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Le Guide pratique de la voiture électrique

by Daniel Breton ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Êtes-vous prêt à passer à la voiture électrique ? Découvrez tout ce que vous devez savoir pour faire un choix adapté à VOS besoins.Quatre experts en électrification des transports répondent à toutes vos interrogations sur les véhicules électriques :Comment fonctionnent-ils ?Quels sont les coûts réels et les économies comparativement aux véhicules à essence ?Comment fait-on le plein d’électricité ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Êtes-vous prêt à passer à la voiture électrique ? Découvrez tout ce que vous devez savoir pour faire un choix adapté à VOS besoins.Quatre experts en électrification des transports répondent à toutes vos interrogations sur les véhicules électriques :Comment fonctionnent-ils ?Quels sont les coûts réels et les économies comparativement aux véhicules à essence ?Comment fait-on le plein d’électricité
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Smooth Sailing: A First-Timer’s Guide to Princess Cruises

How to plan, book, and relax on the perfect voyage—without the guesswork

by JUDE CALEB, Artificial intelligence ...

Smooth Sailing: A First-Timer’s Guide to Princess CruisesDreaming of your first Princess cruise but unsure where to begin? From choosing the right itinerary to stepping onboard with confidence, Smooth Sailing: A First-Timer’s Guide to Princess Cruises is your practical companion for planning a relaxing, memorable, and stress-free voyage.Whether you're sailing to Alaska's breathtaking glaciers, the ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Smooth Sailing: A First-Timer’s Guide to Princess CruisesDreaming of your first Princess cruise but unsure where to begin? From choosing the right itinerary to stepping onboard with confidence, Smooth Sailing: A First-Timer’s Guide to Princess Cruises is your practical companion for planning a relaxing, memorable, and stress-free voyage.Whether you're sailing to Alaska's breathtaking glaciers, the
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Legendary Farmall Tractors

A Photographic History

by Lee Klancher, Randy Leffingwell ...

The first general-purpose tractor with narrowly spaced front wheels, the original Farmall was designed to do fine-tuned field cultivation as well as anything a team of farm horses could do—in short, to “farm all.” The rest is history, even legend, in the agriculture industry—a legend that unfolds in these pages in full color and sharp detail. This big book features five hundred photographs of ... Read more

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The first general-purpose tractor with narrowly spaced front wheels, the original Farmall was designed to do fine-tuned field cultivation as well as anything a team of farm horses could do—in short, to “farm all.” The rest is history, even legend, in the agriculture industry—a legend that unfolds in these pages in full color and sharp detail. This big book features five hundred photographs of
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Les Âges en Automobile

by Jorge Lucendo ...

L'histoire de l'automobile est longue et remonte au dix-septième siècle, plus précisément à l'année 1678, année où le jésuite français Ferdinand Verbiest a créé le premier laminoir, comme on l'appelait à son époque. Plus tard en 1769, un ingénieur français nommé Cugnot créa ce qui pour beaucoup était le début de l'histoire de l'automobile, bien qu'auparavant au XVe siècle. Selon certains ... Read more

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L'histoire de l'automobile est longue et remonte au dix-septième siècle, plus précisément à l'année 1678, année où le jésuite français Ferdinand Verbiest a créé le premier laminoir, comme on l'appelait à son époque. Plus tard en 1769, un ingénieur français nommé Cugnot créa ce qui pour beaucoup était le début de l'histoire de l'automobile, bien qu'auparavant au XVe siècle. Selon certains
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Scalextric

by Jon Mountfort ...

Series Book 572 - Shire Library
Scalextric, the ultimate boys' toy, arrived in toyshops in 1957.The first-ever electric slot-car system, with uncontrollable tinplate cars running on heavy rubber track, it brought the speed and glamour of motor racing to suburban living rooms. Classic marques of the day such as Aston Martin, Jaguar and Lotus featured in the early '60s scalextric sets, and over the years that followed all the ... Read more

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Scalextric, the ultimate boys' toy, arrived in toyshops in 1957.The first-ever electric slot-car system, with uncontrollable tinplate cars running on heavy rubber track, it brought the speed and glamour of motor racing to suburban living rooms. Classic marques of the day such as Aston Martin, Jaguar and Lotus featured in the early '60s scalextric sets, and over the years that followed all the
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Lost and Found

More Great Barn Finds & Other Automotive Discoveries

by Publishers of Old Cars Weekly ...

