Over 100 of the world's best cars in a comprehensive guide If you're fascinated by Ferraris and mad about Mercedes, Cool Cars is perfect for you, showing you all your favourite cars. Cool Cars is a visual car guide showcasing a selection of the best cars, handpicked by car expert Quentin Willson. Stunning multi-angle photography shows you the true craftsmanship and beauty of classic cars, including interiors and engine close-ups, so you can see exactly how your favourite fast car gets its speed. With all the latest super cars also shown in fascinating detail, Quentin Willson pays tribute to each vehicle, explaining why it's considered a classic and covering each car's historical, technical and performance details. Cool Cars (previous ISBN 9780751312812) is a must-have gift for motor enthusiasts everywhere.
It is difficult today to imagine life before standard time wasestablished in 1884. In the middle of the nineteenth century, forexample, there were 144 official time zones in North America alone.The confusion that ensued, especially among the burgeoning railroadcompanies, was an hourly comedy of errors that ultimatelythreatened to impede progress. The creation of standard time, withits two dozen global time zones, is one of the great inventions ofthe Victorian Era, yet it has been largely taken for granted. In Time Lord, Clark Blaise re-creates the life of SanfordFleming, who struggled to convince the world to accept standardtime. It’s a fascinating story of science, politics, nationalism,and the determined vision of one man who changed the world. Set ina time marked by substantial technological and culturaltransformation, Time Lord is also an erudite exploration of art,literature, consciousness, and our changing relationship totime
