EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOUSTON FREEWAYS — FOR FREE 
A reader writes in to make sure we were aware that the world’s best book on the popular topic of Houston-area freeways — which just happens to be entitled Houston Freeways — is available as a free PDF ebook download on the author’s website (yes, HoustonFreeways.com). Sharpstown native Erik Slotboom’s freeway-photo-filled 416-page opus has been out of print since 2005, though dedicated freeway fans can still scrounge up an only mildly battered physical copy for upwards of $100 on Amazon and other sites. Online only: Slotboom’s 5-year photo update of all the Houston Freeway happenings that took place between 2003 and 2008.
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Bought this book when it came out. I eventually read it cover to cover. Fascinating stuff, but maybe that’s the history buff and “engineer” in me.
The PDF has been available for years. As soon as the last original copy was sold he made it available. It wasn’t cost effective to do another printing. Good thing I bought two of them when the came out.
Just sold a copy I had to Half-Price books in the Village – sold it for $40, so you’ll probably be able to buy for less than $100.
I bought a copy back in 2005 as well. One of the best books on local infrastructure I have ever read. If you can get your hands on a hard copy, do it!
I also bought a copy when it came out and I couldn’t be more impressed with it. I had no idea it was so valuable now.