Authors:Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel,
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: mother, road, america, time, route, journey, legendary
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-10-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0760329788
ISBN-13: 9780760329788

It started in the heartland and originally ended in Los Angeles (not, contrary to myth, at the ocean). It carried truckers crossing the country, Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl, vacationers seeking the sun. It was Americas Main Street, the Mother Road, the Will Rogers Highway, and, at its dangerous curves, Bloody 66. Get your kicks on Route 66 with this wonderfully illustrated tribute to the best-loved highway in this car-loving nation. Michael Witzel shares his expertise and wealth of personal, archive, collector, and contributing photographer images in these pages, offering a nostalgic tour of

Author: Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Keywords: motel, american
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0760301018
ISBN-13: 9780760301012

Taking their name from an amalgamation of the words motor and hotel, motels were conceived in the 1920s as roadside lodges for motorists who increasingly set out on vacations by car. As such, the motels development has largely paralleled that of the automobile. Michael Karl Witzel examines the evolution, architecture and decor of the motel in all its forms.

Author: Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher: MBI
Keywords: gas, stations, america, folklore, history, station, american
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1998-12-13
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0760306494
ISBN-13: 9780760306499

Our best-selling book on American car culture is now available in this new paperback edition! The American Gas Station is a nostalgic history of the service station and the American car culture it helped create. An exceptional chronicle of the birth of roadside architecture, the development of gasoline pumps, corporate trademarks, and gas station memorabilia.

Authors:Michael Karl Witzel, Kent Bash,
Publisher: Motorbooks
Keywords: america, culture, car, cruisin
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1997-11-13
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0760301484
ISBN-13: 9780760301487

Lively text examines all aspects of this universal pastime, including the cars, the rise of youth culture, street racing, drive-ins, cruisers versus the law, Detroit’s role, "classic" cruising venues like Detroit’s Woodward Avenue, popular culture and more. It is illustrated with historical new photos and features a dozen specially commissioned artwork by well-known automotive illustrator Kent Bash. 200 photos, 150 in color.

Authors:Michael Witzel, Tim Steil,
Publisher: Crestline
Keywords: color, enthusiast, americana, roadside
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-12-14
List price: $15.98
ISBN-10: 0760317720
ISBN-13: 9780760317723

While countless books have covered individual Americana, roadside culture, and car-related subjects, none have attempted to encapsulate the lure of roadside America in one neatly packaged volume. But what is Americana, if not an expanse of fond memories and compelling kitsch as vast as the nation itself.This smorgasbord offers discriminating readers a tasty assortment of A-Z articles and accompanying photographs and images that touch upon all the old chestnuts (Route 66, drive-in restaurants, filling stations, et al) as well as some edgier topics to appeal to younger generations interested in

Author: Morgen Witzel
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: cases, text, history, management
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $175.00
ISBN-10: 0415963346
ISBN-13: 9780415963343

Management History is not simply a book about the history of business or even the history of management. The goal of this book is to demonstrate that despite the relative newness of management science as an academic subject, management has been around since ancient times. Through understanding the history of management - both in practice and theory - one is able to approach the complex and challenging problems of modern management from a new perspective. The book not only traces the development of management from history to the present day, but also examines the way this evolution impac

Author: Morgen Witzel
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: basics, management
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-08-16
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0415320178
ISBN-13: 9780415320177

Management: The Basics provides an easy, jargon-free introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of modern management. Using examples ranging from people management at Cadbury and the Enron crisis to the marketing of fried chicken in China, it explains key aspects of management, including: DT Planning effective business strategy to meet goals DT How successful marketing worksDT How organizations are structured and functionDT How to understand corporate financeDT What affects how people work and effective human resources management DT The importance of knowledge and culture