Transport: general interest

This updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

This newly updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

Safety Management Systems: Applications for the Aviation Industry provides an in-depth review of specific applications of an aviation-related Safety Management System (SMS) by following it from design through application.

The modern lobster boat has evolved slowly over decades to become the craft it is today: seaworthy, strong, fast, and trusted implicitly by the lobstermen and women to get the job done and get them home, each and every time, through the most terrifying--and sometimes life-threatening--conditions that the sea can dish up.

Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble.

Portuguese paratroopers or “paras” began as a stepchild of the army and found a home in the Portuguese Air Force in 1955.

While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbors, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year – between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax.

The development of the F-5 lightweight supersonic fighter in the mid 1950s was almost a gamble for the Northrop Corporation, but ultimately resulted in one of most commercially successful combat aircraft in modern history.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERRead the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, seen through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman'An engaging and revealing read' JOHN NICHOL---Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow.

The book covers the technical history of the late production P-47 Thunderbolts, with the “bubbletop” canopy.

A detailed story of the first air battles over Africa.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

«Partí de mi A Coruña natal con veinticinco años, sin apenas haber viajado antes y con un currículo de proyectos nómadas completamente en blanco.

Mit dem VW ID.

Peak-hour traffic congestion has become a major problem in most U.

First published in 1946, this atmospheric memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic offers one of the most original accounts of war at sea aboard a corvette, escorting convoys in both the North and South Atlantic.

Die Kapregion gehört zu den schönsten und beliebtesten Urlaubsregionen in Südafrika: Das kreative Flair Kapstadts mit seiner atemberaubenden Lage am Ozean, die grandiose Küste mit Sandstränden, Walen und Pinguinen sowie das abwechslungsreiche Hinterland mit seinen Weingütern bieten ideale Voraussetzungen für einen Individualurlaub.

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY TIMES'[A] thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian' DAILY MAIL, 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'*MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE*--Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.

A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept.

Hunt for Gold: Sunken Galleons in the New World is the engaging tale of the legendary oceanic explorers Bob ';Frogfoot' Weller and his wife Margaret.

Karl Bodenschatz was the Richthofen squadron adjutant.

Distinctive, original, fresh in in tone and manner, with a quaint whimsicality of feeling and expression.

A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time!

This book takes you straight inside that mystical bond between a man and his truck, a woman and her truck.

In May 2007, leaving Chinas Great Wall is Car 84, one of 128 antique autos racing in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge.

The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits.

The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England.

The remarkable true story of one mans daring solo flight around the world in a tiny amphibious plane.

Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the U.

In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.

In this edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the West.

The history of flying is packed with incredible feats of bravery and endurance, human ingenuity and recklesness, mystery, romance and tragedy.

Join the millions of cyclists who swear by the name Zinn.

Sixty years since the tripartite aggression of France, Great Britain and Israel against Egypt, this is the first account about Egyptian military operations during the Suez War of 1956 (or ‘Suez Crisis’, as it is known in the West).

"""So wird´s gemacht"" zeigt technisch interessierten Neu- und Gebrauchtwagenbesitzern, wie ihr Fahrzeug funktioniert und welche Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten sie selbst durchführen können.

Bußgeld und Punkte wegen eines Verstoßes im Straßenverkehr sind ärgerlich.

Project Mustang is a complete guide to restoring America's favorite muscle car, written by auto-restoration guru Larry Lyles, a regular contributor to Auto Restorer magazine.

Why would anyone want to do something as dangerous as motorcycling?

Project Mustang is a complete guide to restoring America's favorite muscle car, written by auto-restoration guru Larry Lyles, a regular contributor to Auto Restorer magazine.

Un recorrido histórico por uno de los inventos que cambiaron nuestra forma de vivir y habitar las ciudades.

En este manual, escrito por un mecánico de bicicletas con más de 20 años de experiencia, se muestran los diferentes tipos de componentes de la bicicleta que no requieren mucha especialización y los motivos por lo que deben realizarse reemplazos o reparaciones.

El sueño de ser un piloto comercial es un libro destinado a todas aquellas personas apasionadas por la aviación e interesadas en obtener informacion acerca de cómo llegar a cumplir el sueño de ser piloto comercial o, simplemente, para el público en general que le sea de interés, intriga y siempre tuvieron atracción por tomar conocimientos acerca del mundo de la aviación.

Este libro transmite las sensaciones que nos invaden al disfrutar de esta pasión que es viajar en moto.

This stunning book is a glorious celebration of all things train and track!

El rol que ha tomado la motocicleta como actor predominante en la movilidad de varias ciudades colombianas amerita estudios y actuaciones dirigidas al comportamiento del transito y la seguridad vial, tanto en infraestructura, como en politica publica y, especialmente, en la sensibilizacion de motociclistas y demas conductores en la via frente al peligro que implica un comportamiento vial inadecuado y riesgoso.

Ihr umfassender Leitfaden für den Einstieg in die Welt der Elektromobilität!

A beautifully written, meticulously researched journey through time in Kashmir Basharat PeerThe very name Kashmir conjures up magical images, from the real garden paradise of Shalimar to Thomas Moore s fantastic descriptions in Lalla Rookh .

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificacion profesional y adquisicion de certificados de profesionalidad.