The Two Cars

Author : Ingri d'Aulaire
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 9781590172346
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two Cars written by Ingri d'Aulaire and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Two Cars the celebrated husband and wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire, famous for their illustrated versions of Norse and Greek myths, offer young children a playful modern twist on the ancient fable of the tortoise and the hare. Two cars sit side by side in the same garage. One is fast, shiny, and ready to go; the other is a comfortable old jalopy, a little worse for wear but as reliable as can be. On a magic moonlit night, the doors of the garage swing open and they head out for a spin, each determined to prove that he is the “best car on the road.” Over hill and dale and roundabout they go, encountering—and narrowly missing—trains, trucks, wildlife, and even, in the form of a policeman on a motorcycle, the long arm of the law. Before the two cars’ nocturnal caper is over, each will have discovered the being the “best” is not so simple as you might suppose.

Author : Daniel Sperling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199744017
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Billion Cars written by Daniel Sperling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there are over a billion vehicles in the world, and within twenty years, the number will double, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in unstable oil-rich nations is on the rise, will matters only get worse? Or are there hopeful signs that effective, realistic solutions can be found? Blending a concise history of cars and their impact on the world, leading transportation experts Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon explain how we arrived at this state, and what we can do about it. Sperling and Gordon assign blame squarely where it belongs-on the auto-industry, short-sighted government policies, and consumers. They explore such solutions as getting beyond the gas-guzzler monoculture, re-inventing cars, searching for low-carbon fuels, and more. Promising advances in both transportation technology and fuel efficiency together with shifts in traveler behavior, they suggest, offer us a way out of our predicament. The authors conclude that the two places that have the most troublesome emissions problems--California and China--are the most likely to become world leaders on these issues. Arnold Schwarzenegger's enlightened embrace of eco-friendly fuel policies, which he discusses in the foreword, and China's forthright recognition that it needs far-reaching environmental and energy policies, suggest that if they can tackle the issue effectively and honestly, then there really is reason for hope. Updated with a new afterword that sheds light on the profound changes in the global economy in the last year, Two Billion Cars makes the case for why and how we need to transform transportation now more than ever. "Authoritatively prescriptive." --Tom Vanderbilt, Wilson Quarterly "Provocative and pleasurable, far-seeing and refreshing, fact-based and yet a page-turner, global in scope but rooted in real places. The authors make a convincing case that smart consumers driving smart electric-drive cars can find the critical path to a safer planet." --Robert Socolow, Princeton University "In this insightful and persuasive book, Sperling and Gordon highlight one of the biggest environmental challenges of this century: two billion cars. They rightly contend that we cannot avert the worst of global warming without making our cars cleaner and petroleum-free. Luckily the authors also offer a roadmap for navigating this problem that is both visionary and achievable." --Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council

Author : United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Author : Irna Lyublinskaya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938168932
Total Pages : 1665 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Author : Jenny Devenny
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN 13 : 071126290X
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Race Cars written by Jenny Devenny and published by Frances Lincoln Limited. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race Cars is a picture book that serves as a springboard for parents and educators to discuss race, privilege, and oppression with their kids.

Author : Stemberger
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004653406
Total Pages : 807 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1726 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1216 pages
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Author : Mississippi. Supreme Court
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1036 pages
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Author : Louisiana. Supreme Court
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
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