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Page dim. 204 x 135 x 28
Weight: 398 grams
Autori: Sullenberger Chesley B. III, Zaslow Jeffrey | Editura: HarperCollins Publishers Inc | Anul aparitiei: 2016 | ISBN: 9780062677303 | Numar de pagini: 368 | Categorie: Transportation
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.
Jay Spenser
The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings
The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Flight in Seattle, is the definitive history of how we invented and refined the amazing flying machines that enabled humankind to defy gravity. A fascinating true account certain to enthrall and delight aviation and technology buffs, The Airplane is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs and is the first book ever to explore the development of the jetliner through a fascinating piece-by-piece analysis of the machinery of flight.
John Frearson (Author)
Operational Safety for Aviation Managers: Practice Beyond the Theory
Despite the vast amount of work building the foundations of safe operations, aviation accidents s