Mercedes-Benz Club of America Fifty Years of History
Title | Mercedes-Benz Club of America Fifty Years of History PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce A. Adams |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2007-06-15 |
Genre | Mercedes automobiles |
ISBN | 1596521813 |
Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) and Turner Publishing Company are pleased to announce a new and unique book highlighting the MBCA as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary. This commemorative book will feature a large collection of never before published photographs and memorabilia and will highlight the first 50 years of the MBCA. This book is licensed and approved by the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. MBCA Editor, Bruce Adams, will author this quality-crafted book. This book will be a 9 x 12 -inch, hardbound coffee-table volume, with hundreds of pages of photographs and memories.
Service Clubs in American Society
Title | Service Clubs in American Society PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey A. Charles |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780252020155 |
Placing the clubs in the context of twentieth-century middle-class culture, Charles maintains that they represented the response of locally oriented, traditional middle-class men to societal changes. The groups emerged at a time when service was becoming both a middle-class and a business ideal. As voluntary associations, they represented a shift in organizing rationale, from fraternalism to service. The clubs and their ideology of service were welcome as a unifying force at a time when small cities and towns were beset by economic and population pressures.
Daimler & Benz: The Complete History
Title | Daimler & Benz: The Complete History PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Adler |
Publisher | Harper |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2006-05-02 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0060890266 |
From the earliest workshop days to the grandest marque in the automotive world, the story of one of the most important enterprises of the twentieth century comes alive in this complete history. The rich history of Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) has its roots in the early experimentation with the use of the internal combustion engine by three men: Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, and William Maybach. Benz, working alone, and Daimler and Maybach, working together, the two shops separated by a mere sixty miles, in the late 1880s simultaneously laid the foundation of what would become the German automotive industry. At first there was competition between Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, as they engineered and styled the earliest motorwagens and began to develop markets for their products. These early efforts led to the establishment of an entire industry by the start of World War I. But the war and its aftermath devastated these two companies, as it did the German economy overall. By the early 1920s it became apparent that the only way to survival was a merger, and thus, on June 29, 1926, the stockholders of both companies gave approval to the new company, Daimler-Benz, which led directly to the birth of one of the world's best-known brands: Mercedes-Benz. In the hands of noted automotive photographer, author, and editor Dennis Adler, the history of the marque and the company unfolds through the decades, as Mercedes-Benz advances in fame, from the racing glory years to the present, becoming the standard that all automakers strive to meet. With archival (many never before published) and the author's own photographs, the beauty and power of the automobile comes alive, from the earliest models to the first crop of twenty-first-century Mercedes-Benzes. It is a story of excellence that is in many ways unmatched in the history of any industry. Today, as a global leader in design, safety, and overall excellence, Mercedes-Benz continues to lead the way.
50 Cars to Drive
Title | 50 Cars to Drive PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Adler |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1461749808 |
A gathering of votes from famous and prestigious drivers such as Carroll Shelby, Bob Bondurant, Sir Stirling Moss, Dan Gurney, and Jay Leno, this book reveals—for the first time—what the professionals list as the best of the best. This is a full-color book that will please anyone who’s passionate about driving, even with more mundane transportation. “There are cars,” says the author, “and then there are those greater than the sum of their parts.” The expert panel picked the top fifty, largely avoiding traditional choices they call simply “fundamental to automotive history.” This panel agreed that the Top Five list includes the 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa, the 1913 Mercer Racabout, the 1932–37 Model SJ Dusenberg, the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, and the Maserati Birdcage. Stunning full-color photos complement the passionate text from expert drivers in a book that will rev up the RPMs of many a man (and woman).
Shelby Cobra Fifty Years
Title | Shelby Cobra Fifty Years PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Comer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1610598059 |
The Star and the Laurel
Title | The Star and the Laurel PDF eBook |
Author | Beverly Rae Kimes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Automobile industry and trade |
ISBN |
Special Interest Society
Title | Special Interest Society PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Hudson |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2013-09-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0739177990 |
Voluntary associations have been ubiquitous in our society for hundreds of years. Efforts to develop a classification scheme have often overlooked one important segment: membership-based organizations (MBOs). MBOs are created voluntarily by a group of like-minded individuals who seek to advance their interests by organizing to promote and protect a specific domain. A number have earned the reputation for operating as “special interests.” To accept that notion would not be telling the full story and would overlook the many contributions they have made. A central thesis of Special Interest Society:How Membership-based Organizations Shape America is that no modern democratic society can function without them. With a focus on how they emerge and the steps they take to advance their mutual interests, the book also provides a sober account of how MBOs can be slow to accept important and necessary changes. It also reveals the less flattering role they have played in denying access or limiting acceptance to eligible individuals based on their race, gender, ethnicity, and more. In Special Interest Society, James R. Hudson analyzes over 400 published histories of MBOs to report on their emergence, growth, and development. Many provide essential services within our society of which we are unaware that we have come to rely upon. Employing several sociological theories, he explains why their actions have enabled these organizations to thrive in a democratic society as well as affect significant social change. Throughout, he demonstrates how open and democratic societies provide a fertile ground for their continued emergence. He explains why their numbers have increased over the last two hundred years as occupations and personal interests have become more specialized and complex. Written for students and scholars working in sociology, public policy, business, community development, and nonprofit management, as well as association professionals and their staff, this book provides an unparalleled insight into the history, purpose, and challenges of associations in America.