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Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the......more
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This book brings together an international collection of original papers looking at the impacts of the recent liberaliza......more
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This collection of essays on the theme of ’Scotland and the Sea’ ranges far and wide in the maritime history of Scotland......more
Taking the subject of much lore as the topic of his book, Dunbaugh has written a carefully researched, comprehensive his......more
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Today, most people live and work in cities and as a result, most social and economic issues have a significant urban dim......more
This work describes the activities of a handful of American companies and about eighty American captains who were trying......more
With the opening of the Victoria Bridge in 1860, a year-round transportation route was finally established to the Atlant......more
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Some of the greatest rivers of the world flow through Bangladesh, and these rivers form what is perhaps the world’s most......more
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This work considers the potential effects of competition in the natural gas pipeline industry. Contrary to published stu......more
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A magnificent collection of rare black & white photographs specially selected from public and private archives promote t......more
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This is the report of the Seventh International Conference on the Security of Sea Lines of Communication in the Western ......more
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Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provid......more
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The book is an up-to-date and comprehensive description of the institutions involved in the aerospace field. It discusse......more
The streets of Victorian London became increasingly congested with vehicles, fast and furious drivers, pedestrians, cost......more
Updated reprint in Brooklands fine tradition. Traces the evolution of the WWII Willys MB and Ford GPW jeeps, including d......more
Construct a beautiful dinghy following the step-by-step instructions of builder Eric Dow. The Shellback Dinghy is a mode......more
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Early Caterpillar tractors and steam tractors that made Holt famous. Created by the company as a record of the steam & g......more
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Hart-Parr s complete line of tractors - the Old Reliable, the ill-fated Little Devil, Oil King, Road King, and a......more
This combined reprint of Volumes 1 and 2 of the 1892 edition of Practical Carriage Building is perhaps the most complete......more
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This book examines causes and deterrents of transportation accidents by mode--automobiles, truck, air, recreational boat......more
Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon’s breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a r......more
In this second volume, Water Transport, Deloche traces the origin, development of communication systems before the era o......more
A state-of-the-art approach to urban travel demand modeling Currently used travel forecasting methodology was developed ......more
Provides a unique review of the major spatial aspects of transport systems, a detailed analysis of transport problems in......more
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The Northern Lights captures the beauty, history, and significance of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, and illuminates th......more
Travel in Tokugawa Japan was officially controlled by bakufu and domainal authorities via an elaborate system of barrier......more
The original Fordson and its prototypes, as well as Henry Ford’s earliest attempts at building a tractor, are featured....more
This volume, the first to result from the Diebold Institute Information-Based Infrastructure Project, explores the links......more
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This book explores the strategic significance of community transport, identifies and analyses the key issues which face ......more
" Since the enactment of the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, questions that had been at the heart of the ongoing debat......more
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This illustrated guide is a sequel to "Starting to Drive". It offers advice on carriages, the correct fitting of harness......more
This proceedings volume consists of papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Computer-Aided Scheduling of......more
When Stage-Coach Days in the Bluegrass was first published in 1935 by the Standard Press in Louisville, the New York Tim......more
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Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a n......more
Over the last two decades, the image of the U.S. space program has become seriously tarnished. Its problems have ranged ......more
Greek-owned shipping has been at the top of the world fleet for the last twenty years. Winner of the 1997 Runciman Award......more
When natural disaster threatened the Grand Canal network in the early nineteenth century, the Qing government faced a cr......more
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This richly illustrated and engagingly written book tells the story of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from its origins in......more
Bruno Latour has written a unique and wonderful tale of a technological dream gone wrong. As the young engineer and prof......more
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books f......more
Guardian of the Great Lakes is the saga of the USS Michigan, an archetype iron-hulled war steamer launched in 1843. Its ......more
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It is widely acknowledged that transport is a necessary condition for development to occur. Transport issues have become......more
Coordination of land use and transport is one of the most important issues in urban planning from the viewpoint of trans......more
A unique, practical guide to the power of simulation in the art of logistics management. Authors show better ways to man......more
Road traffic in the United Kingdom is expected to double by the year 2025. Growth of this order is not sustainable, whet......more
One can build a concrete highway anywhere. . . . But the Merritt parkway is different. More than any futurama at the W......more
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Major transport infrastructures are increasingly in the news as both the engineering and financing possibilities come to......more