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Tales from the Fast Trains: Around Europe at 186mph by Tom Chesshyre
RRP: £10.99£7.40Tired of airport security queues, delays and all those extra taxes and charges, Tom Chesshyre embarks on a series of high-speed adventures across the Continent on its fast trains instead. From shiny London St Pancras, Tom travels to places that wouldn't... -
The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes and Radiophones by Webb, Simon 9781526732859
RRP: £12.99£9.09In the last few decades, steampunk has blossomed from being a rather obscure and little-known subgenre of science fiction into a striking and distinctive style of fashion, art, design and even music. It is in the written word however that steampunk has... -
Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula by Laleh Khalili
RRP: £11.99£7.86On the map of global trade, China is now the factory of the world. A parade of ships full of raw commodities-iron ore, coal, oil-arrive in its ports, and fleets of container ships leave with manufactured goods in all directions. The oil that fuels... -
Titanic or Olympic: Which Ship Sank?: The Truth Behind the Conspiracy by Steve Hall
RRP: £25.00£18.55The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Titanic's older sister, the nearly identical Olympic, was involved in a serious accident in September 1911 - an... -
London Orbital by Iain Sinclair
RRP: £12.99£9.09London Orbital is Iain Sinclair's exceptional voyage of discovery into the unloved outskirts of the city'My book of the year. Sentence for sentence, there is no more interesting writer at work in English' John Lanchester, Daily TelegraphEncircling London... -
The Crash Detectives: Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters by Christine Negroni
RRP: £12.99£9.09What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds of people alive? And what, if any, are the lessons we have learned from these accidents? Aviation journalist and air safety... -
A Definitive History of Shergold and Whites Silver Star of Porton Down by Peter Cook 9781857946017
RRP: £35.00£24.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857946017Author Peter CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 897g -
Clymer Yamaha 75-250 Hp 4-Stroke Outboards: 2000-2013 by Haynes Publishing 9781620921326
RRP: £35.00£19.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620921326Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 1236gDimensions(mm)... -
The Vickers Viscount: The World's First Turboprop Airliner by Nick Stroud
RRP: £16.99£12.28By some margin the most successful British medium-range airliner ever produced, the world-beating Viscount was a sublime combination of Vickers' state-of-the-art postwar design and Rolls-Royce's cutting-edge power-plant technology, both companies being... -
Little Kids First Big Book of Things That Go (First Big Book) by National Geographic Kids
RRP: £9.99£7.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426328046Author National Geographic KidsFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)... -
The Governor: Controlling the Power of Steam Machines by Hannavy, John 9781399090889
RRP: £30.00£20.95Power without control is unusable power, and long after the invention of the steam engine, finding ways of applying that power to tasks where consistency was of paramount importance was the 'Holy Grail' which many steam engineers sought to find. It was... -
AMC V-8 Engines: Rebuild & Modify by Tony Pontillo
RRP: £32.00£20.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255995Author Tony PontilloFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Lighthouses of England: The South West by Nicholas Leach
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956456038Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd -
VW Air-Cooled Engines: How to Build Max-Performance by John Kershaw
RRP: £32.00£20.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613256947Author John KershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Sigh For A Merlin: Testing The Spitfire by Alex Henshaw 9781800352513
RRP: £11.95£8.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352513Author Alex HenshawFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Great British Railways: 50 Things to See and Do by Vicki Pipe 9781912836284
RRP: £9.99£6.86Take the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. Ride across dramatic viaducts, visit... -
Roadwork: Theory and Practice by Malcolm Copson
RRP: £47.99£42.21Roadwork: Theory and Practice, now in its sixth edition, gives the essential information needed by every road worker, highway technician, incorporated, graduate or chartered engineer, not only by explaining the theory of road construction and its... -
London Taxis at War by Alf Townsend
RRP: £9.99£7.33Alf Townsend is a London cabbie with nearly fifty years' experience. In his new book, he gathers together for the first time the complete history of London's cabs in wartime - not just in the Second World War when cabs were converted for other uses... -
Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation: Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950's and 1960's. by John Lee 9781434305244
RRP: £10.30£7.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434305244Author John LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Authorhouse UKPublisher Authorhouse UKWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm -
Drag Racing in the 1960s: The Evolution in Race Car Technology by Doug Boyce
RRP: £33.00£21.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255827Author Doug BoyceFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Ken Miles: The Shelby American Years by Dave Friedman
