The Computers That Made Britain

As the oldest living inhabitants on the planet, trees have played a major part in the way we live today, providing both the daily oxygen we breathe...

The first book to tell the history of Britain through its headwearIllustrations: 120 Illustrations, unspecified

Society shapes law... and law shapes society. This book tells the stories of ten legal cases in which the decisions of judges or a jury either hera...

An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 17 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew th...

An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 18 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew th...

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...

Reducere. A Foundation in Computers & Software That's Easy to UnderstandComputers Made Easy is designed to take your overall computer skills from a beginner ...

Reducere. Examination of how and why the British Army became a world-operating force, able to beat varied enemies, written by acclaimed historian and comment...

Reducere. You enjoy watching movies, don't you? But have you ever wondered how they are made? How are animations created, and pictures and sounds synced? Thi...

Reducere. Most people are baffled by how computers work and assume that they will never understand them. What they don't realize--and what Daniel Hillis's sh...

Claimed...as her boss's wife Receptionist Cleo's attraction to billionaire Ari Stefanos is a fiercely kept secret. Until one sizzling night it's de...

From the boardroom to the bedroom... Playboy CEO Ezio will do anything to save the deal of a lifetime. Even persuade his prim personal assistant Ma...

Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World - Giorgio Riello

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Adrian StewartNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 28Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

The story of tea is extraordinary - it caused wars, boosted the trade in slaves and hard drugs, and it's no exaggeration to say it was one of the g...

Reducere. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill's wartime heroics and larger-than-life personality propelled him to the cente...

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

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Jeremy PaxmanNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 29Cover type: Paperbac...

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 ...

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 ...

A brilliant, thought-provoking look at British manufacturing industries, and whether it matters that we don't produce like we used to, from the muc...

Reducere. DescriptionMany people think the future is something we need to adjust to, rather than what we decide through the choices we make today. This book ...

Now filmed as INVICTUS directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL S...

DescriptionFor a few brief months in 2007 and 2009, the Royal Bank of Scotland was the largest bank in the world. Then the Edinburgh-based giant - ...

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 ...

Reducere. From the ashes of Nirvana, Dave Grohl rose as a one-man band with a self-titled album: Foo Fighters. Now, twenty-five years on and with a rock-soli...

An original exploration of the United States' birth out of British culture and influence - the real origins of the 'special relationship'.Publisher...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Hester GrantNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback / sof...

DescriptionPeter Bradshaw's finest film reviews--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Peter Bradshaw is an excellent film reviewer for intelligent, cur...

Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps.Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vacc...

Discover the world's most amazing computers and find out how to program your own computer game

Accompanying the coming series produced for the BBC World Service, Tim Harford looks at how Bitcoin, canal locks, the jumbo jet and forty-seven oth...

A must-have gift for anyone interested in investigative journalism. The Sunday Times national newspaper is famous for its insight investigative jou...