Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World, Paperback - Christian Wolmar

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christian WolmarThe opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. With...

Christian Wolmar's biggest paperback yet. Blood, Iron and Gold tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways a...

The epic story of London's major railway stations, by Britain's bestselling transport historian.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Christian Wolma...

The epic story of London's major railway stations, by Britain's bestselling transport historian.Illustrations: 1x8pp colour plates, 1x8pp b/w plate...

Many people today would say that Christianity has done more harm than good to our world. Sharon James argues, however, in seeking to love their nei...

Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail. 'I can think of few b...

The epic story of the world's longest and greatest railway, as told by Britain's bestselling transport historian.

Reducere. To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travel--full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and ...

DescriptionOn December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Bi...

Reducere. The British construction of railways in India is approached in its fullest context of history and politics, with the seed of independence planted b...

Reducere. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, little known steam railroads competed to serve--and sometimes to initiate--real estate ventures ...

Subtitled }How the London Underground was Built and How it Changed the City Forever{. In a new paperback package this is the fascinating history of...

Reducere. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, little known steam railroads competed to serve--and sometimes to initiate--real estate ventures ...

A gripping and fast-paced narrative, Pulizer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik tells the story of the titanic battle between two giants of the Gilded Ag...

The story of an engineering marvel of the modern age, from an author and broadcaster specialised in transport matters.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor...

Reducere. From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America's railroad titans In 1869, when the final spik...

Publisher: SkyhorseAuthor(s): Kym GoldNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 19Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul...

Reducere. America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line--the first American railroad--in the 1830s sparked a national revolutio...

DescriptionA finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the ...

In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of sh...

Frank & Marie Drown trekked the Ecuadorian Rainforest to bring the Gospel message of forgiveness and salvation to the bloodthirsty Shuar and Atshua...

Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most i...

DescriptionThe definitive history of the world's most popular drugUncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancien...

The illustrated, inside story of the legendary hacktivist group's origins and most daring exploits. A for Anonymous shows how a leaderless band of ...

The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Mi...

The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Bria...

The "best all-around book yet on fracking" (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: "Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporar...

In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have ...

If you have ever wondered why the roads are congested, the trains are full and the buses are no longer running, this book provides the answers. The...

Reducere. Do you ever find yourself losing sight of the important things in life-work and stress can become overwhelming at times. Such is the situation wher...

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing CoAuthor(s): Frederick Christian BauerschmidtNumber of pages: 242Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 2...

Reducere. DescriptionAn award-winning food writer takes us on a global tour of what the world eats--and shows us how we can change it for the betterFood is o...

Reducere. A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst f...

A concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world.

Reducere. The key to rising to the top of your company lies in a simple message and philosophy. This book is an inimitable guide to succeeding in any busines...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Christian WolmarNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 242 x 40Cover type: HardbackRede...

Reducere. A book for both the beer geek and the foodie seeking a better understanding of modern food and drink On the night of April 17, 1945, Allied planes ...

This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, h...

How the World Listens explores our everyday and professional interactions with sound. The book aims to uncover the human relationship with sound ac...

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 ...

DescriptionIn recent decades crime fiction has enjoyed a creative boom. Although, as Alison Young argues in her book Imagining Crime (1996), crime ...

Through an in-depth engagement with social theorist Pierre Bourdieu, this book explicates the relationship between theology and its social context,...

The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer. In autumn 2019, Europe's biggest infrast...

DescriptionDid you know that the blood of Christ is mentioned more times in the New Testament than the cross or even the death of Christ? But what ...

The 8th novel in Anne Rice's internationally bestselling Vampire ChroniclesHere is the glorious and sinister life of Marius: patrician by birth, sc...

A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative lab...