alvord, and publisher F. J. Huntington.--David Schuyler, author of Sanctified Landscape: Writers, and the Hudson River Valley
Awesome people live in Massachusetts - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
Awesome people live in Maine - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff - by Tom McCluskie (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 176Genre: TransportationSub-Genre: Ships & ShipbuildingFormat: PaperbackPublisher: History PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: HistoryAuthor: Tom McCluskieLanguage: English Book Synopsis The full history from a well-known ex-employee and advisor to James Cameron for TitanicHarland and Wolff, the shipbuilder to the world, enjoyed a mighty heyday before crashing into obscurity. This illustrated book chronicles its history from its creation to the present day. This is the fascinating story of arguably the world's greatest and best known shipbuilding company from glory days to collapse, told from the unique perspective of someone who was there at the time. Today the company is no longer involved in shipbuilding, now maintaining a small ship repair operation, but at its peak it employed more than 45,000 people. Employee and archivist Tom McCluskie sheds light on many little-known facts about the company, delves into the human interest stories, and recounts both the mighty zenith and ignominious end of this great company. About the Author Tom McCluskie is the author of Anatomy of the Titanic and Titanic and Her Sisters. His 38-year career at Harland & Wolff saw him rise from mail boy to head of the draughting department, retiring as admin and archive manager. He was technical consultant to James Cameron on Titanic.
Across The Andes; A Tale Of Wandering Days Among The Mountains Of Bolivia And The Jungles Of The Upper Amazon - by Charles Johnson Post (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 250Genre: TravelSub-Genre: South AmericaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Charles Johnson PostLanguage: English Book Synopsis Across The Andes; A Tale Of Wandering Days Among The Mountains Of Bolivia And The Jungles Of The Upper Amazon, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Enchanted New York - by Kevin Dann (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 352Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Northeast, Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)Author: Kevin DannLanguage: English About the Book "Enchanted New York" explores Manhattan's past."-- Book Synopsis A fantastical field guide to the hidden history of New York's magical past Manhattan has a pervasive quality of glamour-a heightened sense of personality generated by a place whose cinematic, literary, and commercial celebrity lends an aura of the fantastic to even its most commonplace locales. Enchanted New York chronicles an alternate history of this magical isle. It offers a tour along Broadway, focusing on times and places that illuminate a forgotten and sometimes hidden history of New York through site-specific stories of wizards, illuminati, fortune tellers, magicians, and more. Progressing up New York's central thoroughfare, this guidebook to magical Manhattan offers a history you won't find in your Lonely Planet or Fodor's guide, tracing the arc of American technological alchemies-from Samuel Morse and Robert Fulton to the Manhattan Project-to Mesmeric physicians, to wonder-working Madame Blavatsky, and seers Helena Roerich and Alice Bailey. Harry Houdini appears and disappears, as the world's premier stage magician's feats of prestidigitation fade away to reveal a much more mysterious-and meaningful-marquee of magic. Unlike old-world cities, New York has no ancient monuments to mark its magical adolescence. There is no local memory embedded in the landscape of celebrated witches, warlocks, gods, or goddesses-no myths of magical metamorphoses. As we follow Kevin Dann in geographical and chronological progression up Broadway from Battery Park to Inwood, each chapter provides a surprising picture of a city whose ever-changing fortunes have always been founded on magical activity. Review Quotes Enchanted New York is full of wonderful anecdotes, and I enjoyed seeing how many of these addresses were still extant. It's a nice mental ramble in these claustrophobic times.-- "Religion Dispatches"For over a decade Kevin Dann has been cycling friends, family, and clients over the streets of Manhattan to reveal delicious and tragic histories of the tension between the humane desire to understand the supra-sensible universe and the soul-crushing materialism that inundates Gotham. A more talented, erudite, and soulful guide does not exist. Enchanted New York renders those voyages into a book like a butterfly unfurling its wings as it emerges from the chrysalis shaped island.--Gary Kroll, State University of New York, PlattsburghIt's a place where poetry grows of chance encounters among strangers below the piers conjuring an alchemy of ideas, where we imagine other worlds; rituals invoke spirits, the dead dance with the living, and the faeries lead us into a blurry world in between. Here pieces of green find inspiration in the cracks in the sidewalk, crawling up from unknown worlds, eternal returns of the repressed. Cycling through these streets, one occasionally stumbles upon urbanist flaneur Kevin Dann, disappearing and reappearing on chance occasions; his Enchanted New York rightfully reminds us "New York City since the American Revolution has been a place where, at each step of its prodigious biography, both witting and unwitting actors have engaged in magic, often with enormous historical consequences rippling out far beyond Manhattan's shores." An important and abundant journey through a secret history of a distinct urban space informed by witches and dreams, faerie magic and a creative clash between a new colossus and Moloch. At a time of plague, when the poor are sleeping in the streets, and a cavalcade of bodies are marching for something better, read Enchanted New York and reimagine the city.--Benjamin Heim Shepard, author of Illuminations on Market StreetPacked with fascinating details and arresting insights, Enchanted New York is a page-turner that illuminates forgotten corners of our cultural past.--Jackson Lears, author of Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920There are no ancient monuments to mark New York City's magical history; in their place, Dann's historical guide chronicles the city's lesser-known magical past.-- "Foreword Reviews" About the Author Kevin Dann is the author of Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau and a dozen other books of exploration. He received his PhD from Rutgers University in American and Environmental History, and has taught at Rutgers University, the University of Vermont, and the State University of New York. He leads magical bike and walking tours in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Learn more at drdann.com.
