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Reminiscences of a boy about his brief relationship with a crow that lived for a while in the well house. ... Read more

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Lovely sentiment of nature
I like the quaint, country story of the relationship between humans and animals as much as the next person, but as poetically as this was written, it did not quite hit the spot. It was lovely enough for a memoir of a childhood watching a crow steal things, but it seemed it was reaching for heart it never quite took. Still, it's pretty and my students seemed to like it well enough. Just nothing bold. ... Read more

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A collection of stories from our top writers which confronts and reveals our working life today. Edited by Jeff Vande Zande and Josh Maday in the Working Lives Fiction Series from Bottom Dog Press. Authors include: Jim Daniels, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Daniel Orozco, Kennebrew Surant, Rick Attig, Lolita Hernandez, Michael Martone, Matthew Salesses, Matt Bell, M. Kaat Toy, Sean Lovelace, Billie Louise Jones, Lita Kurth, Anne Shewring, Dustin Hoffman, Tania Hershman, Nick Kocz, Michael Zadoorian, Steve Himmer, Pete Anderson, Pete Fromm

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Technopolis, Japan...

The design of the city is based on ancient Shogunate prefectures, but its inhabitants are dedicated to developing the science and technology of the future, in which Japan will be the dominant power...

Silicon Valley, California...

The brain trusts in The Valley developed the technological staples the world depends on in the 20th century, and now are creating the high-tech the world will demand in the 21st, in which the U.S. will be the dominant power...

Each country has discovered an amazing new technology that may benefit humankind in ways even its creators have not yet imagined, or destroy civilization, itself...

Into this paradox steps Matthew Aragon, a specialist in corporate security whose company has a world-renown reputation for preventing industrial espionage. Called upon by a friend to investigate the murder of a corporate executive, Matt soon finds all is not what it seems. From one murder to another, involving Yakuza hit-men; from a high-stakes gambling casino in Lake Tahoe, to a super-secret government facility, each step of the investigation leads him deeper into a maze, at the center of which he becomes embroiled in a nightmarish battle of good vs. evil on a high-tech scale. ... Read more

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Over the years, Porsche has developed a reputation for technical innovation and for using cutting-edge technology in its road cars. This book travels chronologically through Porsche's technical history with each chapter starting with a crucial point in the company's evolution. From Dr. Porsche's preparation of high-powered prototype Beetles for competition purposes, to the technology incorporated in the latest Cayenne and Carrera GT models, as well as the latest 2005-model 911, the reader is taken on a fascinating journey through the Porsche archives, revealing many previously unknown behind-the-scenes details of the company's engineering story. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

good book
I liked the pictures, the text is more organized and has less fluff, as compared to the Leffingwell book. But the depth is missing...

Daniels' porsche book
The late Jeff Daniels brought excellent credentials to this project, as a long time writer for the Autocar and author of many other engineering pieces. It's a bit daunting to think of doing a book that would do justice to the topic of engineering, which after all, is the heart of any Porsche. I would say Daniels succeeds to a great degree by not only dissecting the actual technical aspects, but also discussing the politics and marketing decisions behind each new idea. The chapters are nicely divided to delineate each model series and he covers a lot of ground with text that is clear, with technical explanations easily grasped by the layman. Because of the sheer volume of data, it's not surprising that a few facts get garbled, as in the 911L of 1968. For the most part, these are quibbles only a rabid enthusiast would be concerned about. It's interesting that he devotes only few paragraphs to the 912, when in fact it outsold the 911 during its years of production. One other gripe is that for the amount of information contained in the book, it should have at least three times as many illustrations. Visual aids would have been a boon to digesting much of this data. The book is fairly current, with models through the 997 included. Nicely packaged with a clean layout and good paper, it's a good addition to any Porsche library.

Good Detail, Good Info
I appreciated the detail this book went into on the mechanical and engineering side of the car. It was nice to see the transparent engine and drivetrain photos. Most of the books are alot of pretty pictures, I've seen enough of those.

Very interesting content
Being a Porsche fanatic I could find in this book a lot of details that I couldn't find before in other publications. Details mentioned does not refer only to mechanical details but historical also. ... Read more

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One of a series of titles linked to a Channel 4 television series, this is a study of branded cars, the story of which is a major part of 20th-century history - industrial, economic and social. In the years which followed World War II, people were judged by their cars, which were then relatively rare, and the brands were easily identified. Add to this the question British consciousness of social class and status, and the motor car becomes a prism through which the social stereotypes of the post-war years can be viewed. The book presents a detailed account of each vehicle, and of the people who designed and built them. ... Read more