Transportation

This book looks at a few indicative aspects of rural infrastructure facilities in India without which the dream of achieving a sustainable economic development will not be achieved. The objective of this book is to take a long and hard look at rural infrastructure in all its aspects and to present e... More

Since this book was first published several years ago, railways have seen major transformations. The new and revised edition of this highly acknowledged book brings out the recent developments in track mechanisation, maintenance and monitoring. It presents modern as well as conventional methods of ... More

-- This data-packed book is a bonanza for aviation industry professionals, combining industry and government sector statistics unavailable in any other single source-- Loaded with more than 1,000 pages of timely facts, statistics and forecasts, along with 850 tables, to aid decision-making-- Feature... More

A discussion of the most recent developments in the science and technology of aluminum and magnesium alloys as they relate to application in the automotive market is the focus of this book.... More

In Without Compass Or Map, nineteen men and women, all professionals in the field ofculture and the arts, from seven countries across Asia, attempt to engage withfour diverse cultural organizations by studying them in their own environments,to better understand their histories, their achievements, a... More

The Airline Industry is currently faced with its longest and deepest crisis to date: many of them are losing hundred of millions of US dollars, several have collapsed entirely, whilst others have had to be rescued by their governments. This crisis has been precipitated by external shocks such as the... More

While there are many books on how to learn Visual Basic, none focus on the "bite-sized" tips and techniques that maximize a VB professional's productivity in the real, day-to-day programming world. McCarter's tips and techniques solve the kinds of "gotchas" professionals could learn only from many y... More

The best-selling book/shop manual package in our landmark Today's Technician series, the third edition of Automotive Electricity and Electronics continues to equip its readers with the most in-depth discussion of basic theory, safety, tools, and major automotive electrical/electronic systems (e.g., ... More

Gurney chronicles the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect the compass, an instrument so precious to sixteenth-century seamen that, by law, any man found tampering with it had his hand pinned to the mast with a dagger.COMPASS CHRONICLES the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect ... More

Highly amusing and insightful, "Why I Hate Flying" allows readers to enjoy the madness, inconsistencies, and downright unbelievable behavior that we subject ourselves to every time we fly as reported by one of the world's leading management gurus.As all travelers know, flying is no simple matter. Th... More

Written by an ASE Master Technician and Master Machinist, the second edition of our popular Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance and Repair book has been thoroughly reviewed for technical accuracy to go along with the hundreds of all-new, full-color photographs that have been added to maintai... More

The third edition of this best-selling comprehensive introduction to servicing medium-heavy duty trucks has been significantly updated and expanded. Coverage added includes twelve new or expanded chapters, including a comprehensive introduction to electricity and electronics, the latest on electroni... More

This theory-based Classroom Manual and its companion Shop Manual has been newly reorganized and redesigned to keep pace with industry trends and the needs of automotive education programs across the country. Its extraordinarily complete, technician-oriented coverage is guaranteed to lead users to ma... More

This book focuses on the major issues that will affect the airline industry as we enter a new millennium. the future development of "open skies," the cutting of labour costs, the virtual airline, global alliances, state aid and the emergence of low cost operators are analysed with a view to how thes... More

A guide to effective decision making written just for transportation professionals This pioneering text provides a holistic approach to decision making in transportation project development and programming, which can help transportation professionals to optimize their investment choices. The authors... More