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1	The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California more books like this by Richard Rayner add to wishlist This is a tale of ruthless ambition, staggering greed and the making of a nation. One hundred and forty years ago, four men rose from being Sacramento merchants to become the force behind the American transcontinental railway and became wealthy beyond measure. To sustain their power, they lied, bribed, wheedled and, when necessary, arranged for ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.37! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Transportation more books like this by John Joseph Coyle add to wishlist New edition of a text that provides a solid background and history of transportation, emphasizing the fundamental role and importance the industry plays in our society. It also addresses the dramatic and revolutionary changes that have taken place during the last two decades. While continuing to us see all copies from $4.13! new only from $34.99! \| SVS
3	All Corvettes Are Red more books like this by James Schefter add to wishlist This is the behind-the-scenes story of how automobile giant GM reinvented the Corvette for the 1997 model year. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business more books like this by John Newhouse add to wishlist Incorporating interviews he conducted throughout the industry with everyone from company leaders, past and present, and Wall Street analysts to design engineers and factory workers, Newhouse takes readers inside these two firms to understand their struggle for supremacy in a business based as much on instinct as on economics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.72! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Blue Streak: Inside Jetblue, the Upstart That Rocked an Industry more books like this by Barbara S Peterson add to wishlist This account of how--against all odds--an upstart airline became a profitable success in only five years is a fun, exciting narrative about a tight band of true believers who dared to try a new approach to a tough business and what makes this hot company tick. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story more books like this by Walter J Boyne, Col. add to wishlist Walter Boyne reveals the people and technology responsible for Lockheed's dramatic growth into one of the most innovative, progressive and successful aerospace firms in the world - despite having struggled to stay open while weathering the depressions and bankruptcy in the 1930s. see all copies from $3.44! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Reckoning more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist In this study of the competition between Ford and Nissan, journalist David Halberstam searches for larger answers to the future of America and whether it can still compete in the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $44.16! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Oliver Hart-Parr more books like this by Charles H Wendel add to wishlist - 1,500 detailed photographs of every model Oliver and Hart-Parr produced - Company histories for Oliver, Hart-Parr and connected manufacturers - Captions highlight features and changes of each model shown see all copies from $9.31! new only from $14.93!
9	Seven Sisters more books like this by Anthony Sampson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Flying High: How Jetblue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry more books like this by James Wynbrandt add to wishlist Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and high--ranking officials in both business ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.83! \| SVS
11	Car Wars: Fifty Years of Greed, Treachery, & Skulduggery in the Global ..... more books like this by Jonathan Mantle add to wishlist Ferdinand Porsche, widely revered as the inventor of the VW Beetle, stole the plans for the "people's car" from a Czech designer with Hitler's help. General Motors manufactured jet engines for Hitler's army, then got $33 million in tax exemptions from the U.S. government for damages sustained by Allied bombing of its German factories. Packed with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.37! \| first editions
12	No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the Skies more books like this by Simon Calder add to wishlist The rise and rise of new and dynamic low cost airlines, led by easyJet, Ryanair, Go and Buzz, is currently Europe's biggest business success story. Innovative marketing strategy, youthful and larger-than-life executives and high profile personality clashes all feature in this saga with only one winner: the airline passenger who for the first time ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil more books like this by Richard Gilbert, PhD, Anthony Perl add to wishlist The lives of people around the world, particularly in developed countries, depend on the movement of people and goods at low prices. This book sets out the challenges we are currently facing to our dependence on bargain-priced transport, particularly climate change and the end of cheap oil, and proposes responses to ensure effective, secure ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $81.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines more books like this by Rigas Doganis add to wishlist The underlying crisis facing the airline industry has been apparent since early 2000. Despite increasing demand over the last 45 years, airlines have struggled to find financial success and this problem has started to filter through to the fore over the last few years. In the weeks that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, ... see all copies from $2.22! new only from $49.54! \| first editions
15 view cover	Naked Airport: A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Structure more books like this by Alastair Gordon add to wishlist Although airports are now best known for interminable waits at check-in counters, liquid restrictions for carry-on luggage, and humiliating shoe-removal rituals at security, they were once the backdrops for jet-setters who strutted, martinis in hand, through curvilinear terminals designed by Eero Saarinen. In the critically acclaimed Naked Airport ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	American Automobile: A Brief History more books like this by John Rae add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	The Business of Shipping more books like this by James Buckley, Jr. add to wishlist LONG ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE BOOK IN ITS FIELD, THE BUSINESS OF SHIPPING DESCRIBES AND ANALYSES THE SHIPPING BUSINESS AS IT EXISTS TODAY. ESSENTIAL TO PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE SPECIALISTS IN ONE BRANCH OF THE BUSINESS, BUT ONLY MARGINALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ITS OTHER ASPECTS, IT WILL ALSO FAMILIARIZE NEWCOMERS TO THE ... see all copies from $18.46! new only from $49.90!
18 view cover	Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line more books like this by Scott Molloy add to wishlist American cities' rapid expansion after the Civil War fueled the growth of organized transportation systems - omnibuses, horsecar, and, later, electric streetcars. "Trolley Wars" traces the social dynamics of these first mass-transportation systems as they developed in Rhode Island, the most urbanized state in Gilded Age America. Covering years of ... see all copies from $3.30! new only from $12.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19	Canadian Pacific: A Portrait of Power more books like this by Susan Goldenberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains more books like this by Joseph Vranich add to wishlist Amtrak - once called a "national experiment" - is a failure, In End of the Line, the first comprehensive analysis of the railroad's performance since the Amtrak Reform Act became law in 1997, Joseph Vranich shows that it is time to replace Amtrak with private operators in order to save rail passenger service in America. Contrary to the public ... see all copies from $2.83! new only from $14.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Chandris Liners: And Celebrity Cruises more books like this by Peter Plowman add to wishlist The story of the passenger liners operated by the Chandris Group is unique among the major shipping companies. From very small beginnings in the Greek coastal trades, the Chandris family company developed into a renowned concern, at one time operating some of the most famous liners in the world. Chandris Line was formed by Anthony Chandris to ... see all copies from $25.61! new only from $25.61! \| first editions
22 view cover	Flight of the Titans more books like this by Kenny Kemp add to wishlist In the Super Bowl of the airline industry, there are two opposing sides: Airbus of Europe versus Boeing of America. Both sides have only one goal - to become the world's leading aircraft maker. This is the remarkable account of Airbus' launch of the largest passenger plane ever to fly, how they risked everything in a heavyweight contest, where the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Confederate Shipbuilding more books like this by William N. Still add to wishlist This work covers the real grounds for the Confederacy's failure to build a successful navy. The South's major problems with shipbuilding concerned facilities, materials, and labour. Each of these subjects is discussed, and the text concludes by joining these problems to the issues of the Civil War. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	Continental!: Its Motors and Its People more books like this by William Wagner add to wishlist see all copies from $4.19! first editions
25 view cover	Getting the Bugs Out: The Rise, Fall, & Comeback of Volkswagen in America more books like this by David Kiley add to wishlist This is the fascinating story of Volkswagen's raging success and near collapse in America. After a wild ride of ups and downs for almost three decades, Volkswagen has regained its stature as one of America s most beloved auto makers. In "Getting the Bugs Out", journalist and auto industry expert David Kiley tells the complete story of the rise, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions

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