Carlisle, Howard M., Flying J story: from cut-rate stations to the leader in Interstate travel plazas, an authorized biography and company history (The) (Logan, UT: HMC Publishing, 2002). vi, 292 p., illustrations (16 p., bw/c), 24 cm, index, ISBN: 0965193616.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Biography of American businessman, Jay Call (1940- ), and history of his family and of the Flying J Inc. (company) of Utah, as an history of service stations and truck stops as well of the petroleum industry in the American West. From 1968 and onwards.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword, by Jay Call; Preface, by Howard M. Carlisle; Chap. 1, Flying J: the company today; Chap. 2, Economic fundamentals of the petroleum industry; Chap. 3, A pioneer heritage of enterprising risk takers; Chap. 4, Growing up in a rural community and starting a business career; Chap. 5, Striking out on his own; Chap. 6, The OPEC crisis and a change in direction; Chap. 7, Accelerating growth through a major acquisition; Chap. 8, Building a management team; Chap. 9, The Husky takeover; Chap. 10, Experimenting with franchising; Chap. 11, Taking on a financial partner; Chap. 12, Becoming the pacesetter in interstate travel plazas; Chap. 13, Travel plaza operations; Chap. 14, Services to drivers and the trucking industry; Chap. 15, Refining, supply, exploration, and production; Chap. 16, Flying J: the past, the present, and the future.

Silver, Beverly J., Forces of labor: workers' movements and globalization since 1870 (Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2003). [Cambridge studies in comparative politics]. xv, 238 p., illustrations, 24 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 205-227, index, ISBN: 0521520770 (sc) + 052181751X (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Compares the automotive and the textile industries and demonstrates how the labor disputes have shifted from country to country together with shifts in the geographical location of production.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chap. 1, Introduction; chap. 2, The globalization of fordism; chap. 3, Comparative product cycles; chap. 4, World politics; chap. 5, Contemporary dynamics in world-historical perspectives.

Mueller, Mike (1959- ), Ford: 100 years of history (London: Salamander Books, 2003). 192 p., illustrations (c, drawings), 28 x 30 cm, ISBN: 1840655003.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the company and of its automobiles, starting from 1903. Material on the European branch of the company. Material on engineers and designers. Models featured include: Model T, Mustang and Thunderbird. Provides technicla details on the cars (specifications). Includes hundreds of illustrations, among them specially-commissioned photographs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction, 6; Chap. 1, A household name hits 100, 8; Chap. 2, 1903-1910, open for business, 18; Chap. 3, 1911-1920: massive marketing, 26; Chap. 4, 1921-1930: one step forward, on step back, 36; Chap. 5, 1931-1940: Three's company, 44; Chap. 6, 1941-1950: war and peace, 54; Chap. 7, 1951-1960: rockin' and rollin', 66; Chap. 8, 1961-1970: the total performance years, 88; Chap. 9, 1971-1980: the sun also rises, 112; Chap. 10, 1981-1990: return of the red, white and blue oval, 128; Chap. 11, 1991-2000: by another name, 144; Chap. 12, 2001-2003: into the new millenium, 1968; Chap. 13, Timelines, 182.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 2003, [Automotive history and personalities], ISBN: 0760315809 (hc).

Burgess-Wise, David, Ford at Dagenham: the rise and fall of Detroit in Europe (Derby: Breedon Books, 2001). 202 p., illustrations (portraits), 25 cm, index, ISBN: 1859832687 (hc).
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Introduction; chap. 1, Prelude: from London to Manchester; chap. 2, A Detroit in miniature; chap. 3, A lighthouse of hope; chap. 4, 'Most excellent vehicles'; chap. 5, Dagenham flies north; chap. 6, The perils of peacetime; chap. 7, New models, new policies; chap. 8, Market forces; chap. 9, Into the melting pot; chapter 10, Decline and fall; Index.