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Title : BMW 3 Series and 5-Series, Saloons and Coupes, 1989-93
Author : Benjamin E Greisler
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Buy this book if and only if you have a E34 M5.
The depth it goes is too superficial!! An inexperienced DIY will find it hard to appreciate. The wiring diagram occupied nearly half of the pages. However, all the above shortcomings are forgiven, as this is the only book with specifications of the E34 M5.

Title : BMW M-Series and Performance Specials (Sports Car Colour History S.)
Author : Jonathan Cohen
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Well written, but thin
J. Cohen's writing is several cuts above the usual hack quality found in car books. Alas, he is awfully focused on Alpina, Hartge, etc., and skimps on info on the M models that are presumably the subject of the book! More detail on what, for instance, makes an E34 M5 different and special, or what are all the mods made to the E30 M3 that make it such a big deal, and how did it do in racing? None of this is addressed; rather, he spills a lot of ink on detailing every nuance of every Alpina product made in the last 30 years. If he wanted to write a history of Alpina, that's fine, but the cover, title, and description of the book leads one to believe that its principal focus is M and the products thereof.
Nonetheless, the book is still several cuts above MBI's usually atrocious quality standards, and makes for an interesting evening of reading.

Title : BMW 5 Series Service Manual 1989-95: 525i, 530i, 535i, 540i Including Touring
Author :
Rating : 2 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Could have been more informative
I liked the illustrations although I was a little depressed as the book failed to tell me where my spark plugs were located on my diesel engine.
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Title : Illustrated BMW Motorcycle Buyer's Guide
Author : Stefan Knittel
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : More of a history book than a buyers' guide.
This is a great book and well written. However, it is more of a history book on the BMW motorcycles than it is a buyer's guide. There is very little information on pricing and the author is very generous to the BMW legacy without being especially helpful to prospective buyers. I put it down having learned alot about the BMW line but probably more confused about which BMW to buy than when I picked it up. If you want to learn about the bikes it is great, if you are a newcomer and you want basic buying info, I am not sure that this is the best book.
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Title : Bmw '02 Restoration Guide
Author : Mike Macartney
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Well written, concise and yet comprehensive.
Mike Macartney has been restoring '02s and other fine BMWs for as long as I can remember and it shows. This book is well written, concise and yet comprehensive. No questions remain unanswered. What more could one want.
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Title : Bmw '02 Restoration Guide
Author : Mike Macartney
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : A comprehensive book for all '02 owners.
This is a comprehensive book about the full range of BMW '02s. There are a lot of useful sections such as setting up the fuel injection and converting to 5 speed gearboxes that are not readily available elsewhere. I am sure that most '02 owners, new or old, will find something useful. My only criticism would be that the author does not provide much information about BMW specialists other than Jaymic, in Cromer, UK. As he is one of the proprieters of Jaymic, that may not be so surprising!

Title : BMW 3-Series Workshop Manual 1999-2005 (E46)
Author : Bentley Publishers
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Great reference
Good detail and broad range of subjects if a little Americanised. However it doesn't cover the M42 engine and the 318is.