Awesome people live in Iowa - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
Awesome people live in Kentucky - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
Awesome people live in Idaho - by Awesome Monkey Press (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 122Genre: TravelSub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Chitu Stelian DanielAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Awesome Monkey PressLanguage: English About the Book 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Book Synopsis 2021 Gift Ideas We present the series of journals '' Awesome people live in America '' with images on the cover of the American States. Our journals are unique and can be offered instead of a postcard because they represent the most beautiful symbols of America.The 6x9 format makes it easy to hide in a purse or backpack.QUALITYSymbol images on each page120 pagesBuy this book and if it made you smile, it means it was worth buying!
Alfa Romeo Montreal - (Essential Companion) by Bruce Taylor (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 320Genre: TransportationSub-Genre: AutomotiveSeries Title: Essential CompanionFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Veloce PublishingAge Range: AdultBook theme: HistoryAuthor: Bruce TaylorLanguage: English Book Synopsis Classic Reprint of 500 copiesAlmost 4000 Alfa Romeo Montreals were produced between 1970 and 1977, and sound cars are readily available today at very affordable prices. It is a powerful car that can be immensely enjoyable to drive and that turns heads wherever it appears. But up to now, the lack of detailed information about the Montreal has frustrated many owners and discouraged others from purchasing the car. This book provides detailed technical information and practical tips to help owners with maintenance, tuning and upgrading the performance of this unique vehicle. It explains how the car's specific weaknesses can be rectified so that it can realise its full potential. It also contains information about Montreal history, production, racing, meetings, reviews, drawings, art, special tools, paint finishes, models, prices and service providers. This comprehensive book can help present owners enjoy the Alfa Romeo Montreal to the fullest, and it shows other discerning car enthusiasts that this beautiful and potent classic GT is a hidden treasure that is well worth seeking. Review Quotes Montreal enthusiasts are lucky to have an owner as dedicated as Bruce Taylor. His remarkable 318-page work covers every aspect of Alfa's exotic '70s V8 coupé, from the show car launch to a comprehensive list of worldwide specialists. If you own or are thinking of buying one of these Bertone-styled budget supercars then this book is an essential purchase. In-depth chapters include buying tips, tuning, maintenance and bodywork, plus the car's Achilles' heels, such as weak water-pump bearings, steering-box problems and the fuel-injection system's thermostatic actuator. Taylor's writing is clear and thorough as he guides readers through the design, its problems and improvements. A wealth of photographs superbly illustrates all points. To balance the technical section, Taylor also looks at Montreals in motor sport, including the wild Autodelta Group 4 car, the Bobcar IMSA racer, a Dutch dirt-track machine and even powerboats with Montreal power. Capping it all are the final chapters covering miniatures, printed memorabilia, factory tools and the original styling drawings. A staggering effort born of the obsessive author's pioneering website and the assistance of fellow Montreal owners. " Classic Sports CarA useful but rather pricey reference book for anyone wanting to know all things Montreal, this 315-page volume does its best to cover model history, buying, maintaining, improving and even racing this exotic machine. All the photography is in color and you're left in no doubt as to what should go where or how a Montreal should look. A good starting point for anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with one of Alfa's most distinctive cars. " Classic CarsThe more we read of the book, the deeper it went. The author appears to have missed nothing; Paint codes, Appendix II; injection tune up, a full chapter; weak spots, how to spot and correct, in full color, chapter 5. Rocker switches, how to repair, page 136. Mechanical maintenance is given its own long and profusely illustrated chapter, written by someone who has been there and done that more than once. The author also provides great photos ... to give an idea of how functionally equivalent substitute tools can be fabricated ... This is followed by 24 pages of factory tool drawings! Now that's the kind of information we like to read about!!! Just a cursory glance told us this was a very special book. Who was the Merlin that put all of this together? The photographs, though many are obvious home brewed, are excellent throughout no matter what the source. The author explains clearly the foibles of the V8, how to do everything from set the valve clearances to replace bad bearings in the timing cover. He does it all while covering Montreals made for Europe, Great Britain and the US. It was time to read the back flap.Author Bruce Taylor lives in Switzerland. He devotes a large part of his time helping Montreal owners get the most from their cars. The fact that he can write so to make others understand is an added pleasure. Don't be put off, or on, by the cover. It's a bit of a fooler; an attractive model with mesh stockings sits provocatively on the hood of a Montreal. We didn't mind this, but the complexities, depth, and sheer intensity of the material behind the cover is betrayed by the lightness of the cover material. In short, a detailed cutaway of the Alfa V8 engine would have been more in keeping with the book's depth and excellence. Alas, far less attractive. There are two downsides to this incredible book; one is