Cars of the Standard Motor Company (Homer Phil)(Paperback)

Cars of the Standard Motor Company (Homer Phil)(Paperback)

The Standard Motor Company grew to be one of the biggest companies in Coventry and employed some 11,000 people at its height. Based at its huge factory at Canley, Coventry, it produced cars for sixty years. The purchase of the Triumph marque in 1945 added a second brand to the stable and all

Triumph 1300 to Dolomite Sprint (Warrington Kevin)(Paperback)

This engaging book begins with the history of Triumph, its rescue by the Standard Motor Company and the quest to replace the bestselling Herald with a more modern design, including the strong influence of the Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. Triumph 1300 to Dolomite Sprint covers the full

The Rover Group: Company and Cars 1986-2000 (Gould Mike)(Pevná vazba)

The Rover Group - Company and Cars is a comprehensive history of the company and a guide to its products. Centring on the period of the official existence of the Rover Group, the book also examines the events leading up to its formation in 1986 and its controversial aftermath, following its

The Odyssey of Homer (Lattimore Richmond)(Paperback)

The standard translation into modern English of Homer's Odyssey. Lattimore's translation of Homer's epic Greek poem captures its fast-moving narrative and vigorous language. The volume features an extensive introduction summarizing the story and analyzing the text and the controversies surrounding

Veteran Motor Cars (Lanham Steve)(Paperback)

A concise illustrated history of the earliest cars in Britain up to 1905, and the people who manufactured and drove them. During the late Victorian/early Edwardian period, the development of the motor car represented the peak of technological experimentation. Termed 'horseless carriages,' these

The Iliad of Homer (Homer)(Paperback)

'Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus / and its devastation.' For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation--the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Knight Phil)(Paperback)

'An eye-opening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company.' --School Library Journal 'A great story about how an ambition turned into a business...serves as a guide for accomplishing great things.' --VOYA In this young reader's edition of the New York Times bestseller,

Commer Vehicles (Reid Bill)(Paperback)

Commercial Cars Limited was the name of a new company set up in 1906 in south London to build a motor lorry, using what was then known as the Linley gearbox, which had degree of pre-selection in its use. The design was successful enough to require a relocation of the company to Luton and larger

An Introductory Guide to Motor Vehicle Maintenance: Light Vehicles (Knott Phil)(Paperback)

'An Introductory Guide To Motor Vehicle Maintenance' is a component-by-component survey of automobiles structured to support apprentice mechanics at school and in the workplace. This straight forward and engaging textbook has comprehensive chapters on engines, gearboxes, and the vehicle body, a

Tranquillity: The Piano Solos of Phil Coulter (Coulter Phil)(Paperback)

(Music Sales America). 19 arrangements of Phil Coulter's best-loved songs, including 'The Last Rose Of Summer,' 'Maggie,' 'The Flight of the Earls,' and 'The Town I Loved So Well.' These specially transcribed versions make Coulter's works accessible for most pianists, letting you bring Tranquility

Key Thinkers on Space and Place (Hubbard Phil)(Paperback)

Already a standard student reference, all the entries in this second edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place have been substantially revised and updated. Recognizing how active and vigorous debates on space are, this edition includes ten completely new entries, making the text even more

Homer: Iliad Book XVIII (Homer)(Paperback)

Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. This edition provides an introduction, text and commentary suitable for intermediate and advanced students of Greek. It includes grammatical and other aid to translation but lays particular emphasis on

My Life and Work: An Autobiography of Henry Ford (Ford Henry)(Paperback)

This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined

Rocket Boys (Hickam Homer)(Paperback / softback)

Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer 'Sonny' Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning

Cars We Loved in the 1960s (Chapman Giles)(Paperback)

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the unique cars of the swinging sixtiesVintage car connoisseurs will love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun and buying a new car was a thrilling family event. It was a golden period for iconic classic cars the Mini Cooper, Jaguar E-type, AC

ABC British Motor Cars 1950s (Ian Allan Publishing)(Paperback / softback)

Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey (Lazenby Roland)(Paperback)

Mindgames follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Continental Basketball Association to nine championship rings in the NBA. Along the way he turned multimillionaire players on to meditation, transformed the

Staying Power (Taylor Phil)(Paperback)

Phil 'The Power' Taylor is the uncontested king of darts, his sixteen world championship titles between 1990 and 2013 far outclassing anything else the game has seen.He started out as a prot g of Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, having wandered into his Burslem pub with a set of darts his wife

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

The epic tale of Odysseus's journey home - one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

The epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece... After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the

Shoe Dog - A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE (Knight Phil)(Paperback / softback)

'A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like ... It's an amazing tale' Bill Gates'The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog, by Nike's Phil Knight. Phil is a very wise, intelligent and competitive fellow who is also a gifted storyteller' Warren BuffettIn

Autopia: The Future of Cars (Bentley Jon)(Paperback)

Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars? Or will

The Golden Valley (Cope Phil)(Paperback)

The Golden Valley is a personal account in words and photographs of the Garw where Phil Cope has lived for thirty-five years. In it he explores the valley's history: sparsely worked agriculture; boom-town coal exploitation; sudden, followed by gentle, post-industrial decline; attempts at

Morbo - The Story of Spanish Football (Ball Phil)(Paperback / softback)