"Inspired by original research and filled with color and drama, this is an exploration of two thousand years of history as seen through one the greatest imperial networks ever built"--

Axel the Truck has big wheels, and he loves to drive fast. A trip to the mountains includes some monster hills and bumpy roads! Features read-to-me audio, perfect for sharing.

"An eye-opening and witty account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from an award-winning author. Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world. Millions of animals are killed by cars each day in the US alone, and roads fragment...

"Buckle up for brutal switchbacks, perilous plunges, stupendous speeds, and ludicrous lengths! This ride of a lifetime will transport readers down famous roads and highways all over the globe. They'll explore engineering marvels from the iconic Route 66 to record-breaking roads. They'll learn about the design behind the fastest, longest, and steepest roads-and marvel at the strangest roads ever built! Stunning photographs of these epic roads and highways...

Readers will have a blast learning about Roads. From stone to asphalt and concrete, this book explores how they are built, how they are used, and the engineer's job to build and plan for them. --Amazon

Bart Dawes home is about to be wiped out due to "progress". Notice I said HOME and not HOUSE, because there is a major difference. Everything good in his life, as well as his memories, are about to be literally ... leveled by a bulldozer. The book takes us to a place some have been, some will not understand, but many may see in the future. A place where you have more yesterdays than tommorrows, and when you try to hold on to the one thing you have...

"White and red sandstones, green shales, and pink granites are hard to appreciate in black and white. Two-color maps cannot do justice to the many patterns in the bedrock geology. A state with places like the Painted Wall, the Florissant Fossil Beds, and the Maroon Bells deserves a color edition. That is why Mountain Press teamed up with authors Felicie Williams and Halka Chronic to produce a color edition of Roadside Geology of Colorado. The updated...