Supreme Emergency. How Britain Lives with the Bomb, Hardback - Andrew Corbett

An insider's view of the development of the UK nuclear deterrent which suggests that an aversion to the moral issues associated with civilian casua...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Togzhan KassenovaNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 157 x 29Cover type: Har...

The Sunday Times bestseller 'Absolutely gripping ... Tells the whole story of where we are now ... You can't put it down ... A book full of stories...

By focusing on such commonplace, prosaic and mundane matters as dog-fouling, swearing, drinking, smoking, nudity, public toilets and parking, Order...

Civil defence was an integral part of Britain's modern history. Throughout the cold war it was a central response of the British Government to the ...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty LtdAuthor(s): Andrew RamseyNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 164 x 244 x 37...

How a strategist's ideas were catastrophically ignored in 1914-but shaped Britain's success in the Second World War and beyondPublisher: Yale Unive...

The first account of the role Britain played in Einstein's life--first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Andrew LakoffIllustration(s): 23 b/w illus. 2 tables.Number of pages: 480Collection: Princeton Stud...

From the bestselling author, comes a new festive title that feature recurring characters from }The Bomb Girls' Secrets{.

DescriptionThis is a very British story from more than 50 years ago. It is a story of remarkable technological ambition from a different country th...

By examining the studios and studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940, this book reveals the ways in which artists used architec...

A superbly illustrated, innovative history of British art, seen from the perspective of the home.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Nicholas Troma...

Ten years after it was initiated, this book provides the definitive account of the 'age of austerity' from high politics to everyday life and how i...

This edited collection provides a uniquely expansive history of how corruption has undermined and exercised public life in modern Britain, from the...

Gives an account of why Britain went to war with Germany. In simple terms, this book describes the stages of Adolf Hitler's ruthless pursuit for po...

The Sunday Times bestseller Now a major BBC TV series presented by Andrew Marr

How quantum economics can dispel the illusions surrounding money and help us reform financePublisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): David OrrellNumber of pa...

In-depth new history of the nineteenth-century wars fought between the British and the Asante people of West Africa.Illustrations: 30 black and whi...

DescriptionIs it cancer or just a bad pixel? Radiologists are the physicians we rarely get to see. "Radiologists at Work" contains the most memorab...

This book offers a history of modern Britain since the late 1970s. Twelve chapters take as their starting-point one particularly important day in r...

'Brilliant.' Alan Johnson 'Compelling.' David Kynaston 'The beer drinkers' Bill Bryson.' Times Literary SupplementPublisher: HarperCollins Publishe...

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster Jeremy Paxman Where would Britain be without coal? In brilliant social history, Jeremy Pax...

How the other half lives interrogates contemporary social and spatial inequalities in housing, urban design, place-making, austerity, notions of de...

An account of the lives of each of the Presidents of the United States, illustrated by the great political cartoonist Martin Rowson.

DescriptionIn a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the ...

Are nuclear arsenals safe from cyber attack? We may be standing at the edge of a major technological challenge to global nuclear order. The increas...

For curious readers aged 6 and up, The Surprising Lives of Animals explores what humans and animals have in common. From building homes and using t...

A Freakonomics-style investigation into the mysteries of ownership, filled with counterintuitive insights and fascinating case studies.

Reducere. Death is not a question of "if, " but a question of "how" and "when."The doctor approaches you and says, "Your mother is seriously ill and we have ...

The incredible story of how the village of Lesmahagow has influenced the world in a variety of fields, from industry to espionage, throughout history.

This is the first book detailing the history of the golden age of the British sitcom, the 1970s, through the voices of those who created itPublishe...

Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is the definitive film about the nuclear age. Peter ...

Reducere. Explore the exciting world of miniature die-cast model fire engines-in full color. In this guide author and long-time collector Andrew Benzie prese...

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 ...

The author was inspired by his family history to examine the British manufacturing industry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip Hamly...

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 ...

Description"Stand up, up, UP " is the mantra of Surfers for Autism, an organization that runs surf events for children with autism, providing the o...

Helps you discover the versatility of a beautiful courtyard garden, for entertaining, relaxing and extending your living space. With illustrated ex...

Reducere. "A cogent, timely warning about the fragility of American democracy." -- Kirkus Reviews What will a conservative Supreme Court do with its power? F...

Reducere. The story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the hum...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Andrew LakoffIllustration(s): 23 b/w illus. 2 tables.Number of pages: 480Collection: Princeton Stud...

The wine-writers' wine writer collects his best articles to explore the most profound and interesting questions about wine. A fascinating read for ...

In the warzone that Nigeria has become, Archbishop Ben Kwashi has survived three assassination attempts. A brutal assault on his wife, Gloria, drov...