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Automotive
Novelty

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365 Cars You Must Drive
365 Cars You Must Drive
by Matt Stone
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What began as a solution for transportation has evolved into a desire for speed, luxury, personal expression, and freedom. For many, the thrill of the drive has eclipsed the pure utility of the automobile. And the pursuit of that thrill is the driving... (read more)

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In Our Humble Opinion: Car TALK's Click and Clack Rant and Rave
In Our Humble Opinion: Car TALK's Click and Clack Rant and Rave
by Tom Magliozzi
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This madcap collection of original rants, raves, musings, and declarations from the hosts of the enormously popular NPR show, "Car Talk, " addresses a variety of topics from politics and computer addiction to Hollywood and coffee culture in short, pithy,... (read more)

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McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon
McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon
by Matthew L. Stone
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Stone takes a close-up look at the cars and motorcycles Steve McQueen drove in movies, the ones he owned, as well as details of the movie icons amateur racing career, movie stunt work, and car collecting.... (read more)

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TV Cars: Star Cars from the World of Television
TV Cars: Star Cars from the World of Television
by Giles Chapman
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This lively book takes a behind-the-scenes look at four-wheeled stars from the world of television. Packed with facts, anecdotes and photographs of the cars and their star drivers from the nation's favorite cop shows, dramas, sit-coms, sci-fi classics... (read more)

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Microcars at Large!
Microcars at Large!
by Adam Quellin
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This book charts the history and development of the small economy cars which emerged after the Second World War. Finances and raw materials were in short supply and these microcars, or 'bubble cars' as they became affectionately known, provided transport... (read more)

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Out of Gas: Pumps and Pickups from the Golden Age of Gas
Out of Gas: Pumps and Pickups from the Golden Age of Gas
by Jeffrey E. (edt) Blackman
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This collection of nearly 100 photographs from renowned photographer Jeffrey E. Blackman offers a lighthearted look at the relics of Americana, hearkening back to a time when gas was cheap, and cars were designed for the open roads. Blackman's charming... (read more)

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Flattened Fauna: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and Highways
Flattened Fauna: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and Highways
by Roger M Knutson
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Are you among the millions of people whose only opportunity to observe wildlife comes after it has been run over and pressed into a patty by big rigs, then desiccated by the elements until even flies don't recognize it? This is the field guide for you... (read more)

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Lemon!: Sixty Heroic Automotive Failures
Lemon!: Sixty Heroic Automotive Failures
by Tony Davis
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This is a collection of 60 courageous automotive disasters, from the 1958 Ford Edsel to the much-loved travesty, the P76. From bad design, appalling execution, ridiculous pretensions, and ludicrous names, this detailed and hilarious look at automotive... (read more)

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Classic Roadside Americana
Classic Roadside Americana
by Michael Carl Witzel
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Revisit the roadside glory of a bygone era filled with custom cars, neon-trimmed motels and quaint restaurants. Relive the reign of the drive-in restaurant, a true American icon. Then cruise down Route 66 which, even years after its decommissioning... (read more)

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Nodding Dogs & Vinyl Roofs: The Weird World of Quirky Car Accessories
Nodding Dogs & Vinyl Roofs: The Weird World of Quirky Car Accessories
by Stephen Vokins
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This is a fascinating and amusing A to Z of some of the myriad accessories, go-faster gadgets and novelty trinkets that have been available to motorists over the years. From modern essentials such as airbags and impact-absorbing bumpers, through boy... (read more)

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The Fast and the Furious: The Official Car Guide
The Fast and the Furious: The Official Car Guide
by Kris Palmer
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Offering a close-up, detailed look at the cars in "The Fast and the Furious" series, this volume includes full specs, descriptions of the stunts, insights into how each car was built and modified for filming, and interviews with directors and stunt... (read more)

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In Our Humble Opinion: Car Talk's Click and Clack Rant and Rave
In Our Humble Opinion: Car Talk's Click and Clack Rant and Rave
by Tom Magliozzi
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"If you are a fan of the program, you'll love every page of this." (Baltimore Sun) "Self-deprecating wit." (Publishers Weekly) "Hitting on all cylinders, the brothers cover topics from Starbucks' ridiculous nomenclature...to UFOs to theories of education.... (read more)

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Art Cars
Art Cars
by Harrod Blank
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This offbeat guide is packed with photographs of unbelievable vehicles—like an auto that actually has a working waterfall. “You’ll smile your way through this book as you look at the vehicles that artists and bona fide eccentrics have... (read more)

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Red Green Talks Cars: A Love Story
Red Green Talks Cars: A Love Story
by Red Green
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Wild Wheels
Wild Wheels
by Harrod Blank
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In a unique odyssey, filmmaker Harrod Blank crisscrossed the country in his art car looking for kindred spirits to costar in his film Wild Wheels. And find them he did, eventually shooting more than forty cars and conducting interviews with the artists... (read more)

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Car Crazy: The Official Motor City High-Octane, Turbocharged, Chrome Plated, Back Road Book
Car Crazy: The Official Motor City High-Octane, Turbocharged, Chrome Plated, Back Road Book
by Dauphinais Dean D
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"It is, without doubt, the most fun, nostalgic, entertaining, even useful book ever published for auto lovers everywhere". -- Detroit Free Press Here's the totally official, highly unauthorized and fully entertaining guide to all things automotive. No... (read more)

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Road trips, head trips, and other car-crazed writings
Road trips, head trips, and other car-crazed writings
by Jean Lindamood
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Zen Driving
Zen Driving
by K T Berger
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Betsy, Best Car I Ever Had: Auto-Biographies of America's Favorite Cars
Betsy, Best Car I Ever Had: Auto-Biographies of America's Favorite Cars
by Jeff Hagen
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Identifying the Hurrah
Identifying the Hurrah
by David Morgan
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