Featuring a fresh layout, revised maps, and more detail than ever before, the seventh edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide offers collectors and amateurs alike the ultimate resource to the world's best wines. Understanding that buyers on every level appreciate a good deal, Parker separates overvalued bottles from undervalued, with wine prices instantly shifting according to his evaluations. Indifferent to the wine's pedigree, Parker's eminent 100-point rating system allows for independent, consumer-oriented, inside information. The latest edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide includes expanded information on Spain, Portugal, Germany, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, as well as new sections on Israel and Central Europe. As in his previous editions, Parker provides the reassurance of a simple number rating, predictions for future buying potential, and practical overviews of regions and grapes. Altogether, an indispensable resource from the man the Los Angeles Times calls “the most powerful critic of any kind.”

From the exotic M1 and 850Csi to the popular 3. 5- and 7-Series sports luxury tourers, this all-color Buyer's Guide points the way through the full history of the BMW marque, and offers valuable specifications, production numbers, investment advice, and more. Take the "ultimate driving machine" out for a test drive before you buy! Comparable title; Illustrated BMW Buyer's Guide, 2nd ed (0-87938-754-8)

This market survey provides a detailed and independent analysis of 184 Indian foundries offering specialised casting and foundry facilities. It is an invaluable source of information for buyers with responsibility for sourcing components in the most cost-effective way. Its comprehensive tabular information allows an effective comparison to be made between candidate suppliers and so aids the choice of the right partner for the production of a very wide range of industrial products. The report devotes particular attention to the technologies that already exist in India starting from pattern making to moulding, metal preparation, and inspection and testing practices. It gives a complete picture of each foundry along with their relevant contact details. It also examines organizational details of foundries and key performance indicators as well as covering their installed and spare capacities along with the weight range of castings handled. It includes valuable information on current indicative prices for a wide range of foundry goods and has a useful section on the logistics of procurement in India. Commercial aspects prevailing in the industry are also examined. The report also contains important information on the Indian economy including the business climate, economic policies, regulatory environment, taxation as well as the strengths of the Indian castings industry. The guide will be an essential resource for specialist buyers, importers, and consulting companies wanting to locate prospective partners for outsourcing their casting requirements from India. Important new market report on the Indian castings industry Provides detailed profiles of 184 companies with a comprehensive description of the capacities of each An invaluable guide in making the best and most cost-effective choice of Indian partner for sourcing a wide range of castings

Parker's acclaimed guide, fully revised with ratings on the latest vintages from around the world, is one of the most authoritative wine guides available and now comes with expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy.

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo among others.

Contains specific recommendations for various household products and car repair records.

Uses market research and analysis to provide values for vintage or collectible instruments, including information on more than eighteen hundred brands accompanied by eleven hundred photographs.

Car values fluctuate wildly, never more so than in our current economic environment. Pricing information is a must for collectors, restorers, buyers, sellers, insurance agents and a myriad of others who rely on reliable authoritative data. With well over 300,000 listings for domestic cars and light trucks, and various import vehicles manufactured between 1901 and 2012, this is the most thorough price guide on the market. This invaluable reference is for the serious car collector as well as anyone who wants to know the value of a collector car they are looking to buy or sell. Prices in this must-have reference reflect the latest values, in up to six grades of condition, from the esteemed Old Cars Price Guide database. New information for the most recent model year will also be added to our new Old Car Report database.

1979-2004 Mustangs are some of the most popular and affordable performance cars available. With a huge aftermarket supplying everything from body panels to crate engines to suspension and handling mods, a motivated enthusiast can easily create the street machine of their dreams. On the other other, those less mechanically inclined can simply enjoy a fun stocker. The 1979 to 1993 Fox-platform Mustangs and their contemporary counterparts, the 1994-2001 Mustangs, are widely available, relatively inexpensive, and easy to work on. Mustang Buyer's Guide 1979-2004 will help you sort out the myriad diffenences over the past 25 years and ensure you buy the best car possible.About the AuthorBrad Bowling has been writing about and photographing Mustangs since 1985. He has been the editor of Mustang Times and associate editor of Mustang Illustrated. He lives with his wife, Heather, and their American Eskimo Dog in Concord, North Carolina.