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From early jets to the F-22 Raptor, from the Centurion A41 tank to
the Bradley M2, from aircraft carriers to nuclear submarines,
Military Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Visual Encyclopedia is a
fascinating guide to aircraft, tanks and ships from the beginning
of the Cold War to the present day. Arranged by type and then
chronologically within each type, each entry or variant is
illustrated with an excellent full-colour artwork, showing in great
detail its characteristics and markings, and completed with an
informative caption and technical specifications. Ranging from the
Korean War to Vietnam, from India and Pakistan to the Arab-Israeli
conflict, from the Falklands to Afghanistan and Iraq, the book
includes main battle tanks, tank destroyers, armoured personnel
carriers, amphibious tanks, fighter jets, interceptors, bombers,
transport aircraft, Stealth bombers, aircraft carriers, destroyers
and submarines. With 850 outstanding colour artworks, Military
Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Visual Encyclopedia is an
authoritatively researched book that will appeal to anyone with an
interest in modern military technology.
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Pelican Blood (DVD)
Emma Clifford, Arthur Darvill, Harry Treadaway, Emma Booth, Christopher Fulford, …
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British indie drama telling the story of the intense and
destructive relationship between two teenagers who first meet on a
suicide website. Obsessive-compulsive Nikko (Harry Treadaway) and
beautiful loose cannon Stevie (Emma Booth) embark on a
rollercoaster relationship that ultimately distances Nikko from his
life, his friends and his obsession with bird-spotting.
On 14 April 1912, less than a week into a transatlantic trip from
Southampton to New York, the largest luxury cruise liner in the
world struck an iceberg off the coast of Labrador, causing the hull
to buckle. The massive 50,000 ton ship hailed as 'unsinkable' was
soon slipping into the cold Atlantic Ocean, the crew and passengers
scrambling to launch lifeboats before being sucked into the deep.
Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died,
making the sinking one of the deadliest for a single ship up to
that time. The sinking has captured the public imagination ever
since, in part because of the scale of the tragedy, but also
because the ship represented in microcosm Edwardian society, with
the super-rich sharing the vessel with poor migrants seeking a new
life in North America. Other factors, such as why there were only
enough lifeboats to hold half the passengers, also caused
controversy and led to changes in maritime safety. In later years
many survivors told their stories to the press, and Titanic
celebrates these accounts. A final chapter examines the shipwreck
today, which has been visited underwater by explorers, scientists
and film-makers, and many artifacts recovered as the old liner
steadily disintegrates. Titanic offers a compact, insightful
photographic history of the sinking and its aftermath in 180
authentic photographs.
Salma Mansour is a black belt in taekwondo, a skill she will need
to stay alive. One second, she's in the British Museum, the next a
thousand years away in a battle between the Saxons and Vikings. And
she's supposed to help? Things momentarily brighten when she
encounters Sara and Sanjeev, who seem to understand. They don't
have much time to plan though; without warning, all three are
transported to Xi'an, stronghold of Chan, a wealthy gang leader
bent on immortality. Chan has kidnapped world-famous geneticist Lin
Dan and assembled fragments of an ancient magic. Chan will stop at
nothing to fulfil his dream ... even if it means releasing forces
far beyond his control. The Three Hares must work together to
defeat Chan and the power that controls him ... or else. Rich in
mythology and history, this is a fast-paced, action-packed and
immersive middle-grade adventure story for readers 8
face=Calibri>-13.
Lighthouses may stand watchfully over serene waters one day and be
bombarded by immense waves the next. They may look out on the most
spectacular views, mark the entrance to a busy harbour or be placed
in some of the world's most desolate locations. To seafarers they
are guiding lights in dangerous waters, but, once decommissioned,
they can acquire an air of mystery. They are the most strictly
functional of all civilian buildings and yet they can be
surprisingly beautiful and varied in design. Are they square,
cylindrical or octagonal? Are they single structures or towers on
top of other buildings? Are they made of wood, stone, brick, or
concrete? Are they coloured with stripes or bands? From Lake
Michigan to the Arctic Circle, from the British Isles to Brazil,
Lighthouses celebrates more than 200 structures and the stunning
vistas that surround them. Taking examples from all around the
world, the book features an immense array of operating and disused
lighthouses from the 18th century to the present day, from those
marking ocean coastlines to structures besides lakes and on rivers,
from lighthouses cloaked in ice to Art Deco classics to tilting
structures abandoned in sand dunes. Presented in a handy
pocket-sized format, Lighthouses is arranged geographically, with
more than 200 colour photographs and captions explaining the
construction, operation and history of each entry.
