The Motorist's Companion: 5 Classic Automobile Books gathers writing from the formative culture of motoring, when the automobile was at once machine, commodity, professional field, and emblem of modern mobility. Its selections range across practical instruction, mechanical explanation, trade journalism, business commentary, and corporate literature, preserving the varied prose through which early motorists learned to understand and inhabit the road. Particularly compelling are the works th...

Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car presents an insightful exploration into the burgeoning era of automotive innovation, curated by the adept hands of H. Clifford Brokaw and Charles A. Starr. This anthology encapsulates a panoramic view of early 20th-century automotive culture, chronicling the evolution of the motor car with meticulous detail. Central to the collection are themes of mechanical prowess and practical wisdom, offering readers a compen...

'Twelve Year a Whore, fives times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, and died a Penitent' So the title page of this extraordinary novel describes the career of the woman known as Moll Flanders, whose real name we never discover. And so, in a tour-de-force of writing by the businessman, political satirist, and spy Daniel Defoe, Moll tells her own story, a vivid and racy tale of a woman's...

Defoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.

Defoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.

Defoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.

Defoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.

Defoe's era saw much popular interest in the instructional handbook and behaviour manual. Bringing together a collection of Daniel Defoe's most important and influential instructional treatises, this work serves as an addition to the "Works of Daniel Defoe" from the "Pickering Masters" series.

Do You Have It? (HB)By: Richard A. Starr, LEED AP“Although it is nice to get a steady paycheck, when you’re an entrepreneur at heart, working for someone else can leave you feeling…empty.”Do you want to be your own boss? Are you ready to follow your dreams? Does your entrepreneurial spirit call to you? In Do You Have IT?, author Richard Starr takes the reader along the winding path to success: the ups, the downs, and everything in-between.This book will help...

The publication of the 44-volume Works of Daniel Defoe continues with this collection of Defoe's satirical poetry and fantasy writings, and writings on the supernatural.

The publication of the 44-volume Works of Daniel Defoe continues with this collection of Defoe's satirical poetry and fantasy writings, and writings on the supernatural.

The publication of the 44-volume Works of Daniel Defoe continues with this collection of Defoe's satirical poetry and fantasy writings, and writings on the supernatural.