Into the lightBy popular demand comes the sequel to the original â€œLost and Foundâ€ from the publishers of Old Cars Weekly magazine. This collection of great automotive discoveries reminds us yet again that you never know where a prized old car might be hiding. Corvettes, Cadillacs, Packards, coveted muscle cars, even Duesenbergs seem to somehow emerge from hiding from us for years and even ... Read more

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Into the lightBy popular demand comes the sequel to the original â€œLost and Foundâ€ from the publishers of Old Cars Weekly magazine. This collection of great automotive discoveries reminds us yet again that you never know where a prized old car might be hiding. Corvettes, Cadillacs, Packards, coveted muscle cars, even Duesenbergs seem to somehow emerge from hiding from us for years and even
... Read more
Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting

Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris and Other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure

by Keith Martin, The Editors of Sports Car Market ...

These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" ( The Virginian Pilot).Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard ... Read more

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These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" ( The Virginian Pilot).Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard
... Read more
Muscle Cars

The First American Supercars

by Colin Romanick ...

Series Book 668 - Shire Library USA
Muscle Cars is the story of America's pursuit of sheer horsepower in the 1960s and '70s. The first of the type, the famous Pontiac GTO or “Goat,” would launch a race between America's automotive manufacturers to produce ever-more-powerful V8 engines wrapped in legendary “Coke-bottle” sheet metal styling. Following Ford's extremely successful introduction of the galloping Mustang in 1964, others ... Read more

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Muscle Cars is the story of America's pursuit of sheer horsepower in the 1960s and '70s. The first of the type, the famous Pontiac GTO or “Goat,” would launch a race between America's automotive manufacturers to produce ever-more-powerful V8 engines wrapped in legendary “Coke-bottle” sheet metal styling. Following Ford's extremely successful introduction of the galloping Mustang in 1964, others
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Coaches, Carriages, and Carts

Type, Use, Design, and Industry

by Gloria Austin ...

Horse-drawn vehicles are the foundation of modern transportation. These vehicles produced many innovations used today, such as the spring. Other than observing a horse put to a carriage, there are proper ways to identify these vehicles and their unique characteristics. One style of driving, called “four-in-hand”, required the training of four-horses and exercising them well in order to pull large, ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

Horse-drawn vehicles are the foundation of modern transportation. These vehicles produced many innovations used today, such as the spring. Other than observing a horse put to a carriage, there are proper ways to identify these vehicles and their unique characteristics. One style of driving, called “four-in-hand”, required the training of four-horses and exercising them well in order to pull large,
... Read more
Veteran Motor Cars

by Steve Lanham ...

Series Book 877 - Shire Library
This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation. It is packed with fascinating facts about the experimental origins of the motor industry, when these 'horseless carriages' were largely constructed in back-street workshops, many simply resembling the frame and bodywork of a ... Read more

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This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation. It is packed with fascinating facts about the experimental origins of the motor industry, when these 'horseless carriages' were largely constructed in back-street workshops, many simply resembling the frame and bodywork of a
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Jillian's Journey

2 IN BLUE SLAUGHTER SERIES, #2

by P.J. Turner, S.E. Turner ...

Series Book 2 - 2 IN BLUE SLAUGHTER SERIES
Trapped in an abusive, life-threatening, marriage, Jillian escapes to a healing environment with the Slaughter family as she steps out of her box - way out! ... Read more

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Trapped in an abusive, life-threatening, marriage, Jillian escapes to a healing environment with the Slaughter family as she steps out of her box - way out!
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The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

by Tom Cotter,Keith Martin ...

Series series In the Barn
It's every car-guy's fantasy-to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer's ... Read more

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It's every car-guy's fantasy-to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer's
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The Old Outboard Book

by Peter Hunn ...

"Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information."WoodenBoat"This book is the one to buy if you are interested in collecting antique outboard motors."Boating ... Read more

$28.61 CAD

"Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information."WoodenBoat"This book is the one to buy if you are interested in collecting antique outboard motors."Boating
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La giustizia, tra vita e morte. Clitemnestra, Medea, Circe

by Luciano Violante ...

