Transportation Books

I bought this as a present for my brother. He is in the process of restoring a 1932 and he said this book helped him a lot.

This is a "nuts and bolts" manual designed for "hands-on" restorers...romance novel, comic book and bathroom coffee table book readers need not apply. I personally restored and assembled an early 1928 Model A Phaeton using this book as my primary reference source combined with the Model A Judging Standards and Ford Service Bulletins. My car wouldn't be together without the extremely accurate instructions, plentiful illustrations and references. This is, by far, the best reference manual available on the Ford Model A, hands down!!! This book is from a fellow who has obviously restored quite a few cars and knows what he's talking about. One strives for accuracy but as time elapses, more is forgotten so you use multiple sources and cross reference. This book, however, is the definitive basis for all others...start here, you won't be disappointed with this essential "tool" for restoring your Model A. Torque specs, tool info., lubrication information, helpful hints abound in this step-by-step book. A must buy for the restorer!!! Truly magnificent!

This book was purchased a couple of years ago in the hope it would give me some help and insight into the world of the Ford Model A and how to "bring it back". I thought it was poorly and amateurishly written then and after looking at it again last night, think it is even worse than that!! If you are working on an early 1928 car it may have some use. The engine info is generalized and body information is worse - much is absolutely incorrect. In summation, THERE ARE A LOT BETTER SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THIS VERY POPULAR AUTOMOBILE

Some books that you read just come across with the ring of truth. This one does. I think that this is best explained by referring to one short example. On page 60 he reports that he noticed rust stains on the rudder of his boat. Upon finding out that the rudder had a mild steel web in the middle he decided to rebuild it. After all, you really don't want the rudder coming apart half way across the ocean.

He spends the next couple of pages showing what he did in rebuilding the rudder. After it was finished a friend came by and showed him a rudder that was much easier to make from scratch rather than go through this whole process.

This says to me that first he knows what he is doing in repairing the rudder, and second that he is not ashamed to admit that sometimes he can still learn things.

This kind of attitude is carried throughout the book. Instead of a lot of publicity photographs supplied by manufacturers, he has taken most of the pictures himself. It is clear from the variety of the pictures, that he has 'been there, done that.'

I also liked his comments on what he calls 'Good Old Boats.' Most of us can't afford the prices of new boats, and his comments about some of the older boats he considers suitable for offshore sailing.

All in all, don't plan a long trip without reading this book first.

Dan is the expert in boat know-how. This guide is great for all sailors as it includes project ideas and tips from simple to complex things that are on your boat.

I have read just about every one of Dan's book and this is the BEST. I have many sailor friends whom also live and die by this book.

A MUST HAVE

The first chapter starts out with a very readable but detailed discussion on the tradeoffs of the different types of cruising vessels. The rest of the book provides similiar commentaries for all of the different components and systems of cruising boats, with the voice of "been there done that" but a nice blend of personal preference toned by a sense of objectivity. While comprehensive, the technical jargon is well introduced, and never overbearing. Lots of illustrations, pictures and anecdotes make for enjoyable reading on it's own right. A must read for anyone seriously contemplating purchasing a cruising sailboat.

Book was missing the error code I was looking for, P0135, so I had to search the internet to find what code meant. The pages are as thin as newspaper. My owner's manual states 87 octane or higher. Book has 91 octane or higher. So always check a second source before you start working on the vehicle.

This manual is by far the best one on the market, for instruction, and pictures.

If you have an automobile, occasionally to work on it yourself, & and are not a mechanic, the Haynes manual provides detailed information on services & peace of mind.

Four favorite Car Talk shows selected by Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers) are presented in this winning collection, from a visit by Martha Stewart to 'Bugsy' Lawlor's letters home, this offers broadcast radio drama at its best and is a pick any 'Car Talk' fan will relish.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Many of these episodes are already on their other CD's. In fact one CD is dedicated to Mother's Day and is almost a duplicate of the Maternal Combustion CD. With so many programs and so few CD's I don't know why they duplicate them.

finally a book on engines that was copyrighted less than 15 years ago! A good book....not to be confused with THE good book! God hasen't told me how to make my big block run faster yet!....grin

This book looks at a number of actual (19 to be exact) Big Block engine buildups. From 427 to 572, street to strip with part numbers pictures and dyno results. Excellent reference for choosing parts and building your own mill. Enjoyable to read.

CM

On the plus side, there's a good deal of great content and advice in here, covering the key aspects of kart racing. It's also written in a very straightforward manner, and contains almost no technical content so beginners won't feel intimidated. This is, as the title says, a book focused solely on the driving aspects.

Less impressive, however, is the fact that not many images are used (and there's even fewer diagrams), and they're all in black and white.

It's also rather short, meaning some areas aren't covered in perhaps as great a detail as you might like/expect.

As such, I wouldn't recommend it as a primary book on karting - there are more comprehensive and better detailed/illustrated books available (Karting: Everything You Need to Know and Haynes' The Karting Manual come to mind). But as an additional purchase to accompany one of those more substantial publications, it's certainly worth a read.

Well, I do have some experience in karting and thought that it will be very difficult to find out something new. But from that book I've learned at least a few new tricks. Don't think that I could have reached them by my self. But still there is a sense of some mention failure (as if the author leaves something for him self or just want you to learn the most important thing only).

