Golden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon, Hardcover - Donald MacDonald

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The first book of its kind, Bison: Portrait of an Icon tells the story of this distinctly American species--its history, majesty, cultural signific...

Reducere. People living in San Francisco during the 1920s and 1930s are fascinated by the project to build the Golden Gate Bridge the worlds longest suspensi...

DescriptionThe Golden Gate Bridge, spanning San Francisco Bay in California, has become an iconic symbol of the city of San Francisco. Engineering ...

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The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane, saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer o...

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As a study of presidential image-fashioning, FDR in American Memory will be of immediate relevance to present-day readers.Publisher: Johns Hopkins ...

Destroys one of the major barriers for faith seekers: alleged long ages for the earth Provides scientific evidences that correlate to biblical hist...

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Publisher: Steve Savage Publishers LimitedAuthor(s): Donald MacDonaldIllustration(s): 52ill.d.Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2004Dimensions:...

Reducere. DescriptionThe wind was gusting around the Golden Gate Bridge on a March afternoon in 2005 when a 22-year-old man climbed the railing, convinced he...

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DescriptionFor the very first time, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in a well-researched narrative solely dedicated to one of the...

From the early years of steam power to today's awe inspiring high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive histor...

After retirement from a career in medicine, the author turned his acute and wide-ranging mind to the study of the history and traditions of his nat...

This is the biography of Nico, the cover girl of the fifties, siren of the sixties and the female face of punk in the eighties. Written shortly bef...

The full inside story of the iconic Ford Transit by an acknowledged expert

On 2 April 1912, Titanic left Belfast for the last time, sailing from the Harland and Wolff shipyard to Southampton. Just under two weeks later, th...

Drawing on many original Air Staff and Ministry documents and also the Hawker aircraft day-to-day diaries, it tells the story of one-off modificati...

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Published in partnership with the company, this illustrated book celebrates 50 years of National Express.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s): H...

A major new illustrated study of a remarkable piece of architecture and engineering, and one of Britain's most iconic landmarks.

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"This takes Masters students from basic soil mechanics to theory and methods and geotechnical engineering practice. Basic principles and analysis a...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 188 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Halftones, black and white; 85 Tables, black and white; 203 ...

Genocide involves significant death and trauma. Yet the enormous scope of genocide comes into view when one looks at the factors that lead to mass ...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the ...

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Reducere. DescriptionHow the three inaugural First Ladies defined the role for future generations, and carved a space for women in AmericaAmerica's first Fir...

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This stunning debut, rich with the political intrigue of medieval Europe and imbued with the intense colour of Moorish Spain, deftly outlines a bat...