Sono tre celebri figure del mito a raccontare le loro vicende nei monologhi che compongono il volume di Luciano Violante: Clitemnestra, la regina di Micene, sorella di Elena e moglie di Agamennone, comandante supremo dell’armata greca nella guerra di Troia; Medea, principessa della Colchide e sventurata compagna di Giasone nell’avventura del vello d’oro, e Circe, la dea figlia di un titano e di ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Sono tre celebri figure del mito a raccontare le loro vicende nei monologhi che compongono il volume di Luciano Violante: Clitemnestra, la regina di Micene, sorella di Elena e moglie di Agamennone, comandante supremo dell’armata greca nella guerra di Troia; Medea, principessa della Colchide e sventurata compagna di Giasone nell’avventura del vello d’oro, e Circe, la dea figlia di un titano e di
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Alfa Romeo

Automobili per passione da 110 anni

by Daniele Buzzonetti ...

Il volume ripercorre l’intera storia di Alfa Romeo attraverso l’analisi delle vicende più stimolanti, legate ai modelli più celebri, ma anche agli uomini - dai dirigenti di massimo livello ai tecnici meno conosciuti - che con le loro decisioni hanno influenzato il destino del “Biscione”. L’opera è corredata da illustrazioni concesse dal centro Documentazione Alfa Romeo di Arese, oltre che da ... Read more

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Il volume ripercorre l’intera storia di Alfa Romeo attraverso l’analisi delle vicende più stimolanti, legate ai modelli più celebri, ma anche agli uomini - dai dirigenti di massimo livello ai tecnici meno conosciuti - che con le loro decisioni hanno influenzato il destino del “Biscione”. L’opera è corredata da illustrazioni concesse dal centro Documentazione Alfa Romeo di Arese, oltre che da
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Provinces of the Roman Empire - Volume I

by Theodor Mommsen ...

The history of Rome under the Empire presents problems similar to those encountered in the history of the earlier Republic. Such information as may be directly obtained from literary tradition is not merely without form and colour, but in fact for the most part without substance. The list of the Roman monarchs is just about as trustworthy and just about as instructive as that of the consuls of the ... Read more

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The history of Rome under the Empire presents problems similar to those encountered in the history of the earlier Republic. Such information as may be directly obtained from literary tradition is not merely without form and colour, but in fact for the most part without substance. The list of the Roman monarchs is just about as trustworthy and just about as instructive as that of the consuls of the
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Carriages and Sleighs

228 Illustrations from the 1862 Lawrence, Bradley & Pardee Catalog

by Lawrence, Bradley & Pardee ...

This volume reproduces an extremely rare catalog published in 1862 by the noted carriage manufacturer Lawrence, Bradley and Pardee of New Haven, Connecticut. It contains more than 200 finely detailed engravings of carriages and sleighs from the mid-nineteenth century.Proudly advertising everything from a Light French Dog-Cart to "a very Rich Glass-Quartered Coach," complete with steps, iron ... Read more

$16.73 CAD

This volume reproduces an extremely rare catalog published in 1862 by the noted carriage manufacturer Lawrence, Bradley and Pardee of New Haven, Connecticut. It contains more than 200 finely detailed engravings of carriages and sleighs from the mid-nineteenth century.Proudly advertising everything from a Light French Dog-Cart to "a very Rich Glass-Quartered Coach," complete with steps, iron
... Read more
Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives

Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis ...

Series series Dover Transportation
In this volume, noted Columbia University Professor of Architecture Cyril M. Harris offers a unique tour through the entire history of architecture: an extraordinary compendium of clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms. This thoroughly accurate and comprehensive gathering of architectural knowledge is complemented by an unprecedented collection of over 2,000 line drawings that ... Read more

$36.44 CAD

In this volume, noted Columbia University Professor of Architecture Cyril M. Harris offers a unique tour through the entire history of architecture: an extraordinary compendium of clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms. This thoroughly accurate and comprehensive gathering of architectural knowledge is complemented by an unprecedented collection of over 2,000 line drawings that
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Wunderwelt Modellhubschrauber

Der Einstieg am Beispiel des T-Rex 450

by Stefan Pichel ...

Modellhubschrauber üben eine große Faszination aus. Anhand des erfolgreichen Elektromodells Align T-Rex 450 wird der Einstieg in das einzigartige Hobby beschrieben. Schritt für Schritt wird anhand einer gängigen Beispielkonfiguration aus geeigneten Komponenten der Aufbau und die Einstellung erklärt. Die Stabilisierungshilfe HeliCommand fehlt ebenso wenig wie hilfreiche Hinweise für die Reparatur. ... Read more

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Modellhubschrauber üben eine große Faszination aus. Anhand des erfolgreichen Elektromodells Align T-Rex 450 wird der Einstieg in das einzigartige Hobby beschrieben. Schritt für Schritt wird anhand einer gängigen Beispielkonfiguration aus geeigneten Komponenten der Aufbau und die Einstellung erklärt. Die Stabilisierungshilfe HeliCommand fehlt ebenso wenig wie hilfreiche Hinweise für die Reparatur.
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Opala & CIA

by On Line Editora ...