I got this book because I wanted to get to know Kart racing a little better and someday go to Bob's school. I have to say this book gave a lot of great information about Kart racing. I would highly recommend this book to any future or present racer. I would also recommend Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving. Both books give you the best info next to learning from Bob himself of course:)

Simple. general.
Not technical book. Complete guide for beguiners

This book's content is very similar to Memo Gidley's book. Memo's book is in color and is more up to date. Memo's book also has slightly more information. You only need one of these books. Get Memo's if you need an overview of karting. You won't find detailed advanced driving techniques in either.

This book has helped me save some serious time, as I am not an automotive guru. It has also cut down on the amount of trips to the parts store. It could have been organized better, and it should have gone into more detail.

As a management consultant doing his first project in the Airline industry I researched some books with the objective of finding one that not only could give me a good business overview but that also covered some specific topics in which I was interested (e.g., Revenue Management and Distribution Channels).
The book does a good job providing the overall picture of the business industry, always giving concrete and interesting examples of what is happening in the market. The book is well structured and covers the basic necessary topics in airline management.
The book does not however go into a deep level of detail in each of the topics, and sometimes the author doesn't follow a very clear and sharp storyline. As the book doesn't go too deep on each topic, after some months working in the industry, a person will be familiar with most of what the book talks about.
The conclusion is that the book serves well for a person initiating in this industry and that needs a broad understanding on a set of different topics without going into much unecessary detail. This is exactly its purpose.

Airline Marketing and Management is a fascinating book about modern marketing and management in airlines. It approaches this interesting subject in a practical and easy-to-follow way. The airline business has many unique features that Stephen Shaw expertly managed to blend with the basic theory and concepts of marketing. This makes the book an excellent introduction to the field of airline marketing and management.

The reader is introduced to the principles of marketing and their practical application in the current highly dynamic and competitive airline environment. Among the important areas I enjoyed the most are product strategies, pricing, distribution and promotion in the industry, regulatory developments, the implications of low cost carriers to the industry and strategic alliances.

As a player in the airline industry, I am now knowledgeable about building and managing profitable customer relationships, how to study customer needs and wants, selecting target markets, how to attract, retain and grow customers by providing superior value and satisfaction. I highly recommend this book to those wishing to gain a basic understanding of the airline industry.

I just finished reading the 5th edition. I would recommend this book ONLY to those individuals who have zero concept of the airline industry or who have never taken a basic marketing course. Otherwise this book will be a tedious and boring read, exacerbated by the endless typos and horrible writing style and sentence structure. Much of what is written is commonsense and one is often left thinking "no s**t." For those who seek a more academic analysis or more advanced treatment of the subject, I would recommend looking at stuff by Doganis or Holloway.

The Fourth Edition is an updated and important text for people with whom need basic principles in marketing and management explained as it applies to the airline industry.

Airline Marketing and Management is a gem because it carefully breaks down major marketing and promotion concepts all the way down to smaller segments with great examples.

This book is a classic. Readers will get an indepth understanding of aviation and, surprisingly, why the airline industry is still in shambles today. It covers the intricacies of product design and development, pricing and revenue management, pricing and revenue management, distribution channels, and selling and advertising policies.

Many of the "tried and proven time after time" principles are, for the most part, still ignored by airline managers today. The author is diligent in his effort to examine "time-proven principles."

This is a marketing book about the fundamentals. Can't move on until you got them down!

This book describes the principles of marketing in the airline industry from basic strategy, pricing, CRM, distribution to brands and advertisement. Shaw concentrates on the general principles of the airline industry. The author's approach is formal, he discusses each marketing task chapter by chapter, but his writing style is engaging and it is always interesting - at least for people who are not insiders. This approach has many advantages. Its formal structure makes it easy for the novice reader to navigate through the book and recall what one has learned. The writing is concise and theoretically sound. This book presents no anecdotes and irrelevant story telling, no exceptional success stories or failures that cannot be generalized. For instance, he describes Southwest Airlines as a very successful low cost strategy that has been successfully copied throughout the world by other low cost airlines. This strategy works because of the cost characteristics, the barriers to entry in the airline industry and the problems of traditional national carriers to copy a similar strategy. Other more idiosyncratic characteristics of Southwest (`relational coordination') are omitted here, because their impact on the airline's success is not theoretically clear. This is the difference between a scholarly approach and a typical business book.
This and the clear structure and writing style make this book ideal as teaching material. It can be used as an extensive case study or each chapter can be used individually as an application of the textbook marketing lessons to the airline industry. You'll find a lot of the basic textbook concepts in this book such as the Porter model, the Boston matrix and the Ansoff matrix, etc. Another advantage is that the book covers the world market and not only one part of the world. I often come across books that claim to explain "The XY industry" yet discuss exclusively the situation in the US market. On the downside: Shaw does not go beyond these simple models and it never gets quantitative. For instance there is no quantitative model for fare pricing. In general, there is little quantitative data presented, although the two tables about the cost structure of an airline included are especially interesting. A clear disadvantage is the almost total lack of literature references and further readings. Shaw expresses clearly his own ideas but he never mentions that other writers might have different views on a particular issue.
Overall, this book is a good example for an informative description of an industry. Other authors who want to write about a specific industry should use this as a kind of blueprint. Too many typos for a 5th edition though.

Excellent references. This was a gift for my husband and I couldn't have bought anything better! Loves it.

James Trautman takes up back to the early years of transoceanic airline travel with historical photos and interesting details of Pan American Airways.

From the front cover that is a famous poster ad to the historical chronology of Juan Tripp and his quest for airline innovation, this book will entertain not only the aviation enthusiast, but also the history buff interested in the first half of the twentieth century.

The next time you travel through LaGuardia Airport, look for the Marine Air Terminal and let you mind travel back to the wonderful era so thoroughly chronicled in the delightful book.