With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by US Naval Institute Press $34.95
This powerful memoir of an enlisted Marine involved in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific in World War II has been called "the best combat memoir of any war."
Metric Made Me Sick (But I'm Better Now) (UK Edition) by $2.99
Think metric's hard and that it would just go away? Then this book is for you! The world is metric whether we like it or not. Learn how I survive - and occasionally even prefer - in what was an alien metric world when the UK switched to predominantly metric measurements. Lots of anecdotes make this an interesting read, not a boring old textbook.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Walker & Company $14.00
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a...
Cycle To Work - What You'll Need by $8.97
Thinking of cycling to work? More and more people are doing it, and it's a great way to do your daily commute. This book goes through all the things you'll need, starting with the obvious ones (like a bike!) and including pretty much everything else that you might - or might not - want to have. There's no attempt to sell you anything, or persuade you that you'll need masses of stuff, just plenty...
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Penguin (Non-Classics) $16.00
The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In 1819, the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to...
OBD-II & Electronic Engine Management Systems Techbook (Haynes Techbook) by Delmar Cengage Learning $26.95
Inside this manual you will find routine maintenance, tune-up procedures, engine repair, cooling and heating, air conditioning, fuel and exhaust, emissions control, ignition, brakes, suspension and steering, electrical systems, and wiring diagrams.
Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by BowTie Press $24.95
This fresh update of the world's best introduction to safe street-riding techniques now marries color imagery and contemporary road scenes with expanded content and more real road hazard strategies written in clear, concise,easy-to follow instruction that has made the book #1.
Auto Repair For Dummies by For Dummies $21.99
The top-selling auto repair guide--400,000 copies sold--now extensively reorganized and updatedForty-eight percent of U.S. households perform at least some automobile maintenance on their own, with women now accounting for one third of this $34 billion automotive do-it-yourself market. For new or would-be do-it-yourself mechanics, this illustrated how-to guide has long been a must and now it's...
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25A (FAA Handbooks) by Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. $24.95
Used extensively as a reference source for the FAA Knowledge Exams, this resource includes basic knowledge that is essential for all pilots, from beginning students to those pursuing advanced pilot certificates. This updated guide covers a wide array of fundamental subjects, including principles of flight, aircraft and engine structures, charts and graphs, performance calculations, weather...
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot by Peter Aschwanden $25.00
First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the knowledge to handle every situation they will come across with any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghias, vans, and campers. With easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information — for novice and veteran mechanics alike — anecdotal descriptions, and clear language, this...