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Transportation dominates our daily existence, yet the grand ballet in which we move ourselves and our stuff is full of grinding commutes, a violent death every fifteen minutes, and crumbling infrastructure. The car culture built modern America-- but it faces a revolution that will disrupt lives and global trade, transforming our commutes, our vehicles, our cities, our jobs, and every aspect of culture, commerce, and the environment. Humes explores...
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2022.
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To save his ship, interstellar smuggler Haz takes a prisoner transport assignment from the Coalition. But when he finds out what awaits his captive, he balks. Somewhere under the space grime, Haz has a sliver of principle. Too bad it's probably going to get him killed.
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[2022]
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40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Congested city streets are noisy and thick with cars and trucks, while pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed to the dangerous edges--but does it have to be this way? Imagine a city where we aren't stuck in cars, where clean air makes it easier to breathe, and where transit is easy to access--and on time. Imagine a city where streets are for people! This fun, accessible and ultimately hopeful book explores sustainable transportation around the globe,...
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From John McPhee comes the fascinating story of an often overlooked, yet vitally important part of America. This first-hand account of the transportation sector features evocative portraits of the men and women who deliver our consumer and industrial goods. McPhee begins his adventure riding with Don Ainsworth, owner and operator of an 18-wheeler hauling nearly 30 tons of highly toxic chemicals from North Carolina to Washington. He continues his journey...
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"Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train. It's a rule. But what would happen if they did? From the New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project, a heartwarming novel about unexpected friendships and the joy of connecting. Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she...
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2005
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127 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.
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This book explores the roads taken - and some note taken - as Washington's transportation system has evolved. But this book has another aim as well: to help the reader evaluate the alternative routes facing Washington as it navigates the next century. Changing conditions and new technologies will pose unique challenges and lead into unchartered territory but don't be surprised if much of the terrain and many of the choices seem familiar.
11) On the move
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©2008
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
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"Introduction to modes of transportation using simple text, question and answer format, illustrations and photos. Features include puzzles and games, fun facts, a resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
12) A longer fall
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Gunnie Rose novels volume 2
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"In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job, transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of the former United States of America she wants to visit. But what seemed like a straight-forward job turns into a massacre as the crate is stolen. Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go...
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"America's dependency on the automobile began with the 1908 introduction of Henry Ford's car-for-everyone, the Model T. The "battle for right-of-way" in the 1920s saw the demise of streetcars and transformed America's streets from a multiuse resource for socializing, commerce, and public mobility into exclusive arteries for private automobiles. The subsequent destruction of urban transit systems and post WWII suburbanization of America enabled by...
18) Sports Cars
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2019
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This series introduces readers to the defining characteristics, history, mechanics, and uses of twelve cool rides. Each title features engaging infographics, informative sidebars, vivid photographs, and a glossary.
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