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Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia Publisher Comments A narrative like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the American experience— from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66, from the lore of... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Speed Duel: The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties by Samuel Hawley Publisher Comments The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove. Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done on the subject so far. -- Craig Breedlove Until the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle by Andrea Hiott Publisher Comments Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Working for the Japanese by Joseph J. Fucini Publisher Comments Interviews with workers and American management at the Mazda plant in Detroit reflect the differences between Japanese and American cultural attitudes and business... (read more) Your price: $13.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry by Jim Motavalli Publisher Comments A behind-the-scenes look at the robustly competitive race to dominate the market for electric cars, the larger-than-life moguls behind them, and the changes that are transforming the auto industry In the 1980s, it was unimaginable that the home... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Asphalt Nation by Jane Holtz Kay Publisher Comments Asphalt Nation is a powerful examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape over the past 100 years together with a compelling strategy for reversing our automobile dependency. Jane Holtz Kay provides a history of the rapid... (read more) List Price $37.25 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending, Celebrating America the Way It's Supposed to Be--With an Oil Well in Every Back by P J Orourke Synopsis Spanning 30 years, this collection chronicles famed humorist and gearhead P.J. O'Rourke's love affair with the automobile from mid-20th century to now, from heyday to sickbay.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Harley Earl (Design Heroes Series) by Stephen Bayley Publisher Comments If Henry Ford said, "You can have it any color as long as it is black", the rejoinder came from Harley Earl. He was the man who gave the American car of the 1950's its distinctive flash and swagger, all tailfins, twotone color and chrome.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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High and Mighty: SUVs: The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way by Keith Bradsher From Powells.com The auto industry in Detroit was panicking during the oil crisis of the early 1970s. Higher oil prices lead to congress-mandated fuel economy standards, and car manufacturers were forced into creating smaller, more fuel efficient automobiles... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $3.25 Used - Hardcover
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Ford Dynasty: A Photographic History (Images of Motoring) by Michael W R Davis Synopsis Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company has enormously impacted the history and development of America, and the world, in the 20th century. What began as a small operation in a converted Detroit wagon factory has become the second largest industrial... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Legend of Federal Mogul by Jeffrey L Rodengen Publisher Comments A century ago, the automobile industry stood poised to reshape the American landscape. The Legend of Federal-Mogul recounts this compelling period in industrial history through the story of Federal-Mogul, one of the world's largest manufacturers of... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Road Trips. Head Trips, and Other Car-Crazed Writings by Jean Linda Jennings Publisher Comments Road Trips, Head Trips and Other Car-Crazed Writings is a delightful, eclectic look at all things automotive. Including fiction, journalism, and poetry, it offers such classic voices as Ernest Hemingway during his newspaper days, John Steinbeck and his... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Life Is a Highway: A Century of Great Automotive Writing by Darwin Holmstrom Publisher Comments Life Is a Highway, a collection of the best automotive writing to date, captures the joys of the automobile, the historical circumstances of its creation, and the major events, people, and cars involved. This book includes the most significant writings... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Electric and Hybrid Cars: A History by Judy Anderson and Curtis D. Anderson Publisher Comments This illustrated history of electric and hybrid vehicles covers the companies that produced various models; the politics that have surrounded them; the environmental aspects of electric and hybrid vehicles versus internal combustion engines; the history... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Working for the Japanese by Joseph Fucini Publisher Comments This book is the product of two years of research and over 150 interviews with workers and managers at the Mazda-Flat Rock plant, UAW representatives, state and local government officials, and residents of the Downriver area.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Che's Chevrolet, Fidel's Oldsmobile: On the Road in Cuba by Richard Schweid Publisher Comments "Brilliantly written, informed by firsthand insights, and illustrated with a remarkable collection of photographs of cars from the early 1900s to the present, this essay gets top recommendations for a truly remarkable read." — Choice Schweid is one... (read more) List Price $19.75 Your price: $9.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Automobile Age by James J Flink Publisher Comments In this sweeping cultural history, James Flink provides a fascinating account of the creation of the world's first automobile culture. He offers both a critical survey of the development of automotive technology and the automotive industry and an... (read more) List Price $50.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Corvette Odyssey: The True Story of One Man's Path to Roadster Redemption by Terry Berkson Publisher Comments It was a car fanatic’s nightmare. While Terry Berkson was visiting his newborn son at the hospital, his ’63 Corvette - a gift from his late father - was stolen off the streets of Brooklyn. Berkson didn’t have theft insurance, and he... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market by Micheline Maynard Publisher Comments An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed Americas automobile industry. In the 1990s, Detroits Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fifty Cars That Changed the World (Fifty) by Design Museum Synopsis Fifty Cars That Changed the World focuses on the modern era's most important mode of transportation: the automobile. From the 1908 Ford Model T, through mid-century masterpieces like the 1957 Lotus Elite, to the 1998 Smart Car, the fifty entries explore... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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