Series Book 40 - Opala & CIA
A Caravan em destaque na capa desta edição é mais um exemplo da paixão que a família Opala desperta nos aficionados por esta linha Chevrolet. E, muitos deles, são jovens que nem tinham idade para dirigir na época em que o Opala estava na linha de produção. Personalizada seguindo a tendência DUB, uma das derivações da já nem tão popular moda tunning, ela se destaca pelas enormes rodas “calçadas” ... Read more

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A Caravan em destaque na capa desta edição é mais um exemplo da paixão que a família Opala desperta nos aficionados por esta linha Chevrolet. E, muitos deles, são jovens que nem tinham idade para dirigir na época em que o Opala estava na linha de produção. Personalizada seguindo a tendência DUB, uma das derivações da já nem tão popular moda tunning, ela se destaca pelas enormes rodas “calçadas”
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A 79 Year old Gearhead, An AI Co-pilot, and a Real Android APP. Impossible? I Decided to Find Out.

by AlBeix ...

I Built an Android App at 79 With Zero Coding Experience.Here's How, and why the most important tool I used wasn't a programming language.I'm a lifelong gearhead. Have been since I was old enough to tell the difference between a flathead and a flat tire.Over the decades I've spotted more interesting abandoned vehicles down more back roads than I could ever count. Barn finds. Field finds. The ... Read more

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I Built an Android App at 79 With Zero Coding Experience.Here's How, and why the most important tool I used wasn't a programming language.I'm a lifelong gearhead. Have been since I was old enough to tell the difference between a flathead and a flat tire.Over the decades I've spotted more interesting abandoned vehicles down more back roads than I could ever count. Barn finds. Field finds. The
... Read more
An Inkling of Brewster

Brewster and Company Automobiles and the Wealthy Who Owned Them

by Frank E. Wismer III ...

An Inkling of Brewster details a decade long foray into custom built automobiles by Brewster and Company of Long Island City, New York beginning in 1915. Brewster and Company was the foremost custom coachbuilder of 19th Century America. Founded in 1810, Brewster and Company began building bodies for European chassis such as Rolls Royce, Delaunay-Belleville, Fiat, and Renault in 1905. The advent of ... Read more

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An Inkling of Brewster details a decade long foray into custom built automobiles by Brewster and Company of Long Island City, New York beginning in 1915. Brewster and Company was the foremost custom coachbuilder of 19th Century America. Founded in 1810, Brewster and Company began building bodies for European chassis such as Rolls Royce, Delaunay-Belleville, Fiat, and Renault in 1905. The advent of
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Fusca & Cia.

Patina style

by On Line Editora ...

Series Book 120 - Fusca & Cia.
Cento e vinte edições em pouco mais de dez anos fazem de Fusca & Cia um marco no jornalismo automobilístico brasileiro. Nenhuma publicação dirigida a um segmento tão específico alcançou tamanho sucesso. Ao abordar a história do mais popular automóvel já produzido, a revista também contribuiu para resgatar muitas histórias relativas ao processo de motorização de nosso País. Lembro-me que quando ... Read more

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Cento e vinte edições em pouco mais de dez anos fazem de Fusca & Cia um marco no jornalismo automobilístico brasileiro. Nenhuma publicação dirigida a um segmento tão específico alcançou tamanho sucesso. Ao abordar a história do mais popular automóvel já produzido, a revista também contribuiu para resgatar muitas histórias relativas ao processo de motorização de nosso País. Lembro-me que quando
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Ultimate Gas Pump ID and Pocket Guide Identification

Identification and Price Guide

by Jack Sim ...

From the owner of the largest gas pump literature collection in the United States comes the most comprehensive identification and price guide available on collectible gas pumps. Petroliana collectors will find models from every known gas pump manufacturer from 1885 to 1965 in this full-color volume. Listings detail manufacturer, pump model number, years in production, original cost, brief ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

From the owner of the largest gas pump literature collection in the United States comes the most comprehensive identification and price guide available on collectible gas pumps. Petroliana collectors will find models from every known gas pump manufacturer from 1885 to 1965 in this full-color volume. Listings detail manufacturer, pump model number, years in production, original cost, brief
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