…towns and cities and out into the countryside. Produced by an off-shoot of the Dutch oil company, Shell, the Shell Guides were aimed at motorists. The first two in the…
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…or the following book stores. Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Blackwell’s Waterstones The Book Depository WHS Island Press c/o Marston Book Services, 160 Milton Park, PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN Tel:…
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…dignity of the human race must not be made subordinate to any machine. The time may come when pedestrians will be compelled by law to tunnel under the roads, build…
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…and is nestled on the French Riviera, close to Nice. Since its Monte Carlo casino opened in 1863 it has been a magnet for high-society and well-to-do ne’er do wells….
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…available as a Kindle file on Amazon.com. The hi-res and standard Kindle files are also available on Gumroad.com (which doesn’t take as much of the action as Amazon) and there’s…
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…via click-flicky Issuu.com. And by “due course” I mean “eventually” because I’m always kind of busy. There have been other chapters placed online already, including SPEED, WHO OWNS THE ROADS,…
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…of how to cater for non-motorised transport. London catches up with the 21st century. At long last. Only 300yds so far but wow. Oh, and the sun’s out pic.twitter.com/omSqusluiD —…
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…via click-flicky Issuu.com. And by “due course” I mean “eventually” because I’m kind of busy, especially with book tour talks. There have been other chapters placed online already, including SPEED,…
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…him this event – which commemorates the 1896 Emancipation Run – was founded by a bicycle designer and bicycle company owner. Harry Lawson was the creator of a pre-Starley safety…
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I’ll be giving a history talk in committee room 8 in the House of Commons on 19th November. The talk is invite-only and I have a tiny number of invites….
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