At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program, Paperback - Milton O. Thompson

Reducere. DescriptionIn At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The fir...

Reducere. 1. Fallen Walls And Pedestals 2. Beasts In Our Time 3. Under The Eye Of The Sun 4. Underground Railroad 5. Those Golden Wings 6. Shadow And Flame 7...

Reducere. Join the savvy, accident prone Stickmen as they uncover each slice through the Earth to show what happens, and what exists, at all levels - everywh...

The perfect summer read for fans of Terry Pratchett, David Walliams and Roald Dahl!Illustrations: 30 b/w illus

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Inishmore, Inishmaan, Inisheer: wild, isolated, starkly beautiful and of great historical importance. A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated intr...

When a cultural historian writes a memoir it is likely to be interesting. When that person is William Irwin Thompson, author of numerous book and a...

Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center, Paperback

Reducere. In this extraordinary memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the m...

Jonny Muir's eccentric journey through the Western Isles of Scotland.

Reducere. African slavery in the Americas has left indelible marks on thegeographical, political, economic, social and cultural landscapes of theAmericas. An...

Drawing on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States, David Novak traces the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains No...

Reducere. The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver "What a read this is, right from its s...

Hilarious sequel to The Caravan at the Edge of Doom, perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, David Walliams and Roald Dahl!Publisher: HarperCollins Pu...

Reducere. In the icy reaches of the South Pole live three penguin brothers: Amos, Max, and Hans. They love cooking so much that one day they band together to...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Mary Lynn RajskubNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 147 x 219 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...

Reducere. With the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into ...

The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. 'Dark, brutal, moving, powerful' Jane Harris 'A won...

Reducere. DescriptionThe science is clear: Homo sapiens teeters on the brink of extinction. Industrial civilization is an omnicidal heat engine, yet terminat...

Reducere. ""Trespass" might as well be "Desert Solitaire"'s literary heir . . . It's hard to imagine a personal history more transporting that this one." Jud...

Reducere. In recent years, Ireland has enjoyed a newfound prosperity as Europe's most affluent nation. But tucked away in a far corner of the so-called "Celt...

The inspiring story of Icelandic sheep farmer, former model and feminist heroine has become an international bestseller and won both the Icelandic ...

Publisher: Guernica Editions, CanadaAuthor(s): Stan RogalNumber of pages: 100Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 22Cover type: Paperback ...

Reducere. In the bestselling tradition of Hampton Sides's In the Kingdom of Ice, a "gripping adventure tale" (The Boston Globe) recounting Dutch polar explor...

DescriptionZandra 'Zee' Parfitt is one of the last human survivors of a cosmic disaster that merged hundreds of planets into the mysterious patchwo...

Reducere. "With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West . . . and the everyday adventurer...

When you have lost everything, what will you find?When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Ye...

The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine.

Publisher: British Museum PressAuthor(s): Ralph JacksonIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2010D...

When you have lost everything, what will you find? When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Y...

This book considers the past, present and future of Kent, alighting on the key sites which symbolise the changing relationship between the UK and i...