Looks at the history of speedboat racing, describes the characteristics and records of each boat, and discusses major technical innovations

Power Boat the Quest for Speed

Sports & Outdoors

Desmond, Kevin

Miscellaneous

Crown

Neither the saga of one extraordinary sport nor merely a record of exceptionally brave and sometimes reckless racers, this book serves as a tribute to the engineering ingenuity and innovative logic behind a century of incredible racing machines. The book is remarkably illustrated with rare and mostly never-before-published images.

A Century of Outboard Racing

History

Motorbooks Intl

From the first weekend warriors to strap on their snow skis and lash a length of rope to the back of their buddies boats through the fabulous resort-town waterski shows of the 50s and 60s, this book features a wealth of photos. Special focus is given to the development of equipment from the turn of the century to the 1960s, to the rise of competitive skiing and waterskiing as entertainment.

The Golden Age of Waterskiing

In the latter half of the 19th century, Gustave Pierre Trouvé, a modest but brilliant Parisian electrical engineer, conceived and patented some 75 inventions, including the endoscope, the electric car and the frontal headlamp. He also designed an electric boat--complete with outboard motor, headlight and horn--an electric rifle, an electric piano and luminous fountains, and developed wearable technology and ultraviolet light therapy. 
Unlike his famous contemporary Nikola Tesla, who worked for Thomas Edison and was patronized by George Westinghouse, Trouvé never came to America. A confirmed bachelor disinterested in industrialization, he was gradually forgotten following his accidental death in 1902. This expanded edition of the 2012 French first-ever biography of Trouvé details the fascinating life of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor once dubbed "the French Edison."

Gustave Trouve: French Electrical Genius (1839-1902)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

McFarland Company

As the world's demand for electrical energy increases, it will be the ingenuity and skill of brilliant electrochemists that enable us to utilize the planet's mineral reserves responsibly. This biographical dictionary profiles 95 electrochemists from 19 nations who during the past 270 years have researched and developed ever more efficient batteries and energy cells. Each entry traces the subject's origin, education, discoveries and patents, as well as hobbies and family life. The breakthroughs of early innovators are cataloged and the work of living scientists and technicians is brought up to date. An appendix provides a cross-referenced timeline of innovation.

Innovators in Battery Technology: Profiles of 95 Influential Electrochemists

Professionals & Academics

God often chooses the least likely people and things to instigate immense change. From a suffering teenager to Francis of Assisi, this book contains a kaleidoscope of lives that illustrate God moving in his world.

The Least Likely: If God Can Use Them, He Can Use You!

Leaders & Notable People

Monarch Books

Intrigued that so many airstations, soom with household names such as Lindholme, Cardington and Hendon, lay in a straight line bearing south by southeast 165 degrees, Kevin Desmond decided to investigate further. His journey, described in this book, more than justified his curiosity and unearthed a number of seemingly inexplicable incidents.'

Aviation Ghosts

Military

Casemate Publishers

Offers a chronological list of nearly four thousand inventions from prehistoric stone axes to the Hubble Space Telescope

Timetable of Inventions

Reference

M.Evans & Company

The Guinness book of motorboating: Facts and feats & origins & development of motor craft

Guinness Superlatives

On May 26, 1955 Alberto Ascari should have stayed in bed. Twice World Champion motor racing driver, he had, four days earlier, startled the racing world during the Monaco Grand Prix by plunging off the tarmac fifty feet into the sea below.  Now battered and bruised he insisted on taking an unscheduled training run; unfit and without equipment it was totally out of character. "It is better to race again soon after an accident: he told amazed onlookers as he eased into the vehicle... Kevin Desmond has painted a compelling human story of a man at the summit of his profession destroyed by an obsession.  Had he survived he would have ranked alongside Fangio, Nuvolari and Stewart as an all-time great; but it was not to be. The Man With Two Shadows will captivate both motor racing enthusiast and amateur psychologist alike.

Man With Two Shadows: The Story of Alberto Ascari

Arts & Photography

Music

Alfred Pub. Co

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