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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The car that we know petrol or diesel-driven and operated by a human, will soon be replaced by electric cars which in turn, will become self-driving. The reign of the car, which began in the late nineteenth century, will have lasted at most 150 years. More than any other technology more than television, mobile phones, more even than the internet, cars have transformed our culture.
3) Formula One
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about these very fast cars.
4) Fast cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes in detail how high-performance sports cars and supercars are designed to drive faster than average cars"--Provided by publisher.
5) Maserati
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Maserati built its reputation on creating high-performing and elegant cars. Readers will learn the history behind these renowned Italian sports cars and will gain an understanding of the elements that make sports cars perform. Profiles include models ranging from the historic 3500 GT of the 1950s to todays grand tourers. Each model profiled has its own stat-at-a-glance table.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text reveal many things that cars and trucks like to do, from just being on the road to helping keep the planet clean. Includes safety tips.
7) Mercedes
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mercedes has been around for more than a century, and has long been associated with both luxury and high performance cars. Readers will learn about this company's contributions to auto-making history. They will be able to compare some of its most notable models, including its sports cars, sedans, and SUVs. Includes stat boxes for quick comparison and easy reference.
Author
Publisher
Newnes
Language
English
Description
Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Second Edition deals with the theory and practice of vehicle maintenance, procedure, and diagnosis of vehicle trouble, including technological advances such as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, and anti-lock brakes. The book reviews the reciprocating piston petrol engine, the diesel engine, the combustion chambers, and the different means of combustion processes. To counter friction, heat and wear, lubrication...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging...
11) World cars
Publisher
Herald Books
Pub. Date
19uu
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
14) The car book
Author
Publisher
Gillis Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2002]-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
15) And the cars go
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Features a range of vrooming, chugging, and whispering vehicles driven by characters ranging from a beach-going family and hat-wearing royals to a noisy troupe of schoolchildren and a fretful ice-cream vendor.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Feeling less than enthusiastic when her eccentric family buys an electric car, avid reader Frances endures taunts by owners of gas-fueled vehicles before driving an injured neighbor to the hospital, an adventure that changes her mind about automobile travel.
19) My car
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Sam describes in loving detail his car and how he drives it.
20) The passengers
Author
Language
English
Description
"You're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, 'You are going to die.' Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man. From cameras...
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