Best Books on Cars, Planes & Trains

The machines that move us. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the cars, planes & trains documentaries.

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough - View on Amazon
Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich - View on Amazon
Fly by Wire by William Langewiesche - View on Amazon
Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenacker - View on Amazon
West with the Night by Beryl Markham (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux - View on Amazon
Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen E. Ambrose - View on Amazon
Fire and Steam by Christian Wolmar - View on Amazon
Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag - View on Amazon
The Box by Marc Levinson (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
Ninety Percent of Everything by Rose George - View on Amazon
Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll - View on Amazon
The Machine That Changed the World by James P. Womack - View on Amazon
Go Like Hell by A. J. Baime - View on Amazon
Insanely Great by Steven Levy - View on Amazon
Ford by Douglas Brinkley - View on Amazon
Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet (4.3/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Planes, Trains & Ships