The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Ryś Marek)(Paperback)

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Ryś Marek)(Paperback)

Although the German Me 163 Komet rocket fighter was created as a remedy for the mass air raids of the Allied air force on Germany, its origins date back to 1938. Alexander Lippisch then began work at the DFS factory on a tailless rocket-propelled aircraft, designated as DFS 194. At the beginnings

Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet" Vol.I (Ziegler Mano)(Paperback / softback)

Focke-Wulf Ta 154 (Ryś Marek)(Paperback)

The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito was a fast twin-engined German night fighter aircraft. The German Ta 154 night fighter which supposed to be an answer to the British Mosquito

Arado AR 234: B-2, B-2/N, C-3 (Ryś Marek)(Paperback)

As the first functional jet engines became available, the RLM published a requirement for a reconnaissance aircraft capable of long-range patrols over Britain, all the way up to Scapa Flow. The task to build the machine was given to Arado, who put R diger Kosin in charge of the design team. The

Messerschmitt Me 210/Me 410 (Rao Anirudh)(Paperback)

Messerschmitt Me 210 - German heavy fighter. Work on the design began in late 1930s with a goal of creating a versatile aircraft, equally capable as a fighter, dive bomber or a reconnaissance platform. The machine was an all-metal, low-wing monoplane, featuring twin vertical stabilizers. Full-scale

Dewoitine D.520: D.520c-1, D.520dc (Ryś Marek)(Paperback)

In 1936, the D-513 fighter designed by Emil Dewoitine made its first flight. It was supposed to be the successor of the slightly outdated D-500 and D-510, built according to modern trends with a closed cabin and a retractable undercarriage. Unfortunately, the tests turned out to be very

Messerschmitt Me 109 - Pilot's Notes(Paperback)

Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber (Forsyth Robert)(Paperback)

As Europe plunged into World War II, Hitler ordered the development of a hi-tech secret weapon capable of taking the war across the Atlantic--the Messerschmitt Me 264. Chosen from designs for an 'Amerika Bomber' tendered by Messerschmitt, Junkers, and Focke-Wulf, this ultra-long-range aircraft

Messerschmitt Bf 109 T (Lukasik Mariusz)(Paperback)

Messerschmitt Bf 109T was supposed to operate from German aircraft carrier 'Graf Zeppelin'. The plane was equipped with an arresting hook and had enlarged wing span up to 11.08 m. It did not have folding wings because 'Graf Zeppelin's' elevators were supposed to be enough big to fit planes with

Mark Leckey: Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (Speed Mitch)(Paperback)

An illustrated examination of Mark Leckey's celebrated video montage.In 1999, the British artist Mark Leckey released his video-montage Fiorucci made me Hardcore, a dreamscape vignette that communes with the rapturous promises of youth. Putting archive material to use, Leckey entwined footage of

Make Me a Robot (Rogalski Mark)(Paperback)

From Mark Rogalski, author of Make Me a Monster Make Me a Robot is an interactive board book for young readers and lovers of robots. Build this mechanical playmate by lifting 15 flaps--from handy gadgets to jet-like wings--until the book is fully transformed.Brimming with inventive die-cuts and

Book of Emma Reyes - A Memoir in Correspondence (Reyes Emma)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary, posthumously published memoir in letters of a Colombian artist whose writing was championed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 'startling and astringently poetic' The New York

Winston and Me (Woodburn Mark)(Paperback)

The story of a teenage soldier serving at Winston Churchill's side, in the trenches of WW1 Flanders and beyond. Second edition published December 2018, thoroughly revised to include newly-discovered historical detail.Lying about his age to join the army, Edinburgh teenager Jamie Melville comes to

How the States Got Their Shapes (Stein Mark)(Paperback)

New York Times Bestseller'Give me the splendid irregularities any day. God bless the panhandles and notches, the West Virginias and Oklahomas.' -- Wall Street JournalWhy does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our

Ryōkan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan (Ryōkan)(Paperback)

Ryokan (1758-1831), a Buddhist monk in the Zen sect, was a major figure in Tokugawa poetry. Although a Zen master, he never headed a temple but chose to live alone in simple huts and to support himself by begging. His poems are mainly a record of his daily activities - of chores and outings to

Find the Constellations (Rey H. A.)(Paperback)

Containing star charts, a guide to the constellations, and details about seasons and the movement of the objects we see in the sky, this classic book makes H. A. Rey's passion for astronomy evident on every page.New updates concentrate on the planetary and solar system information in the latter

Artemis - A gripping sci-fi thriller from the author of The Martian (Weir Andy)(Paperback / softback)

Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', but that ain't no matter. So begins, in characteristic fashion, one of the greatest American novels. Narrated by a poor, illiterate white boy living in America's deep South before the Civil War,

Take Me In - the twisty, unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Lie With Me (Durrant Sabine)(Paperback / softback)

He saved your son's life. Now he wants yours... Tessa and Marcus went on holiday to save their marriage. Instead they nearly lost their son. In that fatal moment of inattention a stranger stepped in. And now Dave Jepsom is in their lives. They owe him - they know that - but he seems to want

Latin American Economic Development (Reyes Javier A.)(Paperback)

Latin America is one of the most intriguing parts of the world. The region's illustrious history, culture, and geography are famous internationally, but in terms of economics, Latin America has been generally associated with problems. For many, the combination of a resource-rich region and poor

Prince of Thorns (Lawrence Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb. Now I have many brothers, quick with knife and sword, and as evil as you please. We ride this broken

She Seduced Me - A Love Affair with Rome (Tedesco Mark)(Paperback / softback)

I resisted, but she drew me back. I stayed away, but she beckoned me. I distanced myself, but she haunted me. I even rejected her, but she did not abandon me... This nonfiction is with chapters in which the reader experiences aspects of art, culture, history and the present through the eyes of the

Apology (Plato)(Paperback)

Plato (428/427 BC-348/347 BC), whose original name was Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks - succeeding Socrates and preceding Aristotle - who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician,

Eartheater (Reyes Dolores)(Paperback)

NAMED A 'FALL 2020 MUST-READ' AND ONE OF THE 'BEST BOOKS OF FALL 2020' BY TIME, VULTURE, THE BOSTON GLOBE, COSMOPOLITAN, WIRED, TOR AND MOREElectrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose compulsion to eat earth gives her visions of