the cost, about $130 US. The other is that if you buy the book without already owning a Montreal, you may be very tempted, encouraged and excited about going out and finding a good Montreal. And that, my friend, will cost you a great deal more than just the book. " VeloceToday.comThe whole book is very comprehensively illustrated with 950 color and monochrome pictures, the vast majority of which will be unfamiliar to UK readers. It is nice to see pictures of the interior of the prototype courtesy of Alfa Romeo and Bertone, pictures which fail to make most other books and articles. There are relatively few pictures of UK registered cars which may disappoint some of our own Register owners but I did spot a whole page devoted to the restoration of Phil Robinson's MFK 592P and a photo of the car elsewhere, taken at Goodwood by Ken Carrington. The Racing Chapter shows a black and white picture of Jon Dooley punishing the Alfa GB demonstrator at Silverstone and rare shots of the prototype Montreal-engined Alfetta GT which had an engine stretched to 3.0 liters, along with a 2.6-litre production engined version of which a handful were marketed in Germany. Interesting stuff. A really decent Montreal book has been a long time coming but not only is this one well worth the wait, it's in English. Perhaps the greatest compliment one can pay this book is that it may finally lay to rest the myth that the Montreal is a temperamental beast which is expensive and difficult to maintain. The Montreal has long suffered an undervalued reputation. This book may go a long way to right the balance. " Alfa Romeo Owners Club Magazine About the Author Bruce Taylor is a Chartered Engineer with a PhD from Edinburgh University, and has 40 years of practical experience in research and development work. Since retiring from CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland), he has devoted his experience and energy to helping owners of the Alfa Romeo Montreal get the most from their cars. In addition to a Montreal website, he runs a forum which has handled over 32,000 messages from Montreal owners. Bruce is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and also authored the Montreal technical bible Alfa Romeo Montreal. He writes with clarity, enthusiasm and expert knowledge about all the major aspects of this elegant, powerful, and yet very affordable, classic GT. He lives in Chardonne, Switzerland.
High Latitudes - by Farley Mowat (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 320Genre: TravelSub-Genre: Essays & TraveloguesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Skyhorse PublishingAge Range: AdultAuthor: Farley MowatLanguage: English About the Book In a voice alternately filled with rage, humor, and pathos, Mowat seasons his story with photos, maps, and verbatim transcriptions of testimonies from northern peoples, Inuit and white, at a time when the old ways of life were disappearing. Book Synopsis Ideal for fans of Master a Million and Blue Latitudes Chronicles Mowat's hazardous 1966 journey across northern CanadaA must-have for wilderness loversFarley Mowat is a world-renowned author. More than 17 million of his books have sold, and the New York Times calls him a "master storyteller." In High Latitudes, Farley Mowat hoped to write a book that would let northern people speak for themselves and would expose the false view of the North as "a bloody great wasteland" with no people in it. That perspective led to resource developers abusing the land however they chose. For several reasons that Mowat explains, he did not write that book when he originally wanted to. At long last, here it is. Within its pages are the original conversations that Mowat recorded during his journey. Mowat is a natural and a master storyteller, which old fans will remember and new fans will quickly learn. In old-fashioned Mowat style, the legendary writer shares a glorious narrative filled with breathtaking nature writing, larger-than-life characters, suspenseful storytelling, pitiless rage, ferocious humor, compassionate concern, and iconoclastic insights. In her foreword, Margaret Atwood writes, "High Latitudes gives us, with passion and insight, a vertical section of time past--the time that preceded our present. The choices that were made then affect our now, just as the choices we make now will determine the future..."
Eight Years' Wandering In Ceylon - by Samuel White Baker (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 228Genre: TravelSub-Genre: AsiaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Samuel White BakerLanguage: English Book Synopsis Eight Years' Wandering In Ceylon, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Avro Vulcan Manual 1952 Onwards (B2 Model) - (Owners' Workshop Manual) by Tony Blackman & Alfred Price (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 192Genre: TransportationSub-Genre: AviationSeries Title: Owners' Workshop ManualFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Haynes Publishing UKAge Range: AdultBook theme: HistoryAuthor: Tony Blackman & Alfred PriceLanguage: English Book Synopsis The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Cold War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. For many years the RAF's delta-wing jet bomber was the cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent. Read about the Vulcan's operational history and take a close-up look at its construction. Discover what it takes to own and fly the mighty V-bomber, and find out how engineers keep it airworthy. Centrepiece of the manual is Vulcan XH558 - the world's only flying example of an Avro Vulcan. About the Author Tony Blackman is an ex-RAF aircrew officer and Vulcan test pilot.Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the RAF until 1974. Since then he has been a full-time aviation historian and writer, and is acknowledged as a leading authority on the Spitfire. He is co-author of the Haynes Spitfire Manual.
