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Books in Designed for Success series

  • Off-Road Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 27, 2008)
    Want to get off the beaten track? This new edition of 'Off-Road Vehicles' shows you how the most popular and rugged ORV's are designed, built, and driven. Learn about the comfortable Toyota Land Cruiser and Range Rover classics, as well as military beasts and hard-working quads. Get to grips with studded tires, sand-blasting dune buggies, and snowmobiles on skis. Take a closer look at the clever design features of the Jeep Wrangler. Strap your seat belt on and get ready for a bumpy ride! The revised and updated 'Designed for Success' series shows how designers create the very best cars, planes, motorcycles, and other exciting vehicles. It explains the many design challenges that designers and engineers must overcome and the factors they must take into account, such as materials, cost, and new technology.
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  • Military Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, May 14, 2008)
    None
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  • Race Cars

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 27, 2008)
    Graham, Ian
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  • Sports Cars

    Ian Graham

    Paperback (Heinemann, May 23, 2003)
    What is a muscle car? Why do sports cars have spoilers? What are the holes in some cars' bodies for? Have you ever wanted to drive a sports car? Read this book and learn how the fastest and most maneuverable sports cars are designed, built, and driven. See supercars like the Lamborghini Diablo and Jaguar XJ220. Check out muscle cars such as the Dodge Viper and Ford Mustang. Look at super-light, fast, fun cars such as the Chrysler Prowler. Get under the hood of the McLaren F1 supercar in the Closer Look section. Buckle up and get ready to accelerate!
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  • Military Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 27, 2008)
    Have you ever wanted to command a battle tank? This new edition of 'Military Vehicles' shows you how the world's toughest machines are designed, built, and operated. Learn about the fearsome Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the Bradley M2 Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV). See why the T-90 MBT is designed to explode and the Stridsvagn 103 has no gun turret. Lift the hatch and take a closer look at the Abrams M1A2 MBT. From light tanks and mobility trucks, to rocket launchers and bridges on wheels, the whole troop is covered. Put on your flak jacket and prepare to be amazed. The revised and updated 'Designed for Success' series shows how designers create the very best cars, planes, motorcycles, and other exciting vehicles. It explains the many design challenges that designers and engineers must overcome and the factors they must take into account, such as materials, cost, and new technology.
    U
  • Off-Road Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 2003)
    Describes cars, trucks, and other vehicles that are designed to be driven on all sorts of surfaces from dirt to mud or snow and ice.
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  • Off-Road Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, May 15, 2003)
    None
    U
  • Attack Fighters

    Ian Graham

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, May 27, 2003)
    The "Designed for Success" series introduces a range of exciting vehicles. Each book includes information on: design and technology; performance; safety; manufacture; and leading models in a way that is accessible for a wide range of readers. The titles cover examples of vehicles whose design has been successful; provide case studies that look at design, manufacture and the performance of vehicles and include information of safety, including clothing. This title focuses on attack fighters.
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  • Sports Cars

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 2003)
    Provides an overview of the design and engineering of sports cars.
    K
  • Sports Cars

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 27, 2008)
    Have you ever wanted to drive a sports car? This new edition of 'Sports Cars' looks at how the sleekest cars on the road and track are designed, built, and driven. Check out the high-performance BMW Z4 3.OSI Sport, the best-selling Mazda MX-5 Miata, and race Le Mans with the Audi R10. Learn about the design secrets of muscle cars, glamorous classics, and super-streamlined Porsche Cayman S. You can even take a closer look under the hood of the superbly-designed Bugatti Veyron. Buckle up and get ready to go fast! The revised and updated 'Designed for Success' series shows how designers create the very best cars, planes, motorcycles, and other exciting vehicles. It explains the many design challenges that designers and engineers must overcome and the factors they must take into account, such as materials, cost, and new technology.
    U
  • Attack Fighters

    Ian Graham

    Paperback (HEINEMANN LIBRARY (P, June 1, 2004)
    None
  • Off-road Vehicles

    Ian Graham

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, May 14, 2008)
    None
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