The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of Nasa's Visionary Leader George M. Low (Jurek Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of Nasa's Visionary Leader George M. Low (Jurek Richard)(Pevná vazba)

From the late 1950s to 1976, the U.S. human spaceflight program advanced as it did largely due to the extraordinary efforts of Austrian immigrant George M. Low. Described as the 'ultimate engineer' during his career at NASA, Low was a visionary architect and leader from the agency's inception in

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished

Working Woman - The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey (Holmes Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

A Working Woman: The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey is a traditional biography of a very untraditional woman. Tug-of-love child, Ward in Chancery, pampered schoolgirl, pioneer car driver, would-be electrical engineer, triumphant suffragist, political lobbyist, historian, biographer, novelist,

Solipsism: The Ultimate Empirical Theory of Human Existence (Watson Richard A.)(Pevná vazba)

Art of Richard Eurich (Lambirth Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the nature of the consistently visionary voice that runs through the art of Richard Eurich (1903-92). Eurich himself characterised this voice as a search for 'that elusive something' which is 'associated with something... very vital' and which is reflected in his stylistically

24 Hours - Richard Williams

Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023. The event was created by a group of Frenchmen in 1923 and remains uniquely compelling to spectators, to the major

Georg Baselitz (Calvocoressi Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Prolific artist Georg Baselitz has redefined the conventions of a range of media, predominantly painting and sculpture, over the course of his sixty-year career. Born in 1938, Baselitz was expelled from art school in East Berlin in 1956 for 'socio-political immaturity,' and moved to the western

Richard Estes: Phaidon Focus (Chase Linda)(Pevná vazba)

The perfect introduction to the life and work of Richard

Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization's Enduring Success (Hughes Richard L.)(Pevná vazba)

In the second edition of the best-selling Becoming a Strategic Leader, Richard L. Hughes, Katherine Colarelli Beatty, and David L. Dinwoodie draw from the Center for Creative Leadership's (CCL) acclaimed Leading Strategically program to offer executives and managers a comprehensive approach to

Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen (Schilperoord Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership (Tedlow Richard S.)(Pevná vazba)

What makes a truly successful leader? Whether you're the manager of a small team or the CEO of a global brand, learn how leading business figures have developed their leadership skills and management styles to become more effective leaders. In The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership,

Saving the Last Rhinos - The Life of a Frontline Conservationist (Fowlds Grant)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham Spence, co-author of the bestselling The Elephant

The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World (Gorenstein Nathan)(Pevná vazba)

The first major biography of 'the Thomas Edison of guns,' John Moses Browning, a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and found an important place in American culture. Few people are aware that

A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla (Westergaard Azadeh)(Pevná vazba)

A lyrical biography of the eccentric engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the

Ali Pasha, Lion of Ioannina: The Remarkable Life of the Balkan Napoleon (Russell Eugenia)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the life of a petty tyrant in an obscure corner of the Ottoman Empire became the stuff of legend. What propelled this cold-blooded archetype of Oriental despotism, grandly known as 'the Lion of Yanina' and the 'Balkan Napoleon', into the consciousness of

George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life (Jones Tom)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive intellectual biography of the Enlightenment philosopher In George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life, Tom Jones provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of the preeminent Irish philosopher of the Enlightenment. From his early brilliance as a student and fellow at Trinity

Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati the Ultimate Edition (Ryersson Scot D.)(Pevná vazba)

Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control (Dye Paul)(Pevná vazba)

From the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history comes a revealing account of high-stakes Mission Control work and the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with the universe. A compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the

Diana - The People's Princess (Owen Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of Diana's life, the book commemorates this remarkable woman's life from her childhood to her tragic premature death at the age of 36, and explores her

The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer (Mller-Schwarze Dietland)(Pevná vazba)

The Beaver: Its Life and Impact is designed to satisfy the curiosity and answer the questions of anyone with an interest in these animals, from students who enjoy watching beaver ponds at nature centers to homeowners and land managers. Color and black-and-white photographs document every aspect of

Intimately Associated for Many Years': George K. A. Bellas and Willem A. Visser 't Hooft's Common Life-Work in the Service of the Church Universal a M ( Gerhard Besier)(Pevná vazba)

The Anglican Bishop George Bell (of Chichester) and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Willem A. Visser't Hooft (of Geneva) exchanged hundreds of letters between 1938 and 1958. The correspondence, reproduced and commented upon here, mirrors the efforts made across the

Georgina Weldon: The Fearless Life of a Victorian Celebrity (Martin Joanna)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating account of the life of one of the most famous women of the Victorian era. For more than a decade in the second half of the nineteenth century Georgina Weldon (1837-1914) was one of the most famous women in England. Weldon was an exceptional self-publicist, intelligent and utterly

The Intangibles of Leadership: The 10 Qualities of Superior Executive Performance (Davis Richard A.)(Pevná vazba)

It's the Subtleties that Matter What is the real difference between competent leader and extraordinary executive? Is it pedigree, experience, intelligence? The answer is yes...and much more. Exceptional leadership hinges on a complex interaction between individual psychology and unique business

Taking My Time - My Autobiography (Baker George)(Pevná vazba)

Engaging story of the unusually tall jockey George Baker, who made it to the top before a life changing