Publication date: 2007-01
Price: $96.60
Review Cold War, Hot Wings: Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot 1962-1994 / Pen & Sword Aviation:This is a semi-autobiographical account of a fighter pilot in the RAF from 1962 to 1994. He was both a Hunter and Harrier pilot, rose to Squadron Leader level, and commanded fighter and strategic reconnaissance units. He was CO of the Desert Rescue Team, flew Dakotas on desert supply running, and saw active fighter service receiving bullet holes in his aircraft during the Aden Radfan campaign. He flew Cold War covert reconnaissance missions, commanded the Harrier unit in Belize, spent the Gulf War working with the US Defense Intelligence Agency, and became a nuclear weapons specialist. The book includes inside accounts of army support missions on the Yemen border, flying cold war reconnaissance missions in Europe, early day conversion to Harriers without any training aids, and long range ultra-high-level, covert photo intelligence gathering sorties, including helping police and customs with airborne photography, most notably for the 2nd Moors Murder Inquiry. It also includes political, geographical and economic background of all the places in which he served, and comments on political and military decisions made at those times.
Publication date: 1996-01
Dewey code: 070.092
Review Muggeridge: The Biography / Harpercollins:
Edition: 2
Publication date: 2008-12
Dewey code: 623
List Price: $97.50
Price: $97.50
Review Riva: A Name. a Design. / Electa:
Publication date: 1996-07-26
Dewey code: 540.92
List Price: $190.00
Price: $158.57
Review Edward Frankland: Chemistry, Controversy and Conspiracy in Victorian England / Cambridge University Press:This is the first scientific biography of Edward Frankland, probably the most eminent chemist of nineteenth century Britain. Frankland discovered the chemical bond and founded the science of organometallic chemistry. Recently, Professor Russell gained access to a vast collection of Frankland's private papers. This authoritative account discloses, among much else, a conspiracy of silence in the scientific community surrounding Frankland's origins as an illegitimate child. It will be of great interest to professional chemists, historians of science, and general readers concerned with the social fabric of Victorian England.
Publication date: 1993-10-09
Dewey code: 509
List Price: $4.99
Price: $128.00
Review John Von Neumann / Random House Value Publishing:A biography of the man regarded as the greatest scientist since Einstein moves from the laboratory to the highest levels of government, showing how von Neumann's theories provided the building blocks for the modern computer, the atom bomb, radar, artificial intelligence, and more.
Creator: Allan Stanistreet
Publication date: 1986-12
Price: $50.00
Review Against All Disaster: Gallant Deeds Above and Beyond the Call of Duty / Hyperion Books:
Creator: Nancy Adler
Edition: Facsimile Ed
Publication date: 1996-06
Dewey code: 330.092
List Price: $140.00
Price: $97.37
Review The Life of Knut Wicksell / Edward Elgar Publishing:
Publication date: 2000-11
Dewey code: 338
List Price: $23.35
Price: $97.62
Review Stephen Girard: His Life and Legacy / Authorhouse:
Publication date: 1985-09
Dewey code: 338.762920924
Price: $23.25
Review Iacocca: autobiografía de un triunfador / Lectorum Pubns Inc (J):
Publication date: 1968-02
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $95.00
Price: $97.36
Review Jay Cooke: Financier of the Civil War / Augustus M Kelley Pubs:
Publication date: 2007-06-30
Dewey code: 109
List Price: $96.95
Price: $96.95
Review Sigfrid Aronus Forsius: Astronomer and Philosopher of Nature (European Studies in the History of Science and Ideas) / Peter Lang Publishing:
Publication date: 1972-06
Dewey code: 624.0924
Price: $80.00
Review Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Civil Engineer / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press:One of the greatest civil engineers of all time, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is famous for his innovative and enduring creations. This intimate account of his life, written by his son, records his most famous achievements, including the dangerous work on the Thames Tunnel which almost cost him his life, and the Clifton suspension bridge which spans the Avon Gorge. However, it was his work on the Great Western Railway between Bristol and London and the development of screw-propulsion for the ships of the Royal Navy, culminating in the building of the first propeller ship the Great Britain, that were his lasting contributions to engineering. His other great passion was the construction of steamships, and with the largest steamship ever built, the Great Eastern, he crowned his career. Sadly it was the stresses attendant with the building of this ship which led to his declining health and ultimate death shortly before the launch. This account of the life of Brunel illustrates a man who was utterly dedicated to his calling and whose legacy continues to have an impact in today's world.
