Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper (Martin Andrew)(Paperback)

Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper (Martin Andrew)(Paperback)

In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on hard times, and the services are disappearing one by one. But if the Orient Express experience can

Belles and Whistles - Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains (Martin Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling author of Underground, Overground recaptures the glamour of a lost age of rail travel and trains by travelling Britain's most famous train

The Fall and Rise of the British Left (Murray Andrew)(Paperback)

The return of British socialism: Where does it comes from? Why now? And where is it going? The remarkable advance of 'Corbynism' did not emerge from nowhere. It is the product of developments in socialist and working-class politics over the past forty years and more. The Thatcher era witnessed a

Billion Dollar Loser - The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork (Wiedeman Reeves)(Paperback / softback)

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was developed in the

The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR (Ries Al)(Paperback)

Bestselling authors and world-renowned marketing strategists Al and Laura Ries usher in the new era of public relations. Today's major brands are born with publicity, not advertising. A closer look at the history of the most successful modern brands shows this to be true. In fact, an astonishing

Concorde - The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner (Glancey Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Past Caring (Goddard Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Martin is offered a job - to investigate the rise and fall of Strafford, an ambitious young politician whose downfall, in 1910, is as mysterious as the strange deaths that still haunt his family. Martin is

Billion Dollar Loser - The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork (Wiedeman Reeves)(Pevná vazba)

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

Rise and Fall of Communism (Brown Archie)(Paperback / softback)

The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. This book explains how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents to hold on to power for so long; and, what brought

Fall of the House of Fifa (Conn David)(Paperback / softback)

The Fall of the House of Fifa is the definitive story of Fifa's rise - and the most spectacular fall sport has ever seen. 1904: 'No person should be allowed to arrange matches for personal profit' - Fifa congress A century later: 'Fifa is a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organisation (RICO)

Building Jerusalem - The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City (Hunt Tristram)(Paperback / softback)

Zero Fail - the rise and fall of the Secret Service (Leonnig Carol)(Paperback / softback)

The Red and the Black (Stendhal)(Paperback)

Charting the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical society, Stendhal's The Red and the Black is translated with an introduction and notes by Roger Gard in Penguin Classics.Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial

Master of the Revels (Galland Nicole)(Paperback)

The fast-paced sequel to the near-future adventure The Rise and Fall of

Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom (Whitehead Annie)(Paperback)

Many people know about Wessex, the 'Last Kingdom' of the Anglo-Saxons to fall to the Northmen, but another kingdom, Mercia, once enjoyed supremacy over all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Those interested in the period will surely have heard of Penda, Offa, and thelfl d, Lady of the Mercians, but

Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 (Zuckoff Mitchell)(Paperback / softback)

Mists of Avalon (Bradley Marion Zimmer)(Paperback / softback)

Here is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: The devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them

Enemy Within: The Rise and Fall of the British Communist Party (Beckett Francis)(Paperback)

A history of the British left and its Communist

Order, Order! - The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking (Wright Ben)(Paperback / softback)

The paperback of this fascinating and entertaining social history of politics and

Not As Planned - the rise - and fall - of the Valin Pollen Group (Valin Reg)(Paperback / softback)

The Rise, the Fall, and the Rise (Smith Start Brix)(Paperback)

The unmissable memoir from the Fall guitarist and fashion expert.'A rock 'n' roll must-read' NMEThe Rise, The Fall, and The Rise is the extraordinary story, in her own words, of Brix Smith Start. Best known for her work in The Fall at the time when they were perhaps the most powerful and

Brutalism (Reading Billy)(Paperback)

The rise and fall and subsequent rise again of brutalist architecture in Britain is a fascinating story of an architectural style that strove to unify but in reality divided public opinion, and continues to do so. Derived from the French phrase 'b ton brut', meaning raw concrete, the name brutalism

The Motorhome Story (Jenkinson Andrew)(Paperback)

Discover the rise of the motorhome and caravan over the past 100 years.Follow the story of the UK's motorhomes, from a slow start in 1913 and the father-and-son team who began commercially producing 'motorised caravans' from 1920. Through a collection of beautiful images, Andrew Jenkinson looks at