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 .

In The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars , author Allan Girdler takes you on a colorful tour of the men and machines that competed to dominate the American motorcycle industry. Allan Girdler is a well-known columnist and writer whose work has appeared in Big Twin, Cycle World, and an assortment of books, including Harley-Davidson Sportster, Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle, The Illustrated Harley-Davidson Buyer's Guide, and several others.

From the single-cylinder bikes of the 1950s to the high-performance sportbikes of today, The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles showcases the entire spectrum of Ducati. Legendary Ducati motorcycles have something of a rags-to-riches story. His titles include The Ducati 750 Bible , Ducati 900 Bible , The Moto Guzzi Story , Honda Story , Kawasaki Story , BMW Story , The Book of MV Agusta Fours , Moto Guzzi Sport Bible and Laverda Twin and Triple Bible .

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.