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						| This book has a high quality feel 
						and the Author Steven Vale was also responsible for the 
						DVD titles in the 'Massive Machines' series.  These 
						titles have been previously reviewed and are indexed
						
						here. 
 The content of this book is about very large 
						earthmoving machines which the author has seen in most 
						of the countries of what used to be classed as Western 
						Europe.  In fact the book is organised in chapters 
						by country.  Usefully there is a machine list at 
						the end of the book which lists the machines discussed 
						in each of the chapters.  However a full machine 
						index in machine order would have been more user 
						friendly.  As it is there is a very large range of 
						machines included from all the major manufacturers, and 
						a few smaller makers too.
 
 The text style is authoritative and friendly, with 
						plenty of facts and figures about the machines.  A 
						nice touch is the occasional references to and quotes 
						from the operators of the machines or plant managers which gives the 
						content a human angle.  For many readers the photos 
						will be the main reason for buying the book and it does 
						not disappoint in this regard.  There are over 400 
						photos and the vast majority are relevant and high 
						quality.
 
 The author has also included a postscript chapter to 
						bring the book right up to date as at July 2011 and this 
						is a thoughtful touch.
 
 It is easy to highly recommend this book and anyone with 
						an interest in major earthmoving equipment will find it 
						interesting.  It stands alone as a good reference 
						work, but is also a good companion to Steven Vale's DVD 
						series.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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