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1) On the road!
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The road is often filled with many different kinds of cars, trucks, buses, and more. Readers learn the names of these vehicles and fun facts about them with the help of clear, concise main text and other exciting elements, like speech bubbles and sound effects! Each vehicle on the busy road is presented as a colorful character, giving early learners a fresh look at a familiar concept. Colorful illustrations fill the pages, making this a delightful...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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This program will give the nursing assistant the necessary information to increase and maintain mobility through client/resident incentives and the use of many assistive devices. Learn correct transfer techniques and elements of good body mechanics. An Appropriate for ALL healthcare environments.
4) Supercamper
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SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2022
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Italiano
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A bordo del Supercamper dei suoi genitori, Matteo ha imparato a conoscere il mondo. A viaggiare, a vedere i tramonti da nuove prospettive, ad assaporare nuovi inizi, a intuire il luogo d'arrivo di strade sconosciute, piene di polvere o di insegne stradali scritte in chissà quale lingua. In questa guida turistico-letteraria, Matteo Cavezzali riassume molte delle sensazioni di chi viaggia, di chi si lancia all'avventura, perché quella del viaggiatore...
5) Freightened
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Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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90% of the goods we consume in the West are manufactured in far-off lands and brought to us by ship. The cargo shipping industry is a key player in world economy and forms the basis of our very model of modern civilisation; without it, it would be impossible to fulfil the ever-increasing demands of our societies. Yet the functioning and regulations of this business remain largely obscure to many, and its hidden costs affect us all. Due to their size,...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The automobile industry is going through revolutionary changes. The standard petroleum gasoline fueled engine has some new competition from gas-electric hybrids, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, natural gas vehicles and even some automobiles that get some of their power from the sun. Alternative fuel vehicles produce less harmful emissions and are better for the environment. Many of these fuels can be derived from renew-able resources....
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Public vans provide the traditional and sole means of city transportation in Dakar, Senegal. In a frenzy of activity, from the outskirts to downtown, people from all walks of life as well as fruits, vegetables, chickens, etc. are transported daily in these public vans.
8) The great American transit disaster: a century of austerity, auto-centric planning, and white flight
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"One of the most enduring American urban myths concerns the death of the Red Car Trolley, an extensive and equitable system in Los Angeles County that some say was weakened and then eradicated by US car manufacturers. Yet as Nicholas Dagen Bloom shows, an array of larger yet less tangible forces together interacted to practically murder public transportation of all kinds in cities nationwide. Most centrally, public transit collapsed because essentially...
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Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Shocking undercover footage shows how animals exported from Europe as livestock are routinely exposed to inhumane conditions and abused. A ruling that EU animal welfare regulations should remain in place until the very end of the journey is not being imposed.
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The world needs transportation workers. They keep us moving, getting us to where we need to go. Even during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, they often remained hard at work. Early learners discover basic facts about a variety of careers in transportation through short, simple sentences that encourage independent reading.
12) The London DMS
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Vilified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times. Desperate to match staff shortages with falling demand for its services during the late 1960s, London Transport was just one organization to see nationwide possibilities and savings in legislation that was about to permit double-deck one-man-operation and partially fund purpose-built vehicles....
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This book is a collection of the author's favorite experiences of driving passengers who use the ride-sharing mode of transportation. Stories are limited to his experiences in the region in and around Austin, Texas and other communities in the central part of the state for more than three years, beginning in June 2014. The book often mentions the stories he told his passengers about the history of the region. He tells some of his own life experiences...
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This book looks at the wonderful variety of buses and coaches operated by British Electric Traction group fleets in the 1960s, featuring previously unpublished photographs from Jim Blake's extensive archives.
Not only did these fleets, which served most of England and Wales, have a splendid variety of British-built buses and coaches with chassis manufactured by the likes of AEC, Crossley, Daimler, Dennis, Guy and Leyland with bodywork by such firms...
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In this captivating narrative, we explored the mysterious journey of Egyptian mummies aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic during its maiden voyage in 1912. The story unfolded through nine chapters, chronicling the enigmatic cargo's origins in London's antiquities trade, its secretive loading onto the ship, and the eerie events that transpired during the Titanic's voyage. The narrative delved into the legend of an ancient curse, the tragic collision with...
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The production of Athearn Trains models has been very well-documented in several books over the years, even since its quite early days. In this work, the progression of the company's advertising is likewise well-documented. Since 1947, there have literally been thousands of pages of advertising presented to magazine readers. The Illustrated History of Athearn Advertising brings out the many styles of ads, the most colorful, and likely some of the...
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What was travel like in the 1880s? Was it easy to get from place to place? Were the rides comfortable? How long did journeys take? Wet Britches and Muddy Boots describes all forms of public transport from canal boats to oceangoing vessels, passenger trains to the overland stage. Trips over long distances often involved several modes of transportation and many days, even weeks. Baggage and sometimes even children were lost en route. Travelers might...
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Take a fantastic voyage across the United States of America through the eyes of a madman behind an 18-wheeler as we witness history unfold in each page of excitement. That's right, folks, the Evil Genius from Chicago has traveled on the dusty roads of Winnemucca, Nevada, to the I-5 and I-95 highways. Some people dream of being an over-the-road driver, but not all dreams are good ones, and being alone was the hardest part of this career. There are...
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