Seaforth World Naval Review 2019 by Conrad Waters (Editor)
$79.99 AUD
Category: Machinery
Now celebrating its tenth edition, World Naval Review provides an affordable yet authoritative summary of global naval developments over the past 12 months. Regional surveys of fleet evolution and procurement by editor Conrad Waters are supplemented by in-depth articles from a range of subject experts f ...Show more
Land Rover Series III Specification Guide by James Taylor
$65.00 AUD
Category: Machinery
The Series III Land Rovers enjoyed a long production run of nearly fifteen years, taking over from the Series IIA types in 1971. The book follows it predecessor, Land Rover Series II and IIA Specification Guide, in trying to establish how its subject vehicles would have been when they were new. Compiled ...Show more
Robot: Meet the Machines of the Future
$24.99 AUD
Category: Machinery
From mechanical automata to modern-day androids and animal robots, this children's book for ages 9-11 covers artificial intelligence (AI) throughout history. Robotics is experiencing an explosion - with more than 45 million robots estimated to be in operation by 2019. Robotics and AI will increasingly b ...Show more
How To Build A Car: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 Designer by Adrian Newey
$39.99 AUD
Category: Machinery | Reading Level: very good
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon HillThe world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, po ...Show more
Porsche Book by Frank M. Orel
$95.00 AUD
Category: Machinery
Frank Orel's turbo-charged book is now available in a smaller format. A must-have for all Porsche aficionados.
Kenworth Trucks of the 1950s by Ron Adams
$44.95 AUD
Category: Machinery | Series: At Work Series
For Kenworth, the 1950s were some of its most exciting years. A financial windfall started out the decade, with a special truck built for ARAMCO that became a standard at oil sites around the world. In the mid 1950s Kenworth began building trucks in Canada and developed a new design with the cab beside ...Show more
Robot: Visual Atlas from Ancient Greece to Artificial Intelligence by Luca Beatrice
$65.00 AUD
Category: Machinery
From Ancient Greece onwards, humans have been swept up in a race to replicate and rebuild themselves. We design automatons that mimic human functions or improve on them, born from a desire to take evolution into our own hands, or even play God. In fact, every form of cultural expression has at some poin ...Show more
Cars We Loved in The 1990s by Giles Chapman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Machinery | Series: Cars We Loved Ser.
The 1980s car era had been brash and loud - but the 1990s that followed was markedly more sober, stylish and sophisticated. A period when safety and durability improved... even though insurance hikes, speed cameras and the introduction of the separate theory test made driving more of a challenge. Britpo ...Show more
American Small Sailing Craft - Their Design, Development, and Construction by Howard I. Chapelle
$99.99 AUD
Category: Machinery
American Small Sailing Craft (originally published 1951) is considered the classic among small-boat builders and historians. In it Chapelle has documented many fast-vanishing working boats, making this the authoritative history of a passing maritime fleet.
Steam Today: Britain's Heritage Railways in Photographs by Geoff Swaine
$49.99 AUD
Category: Machinery
In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britain's railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In the process, they laid the tracks for the thriving network that is the British heritage railway scene today. To showcase this living industrial museum, photog ...Show more
Kenworth Trucks 1950-1979 by Ron Adams
$44.95 AUD
Category: Machinery | Series: At Work Series
Founded in 1923, Kenworth has since become one of the most recognized names in American truck manufacturing. This book highlights the golden era of trucking in crisp period photographs that present a variety of trucking companies and their Kenworth trucks - in action. Kenworth trucks are featured at wor ...Show more
Collector Cars of Australia by Ken Stepnell
$45.00 AUD
Category: Machinery
For the first time ever,one of the most soughtaftercollections ofAustralian collector carphotographs has beenpublished.With many colourphotographs, somenever before seen thisrare collection showsthe variety of cars inAustralia across all makes from Dodge to RollsRoyce, Rover to Chevrolet, Toyota to Ford ...Show more