Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industry: 100 Years of Success, Setback and Change (Hodgson J. Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industry: 100 Years of Success, Setback and Change (Hodgson J. Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Great Britain's aircraft industry started in 1908, with the first formally registered organization in the world to offer to design and build an aeroplane 'for commercial gain'. This was when the Short brothers, Oswald, Eustace and Horace, decided that aeroplanes would overtake balloons as a

Britain's Aircraft Industry: Triumphs and Tragedies Since 1909 (Ellis Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Sixty Years of Airfix Models (Brook Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Airfix has been at the forefront of the model industry since 1955 when the first Airfix aircraft kit appeared in UK branches of Woolworth's. The kits were made to a constant scale and covered a wide variety of subjects, from aircraft to birds and from tanks to dinosaurs. In 1981 the famous

60 Years of Coronation Street (ITV Ventures Limited)(Pevná vazba)

An official and comprehensive celebration of 60 years of Britain's favourite

The Shadow of the Mine: Coal and the End of Industrial Britain (Hudson Ray)(Pevná vazba)

The rise and fall of Britain's most important industry No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday - and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. Coal was central to the British economy,

French Secret Projects 2: Cold War Bombers, Patrol and Assault Aircraft (Carbonel Jean-Christophe)(Pevná vazba)

As early as 1944 France began the task of re-building its military aircraft industry and developing high performance aircraft for its armed forces. In doing so, French aircraft manufacturers produced some of the most innovative and outlandish bomber projects, proposals, designs and prototypes of

Breaking Banks: The Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting Banking (King Brett)(Pevná vazba)

'In the next 10 years, we'll see more disruption and changes to the banking and financial industry than we've seen in the preceding 100 years'--Brett King Breaking Banks: The Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting Banking is a unique collection of interviews take from across the global

Chevrolet Trucks: 100 Years of Building the Future (Edsall Larry)(Pevná vazba)

Chevy has been setting industry standards for 100 years. Chevy Trucks recounts this incredible history, from the classic Series 490 to today's Silverado and Colorado. In 1917 Chevrolet introduced its first truck, the Series 490, marking the company's official entry into the dedicated truck

Penguin Books and political change: Britain's meritocratic moment, 1937-1988 (Blackburn Dean)(Pevná vazba)

This book employs the history of Penguin Books to offer a new account of Britain's post-war

The Sport Business Handbook: Insights from 100+ Leaders Who Shaped 50 Years of the Industry (Horrow Rick)(Pevná vazba)

If you love sports and are fascinated by business dealings in this trillion-dollar global industry, then this is the anthology you've been waiting for. The Sport Business Handbook: Insights From 100+ Leaders Who Shaped 50 Years of the Industry provides insider perspectives from more than 100 of the

The Official Illustrated History of RAF Search and Rescue (Eden Paul E.)(Pevná vazba)

An inspiring and fascinating illustrated celebration of the rich and glorious history of the RAF's Search and Rescue Force, with a foreword from HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.This book is an official, fully illustrated, in-depth account of the SARF's rich and glorious history, from its

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Illustrated Edition (Rowling J.K.)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! This glorious new edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (considered a classic throughout the wizarding world) features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon

Scooter!: The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Story (Thomason Tommy)(Pevná vazba)

Few modern military aircraft can claim the longevity and success of the legendary Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. First flown in the mid-1950s, the A-4 Skyhawk achieved combat fame in the Falklands and Vietnam wars and saw service with the air arms of seven foreign countries including Israel and New Zealand

Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era: Lessons from Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft (Le Merle Matthew C.)(Pevná vazba)

Over the last 30 years a host of new technologies have begun to change every industry driving us into a new era of human existence. The companies who have been most able to tap into these new innovations have become the most highly valued companies in the world. To do so, they have created a new

Handbook of State Aid for Film: Finance, Industries and Regulation (Murschetz Paul Clemens)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a comprehensive analysis of today's film industry and its global challenges Analyses public funding schemes for different national film industries Presents a reference framework to evaluate public funding schemes with regard to goals, finance instruments, governance structures, and

100 Years of London (Mirrorpix)(Pevná vazba)

100 Years of London presents a visual record of London at its best and worst, from the armistice at the end of World War I through to the modern day. The story is told through 300 photographs from the Press Association's vast archives. Hand-picked by their own archivists, many of these pictures

Powered by Change: How to Design Your Business for Perpetual Success (MacDonald Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. In a hectic business environment where it is estimated that half of the decisions that CEOs make turn out to be wrong, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret

The Computer-Animated Film: Industry, Style and Genre (Holliday Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Covering thirty years of computer-animated film history, and analysing over 200 different examples, The Computer-Animated Film: Industry, Style and Genre persuasively argues that this body of work constitutes a unique genre of mainstream

The Business of Tourism (Holloway J. Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Tourism as an industry is constantly changing: Trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to changes in what people look for in a holiday, which can change with economic context, generational shifts or the political landscape. In The Business of Tourism, Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys

The Little Black Book of Change: The 7 Fundamental Shifts for Change Management That Delivers (Adams Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Your go-to-guide to delivering effective and transformative change that lasts All too often, change efforts fail to deliver on their promise. However it is possible to turn an organization around quickly to create a new future -- one where people think and behave differently and deliver

Danny Dodo's Detective Diary: Learn All about Extinct and Endangered Animals (Hodgson Rob)(Pevná vazba)

Danny Dodo is a detective on a mission. Over the years, thousands of amazing animals have disappeared. Where did they go? What happened to them? And why did they vanish? It's Danny's job to find out--and he needs readers to help him Danny Dodo's Detective Diary includes stories about missing

Star Wars Art: Illustration (Star Wars Art Series) (Heller Steven)(Pevná vazba)

The instant and massive success of Star Wars took Lucasfilm by surprise, but in 1978, an industry unto itself was born, consisting of books, trading cards, magazines, video games, and merchandise. The art created for these projects continues to expand the limits and celebrate the iconography of the

Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In Engineering and Industry (Mason Paul)(Pevná vazba)

This series looks at why and how things happen, the effects, and the consequences of when things go a bit

Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-Do Hosinsul: Self Defence Techniques From Ch'ang Hon (ITF) Taekwon-Do (Anslow Stuart Paul)(Pevná vazba)

HOSINSUL ­- The essential element of self defence training for instructors, students and schools of Taekwon-Do.Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-Do Hosinsul brings the advanced area of hosinsul training combining the original concept of hosinsul with the modern HAOV (Habitual Acts of Violence) list, which is a