Active between 1969 & 1973 the Porsche 917 was an iconic racing car that won numerous sports car races including two victories in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. The diversity & sheer accomplishment of its track career is the focus of this extensive & highly visual study published on the 40th anniversary of the 917's race debut. Produced in a large format & containing more than 800 photographs from many key sources including the Porsche archive itself along with the author's detailed & meticulously researched text this is essential reading for all sports car racing enthusiasts. ...

The Porsche 956 & the derivative 962 version dominated long-distance sports car racing on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1980s both in European Group C racing & the American IMSA series. The cars numerous successes included six consecutive victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours & four consecutive victories in the Daytona 24 Hours. This is a big book about a big subject as these awesome machines raced competitively for 12 years & almost 150 of them were manufactured for use by factory & customer teams. ...

Stop! Dont buy a Porsche 986 Boxster series without buying this book first! It is packed with good advice from running costs paperwork vital statistics valuation & the Porsche community right through to whether your Porsche will fit in your garage & indeed with your lifestyle. This is the complete guide to choosing assessing & buying the Porsche 986 Boxster of your dreams. ...

Stop! Dont buy a Porsche 987 Boxster or Cayman series without buying this book first! It is packed with good advice from running costs paperwork vital statistics valuation & the Porsche community right through to whether your Porsche will fit in your garage & indeed with your lifestyle. This is the complete guide to choosing assessing & buying the Porsche 987 Boxster or Cayman of your dreams. ...

This book about the Porsche 993 is the third of a planned six volumes on a range of Porsche models & carries on the tradition established by the authors first Porsche 911 book (published by Robert Bentley) which covered the 964 series. It contains absolutely everything a 993 owner needs to know: How to identify & authenticate a 993 What to look for when purchasing How to service the 993 Description of engine & CIS fuel injection Description of transmission running gear wheels tyres & electrical systems How to troubleshoot & repair the 993 How to improve the performance Complete historical review of the 993 on & off the race track ...

Until the middle of the twentieth century the Port of London was the busiest in the world. A long slow decline set in as ships grew larger & numerous seamens strikes & the advent of containerisation decimated the docks. Everything moved downriver & the Port of Tilbury grew to cope with the demand while the docks in London itself declined & were closed. Some have been filled in others converted to other uses with London City Airport & Canary Wharf being built on converted docklands. Geoff Lunn tells the story of the Port of London from the Pool of London to Tilbury & Gravesend using a combination of images both old & modern. Inside are views of the redevelopment & changing face of the docklands areas. ...

This work was selected as promotional booklet & poster for Bookstart annual conference September (500 000 copies). Praise for Debbie Harter With vivid colours & enchanting pictures of the animals of the Indian jungle The Animal Boogie" is sure to please the younger children
- preschooleducation.com. This work relates to Journeys/ Transport/ Going Places in KS1/KS2 of the National Curriculum. It

Includes:: endnotes on pirate ships pirates from different parts of the world & famous pirates. " Pirates: Fun Activities book" is also available for more adventures on the high seas. Relates to Journeys/ Transport/ Going Places in KS1/KS2 of the National Curriculum. This work

Includes:: endnotes on pirate ships pirates from different parts of the world & famous pirates."




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From the 1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great a provocative & entertaining guided tour of atheist & agnostic thought through the ages--with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie Ian Mc Ewan & Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices--past & present--that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite & witty guide youll be led through a wealth of philosophy literature & scientific inquiry including generous portions of the words of Lucretius Benedict de Spinoza Charles Darwin Karl Marx Mark Twain George Eliot Bertrand Russell Emma Goldman H. L. Mencken Albert Einstein Daniel Dennett Sam Harris Richard Dawkins & many others well-known & lesser known. & theyre all set in context & commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens--political & literary journalist extraordinaire (Los Angeles Times)--can. Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will speak to you & engage you every step of the way. ...

Starting a new job is always stressful (especially when you dont particularly want one) but when Paul Carpenter arrives at the office of J. W. Wells he has no idea what trouble lies in store. Because he is about to discover that the apparently respectable establishment now paying his salary is in fact a front for a deeply sinister organisation that has a mighty peculiar agenda. It seems that half the time his bosses are away with the fairies. But theyre not of course. Theyre away with the goblins. Mister Tom Holt Master of the Comic Fantasy Novel cordially invites you to join him in his world of madness by reading his next hilarious masterpiece. ...

Edited & translated by Peter Bondanella & Mark Musa The Portable Machiavelli" not only gives the casual reader a chance to read different personal & professional works of Machiavelli but also strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. For example the famous 'the ends justifies the means'"e is actually a gross exaggeration of what Machiavelli originally wrote which was 'in the actions of all men...when there is no impartial arbiter one must consider the final result'. The biggest counterargument Bondanella & Musa can supply is the simple fact that they include a less famous piece Machiavelli did called " The Discourses". This piece is often not mentioned or even casually footnoted because it presents the true Machiavelli
- a man who was supportive of a Republic government run by the citizens. Any one who believes Machiavelli is a supporter of despots will be surprised to read him speaking in support for fair & public trials & a balance of power between rulers & their people."
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