Author: Alan Allard
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781785005596
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-authored by his own son. This is a tribute unswayed by legend, but based on the facts and achievements of his eponymous company. With contributions from the Allard Owners' Club and Allard Register, this book contains painstaking research of Allard history from 1929 to present day.
Allard
Author: Alan Allard
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781785005596
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-authored by his own son. This is a tribute unswayed by legend, but based on the facts and achievements of his eponymous company. With contributions from the Allard Owners' Club and Allard Register, this book contains painstaking research of Allard history from 1929 to present day.
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781785005596
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-authored by his own son. This is a tribute unswayed by legend, but based on the facts and achievements of his eponymous company. With contributions from the Allard Owners' Club and Allard Register, this book contains painstaking research of Allard history from 1929 to present day.
Allard, the Inside Story
Author: Tom Lush
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780900549304
Category : Allard automobile
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780900549304
Category : Allard automobile
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Miss Nelson is Missing!
Author: Harry Allard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395401460
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Suggests activities to be used at home to accompany the reading of Miss Nelson is missing by Harry Allard in the classroom.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395401460
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Suggests activities to be used at home to accompany the reading of Miss Nelson is missing by Harry Allard in the classroom.
Bumps in the Night
Author: Harry Allard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440412861
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dudley Stork enlists his friends to help rid his house of things that go bump in the night.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440412861
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dudley Stork enlists his friends to help rid his house of things that go bump in the night.
William Albert Allard, Five Decades
Author: William Albert Allard
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206372
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book contains 50 years of photography by the author, a National Geographic photographer. He was a pioneer of color photography with a style that called for entering people's homes and hearts; by winning their confidence he was able to capture "off guard" moments, and reveal the depth of human nature. His work reveals beauty, mystery, and a sense of adventure. Part photography retrospective and part personal memoir, this book paints a full picture of the life of a globe-trekking photographer over the past half century.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206372
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book contains 50 years of photography by the author, a National Geographic photographer. He was a pioneer of color photography with a style that called for entering people's homes and hearts; by winning their confidence he was able to capture "off guard" moments, and reveal the depth of human nature. His work reveals beauty, mystery, and a sense of adventure. Part photography retrospective and part personal memoir, this book paints a full picture of the life of a globe-trekking photographer over the past half century.
The Stupids Die
Author: Harry Allard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395383643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Stupid family thinks they are dead when the lights go out. "Excellent pacing, concise, witty prose, and artwork perfectly suited to the text." -- School Library Journal, starred review
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395383643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Stupid family thinks they are dead when the lights go out. "Excellent pacing, concise, witty prose, and artwork perfectly suited to the text." -- School Library Journal, starred review
When the World Calls
Author: Stanley Meisler
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807095478
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A complete and revealing history of the Peace Corps—in time for its fiftieth anniversary When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps's first fifty years. Stanley Meisler's engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers' unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807095478
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A complete and revealing history of the Peace Corps—in time for its fiftieth anniversary When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps's first fifty years. Stanley Meisler's engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers' unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961.
Allard
Author: Alan Allard
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 178500560X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-authored by his own son. This is a tribute unswayed by legend, but based on the facts and achievements of his eponymous company. With contributions from the Allard Owners' Club and Allard Register, this book contains painstaking research of Allard history from 1929 to the present day, including previously unpublished material. Just under 2,000 Allards were built, and approximately 510 are believed to remain on the road or known to be under -restoration. More await discovery - even as this book was being written, one of Sydney's long-lost 1930s 'Allard Specials' has been found after years being forgotten. Other topics covered in this remarkable book include: car-by-car engineering and design details; unseen ideas and projects; the history of the Allard marque in motor sport and the Allard story in the USA. Finally, it features the Allard Owner's Club, Allard Register, members and their cars.
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 178500560X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-authored by his own son. This is a tribute unswayed by legend, but based on the facts and achievements of his eponymous company. With contributions from the Allard Owners' Club and Allard Register, this book contains painstaking research of Allard history from 1929 to the present day, including previously unpublished material. Just under 2,000 Allards were built, and approximately 510 are believed to remain on the road or known to be under -restoration. More await discovery - even as this book was being written, one of Sydney's long-lost 1930s 'Allard Specials' has been found after years being forgotten. Other topics covered in this remarkable book include: car-by-car engineering and design details; unseen ideas and projects; the history of the Allard marque in motor sport and the Allard story in the USA. Finally, it features the Allard Owner's Club, Allard Register, members and their cars.
Zora Arkus-Duntov -The Legend Behind Corvette
Author: Jerry Burton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette tells the story of how a gifted engineer brought up by Russian Revolutionary parents became the guiding force behind the legendary American sports car, and in the process attained the elite status of American legend himself. Author Jerry Burton, founding editor and current editorial director of Corvette Quarterly, has worked with many of Zora's friends and colleagues, as well as his widow Elfi, to write the first major biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov. Burton has illustrated his book with hundreds of unpublished photos, blueprints, and archival documents.This book puts Duntov in the perspective needed to understand his achievements as a Russian-Jewish immigrant fighting to make his mark at General Motors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette tells the story of how a gifted engineer brought up by Russian Revolutionary parents became the guiding force behind the legendary American sports car, and in the process attained the elite status of American legend himself. Author Jerry Burton, founding editor and current editorial director of Corvette Quarterly, has worked with many of Zora's friends and colleagues, as well as his widow Elfi, to write the first major biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov. Burton has illustrated his book with hundreds of unpublished photos, blueprints, and archival documents.This book puts Duntov in the perspective needed to understand his achievements as a Russian-Jewish immigrant fighting to make his mark at General Motors.
Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451659229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the classic television series offers insight into how the influential show reflected changing American perspectives and was a first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451659229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the classic television series offers insight into how the influential show reflected changing American perspectives and was a first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers.