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Best Antique & Collectible Transportation

The Complete Book of Corvette - Revised & Updated: Every Model Since 1953 (Complete Book Series)
From that first 1953 ’Vette to the brand-new 2014 Corvette Stingray—the triumphant culmination of Chevrolet’s longstanding sports car expertise— The Complete Book of Corvette pays tribute to one of America’s proudest sports car traditions and the innovative company behind it. Code names for those generations came into vogue during the radically redesigned 1997 Corvette’s long haul to market after Chevrolet people let it be known that this all-new platform was identified in-house by the simple “C5” designation. It was only logical to retroactively label previous generations accordingly: Original solid-axle models built from 1953 to 1962 made up the C1 group; the C2 family consisted of the classic Sting Rays of 1963 to 1967; the C3 era spanned from 1968 to 1982; and the C4 ran from 1984 to 1996.
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"Christmas gift for my 11 year old son."
"Beautiful high quality, colorful book!"
"Lot's of Corvette information and updated from the last edition."
"Great all encompassing book on the Corvette!"
"Nice book lots of great pictures."
"Excellent corvette history book."
"Great history on Corvettes!"
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Porsche 70 Years: There Is No Substitute
There's something for every Porsche enthusiast in Porsche 70 Years , whether rear-engine 911 loyalist, race fan, or follower of contemporary vehicles. His previous Corvette titles include Art of the Corvette ; Corvette Fifty Years , Corvette 60 Years , and Legendary Corvette .
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"I even toured the Porsche museum & factory near Stuttgart after reading this book and came away a true believer."
"was a gift, and very well received, beautiful book."
"Great, susynctly written history of Porsche accompanied by terrific photos."
"Bought as a gift for my Porsche driving boyfriend."
"GREAT book and fun to read and enjoy learning all the details of all their different cars."
"Good book to understand Porsche legacy and evolution."
"The definitive book on the history and future of Porsche!!"
"I just enjoyed the whole thing being a fan for over 60yr."
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The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework (Dover Maritime)
More than 100 illustrations help the reader grasp the fundamentals and fine points of handling a ship while the author describes in detail a sailor's tools, basic knots, and useful hitches as well as the arts of splicing, handsewing, and canvas work.
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"great product.....fast shipping!"
"Fun book, not a great teaching aid for how to tie knots unless you can figure it out by a few pictures."
"Nice book to have around."
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Best Automotive Pictorial Books

The Complete Book of Corvette - Revised & Updated: Every Model Since 1953 (Complete Book Series)
From that first 1953 ’Vette to the brand-new 2014 Corvette Stingray—the triumphant culmination of Chevrolet’s longstanding sports car expertise— The Complete Book of Corvette pays tribute to one of America’s proudest sports car traditions and the innovative company behind it.
Reviews
"Christmas gift for my 11 year old son."
"Beautiful high quality, colorful book!"
"Lot's of Corvette information and updated from the last edition."
"Great all encompassing book on the Corvette!"
"Nice book lots of great pictures."
"Excellent corvette history book."
"Great history on Corvettes!"
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Best Antique & Collectible Transportation

Hot Wheels Variations: The Ultimate Guide
Covering 1989-2008, Hot Wheels Variations - The Ultimate Guide, 4th Edition is the largest and most comprehensive identification and price guide to variations with more than 5,500 cars listed. Michael Zarnock has been collecting Hot Wheels since their inception in 1968.
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"great book at a great price."
"Wonderful product and service."
"have sold, and picked up quite a few hot wheels and the correct prices with this book, Thanks."
"It was a awesome good deal on Amazon compared to other book stores."
"My mom loves this book it shure helped her for what I bought this book for n it's cheaper then getting it in a book store Amazon is a great n cheap place I shure would recommend them to other people n there products."
"An essential Tool for the serious and not so serious Hot Wheels Collector."
"Great reference and resource."
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Best Transportation Industry

