Shaughnessy is an artist...capable of achieving a shining lineation reminiscent of fine-point engraving and of rendering roiling masses of steam and smoke as charged as a running dog in a futurist painting, of dignified stillness and enveloping motion. Appearing on full pages of this oversize volume, his pictures are engrossing, stunning masterpieces of photodocumentation.

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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The inside story of how people invented and refined the airplane.

Who were aviation's dreamers and from where did they draw their inspiration? What lessons did inventors learn from birds, insects, marine mammals, and fish that helped us fly? How did the bicycle lead to the airplane, and hot water heaters to metal fuselages?And who figured out how to fly without seeing the ground, setting the stage for scheduled airline servic... read more>>>

Matt de Lorenzo is an editor with Road & Track Magazine. He has written two books, Volkswagen New Beetle and Chrysler Concept Cars: The Designs that Saved the Company. Ron Kimball is one of the world’s foremost automotive photography specialists. His images can be seen in major magazines and advertising campaigns.

This visual automotive "Hall of Fame" spotlights the most important and influential cars from close to a century of automobiles. S... read more>>>