Best Automotive Pictorial Books

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.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"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!"

There's something for every Porsche enthusiast in Porsche 70 Years , whether rear-engine 911 loyalist, race fan, or follower of contemporary vehicles.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"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."

Tracing the history of the automobile, from the first prototypes to the super cars of today, Car covers the technological developments and manufacture of cars, the cultural backdrop against which the various models arose, and the enduring impact the car has had on society as an object of curiosity, symbol of luxury, and item of necessity. "'Definitive' is an ambitious goal, but one this hefty book tackles with élan — perhaps the way a 1965 Gordon-Keeble might tackle a winding country road."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was a great book for a boy who loves reading about cars."
"I purchased this as a gift for my grandfather, who loves classic cars."
"My grandson is so into cars he loves this."
"Gift purchase ."
"gave as a gift."
"My 10 years old loves it and has learnt many things about cars and their history thanks to this book."
"This is a great format for presenting images of the great and unusual artworks of the automotive industry."
"Gave this to my 62 year old brother for Christmas."
Best Automotive Calendars

This calendar features images of Dale Jr's final season in NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a professional stock car racing driver.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love Dale Jr and this is Dale Jr's last racing calendar."
"Love Dale Jr and this is a great addition to my collection."
"Great pictures!"
"the vietnam shirt is pourly made and not made in us."
Best Business Infrastructure

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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Find Best Price at Amazon"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 !!"
Best Aviation Pictorials

Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will welcome learning more about key brands and big players from yesterday and today — whether it's the marvels of hot air balloons or the fantastic engines of Boeing, Lockheed, and more. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased this book as a gift for a family member, they really love the book and the pictures within it."
"I purchased this for an ex pilot and air force retiree, he loved it!!"
"This was a gift for my brother in law, he loved i!"
"This is a very well done biography of aviation."
"DK encyclopedias rule."
"Nice book for your bookcase."
"Covers the entire history of flight including a lot of non American planes."
Best Motorcycle Pictorials

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 .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"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."
Best Ship Pictorials

Whether maneuvering ships out from between tight harbor finger piers, pushing rafts of forty barges up the Mississippi, towing enormous oil rigs, or just delivering huge piles of gravel to a river port near you, tugs exude a sense of genial strength guided by the wise experience of their crews. From the deck layout of a nineteenth-century sidewheel tug to the mechanics of barge towing―whether by humans, mules, steam or diesel engines―to the advantages of various types and configurations of propulsion systems, to the operation of an oil rig anchor-handling tug/supply vessel, Tugboats Illustrated is a comprehensive tribute to these beloved workhorses of the sea and their intrepid crews. Paul Farrell, an architect with a lifelong enthusiasm for tugboats and the working waterfront, has spent twenty-five years writing and researching his first book.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"But this gem of a book is about tugs in the US as well as elsewhere."
"I thought it would be similar to other transportation related books by this publisher and consist of a large number of well-composed high quality photos of tugs and their operations with substantive supporting text. The photographs, most of which are in color, depict very few tugs in their entirety thereby not providing a very good overview of how tugboats evolved and how those used by different companies differed."
"This book goes into more detail regarding tugboat operations than any other book I have run across."
"The images are awesome, and it's chock-full of information about tugboats."
"I thought the pictures of the men working on the OSV's were great because they show the immensity and scale of man against nature."
"Very good coffee table book for the tugboat fan!"
"Delightful book for a tug affectionado."
Best Railroad Pictorials

Featuring amazing images of trains, virtual tours of engines, and profiles of key innovators, designers, and engineers, Train: The Definitive Visual History traces the history of the railroad and the role of trains, from the first steam engines to today's high speed bullet trains.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A must for train lovers."
"Beautifully illustrated book on trains."
"I bought it for my 34 year old husband for Christmas and he loves it."
"My grandson loves this book."
"3 year old loves "reading" the book and learning about trains."
"Great photo's of high detail."
"Cool book, I got it for my dad."