Guinness World Records 2022
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Published: 2022
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ISBN-13: 9781913484118
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Lamborghini Miura Bible
Author: Joe Sackey
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2016-01-06
Total Pages: 735
ISBN-13: 1845849175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe FIRST book on the Lamborghini Miura to be published in the past twenty six years – and enthusiasts agree it is long overdue. Written by a world-renowned authority on the subject, featuring, among other things, a never-before-published factory chassis production register, technical illustrations, studio-supplied images and exclusive interviews with the designers of the car: this is essential reading for any Lamborghini fan.
How to Sell Anything to Anybody
Author: Joe Girard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2006-02-07
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0743273966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance and determination. Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy. He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old, then a dishwasher, a delivery boy, stove assembler, and home building contractor. He was thrown out of high school, fired from more than forty jobs, and lasted only ninety-seven days in the U.S. Army. Some said that Joe was doomed for failure. He proved them wrong. When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe, Michigan, he finally found his niche. Before leaving Chevrolet, Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years. Here, he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book, including how to: o Read a customer like a book and keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative, entertaining, and inspiring, HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic and an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market.
The Record-Setting Trips
Author: Curt McConnell
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780804743969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA richly illustrated history of the first cross-country auto trips exposes the role of these well-publicized jaunts in changing the way the public felt about this new technology. (Transportation)
The Land Speed Record
Author: David Tremayne
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780747801153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1898 certain men have sought to travel faster than their fellows. The land speed record is more than just a battle of distance against time, it is a human story, with the inevitable failures, tragedies and successes. Today more than ever, getting an advanced vehicle to Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, or the Black Rock Desert in Nevada is an expensive undertaking requiring a resourcefulness that defies the majority. None of the successful contenders has ever taken the record lightly, nor easily and this book traces man's pursuit of speed since the birth of the motor car and tells more about those who succeeded and those who did not. About the author David Tremayne is the Executive Editor and Grand Prix correspondent of Motoring News and Grand Prix correspondent for The Observer. He first interviewed Richard Noble about Project Thrust and covered the team's American land speed record attempts from 1981 to 1983, in the latter acting as the team's Public and Press Relations Manager
The World's Fastest Place
Author: Alexandra Lier
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783868286137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNowhere else have so many land speed records been set as at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Each year, devoted gearheads and adrenaline junkies from around the world gather to add their names to the hall of fame with their hot rods, roadsters, motorcycles and belly tankers. Here the record chasers, the drivers and their beautiful vehicales are shown up close and personal as they have never been seen before.
The World's Fastest Cars
Author: Michael Martin
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780736854559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing a countdown format, describes ten of the world's fastest cars.
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles
Author: Wolf-Heinrich Hucho
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2013-10-22
Total Pages: 577
ISBN-13: 1483102076
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAerodynamics of Road Vehicles details the aerodynamics of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, sports cars, and race cars; their external flow field; as well as their internal flow field. The book, after giving an introduction to automobile aerodynamics and some fundamentals of fluid mechanics, covers topics such as the performance and aerodynamics of different kinds of vehicles, as well as test techniques for their aerodynamics. The book also covers other concepts related to automobiles such as cooling systems and ventilations for vehicles. The text is recommended for mechanical engineers and phycisists in the automobile industry who would like to understand more about aerodynamics of motor vehicles and its importance on the field of road safety and automobile production.
Reid Railton
Author: Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-07-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781910505250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson & Taylor, Brooklands-based racing-car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era's top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record-breaking success. This magisterial book, by one of the world's foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton's personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid's unique insights--amounting to genius--and technical accomplishments.