On 9 May 1912 the first airplane take-off from a ship was made from
the deck of the HMS Hibernia. In July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels
launched from the converted battlecruiser HMS Furious damaged the
German airbase at Tonder and destroyed two zeppelins. The age of
the carrier was born. In the interwar years the Lexington, Akagi
and Courageous-class carriers were developed, but it was only
during World War II that the aircraft carrier finally came into its
own. Fleet carriers carrying 30-40 aircraft allowed the Japanese
and US navies to project air power across the vast Pacific Ocean,
with the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor presaging a new kind of
warfare. With the sinking of hundreds of ships during World War II,
including the German battleship Bismarck in 1941, by the end of the
war carriers ruled the waves and the era of the battleship had
passed. Aircraft Carriers features 52 of the most significant flat
tops and amphibious assault ships built since the 1920s until the
present day, from the USS Yorktown, which survived direct hits
during the battle of Midway (1942), through the Falklands War
veteran HMS Invincible, to the mighty Nimitz class, the core of the
US Navy's carrier battle groups today. Also included are
significant amphibious assault ships, such as the USS Tarawa and
French Mistral. Each entry includes a brief description of the
ship's development and history, a colour profile view or cutaway,
key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks
and photographs, Aircraft Carriers is a colourful guide for the
naval warfare enthusiast.
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Bridges (Hardcover)
David Ross
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From abandoned structures that have long ceased to take you
anywhere to today's feats of engineering, Bridges is a pictorial
celebration of 150 suspension bridges, iron bridges, stone bridges,
aqueducts, viaducts, railway bridges, footbridges and rope bridges.
Organised in sections such as abandoned bridges, classic bridges
and superstructures, the book contains an immense range of wooden,
stone, iron, steel and concrete bridges. There are tiny village
bridges and vast bridges, narrow bridges and motorway-wide bridges,
bridges that act as dams and bridges that support buildings,
covered bridges, famous bridges and little-known gems. From San
Francisco's Golden Gate bridge to the 21st century Millau Viaduct
in France - the tallest bridge in the world, from the Roman
aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, to farmers still building bamboo
bridges, the book draws examples from all over the world. Ranging
from the Rocky Mountains to Siberia and Iran, a picture emerges of
not only how new technologies have made it possible for bridges to
be built, but also how bridges have themselves been catalysts for
social change. And when they have been abandoned, such as in former
gold rush towns, these bridges tell their own stories of how the
world moves on. Presented in a landscape format and with 150
outstanding colour photographs, Bridges is a stunning collection of
images.
This classic, illustrated book tells the story of the famous
faithful Skye terrier, Greyfriars Bobby, who watched over his
master's grave for 14 years in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh.
The Corbies series brings the heroes and rogues, triumphs and
tragedies of Scottish history vibrantly into life.
There is always a sense of adventure when going on a railway
journey. Whether it is aboard the Orient Express from London to
Istanbul, or travelling the Transcontinental railroad through the
Canadian Rockies to the Pacific coast, or riding the Serra Verde
Express through the Brazilian rainforest, Rail Journeys takes the
reader on a journey through some of the most unusual, romantic and
remarkable landscapes in the world. Find out about the Coast
Starlight, which carries passengers from Los Angeles along the
Pacific coast to Seattle and all points in between; or the 7,000
kilometre Trans-Siberian, crossing the entirety of Mongolia and
Russia from Beijing to Moscow; or 'El Chepe', the Mexican Copper
Canyon railway, a line which took 90 years to build and negotiates
87 tunnels, 36 bridges and sweeping hairpin bends as it climbs from
sea level to the rim-top views it offers at 2,400m; or enjoy the
engineering excellence of the Konkan Railway in India, connecting
Mumbai with the port of Mangalore via some 2,000 bridges and 90
tunnels; or experience the Shinkansen 'Bullet Train' as it races at
speeds of more than 300 km/h between Tokyo and Kyoto, passing the
iconic Mount Fuji on the way. With 200 outstanding colour
photographs, Rail Journeys takes the reader to some of the most
historic, spectacular and remotest locations in the world, places
where trains still offer romantic and astounding experiences of
rail travel at its best.
Mysterious ghost stations forgotten beneath the cities of Paris and
London; desolate grand rail hubs in the Pyrenean mountains; metro
stations in China that terminate in a wasteland; Abandoned Train
Stations looks at some of the thousands of disused station
buildings, platforms, lines, tunnels, and rail yards left behind by
modernity. Organised by continent, this book takes the reader to
every corner of the globe. Explore Canfranc International Railway
Station, once a busy mountain hub of international travel between
France and Spain; see the eerily empty platform at Kings Cross
Thameslink, London, today a service tunnel following the station's
closure in the early 2000s; examine the grandiose Michigan Central
Train Station in Detroit, an historic Amtrak rail depot, and once
the tallest rail station in the world; marvel at the dusty,
overgrown shell of Abkhazia's once beautiful railway station in
Psyrtskha, a physical legacy of the former Soviet era in the
Caucasus; see the disused Tiwanaku train station, situated almost
4,000 metres above sea level in the Bolivian Andes; or learn about
the fascinating Istvantelek Train Yard, in the Hungarian capital of
Budapest, better known as the 'Red Star train graveyard' because of
its many Soviet-era engine wrecks. Illustrated with more than 200
photographs, Abandoned Train Stations provides a fascinating
pictorial journey through the little-known remnants of rail
transport infrastructure from every part of the world.