Edition: 1882
Publication date: 2007-12-01
Dewey code: 300
List Price: $98.00
Price: $98.00
Review Records of Later Life - CD-ROM Edition / Reprint Services Corp:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1996-12-05
Dewey code: 330.157
List Price: $180.00
Price: $149.76
Review The Economics of W. S. Jevons (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, 9) / Routledge:This timely work elucidates Jevons' pivotal position in the history of economic thought.
Authors
- Theophrastus
- R. W. Sharples
Dewey code: 509.2
List Price: $210.00
Price: $98.00
Review Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for His Life, Writings Thought and Influence : Commentary Volume 3.1 : Sources on Physics (Texts 137-223) (Philosophia Antiqua) (Philosophia Antiqua) / Brill Academic Publishers:This is the first to appear of the projected volumes of commentary to accompany the texts and translations on Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence, edited by W. W. Fortenbaugh and others ("FHSG" (Philosophia Antiqua 54); Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1992). It covers the ancient secondary evidence for Theophrastus' views on physiology, zoology and botany; the transmission, reliability and doctrinal content of the reports in the text-and-translation volume are all discussed in detail, and general overviews are provided. The commentary is an indispensable accompaniment to the text-and-translation volume, and the two together will be an important resource for students of the history of the biological sciences in antiquity.
Publication date: 2001-10-30
Dewey code: 813.4
List Price: $105.00
Price: $105.00
Review A Lafcadio Hearn Companion / Greenwood Press:Lafcadio Hearn was a prolific 19th-century writer with diverse experiences. He was born in Greece; educated in Ireland, France, and England; and thereafter resided in the United States, the French West Indies, and Japan. He is best known for his nonfiction, primarily his essays and newspaper columns, though he also wrote numerous stories that drew on the lore of different cultures. But he will always be remembered as the American writer who first wrote extensively about Japan and made Asiatic culture accessible to British and American readers. This reference is a comprehensive guide to Hearn's life and career. Included in the volume are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries for individual works by Hearn and collections of his writings, for members of his family, and for the colleagues and acquaintances who figured prominently in his life. The entries summarize his views, reveal his keen perception, and demonstrate the breadth of his musings. Entries often cite works for further reading, and the volume also includes a bibliography. While the book is first and foremost a guide to Hearn, it also shows how Japanese society was first presented to the West.
Publication date: 1999-05
Dewey code: 338.76887641092
Price: $77.00
Review Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell / Pennsylvania State University Press:From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the "Father of World Weightlifting, " Hoffman was a pioneer in marketing barbells and health foods. He popularized weight training and inaugurated a golden age of American weightlifting. Muscletown USA - art biography, part business history, and part sports history - chronicles how Hoffman made York the mecca of manly culture for millions of followers worldwide.
Publication date: 2005-11-01
Dewey code: 338.768551
List Price: $125.00
Price: $96.97
Review Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury / "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.":The first in-depth portrait of one of the world's best-known luxury brands, this elegant volume traces the remarkable history of the House of Vuitton, which has been making practical but stylish luggage, handbags, and accessories for more than 150 years. Written with full access to the company's archives, the book itself demonstrates Louis Vuitton's passion for fine design in a stunning array of archival art, historical images, product designs and sketches, and cutting-edge advertising. Author Paul-Gerard Pasols, former communications director and longtime consultant to Louis Vuitton, explores the company's tradition of quality and innovation in the context of sweeping changes in society, art, culture, fashion, and, above all, travel. Examining the life and times of the company's first three leaders-founder Louis (who invented the modern trunk), his son Georges, and his grandson Gaston-the text focuses on the firm's development under their guidance. It also discusses Vuitton's explosive growth toward the end of the 20th century, including the 1987 merger with Moët-Hennessy that made it part of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company, and spurred the expansion of its boutiques to more than 300 locations in 50 countries around the globe.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1986-08-01
Price: $185.00
Review INTL WHO'S WHO IN EDUC 1987 / Melrose Press:
Publication date: 1999-09-01
Dewey code: 347.42014092
List Price: $125.00
Price: $97.58
Review Lord Atkin (General Series) / Hart Publishing:One of the greatest of all English common lawyers, it was Lord Atkin who asked 'Who then in law is my neighbour?', the foundation of the whole law of negligence. Two of his great cases are assessed in this book, the only legal biography of its kind.
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