Subways of the World (Enthusiast Color)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760307520 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Climb aboard.. Examines the premier subways of London, New York, Moscow, Paris, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Tokyo. Dig a token out of your pocket and head for the turnstiles of the worlds great subways in this fabulous and colorful journey! Learn about the design and construction history of each subway, the features that make each system unique, and the variety of rolling stock and motive power found on their tracks
In addition, he is a subway and railroad enthusiast whose past books include MBI\u2019s Subways of the World.. Lifelong New Yorker Stan Fischler is a former color analyst for the New York Islanders and has been called the \u201cDean of Ice Hockey Writers,\u201d with hundreds of titles to his credit
About the AuthorLifelong New Yorker Stan Fischler is a former color analyst for the New York Islanders and has been called the \u201cDean of Ice Hockey Writers,\u201d with hundreds of titles to his credit. In addition, he is a subway and railroad enthusiast whose past books include MBI\u2019s Subways of the World.
Great Book Doxie Mommie I bought this book for my son who is autistic. He is fascinated by subway systems. He enjoys looking at the photos of the places he has been. If you have traveled and ridden the subways in the countries you have visited, this would be a treat. I particularly liked the photos of the Moscow system. I was there 25 years ago and had nearly forgotten how gorgeous some of the stations were.. "The subject may be deep, but the book is shallow" according to Paul K.. Author Stan Fischler's interest in Subways developed as a child in New York City and having ridden subways all over the world, he has now written about 10 major systems (London, New York, Moscow, Paris, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, San Franciso, and Tokyo). As is typical of Motorbooks works, about half of the 96 pages are taken up with (generally) crisply reproduced color photographs, well laid out amid the author's text. Unfortunately, both the text and the photographs. "Misleading title" according to A Customer. "Subways of the World" -- the title implies that this is a book about ALL subway systems of the world, but it covers only ten of them. It is written from a very American point of view; the author claims six out of the ten most important subways to be in North America. Due to these shortcomings the book can get no more than four stars from me.Nevertheless, it is an interesting book with a lot of nice color photographs. It covers history and recent high-tech developments of both pion