For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme
naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare,
but a visible emblem of a nation's power, wealth and pride.
Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in
the last 500 years. Beginning with English king Henry VIII's
flagship, Henry Grace a Dieu, the book covers all the main periods
of battleship development, including the great sail ships, such as
Sovereign of the Seas, Santissima Trinidad and Victory. The advent
of steam-driven warships provides the core of the book, beginning
with the introduction of Gloire in 1859, and continuing through all
the major pre-Dreadnoughts, such as Inflexible, Maine and
Tsessarevitch. There is detailed coverage of the great battleships
of the two world wars, including Derfflinger, Yamato and Iowa,
while the book closes with the last new battleship to be
commissioned, Vanguard, in 1946. Each entry includes a brief
description of the battleship's development and history, a colour
profile artwork, key features and specifications. Packed with more
than 200 artworks and photographs, Battleships is a colourful guide
for the military historian and naval warfare enthusiast.
Queen Victoria (4 May 1819 - 22 Jan 1901) is the UK's second
longest-reigning monarch after Queen Elizabeth II, with 64 years
between becoming queen in 1837 and her death in 1901. This book
describes her extraordinary life and reign, her strength and
achievements. 24 May 2019 is the 200th anniversary of Queen
Victoria's birth.
There is always a sense of adventure when going on a railway
journey. Whether it is aboard the Orient Express from London to
Istanbul, or travelling the Transcontinental railroad through the
Canadian Rockies to the Pacific coast, or riding the Serra Verde
Express through the Brazilian rainforest, Rail Journeys takes the
reader on a journey through some of the most unusual, romantic and
remarkable landscapes in the world. Find out about the Coast
Starlight, which carries passengers from Los Angeles along the
Pacific coast to Seattle and all points in between; or the 7,000
kilometre Trans-Siberian, crossing the entirety of Mongolia and
Russia from Beijing to Moscow; or 'El Chepe', the Mexican Copper
Canyon railway, a line which took 90 years to build and negotiates
87 tunnels, 36 bridges and sweeping hairpin bends as it climbs from
sea level to the rim-top views it offers at 2,400m; or enjoy the
engineering excellence of the Konkan Railway in India, connecting
Mumbai with the port of Mangalore via some 2,000 bridges and 90
tunnels; or experience the Shinkansen 'Bullet Train' as it races at
speeds of more than 300 km/h between Tokyo and Kyoto, passing the
iconic Mount Fuji on the way. With 210 outstanding colour
photographs, Rail Journeys takes the reader to some of the most
historic, spectacular and remotest locations in the world, places
where trains still offer romantic and astounding experiences of
rail travel at its best.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
(RoSPA), 'every year in the UK more than 4,000 people die in
accidents in the home and nearly three million turn up at accident
and emergency departments seeking treatment. But, because the
accidents happen behind closed doors in isolated incidents they
rarely attract public and media attention.' What people require in
an emergency is the knowledge to take the right steps (whether in
the emergency itself, or beforehand to prevent it), the knowledge
to avoid those which that they must not, and the common sense to
know the difference. The key is knowledge. This Book offers a
commonsense guide to handling emergency situations - from basic
first aid to dealing with frostbite and heatstroke. The book
provides information on assessing an emergency, what you can do in
a medical emergency and a comprehensive guide to first aid
procedures and techniques. The book also offers advice on
preventing accidents in and around the home.
Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720 - 31 January 1788), was
commonly known in Britain during his lifetime as The Young
Pretender, and Bonnie Prince Charlie. He was the second Jacobite
pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was
born in Italy and was the eldest son of James Francis Edward
Stuart, who was the son of James II of England. Charles instigated
the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745, in which he led an
insurrection to restore his family to the throne of the Great
Britain, which ended in defeat at the Battle of Culloden. That
battle that ended the Jacobite cause. Charles's flight from
Scotland after the uprising has rendered him a romantic figure of
heroic failure in some later representations. In 1759 he was
involved in a French plan to invade Britain which was abandoned
following British naval victories.
