222円 Daniel Keith Ludwig wore cheap shoes and eyeglasses, carried a plastic raincoat when it rained, flew economy class, and carried his own bags. Neighbors thought he was a mid-level manager. He was not. Ludwig was one of the wealthiest men, one of the few billionaires in the 1950s. He was reclusive ...

1,917円 From its humble beginnings as a trading route for Native Americans, Northern Michigan's Inland Route has become one of the most scenic and memorable voyages anywhere in America. As a series of interconnected lakes and rivers from Cheboygan to Conway, the Inland Route touches several Northern Mich...

661円 If you love trains and train stories, you will adore this collection of vintage railway tales. Beautiful artwork and stunning images create one book that will entertain your favorite train lover -- young or old. If it's trains you like to see, then you can't go wrong with these two stories from d...

928円 Of all the airships that Germany ever built, few gained the recognition and fame as did the LZ-127 „Graf Zeppelin. No other airship made more flights, transported more passengers, carried more mail and covered a greater distance, than did the Graf Zeppelin”. Its unique design, steadfast airworth...

3,308円 In 100 Missions North, Ken Bell recounts the harrowing sorties that he and his comrades flew in F-105 Thunderchiefs, the famous "Thud", in 1966-67, when pilots faced a 50 percent loss rate. What was it like to face these odds day after day? We learn that men sustained by faith in each other and j...

1,222円 75 years ago, the explosion at Lakehurst marked a dramatic end to the Golden Days of Lighter-than-Air. The crash of LZ-129 “Hindenburg” was the first disaster to be documented in pictures (one photographer even had Kodak color slide film, which had been developed one year prior), filmed by severa...

371円 Executive jets and yachts are the quintessential tableau of today's tycoons. A century or more ago it was Pullman Palace Cars and yachts. The Palace Cars were ornate, featured extravagant pomp, from crystal chandeliers and marble baths to sumptuous bedrooms, libraries and living rooms walled...

4,908円 This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christ...

3,973円 The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the ...

458円 Since an appendix is normally a section of a book that few normal readers really study, the LZC Collection believes one can save the reader money, by offering the extensive information as a separate Volume. This list covers all 590 flights, giving departure times, dates, destinations, etc. for e...

7,959円 The ability to ask intelligent and searching questions, to use questioning for different purposes and to know what to do with the answers is crucial to teachers of all subjects and age groups. Sometimes a whole lesson can be built around one or two key questions. Ted Wragg and George Brown explor...

1,750円 The Mercedes 300SL W198 was, is and always will be the one Mercedes icon, all other SL models will be judged against. This 250-page guide deals with the car’s history, talks about a unique roadster and explains in detail chassis number and data card. It also comes with superb recent non-Daimler A...