How Was That Built? - The Stories Behind Awesome Structures (Agrawal Roma)(Pevná vazba)

How Was That Built? - The Stories Behind Awesome Structures (Agrawal Roma)(Pevná vazba)

Built - The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures (Agrawal Roma)(Paperback / softback)

Rome Stories(Pevná vazba)

Rome Stories explores the city's fateful impact through the writing of classical historians, a Renaissance sculptor, 18th-century tourists, American, British and French novelists and the authors of modern Rome, each testing and unravelling the city's ageless

Yorkshire Country House - A tour through the county's grandest homes (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

A delightful insight to the stories behind those iconic landmarks . How they came to be and how they

Anyone Can Cook (Kitchen Stories)(Pevná vazba)

The experts behind the popular cooking platform show new cooks how to get comfortable and be successful in their own kitchens. Since its launch in 2014, the Kitchen Stories app has acquired a dedicated following among seasoned and beginner cooks alike. Now the best of their recipes, expertise, and

The Odysseum: Strange Journeys That Obliterated Convention (Bramwell David)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the extraordinary stories behind some of the greatest - and strangest - adventures and explorations in human

The Farm That Mac Built (Sauer Tammi)(Pevná vazba)

Jimi Hendrix: The Stories Behind the Songs (Stubbs David)(Pevná vazba)

In Jimi Hendrix: The Stories Behind the Songs, music journalist and author David Stubbs provides the definitive companion to Hendrix's recorded output, from the early years, including 'Hey Joe' and 'Purple Haze' through to his posthumously released trilogy that concluded with Both Sides Of The Sky

How Carriers Fought: Carrier Operations in WWII (Celander Lars)(Pevná vazba)

In November 1921 the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battlecruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight

Great Cities - The Stories Behind the World's most Fascinating Places (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Imagine Moscow: Architecture Propaganda Revolution (Steierhoffer Eszter)(Pevná vazba)

The Soviet city that was never built: six visions of Moscow from the great architects of modernist RussiaAfter the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin moved the Russian capital from the imperial, westward-looking city of St. Petersburg back to Moscow, the traditional heart of Russia. Moscow was to be

Foundations: How the Built Environment Made Twentieth-Century Britain (Wetherell Sam)(Pevná vazba)

An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation's politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate, shopping precinct, council estate, private

The House That Pinterest Built (Keaton Diane)(Pevná vazba)

At once a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating one's home, this book will serve as a go-to reference for all those seeking to spur their own creativity as they embark on the creation of home. When Diane Keaton decided that she wanted to build her own home from the

Tools for Food: The Stories Behind the Objects That Influence How and What We Eat (Mynatt Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

Se slevou nabízíme exemplář s drobnými vadami na obalu Tools For Food explores the history of 250 of our most-loved and intriguing kitchen items and how they've changed the way we live. From 12th century Mongolian fire pots, to 17th century Chinese scissors, from beloved Tupperware food

Family Comforts: Simple, Heartwarming Food to Enjoy Together (Wilson Rebecca)(Pevná vazba)

Let Rebecca Wilson, the mum behind @whatmummymakes, show you how to cook warming winter meals that are simple, healthy and delicious. Organised by type of cooking, you'll be able to whip up meals in minutes and with minimal prep. There are ideas for using your slow cooker, pressure cooker,

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Levy Matthys)(Paperback)

The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive)

Galaxy Quest: The Inside Story (McAllister Matt)(Pevná vazba)

The essential guide to Galaxy Quest Behind-the-scenes stories and cast interviews from the critically acclaimed science fiction comedy and all-time top fan favorite. By Grabthar's hammer A witty, inventive, and heartfelt tribute to science fiction fans, Galaxy Quest has been making audiences

Born to Parse: How Children Select Their Languages (Lightfoot David W.)(Pevná vazba)

An argument that children are born to assign structures to their ambient language, yielding a view of language variation not based on parameters defined at UG.In this book, David Lightfoot argues that just as some birds are born to chirp, humans are born to parse--predisposed to assign linguistic

Narrative and Numbers: The Value of Stories in Business (Damodaran Aswath)(Pevná vazba)

How can a company that has never turned a profit have a multibillion dollar valuation? Why do some start-ups attract large investments while others do not? Aswath Damodaran, finance professor and experienced investor, argues that the power of story drives corporate value, adding substance to

Rome - City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943-44 (Failmezger Victor)(Pevná vazba)

From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, this is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on June 5, 1944.In September 1943, following wave

Barchester Towers (Trollope Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

The author was well aware that the seemingly parochial power struggles that determine the action of Barchester Towers actually went to the heart of mid-Victorian English society, and had, in other times and other guises, led to civil war and constitutional upheaval. In this novel, this awareness

Qe2: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Frame Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Fifty years ago, the last British-built transatlantic liner was launched. Christened by HM The Queen on September 20, 1967, the 963-feet-long vessel was named Queen Elizabeth 2. By the end of that same day, she was already known by her famous nickname: QE2. Fast, smart and sleek, QE2 sailed more

Criminal Capital: How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime (Platt S.)(Pevná vazba)

Criminal Capital is an engaging but authoritative account of how financial structures and products can and are being used to evade proper scrutiny and enable criminal activity and what can be done about it. Based on the analysis of the financial methods that are frequently used by criminals, it

A Little History of Poetry (Carey John)(Pevná vazba)

John Carey tells the stories behind the world's greatest poems, from those by Dante and Chaucer to more recent poets, such as Derek Walcott and Maya Angelou. This little history shines a light on the richness and variation of the world's poems--and the elusive quality which makes them all the more