Mary, Queen of Scots is seen as one of Scotland's heroes. She was
queen regnant of Scotland from 1542-1667 but was held in various
houses for eighteen and a half years by Queen Elizabeth and
beheaded for plotting to assassinate Elizabeth. This book explains
simply and clearly who Mary was and her life and is told by her
loyal servant, Mary Seton. She was born in 1542 and she died in
1587. She was queen regnant of Scotland from 1542 -1567. A queen
regnant is a queen who rules in her own right. She was the only
surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland, and was six
days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She
spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by
regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis.
He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary
briefly became queen consort of France, until his death on 5
December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland, arriving in
Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first
cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but their union was unhappy. In
February 1567, his residence was destroyed by an explosion, and
Darnley was found murdered in the garden. James Hepburn, 4th Earl
of Bothwell, was generally believed to have orchestrated Darnley's
death, but he was acquitted of the charge in April 1567, and the
following month he married Mary. Following an uprising against the
couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle. On 24 July 1567,
she was forced to abdicate in favour of James, her one-year-old son
by Darnley. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, she
fled southwards seeking the protection of her first cousin once
removed, Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary had previously claimed
Elizabeth's throne as her own and was considered the legitimate
sovereign of England by many English Catholics, including
participants in a rebellion known as the Rising of the North. Seen
as a threat by Elizabeth, Mary was confined in various houses and
after eighteen and a half years, she was found guilty of plotting
to assassinate Elizabeth. She was beheaded.
The story of Rob Roy MacGregor, one of Scotland's most famous
figures is retold in a format suitable for children.
From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to
international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an
extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other
engineers, except perhaps Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough
to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best.
Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition, George
Stephenson was also a man of huge rages and jealousies, determined
to create his own legend. Brought up from infancy by his father,
Robert was a very different person. Driven by the need to be the
super-successful son his father wanted, he struggled with
self-distrust and morbid depression. More than once his career and
reputation teetered on the edge of disaster. But, by being flawed,
he emerges as a far more interesting and sympathetic figure than
the conventional picture of the 'eminent engineer.' David Ross's
biography of George and Robert Stephenson sheds much new light on
this remarkable father and son. Authoritative and containing many
new discoveries, it is a highly readable account of how these two
men set the modern industrial world in motion.
Queer theory and the gay rights movement historically have been in
tension, with the former critiquing precisely the identity politics
on which the latter relies. Yet neither queer theory, in its
predominately poststructuralist form, nor the gay rights movement,
with its conservative "inclusionary" aspirations, has adequately
addressed questions of identity or the political struggles against
normativity that mark the lives of so many queer people. Taking on
issues of race, sex, gender, and what he calls "the ethics of
identity," Fryer offers a new take on queer theory-one rooted in
phenomenology rather than poststructuralism-that seeks to put
postnormative thinking at its center. This provocative book gives
us a glimpse of what "thinking queer" can look like in our
"posthumanist age."
When Joe Keller and David Ross introduced the first book ever
written dedicated to jadite, it was met with critical and popular
enthusiasm. It was a tour de force! Now this fourth edition, there
are over a thousand pieces illustrated in over 700 color
photographs. Additional photographs and a reproduction section
enhance the book, along with updated values to keep up with an
ever-changing marketplace. Jadite: An Identification and Price
Guide brings together the works of the three major glass companies
that produced jadite from the 1930s to the mid-1970s: McKee,
Jeannette, and Anchor Hocking. Exploring these perennially popular
collectibles, the book includes numerous dinnerware patterns, all
sorts of jadite kitchenware, canisters, shakers, mixing bowls, and
ovenware, and jadite items for the home, such as lamps, bathroom
items, and ashtrays. The authors have produced a book that will be
an invaluable and welcome addition to collectors' libraries.
Queer theory and the gay rights movement historically have been in
tension, with the former critiquing precisely the identity politics
on which the latter relies. Yet neither queer theory, in its
predominately poststructuralist form, nor the gay rights movement,
with its conservative 'inclusionary' aspirations, has adequately
addressed questions of identity or the political struggles against
normativity that mark the lives of so many queer people. Taking on
issues of race, sex, gender, and what he calls 'the ethics of
identity', Fryer offers a new take on queer theory - one rooted in
phenomenology rather than poststructuralism - that seeks to put
postnormative thinking at its center. This provocative book gives
us a glimpse of what 'thinking queer' can look like in our
'posthumanist age'.
The story of the King of Scots, Robert the Bruce, is retold in a
format suitable for children.
Written by renowned Aristotle scholar Sir David Ross, this study
has long been established as one of the foremost surveys of
Aristotle's life, work and philosophy. With John L. Ackrill's
introduction and updated bibliography, created for the sixth
edition, the book continues to serve as a standard guide, both for
the student of ancient history and the general reader.
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