Iron, Steam & Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution (Osborne Roger)(Paperback)

Iron, Steam & Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution (Osborne Roger)(Paperback)

In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists, and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human society, bringing into being new methods of

Floating Egg - Episodes in the Making of Geology (Osborne Roger)(Paperback / softback)

By using different ways of describing the world of scientific endeavour, the author has produced a fascinating visually beautiful and highly entertaining book which allows us to witness the birth of a new science - the science of

The End of Money: The Story of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution (New Scientist)(Paperback)

All About: The Industrial Revolution (Hepplewhite Peter)(Paperback)

The book offers a chronological political history of the Industrial Revolution, as well as chapters on the major themes. Topics include developments in technology, the factory system and working life for men, women and children, education in factories and schools, the growth of industrial towns,

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution (Oakeshott Ewart)(Paperback)

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author

The Industrial Revolution (Smith Nigel)(Paperback)

This title examines the impact the great industrial transformation of 18th-century Britain had on both the domestic and international scenes. After considering the nature and significance of revolutions in industry, power and transport, it goes on to consider the formation of an industrial working

Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money (Honda Ken)(Pevná vazba)

A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution (Griffin Emma)(Paperback)

The industrial revolution stands out as a key event not simply in British history, but in world history, ushering in as it did a new era of sustained economic prosperity. But what exactly was the 'industrial revolution'? And why did it occur in Britain when it did? Ever since the expression was

Money Box: Making Money (Hubbard Ben)(Pevná vazba)

Learn all about the world of money in these friendly illustrated

South Yorkshire Railways (Walker Andrew)(Paperback)

Coal and iron making first brought railways to what is now called South Yorkshire. The industrial towns of Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster attracted the Victorian pioneers, who built a myriad of often competing lines to the collieries and factories. The carriage of people was almost an

Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution - A guide to building a better world (Schwab Klaus)(Paperback / softback)

The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet (Foster John Bellamy)(Paperback)

The Birth of Industrial Britain: 1750-1850 (Morgan Kenneth)(Paperback)

The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain.The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industrialisation on British society in the century before 1850, coinciding with Britains transition from a late

Steam Lorries (Coulls Anthony)(Paperback)

Steam power led the transport revolution in England throughout the 19th century, but was crippled on the road network by punitive legislation. As the century turned, the laws were altered in such a way that allowed the development of the English Steam Lorry or Wagon into a viable transport

Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat: The Making of Roger Rabbit (Anderson Ross)(Paperback)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit emerged at a nexus of people, technology, and circumstances that is historically, culturally, and aesthetically momentous. By the 1980s, animation seemed a dying art. Not even the Walt Disney Company, which had already won over thirty Academy Awards, could stop what appeared

On the Origin of Money (Menger Carl)(Paperback)

On the Origins of Money is a discussion of the history of money and currency, from its crudest form as cowrie shells, animal pelts, and salt in early societies to the coin and paper money we use today. Rather than focusing on the type or shape of the money, author and economist Carl Menger looks at

Suburban Planet: Making the World Urban from the Outside in (Keil Roger)(Paperback)

The urban century manifests itself at the peripheries. While the massive wave of present urbanization is often referred to as an 'urban revolution', most of this startling urban growth worldwide is happening at the margins of cities. This book is about the process that creates the global urban

Making Simple Model Steam Engines (Bray Stan)(Pevná vazba)

This book details the construction of a range of simple miniature steam engines and boilers. The projects, each of which can be completed with only a basic workshop, range from a single-acting oscillator to more sophisticated twin-cylinder double-acting engines and a variety of boilers. A final

A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy (Mokyr Joel)(Paperback)

Why Enlightenment culture sparked the Industrial Revolution During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what

Emancipation After Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution (McGowan Todd)(Paperback)

Hegel is making a comeback. After the decline of the Marxist Hegelianism that dominated the twentieth century, leading thinkers are rediscovering Hegel's thought as a resource for contemporary politics. What does a notoriously difficult nineteenth-century German philosopher have to offer the

Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (Lowenstein Roger)(Paperback)

Since its hardcover publication in August of 1995, Buffett has appeared on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Newsday and Business Week bestseller lists. The incredible landmark portrait of Warren Buffett's uniquely American life is

Making Revolution: My Life in the Black Panther Party (Cox Don)(Paperback)

For the first time in paperback, a powerful and raw glimpse behind the scenes of the Black Panther Party Making Revolution is Don Cox's revelatory, even incendiary account of his years in the Black Panther Party. He had participated in many peaceful Bay Area civil rights protests but hungered for

The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Allen Robert C.)(Paperback)

The Industrial Revolution was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and

Women of the Durham Coalfield: Hannah's Story (Hedley Margaret)(Paperback)

The success of the Durham Coalfield and its important role in the Industrial Revolution is attributed to men of influence who owned the land and the pits, and men who worked in the coal-mining industry during the Victorian period. There has been very little written about the importance of the home