John Dixon - The Man Who Could Have Built the Forth Bridge (Pearce Ian)(Pevná vazba)

John Dixon - The Man Who Could Have Built the Forth Bridge (Pearce Ian)(Pevná vazba)

A colour review of John Dixon's contribution to railway, mining and maritime

Chief Engineer - The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge (Wagner Erica)(Paperback / softback)

The Christian Year in Painting (Dixon John S.)(Pevná vazba)

The stories of Christianity and painting have been intertwined since at least the Middle Ages. The painters of the early, high and late Renaissance in Italy, Spain and northern Europe learned their art and craft while working in the service of both the Church and devout patrons, producing

View from the Bridge (Parker Sir John)(Pevná vazba)

Kompromat (Johnson Stanley)(Pevná vazba)

2016. The world is on the brink of crisis. Who could have predicted how events would play out? In this satirical thriller, Stanley Johnson, former MEP and father to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, just might have. In Britain, the British Prime Minister Jeremy Hartley is fighting a referendum he

The Adventures of Buttercup and Marigold (Heymer Mercedes)(Pevná vazba)

Buttercup and Marigold are Kombi vans, they are also best friends. Who knew they could have such adventures?In this story, Mercedes Heymer has charmingly brought to life her concept of how friends are always willing to

The Bridge (Konigsberg Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg.Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and

The Hare (Mason Jill)(Pevná vazba)

There is something special about a hare. Many who have fallen under the spell of this elusive, beautiful and contradictory creature have longed to know more about its secretive life. But few researchers have had the patience and skill to untangle fact from fiction, to reveal the surprising evidence

The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers (Yeoman John)(Pevná vazba)

Park Life: The Memoirs of a Royal Parks Gamekeeper (Bartram John)(Pevná vazba)

'Retire? You can't retire!', Sir David Attenborough told John Bartram, when the man who has been gamekeeper and senior wildlife officer for Richmond Park for the past thirty years announced his intention to step away from the role, bidding farewell to the iconic park which has been his home, the

Transporter Bridges: An Illustrated History (Hannavy John)(Pevná vazba)

Transporter Bridges are a legacy of the closing years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, and served a brief but important need. The huge increase in road transport, however, quickly rendered them obsolete, and although many were planned, little more than twenty-one were ever

Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters (Pine John C.)(Pevná vazba)

The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have increased exponentially over the past few decades. Moreover, with our global interconnectedness and the growing scale of disasters, today's catastrophic disasters can have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. Following in the

Buddhisms: An Introduction (Strong John S.)(Paperback)

Buddhism or Buddhisms? By the time they move on to Buddhism in Japan, many students who have studied its origins in India ask whether this is in fact the same religion, so different can they appear. In Buddhisms: An Introduction, Professor John S. Strong provides an overview of the Buddhist

John Surtees: My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels (Surtees John)(Pevná vazba)

This long-awaited book is a photographic memoir by the only man to have won World Championships on motorcycles and in cars. Containing nearly 300 photographs from Surtees' own collection as well as from the world's finest motorsport picture libraries, this major book presents a complete visual

Gunner: My Life in Cricket (Gould Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Gunner: My Life in Cricket is the revealing and absorbing story of Ian Gould, who became one of the best umpires in the world after playing for England, Middlesex and Sussex. He had a close-up view of the best players and biggest controversies during 13 years at the top, including the infamous

Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Campbell John)(Pevná vazba)

Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Carre John Le)(Pevná vazba)

Batman: The Man Who Laughs Deluxe Edition (Brubaker Ed)(Pevná vazba)

The Expanse: Abzu's Bounty (Lemke Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Readers of The Expanse novels have thrilled to the adventures of the crew of the Rocinante. Now it's your turn to make your mark! Abzu's Bounty presents a series of six full-length scenarios designed for a new crew of characters in The Expanse Roleplaying Game. They embark on a series of

John Haynes: The Man Behind the Manuals (Temko Ned)(Pevná vazba)

This fascinating and inspiring biography of John H Haynes - the man behind Haynes Manuals - looks 'under the bonnet' at his extraordinary life, and his legacy to the motoring world. This is the story of how one man's vision and enthusiasm gave a small enterprise in rural Somerset a global

Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect (Stevenson Ian)(Paperback)

Children who claim to remember a previous life have been found in many parts of the world, particularly in the Buddhist and Hindu countries of South Asia, among the Shiite peoples of Lebanon and Turkey, the tribes of West Africa, and the American northwest. Stevenson has collected over 2,600

The Magic Hour (Beck Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the world-famous John Singer Sargent painting, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, this charming book brings the Victorian subjects to life One long, hot summer, Lily and Rose are playing in the garden of a large country house when they spot a strange light. It must be fairies Determined to

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court (Wooden John)(Pevná vazba)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 'I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.'--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In

Fleabag: The Scriptures (Waller-Bridge Phoebe)(Pevná vazba)

Go deeper into the groundbreaking, Emmy-winning series with this must-have collection--'a completist's dream of a book, including the show's full scripts and Waller-Bridge's commentary' (Vogue). 'Her coat falls open. She only has her bra on underneath. She pulls out the little sculpture of the