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Book Archive
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![My take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Nader-New-Yorker.jpg "Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation")
Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 84 CommentsMy take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […] -
![When I saw the headline of an article “The Big Question: Who Wrecked the US Auto Industry”, at Bloomberg, I was obviously interested, although the subtitle: “A Q&A with author […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sack-of-Detroit.jpg "The Non-Book Review: Why I Won’t Be Buying “The Sack Of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise””")
The Non-Book Review: Why I Won’t Be Buying “The Sack Of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise””
Posted on May 25, 2021 | 137 CommentsWhen I saw the headline of an article “The Big Question: Who Wrecked the US Auto Industry”, at Bloomberg, I was obviously interested, although the subtitle: “A Q&A with author […] -
![In The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0889-1.jpg "CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education")
CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/HOT-RODS.jpg "Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth")
Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth
Posted on November 4, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […] -
![People have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/008.jpg "Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever")
Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 28 CommentsPeople have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […] -
![Stephanie bought me this book a couple of months ago, so it’s somewhat coincidental that I’m posting this review now. But it’s always a good time to make an effort […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/black-dvb.jpg "Book Review: “Driving While Black” – Not A Jet Smooth Ride")
Book Review: “Driving While Black” – Not A Jet Smooth Ride
Posted on June 7, 2020 | 117 CommentsStephanie bought me this book a couple of months ago, so it’s somewhat coincidental that I’m posting this review now. But it’s always a good time to make an effort […] -
![A lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/001a.jpg "QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?")
QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsA lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […] -
![I’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Iacocca-cigar.jpg "Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?")
Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […] -
![Augustus Herring got screwed, several times over. He was young, ambitious, creative and a superb engineer, and was utterly obsessed with solving the problem of powered flight. And according to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/to-caress-the-air.jpg "Book Review: To Caress the Air – Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight (Book 1 &2)")
Book Review: To Caress the Air – Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight (Book 1 &2)
Posted on September 11, 2018 | 17 CommentsAugustus Herring got screwed, several times over. He was young, ambitious, creative and a superb engineer, and was utterly obsessed with solving the problem of powered flight. And according to […] -
![In an article on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2014, about the primary American military motorcycle of the Second World War–the Harley-Davidson WLA–I mentioned that the photographs and information […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1945-China-cropped.jpg "New Motorcycle Book: Liberator – The Harley-Davidson WLA in the Second World War")
New Motorcycle Book: Liberator – The Harley-Davidson WLA in the Second World War
Posted on February 19, 2015 | 39 CommentsIn an article on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2014, about the primary American military motorcycle of the Second World War–the Harley-Davidson WLA–I mentioned that the photographs and information […] -
![Once I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Man-Who-Saved-The-V8-001-600.jpg "Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8”")
Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8”
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 46 CommentsOnce I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […]
