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Doctor Who? The Atomic Bomber Beeching and his War on the Railways.    by Richard Cottrell
Price: $4.99 USD. 126980 words. Language: English. Published on April 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Transportation » Railroads.

Doctor Who? Richard Beeching is the infamous architect of massive British railway closures in the 1960's, designed to boost the roads lobby.He was also, revealed for the first time, one of the key designers of the British A-bomb. Doctor Who's story is employed by the author to attack the inability of British transport planners and politicians to design a coherent transport policy.
The Impossible Takes a Little Longer    by Eric Edis
Price: $5.50 USD. 89320 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on April 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

This is a true account of an incredible journey across the world, driving a Land Rover. The year is 1957, and the intrepid Eric Edis has an expedition planned on scraps of paper.
Maverick Pilot, Volume Three    by Dave Case
Price: $4.99 USD. 71360 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Freight dog to freelance, is flying freighters around the world. Then, becoming an independent international instructor, a test pilot, and the director of flight operations for a flag carrier in the Pacific. It's all PG rated, just a bunch of hangar-flying stories. It's a grand run I'm sharing with you. One that allowed me to taste many of the flavors life offers; for that I'm forever thankful.
Maverick Pilot, Volume Two    by Dave Case
Price: $4.99 USD. 63280 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Props to Jets, volume two takes me from Honolulu to Hong Kong (where I met and married Vickie.) Flying a dc-3 round trip, once a week to Vung Tau and Cam Ranh bay during the war. I then hired on to fly jets with overseas national airways, a growing supplemental airline. Before deregulation put the airline out of business I learned how to span oceans carrying passengers and cargo.
Maverick Pilot, Volume One    by Dave Case
Price: Free! 106660 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Minnow to mercenary, volume one, tells of learning to fly, dealing with engine failure, smuggling seafood off beaches in Mexico and going to jail, flying corporate, fighting in the Congo, timber spraying, getting shot at in Laos, and Vietnam. Captain Case’s destiny was life-on-the-edge adventure.
Flygirl Adventures: An Autoflyography    by Anita Mays
Price: $4.99 USD. 190400 words. Language: British English. Published by Austin Macauley  on March 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A candid, funny heart-warming account of one girl's struggle to achieve her dream - to fly! And it's all here - the agonies and ecstasies of failure and triumph. Initially rejected as an air hostess, Mays then became a flying instructor and subsequently an executive jet pilot for the world's rich and famous, thereby offering us a unique glimpse into the world of private jet travel.
50 Tales of Flight: From Biplanes to Boeings    by Owen Zupp
Price: $3.95 USD. 60940 words. Language: English. Published on February 23, 2013. Nonfiction » Transportation » Aviation / History.

In “50 Tales of Flight”, the reader is not simply taken aloft in everything from biplanes to Boeings as the title may suggest. True, the flight deck door has been cracked ajar and the canvas cover pulled back from the open cockpit, but this book is built from the ground up. From the alarm clock buzzing to begin the airline pilot’s day to the sound of silence when a light aircraft engine fails...
Air Safety (Inside the FAA)    by David Amsden
Price: $5.99 USD. 75420 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2013. Nonfiction » Transportation » Aviation / Commercial.

Air Safety (Inside the FAA) is written for anyone involved in aviation or who uses the air transportation system for travel. I disclose my extensive background in aviation to establish my qualifications for giving my opinions regarding many facets of the aviation industry, including regulatory oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Grit, Grief And Gold: A True Narrative Of An Alaska Pathfinder    by ANDY BARNETT
Price: $0.99 USD. 56370 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.

Grit, Grief and Gold is an eyewitness account of M.J. Heney's railroad building in Alaska. Whiting was chief surgeon during construction of the White Pass & Yukon Route and Copper River & Northwestern Railway, as well as a good friend of "The Irish Prince of Alaska." This epub includes the original text and photos, an appendix that expands Whiting's account and additional photographs.
The Hottest Cars of 2013: Powered by Cars.com    by Tribune Media Services
Price: $6.99 USD. 73120 words. Language: English. Published on December 5, 2012. Nonfiction » Transportation » Automotive / Buyer’s Guides.

Thanks to Cars.com, shopping for the newest cars on the market is now hassle free. Forget wading through complicated jargon and multiple sources. Now Cars.com has made it simple, with this compact, elegantly designed electronic guide (a new model itself!). "The Hottest Cars for 2013" offers comprehensive reports and entertaining expert commentary on all the revised and revamped models.