Mac McDiarmid Book order

This is a marque-by-marque encyclopedia of models and manufacturers, both existing and defunct.

Hermes House, 2000. Hardbound, about 12 inches tall, 512 pages. Glossary, index. This was previous published as two separate The Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, and The Ultimate Harley-Davidson.

The most momentous events and machinery of much of the first six decades of the 20th century

As well as assessing hundreds of real incidents of attack on humans it considers the evolution and history of the shark, its biology, hunting methods and sheer diversity of form.

Text and photographs illustrate the history of motorcycles from the earliest time to the present models, from twenty-eight manufacturers and seven countries.