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Eliminating wasted time and resources Building quality into workplace systems Finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology Producing in small quantities Turning every employee into a qualitycontrol inspector. The result is an amazing business success story: steadily taking market share from price-cutting competitors, earning far more profit than any other automaker, and winning the praise of business leaders worldwide. Dr. Jeffrey Liker, a renowned authority on Toyota's Lean methods, explains how you can adopt these principles--known as the "Toyota Production System" or "Lean Production"--to improve the speed of your business processes, improve product and service quality, and cut costs, no matter what your industry. You'll learn how Toyota fosters employee involvement at all levels, discover the difference between traditional process improvement and Toyota's Lean improvement, and learn why companies often think they are Lean--but aren't. The Toyota Way, explain's Toyota's unique approach to Lean--the 14 management principles and philosophy that drive Toyota's quality and efficiency-obsessed culture. The book is full of examples of the 14 fundamental principles at work in the Toyota culture, and how these principles create a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
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"There is a good mix of examples of how the Toyota way is followed and how to implement."
"The original story by the original people - buy this for the "lean production" method."
"Being from a mechanical and industrial engineering, this book brought out many changes in my work life and personal life."
"Toyota not only lead the way for manufacturing but for building a company and culture of continuous self improvement for all aspects of the company."
"It's mostly a history book but it's a really neat one all the same."
"I listened to the audiobook while driving along with reading the book whenever I was stationary such as home and work."
"A treasure chest, chuck full of powerful concepts, explained simply, clearly, and concisely: sums it up for me!"
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Best Motorcycle Pictorials

Harley-Davidson: The Complete History
Additionally, there are chapters from some of the most celebrated motorcycle writers of all time--Peter Egan, Kevin Cameron, Ed Youngblood, Allan Girdler, Steve Anderson, and many more. All of this material combines to tell the story of every major motorcycle that Harley-Davidson has built, from the very first prototype to the Silent Gray Fellow to the latest liquid-cooled CVO Electra Glides and Softails. Darwin Holmstrom has written, co-written, or contributed to over thirty books on subjects ranging from motorcycles and muscle cars to Gibson Les Paul guitars, including Indian Motorcycles , GTO: Fifty Years , Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcyclying , Top Muscle: The Rarest Cars from America's Fastest Decade , BMW Motorcycles , The Life Harley-Davidson , and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles .
Reviews
"Got this for my Harley loving dad and he LOVED it!"
"they glossed over a lot."
"a gift for my father."
"Awesome coffee table book and collectable for any Harley Davidson fan."
"Bought as a gift."
"This is a great book for the Harley fan."
"Loved this book."
"I purchased this as a gift for my father-in-law."
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Best 15-Minute Craft, Hobby & Home Short Reads

How to Build a Teardrop Camp Trailer for Less Than $500.!
Complete how to guide to build an 4x8 Teardrop Camping Trailer for Less Than $500.
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"Good historical data and nice plans for an inexpensive travel trailer that will meet the cost efficient needs of a budget-minded traveler."
"After tent camping, for do may years...I decided to try a tiny camper...it's easy and a great project...My neighbors helped with the build...cost me an extra six pack and BBQ hot dogs and beans....good time working on this project..."
"Perfect booklet to get one started on building a tear drop."
"Nice detail of materials and components needed for assembly along with some interesting history of the teardrop camping trailer design."
"I liked the book because it seemed to cover everything needed to build this trailer and easy ."
"Cool material list but no real plan."
"Complete waste of my $5."
"Pretty good price list materials list ."
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Best Motorcycle History

Harley-Davidson: The Complete History
Additionally, there are chapters from some of the most celebrated motorcycle writers of all time--Peter Egan, Kevin Cameron, Ed Youngblood, Allan Girdler, Steve Anderson, and many more. All of this material combines to tell the story of every major motorcycle that Harley-Davidson has built, from the very first prototype to the Silent Gray Fellow to the latest liquid-cooled CVO Electra Glides and Softails. Darwin Holmstrom has written, co-written, or contributed to over thirty books on subjects ranging from motorcycles and muscle cars to Gibson Les Paul guitars, including Indian Motorcycles , GTO: Fifty Years , Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcyclying , Top Muscle: The Rarest Cars from America's Fastest Decade , BMW Motorcycles , The Life Harley-Davidson , and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles .
Reviews
"Got this for my Harley loving dad and he LOVED it!"
"they glossed over a lot."
"a gift for my father."
"Awesome coffee table book and collectable for any Harley Davidson fan."
"Bought as a gift."
"This is a great book for the Harley fan."
"Loved this book."
"I purchased this as a gift for my father-in-law."
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Best Business Infrastructure

Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury Updated Edition
When Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury was published in 2004, the book was the first to describe the dramatic rise of the world’s finest luxury company. He is the author of Abrams’ Louis Vuitton: 100 Legendary Trunks.
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"BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER AS A GIFT SHE LOVED IT AND SAID IT WAS GOOD QUALITY."
"Nice to see how a classic company evolves , and always stays current. Good reference."
"a must for every louis vuitton fan!"
"The most comprehensive Louis Vuitton compendium I have come across - fabulous beyond words!"
"Beautiful presentation and informative."
"Disappointed that the Amazon version does not include the slip case as sold with the book at Louis Vuitton."
"Love this book, amazing reading and photos- dont miss out !!"
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Best Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson: The Complete History
Additionally, there are chapters from some of the most celebrated motorcycle writers of all time--Peter Egan, Kevin Cameron, Ed Youngblood, Allan Girdler, Steve Anderson, and many more. All of this material combines to tell the story of every major motorcycle that Harley-Davidson has built, from the very first prototype to the Silent Gray Fellow to the latest liquid-cooled CVO Electra Glides and Softails. Darwin Holmstrom has written, co-written, or contributed to over thirty books on subjects ranging from motorcycles and muscle cars to Gibson Les Paul guitars, including Indian Motorcycles , GTO: Fifty Years , Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcyclying , Top Muscle: The Rarest Cars from America's Fastest Decade , BMW Motorcycles , The Life Harley-Davidson , and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles .
Reviews
"Got this for my Harley loving dad and he LOVED it!"
"they glossed over a lot."
"a gift for my father."
"Awesome coffee table book and collectable for any Harley Davidson fan."
"Bought as a gift."
"This is a great book for the Harley fan."
"Loved this book."
"I purchased this as a gift for my father-in-law."
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Best Luxury Automotive

Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
Go Like Hell. tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. He crafted beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them. Go Like Hell transports readers to a risk-filled, glorious time in this brilliant portrait of a rivalry between two industrialists, the cars they built, and the "pilots" who would drive them to victory, or doom. At the same time, reviewers who have studied this automotive era for decades have read the book and told me they were shocked to learn many things they didn't know. A: For starters, I did dozens of interviews: Carroll Shelby, Lee Iacocca, Phil Hill, Mario Andretti, A. J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, John Surtees, Edsel Ford II (son of Henry Ford II), Piero Ferrari (son of Enzo Ferrari), Lloyd Ruby, plus engineers, mechanics, PR men, executives, and on and on. I conducted interviews in Italy, France, England, Los Angeles, and Florida, plus countless others over the phone from my office in New York. In some cases, I took fast cars onto racetracks, such as Daytona and Ford's Romeo test facility north of Detroit, to try to get further into the heads of the drivers during scenes that take place at these locales. In the 1960s, when the global car sales race began, Detroit was battling against German, British, and Japanese companies for the first time.
Reviews
"Then as it starts to give you some background on Mr. Shelby you realize why history unfold in the matter that it did."
"This is a really, really good read! Baime presents his characters as they were."
"I give it the highest recommendation to one and all -- and particularly to my fellow gearheads! When the Ford Board of Directors visited Shelby American at the airport facility, I piloted a GT350 around our "race track" with Henry Ford II as a passenger -- along with many of the other Board members and executives."
"The popularity of the race as waned over the years, but I've been to 2 Super Bowls, they are dwarfed by comparison to this 1966 event."
"I used to read for about 30 mins everyday only because of work but I always looked forward to my train ride next day to catch up on another chapter."
"Henry Ford II saw Ferrari as giving him the ultimate disrespect, and Ford, being an automotive mogul who controlled billions in technology fought back the best way he could...by challenging Ferrari's technical dominance in their premier events. Truly a clash of titans, fought in the design centers, build shops, pits and of course on the track."
"He goes way beyond mere historical narrative, he goes into the minds of these powerful industry legends: Ford, Ferrari, Shelby, Iaccoca, MacLaren, etc.., describing in detail their emotions, motivations, bad habits and even their favorite foods."
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