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Tank

The 10 War Machines That Changed the World and the Remarkable Men Behind Them

by Mark Urban ...

'Punchy. Trenchant. Heavyweight. Mark Urban’s Tank blows the doors off, just as you’d expect from such an accomplished author. Take cover!’ Damien Lewis, author of SAS Great EscapesAn authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former officer and best-selling historianTanks are the ultimate embodiment of industrial age warfare. In ... Read more

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'Punchy. Trenchant. Heavyweight. Mark Urban’s Tank blows the doors off, just as you’d expect from such an accomplished author. Take cover!’ Damien Lewis, author of SAS Great EscapesAn authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former officer and best-selling historianTanks are the ultimate embodiment of industrial age warfare. In
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Into the Black

The electrifying true story of how the first flight of the Space Shuttle nearly ended in disaster

by Rowland White ...

On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built – the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane, ... Read more

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On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built – the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane,
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This Is for Everyone

The Captivating Memoir from the Inventor of the World Wide Web

by Tim Berners-Lee ...

**A Waterstones, Observer and Financial Times Book of the Year, 2025The instant Sunday Times bestseller'Charming, clever, self-effacing, interesting and thoughtful' – The Observer**'Visionary . . . Full of warmth and humanity' – Kate Bush'A remarkable book by a remarkable man' – Mail on SundayThe groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This ... ... Read more

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**A Waterstones, Observer and Financial Times Book of the Year, 2025The instant Sunday Times bestseller'Charming, clever, self-effacing, interesting and thoughtful' – The Observer**'Visionary . . . Full of warmth and humanity' – Kate Bush'A remarkable book by a remarkable man' – Mail on SundayThe groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This ...
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Seen to Be Believed

A tense and suspenseful crime thriller

by Louisa Scarr ...

Series Book 4 - Butler & West
'Butler and West are fast becoming my favourite detective partnership... Addictive reading!' Alison Belsham, author of The Tattoo ThiefNothing is as it seems, for Butler and West.One spring evening, a mother and her children are brutally attacked in their home. The unprovoked and violent assault leaves DS Robin Butler and DC Freya West in the dark the luxury items were left untouched and there is ... Read more

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'Butler and West are fast becoming my favourite detective partnership... Addictive reading!' Alison Belsham, author of The Tattoo ThiefNothing is as it seems, for Butler and West.One spring evening, a mother and her children are brutally attacked in their home. The unprovoked and violent assault leaves DS Robin Butler and DC Freya West in the dark the luxury items were left untouched and there is
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With a Vengeance

A jaw-dropping and addictive thriller packed with twists

by Riley Sager ...

One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.Twelve years ago, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Now, she's ready for retribution, and she's laid a trap to get revenge on them all . . .One train. Six passengers. Fourteen hours with no escape until everyone's paid the price.But trapped on board as the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear Anna's not the only ... Read more

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One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.Twelve years ago, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Now, she's ready for retribution, and she's laid a trap to get revenge on them all . . .One train. Six passengers. Fourteen hours with no escape until everyone's paid the price.But trapped on board as the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear Anna's not the only
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Papyrus

THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER

by Irene Vallejo ...

The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2023'*Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES'A literary phenomenon.' TLS'Masterly.'* <e... ... Read more

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The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2023'*Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES'A literary phenomenon.' TLS'Masterly.'* <e...
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Crisis Engineering

Time-Tested Tools for Turning Chaos into Clarity

by Marina Nitze, Matthew Weaver, Mikey Dickerson ...

Learn how to successfully emerge from complex crisis conditions with this practical, comprehensive guide."A book I wish I’d had in difficult times.” —General Stanley McChrystal, US Army (Ret) & Co-Founder and CEO, McChrystal GroupWhen the system breaks, what do you do? You're in the middle of a meltdown. The platform is down, the phones are ringing, the headlines are brutal, and your team is ... Read more

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Learn how to successfully emerge from complex crisis conditions with this practical, comprehensive guide."A book I wish I’d had in difficult times.” —General Stanley McChrystal, US Army (Ret) & Co-Founder and CEO, McChrystal GroupWhen the system breaks, what do you do? You're in the middle of a meltdown. The platform is down, the phones are ringing, the headlines are brutal, and your team is
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Construction Delays

by Mark F Nagata, William A Manginelli, Scott Lowe, Ted J Trauner ...