RRP: £41.00£27.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255971Author David FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Young Routemasters by James Whiting 9781854144508
RRP: £16.95£16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144508Author James WhitingFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing -
Zero Altitude: How I Learned to Fly Less and Travel More by Helen Coffey
RRP: £16.99£12.64In recent decades, private jets have become status symbols for the world's wealthiest, while quick and easy flights have brought far-flung destinations within the reach of everyone. But at what cost to the environment? Around the world, flying emits... -
Lost Tramways of England: Bradford by Peter Waller 9781912654406
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654406Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
War Prizes: An illustrated survey of German, Italian and Japanese aircraft brought to Allied countries during and after the Second World War by Phil Butler
RRP: £27.95£21.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352629Author Phil ButlerFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Self Preservation Society: 50 Years of The Italian Job by Matthew Field 9781907085864
RRP: £55.00£50.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085864Author Matthew FieldFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International -
Railway Empire: How the British Gave Railways to the World by Anthony Burton 9781473843691
RRP: £25.00£15.04The British were at the forefront of railway development for the first fifty years of the nineteenth century. Railway Empire tells the story of how the British gave railways to the world, not only in the empire, but also in other countries outside areas... -
To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway by Christian Wolmar
RRP: £16.99£11.58Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery. He also explores the crucial... -
Louis Vuitton: Extraordinary Voyages by Francisca Matteoli
RRP: £55.00£38.31A beautifully illustrated journey through the history of travel-and traveling in style-from one of the world's preeminent fashion brands The mid-19th and early 20th centuries heralded new means of transport and equipment and, with them, new and original... -
The Metropolitan Line: London's First Underground Railway by Clive Foxell 9780752453965
RRP: £20.00£14.71The Metropolitan Railway can claim to have had an influence on the evolution of our railway system out of all proportion to its tracks reaching just forty-seven miles from London. However it was the world's first underground passenger railway, built in... -
The Moment Collectors: Twenty Travellers' Tales from Around the World by Sam Manicom 9780955657399
RRP: £13.99£13.94Anthology of twenty inspirational 'This is exactly why I travel' tales of the road from motorcycle overlanders. Contributing authors are hugely experienced globe-riders & others that are relatively new to exploring on two wheels. Hailing from 5... -
OMC Cobra Sx Stern Drive Engines by Clymer Publications 9781599691077
RRP: £35.00£19.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599691077Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)... -
The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway by Rosa Matheson 9780752444192
RRP: £14.99£11.28The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering... -
Quiet Heroes: British Merchant Seamen at War, 1939-1945 by Bernard Edwards 9781848842908
£16.32The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than nine hours after the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the Donaldson... -
John Betjeman on Trains by John Betjeman
RRP: £10.99£8.94John Betjeman (1906-1984) was not only one of the best-loved Englishmen of the twentieth century, he was also the people's favourite poet and champion of many causes linked to the preservation of Britain's heritage. Whether those causes concerned... -
In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist by Pete Jordan 9780061995200
RRP: £9.99£7.02Part personal memoir, part history of cycling, part fascinating street-level tour of Amsterdam, "In the City of Bikes" is the story of a man who loves bikes in a city that loves bikes. When Pete's story begins, his goals for an upcoming... -
Titanic: A Survivor's Story by Archibald Gracie
RRP: £9.99£7.33Here is a survivor's vivid account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. The information contained in Gracie's account is available from no other source. He provides details of those final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the... -
The Tractor Story by Duncan Wherrett 9780752461984
RRP: £9.99£8.17The book covers over 100 years of tractor development and features more than 100 different tractors. The first steam engines on wheels which used belts to drive farm machinery developed into traction engines, used on farms by pulling a plough on cables... -
Three Dark Days by Kenneth MacDonald 9780861522552
RRP: £9.00£7.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861522552Author Kenneth MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint AcairPublisher AcairDimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 8mm -
Gresley's Silver Link: The Evolution of the A4 Pacifics 1911-1941 by Tim Hillier-Graves
RRP: £35.00£24.29Gresley's A4 Pacifics are arguably the most famous locomotives ever built, a status cemented by Mallard's record breaking run on the 3rd July 38. And yet only a year later the glamorous streaks' seemed likely to be cast into obscurity by the coming of...