Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcycling

Dennis Adler

The Art of the Automobile: The 100 Greatest Cars

Award-winning automotive historian, author, and photographer Dennis Adler takes you on a whirlwind tour through more than a century of automotive history, from the first production motorcar, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwage, to fabled makes including Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg, packard, and Hudson More than 200 stunning color photographs define and detail the remarkable styling and revolutionary mechanical engineering for 100 greatest cars ever built. Adler, in accordance with the world's leading automotive dseigners, collectors, and authorities, picks the top ten cars of all time--breathtaking cars that have become the motoring icons of the twentieth century. The Art of the Automobile reveals not only the makes and models that have left an indelible mark on the motoring world, but why and how these specific cars have become so important to the history of the automobile itself. For anyone whose pulse quickens at the sound of a Ferrari V-12, or whose heart races at the sight of a glorious 1930s Duesenberg, here, truly, is the essential car book of the century.

Dana Bell

Smithsonian Atlas of World Aviation: Charting the History of Flight from the First Balloons to Today's Most Advanced Aircraft

Reithmaier Larry, Larry Reithmaier

Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians

The Benchmark Portable Manual Since 1952 - Revised And Updated for the 21st Century. @lt;p@gt;The definitive nuts-and-bolts manual for all-metal aircraft, from Cessna 150s to Boeing 747s, this newly revised and updated classic gives mechanics and technicians clear, step-by-step, fully illustrated procedures for all standard aircraft tasks. @lt;p@gt;The Sixth Edition of this bestseller: @lt;br@gt;Features coordinated step-by-step procedures, methods, and techniques - including those used by Lockheed and Rockwell Boeing @lt;br@gt;Details basic shop practices such as drilling and riveting @lt;br@gt;Shows you how to install electrical wiring and plumbing @lt;br@gt;Gives clear directions for nondestructive testing, corrosion prevention and control, and other vital tasks @lt;br@gt;Fully demonstrates forming and fabricating @lt;br@gt;Covers materials and materials handling @lt;br@gt;And more! @lt;p@gt;@lt;i@gt;The Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians@lt;/i@gt; is the one all-metal-aircraft source that you'll turn to again and again, for projects large and small.