Construction Delays, Third Edition, provides the latest specialized tools and techniques needed to avoid delays on construction projects. These include institutional, industrial, commercial, hi-rise, power and water, transportation and marine construction projects. Most other references provide only post facto construction delay analysis. This update includes 18 chapters, 105 sections and ... Read more

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Construction Delays, Third Edition, provides the latest specialized tools and techniques needed to avoid delays on construction projects. These include institutional, industrial, commercial, hi-rise, power and water, transportation and marine construction projects. Most other references provide only post facto construction delay analysis. This update includes 18 chapters, 105 sections and
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Mosquito

The extraordinary true story of the legendary RAF aircraft from the bestselling author of Harrier 809

by Rowland White ...

'Captivating' Daily Telegraph'Stunning' James Holland'Superb' Daily Express'Wonderful' John Nichol'Remarkable' RAF News_________________________________Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosqui... ... Read more

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'Captivating' Daily Telegraph'Stunning' James Holland'Superb' Daily Express'Wonderful' John Nichol'Remarkable' RAF News_________________________________Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosqui...
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A Triumph of Genius

Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War

by Ronald K. Fierstein ...

One man Steve Jobs outspokenly admired was Edwin Land, the creator of Polaroid’s instant photography. Jobs revered Land as "a national treasure," and modeled much of his career after his. Neither had a college degree, but both men built highly successful, innovative organizations. Both were perfectionists, micro-managers with fanatic attention to detail, consummate showmen and marketers. In many ... Read more

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One man Steve Jobs outspokenly admired was Edwin Land, the creator of Polaroid’s instant photography. Jobs revered Land as "a national treasure," and modeled much of his career after his. Neither had a college degree, but both men built highly successful, innovative organizations. Both were perfectionists, micro-managers with fanatic attention to detail, consummate showmen and marketers. In many
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Hello World

How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

by Hannah Fry ...

**'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times)You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?**An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a ... Read more

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**'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times)You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?**An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a
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Longitude

by Dava Sobel ...

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Read more

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The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the
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Your Life In My Hands - a Junior Doctor's Story

by Rachel Clarke ...

'I am a junior doctor. It is 4 a.m. I have run arrest calls, treated life-threatening bleeding, held the hand of a young woman dying of cancer, scuttled down miles of dim corridors wanting to sob with sheer exhaustion, forgotten to eat, forgotten to drink, drawn on every fibre of strength that I possess to keep my patients safe from harm.'How does it feel to be spat out of medical school into a ... Read more

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'I am a junior doctor. It is 4 a.m. I have run arrest calls, treated life-threatening bleeding, held the hand of a young woman dying of cancer, scuttled down miles of dim corridors wanting to sob with sheer exhaustion, forgotten to eat, forgotten to drink, drawn on every fibre of strength that I possess to keep my patients safe from harm.'How does it feel to be spat out of medical school into a
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Devil in the Stack

A Coding Odyssey

by Andrew Smith ...

Throughout history, technological revolutions have been driven by the invention of machines. But today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of software: algorithmic code. In a world increasingly governed by technologies that so few can comprehend, who-or what-controls the future?Devil in the Stack follows Andrew Smith on his immersive ... Read more

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Throughout history, technological revolutions have been driven by the invention of machines. But today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of software: algorithmic code. In a world increasingly governed by technologies that so few can comprehend, who-or what-controls the future?Devil in the Stack follows Andrew Smith on his immersive
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F1 Insider

Notes from the Pit Lane – Highly commended at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Awards

by Ted Kravitz ...

'A fascinating and unique insight from one of F1's most formidable reporters.'Toto WolffFrom Australia and Italy to China and the U.S., Ted Kravitz - hailed as an 'icon' and 'one of the most high-profile voices in Formula 1' - is the fans' eyes and ears in the pit lane, followed by millions of devoted viewers eager to discover what happens behind the scenes. His iconic Ted's Notebook series is ... Read more

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'A fascinating and unique insight from one of F1's most formidable reporters.'Toto WolffFrom Australia and Italy to China and the U.S., Ted Kravitz - hailed as an 'icon' and 'one of the most high-profile voices in Formula 1' - is the fans' eyes and ears in the pit lane, followed by millions of devoted viewers eager to discover what happens behind the scenes. His iconic Ted's Notebook series is
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Disaster Survival

by Collins ...

How should you prepare for floods? What’s the best way to react during an earthquake? How should you signal for help, and what do you need in your supplies?This book gives you practical tips and advice to keep you prepared as far as possible to help protect yourself and your loved ones in the face of any eventuality.The Collins Gem Disaster Survival Guide provides advice on what to do in the event ... Read more

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How should you prepare for floods? What’s the best way to react during an earthquake? How should you signal for help, and what do you need in your supplies?This book gives you practical tips and advice to keep you prepared as far as possible to help protect yourself and your loved ones in the face of any eventuality.The Collins Gem Disaster Survival Guide provides advice on what to do in the event
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Alan Turing

The Enigma Man

by Nigel Cawthorne ...

Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the ... Read more

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Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the
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Victorious Century

The United Kingdom, 1800–1906

by David Cannadine ...

Series series Penguin History of Britain
'This is stupendous. The British nineteenth century, in all its complexity, all its horror, all its energy, all its hopes is laid bare. This is the definitive history , and will remain so for generations' A.N. WilsonTo live in Victorian Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in ... Read more

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'This is stupendous. The British nineteenth century, in all its complexity, all its horror, all its energy, all its hopes is laid bare. This is the definitive history , and will remain so for generations' A.N. WilsonTo live in Victorian Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in
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Everyone in the Group Chat Dies

The addictive serial killer thriller that has everyone laughing

by L.M. Chilton ...

'Funny, twisty, bloodthirsty' JULIE MAE COHEN 'An absolute joy of a thriller' SARAH BONNERKirby Cornell needs a break from everything:- Her crumbling flat in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its award-winning sausage rolls and a second-rate serial killer from the 90s).- Her dead-end job.- Her sleazy landlord.- Her slobbish housemates.- And, most of all, the terrible thing they did... ... Read more

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'Funny, twisty, bloodthirsty' JULIE MAE COHEN 'An absolute joy of a thriller' SARAH BONNERKirby Cornell needs a break from everything:- Her crumbling flat in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its award-winning sausage rolls and a second-rate serial killer from the 90s).- Her dead-end job.- Her sleazy landlord.- Her slobbish housemates.- And, most of all, the terrible thing they did...
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Brief History of Timekeeping

The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

by Chad Orzel ...

‘Entertaining and engrossing’ Sean CarrollPress the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekeeping. That need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history, from the first solstice markers at Newgrange to quartz crystal oscillating in your watch today. Science underpins time: measuring the movement of Sun, Earth and ... Read more

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‘Entertaining and engrossing’ Sean CarrollPress the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekeeping. That need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history, from the first solstice markers at Newgrange to quartz crystal oscillating in your watch today. Science underpins time: measuring the movement of Sun, Earth and
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Che cosa c'è sotto

Il suolo, i suoi segreti, le ragioni per difenderlo

by Paolo Pileri ...

Series series Saggio
“Che cosa c’è sotto?”. Questo libro spiega che cos’è il suolo e perché ciascuno di noi deve conoscerlo, tutelarlo, difenderlo. Per capire che cosa abbiamo sotto i piedi, quali sono le responsabilità, degli inquilini del piano di sopra e diventare “partigiani” del suolo.Il suolo è bello. È una risorsa viva, unica e non rinnovabile - per generare 2,5 centimetri di suolo “vivo” ci vogliono 500 anni - ... Read more

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“Che cosa c’è sotto?”. Questo libro spiega che cos’è il suolo e perché ciascuno di noi deve conoscerlo, tutelarlo, difenderlo. Per capire che cosa abbiamo sotto i piedi, quali sono le responsabilità, degli inquilini del piano di sopra e diventare “partigiani” del suolo.Il suolo è bello. È una risorsa viva, unica e non rinnovabile - per generare 2,5 centimetri di suolo “vivo” ci vogliono 500 anni -
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Transnational Architecture and Urbanism

Rethinking How Cities Plan, Transform, and Learn

by Davide Ponzini ...

Series series Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
Transnational Architecture and Urbanism combines urban planning, design, policy, and geography studies to offer place-based and project-oriented insight into relevant case studies of urban transformation in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.Since the 1990s, increasingly multinational modes of design have arisen, especially concerning prominent buildings and places. Traditional ... Read more

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Transnational Architecture and Urbanism combines urban planning, design, policy, and geography studies to offer place-based and project-oriented insight into relevant case studies of urban transformation in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.Since the 1990s, increasingly multinational modes of design have arisen, especially concerning prominent buildings and places. Traditional
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Your Face Belongs to Us

The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy

by Kashmir Hill ...

***AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024**LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'A parable for our times' FINANCIAL TIMES, Best Books of 2023'Gripping' THE TIMES, Best Technology Books of 2023____________________________________... ... Read more

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***AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024**LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'A parable for our times' FINANCIAL TIMES, Best Books of 2023'Gripping' THE TIMES, Best Technology Books of 2023____________________________________...
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Sustainable Urban Design

An Environmental Approach

Edited by Adam Ritchie, Randall Thomas ...

By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world’s population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. It sets out some of the basic principles of the design of our future cities and, through a series of carefully-selected case studies from leading ... Read more

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By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world’s population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. It sets out some of the basic principles of the design of our future cities and, through a series of carefully-selected case studies from leading
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