The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention, Paperback

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A history of the Industrial Revolution and the steam engine, as well as an account of how inventors first came to own and profit from their ideas a...

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Reducere. THE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS ORDINARY PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY GOALSMany years ago, author Mike Pettigrew started a quest to find answers to these...

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxAuthor(s): Silvia FerraraTranslator: Todd PortnowitzNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x...

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention - the art of writing.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s...

The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief "Fascinating...

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"I would like . . . to help dreamers, they find it hard to get on in life." -- Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a brilliant i...

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It was a night to remember--when the ``unsinkable`` ship sunk. Introduce children to the unforgettable story of the Titanic. More than a century af...

A stunning collection of rare photographs documenting the last years of industrial steam around the world.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s): ...

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the "fat...

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An essential aide-memoire for those with an interest in all aspects of whisky. It is an invaluable guide for anyone wondering about the place-name ...

These poems are an intimate portrait of a life set against the sweeping history of human exile and belonging, from ancient Persia to contemporary A...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

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Contributor(s): Author: Stephen L. CarterThe bestselling author delves into his past and discovers the inspiring story of his grandmother's extraor...

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Reducere. When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-sp...

I had drifted, gotten lost, strayed from the paths and places I love. I felt Shetland calling me, and in this moment, I began my slow, imperfect jo...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dai QingNumber of pages: 96Collection: Green IdeasPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 112 x 179 x 10Cover type...

The story of what is arguably the most secret and misunderstood of all the British government departments.

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This is the story of Mike and Bernadette Byrne's amazing and uniquely personal journey. They not only witnessed music history being made but they w...

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...

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This worst-day-ever adventure interspersed with amusing illustrations should appeal to fans of Pamela Butchart and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Pete just ...

Munu is a beautiful story of hope in the face of adversity. It has a humorous tone and will appeal to children, the conservationists of the future....

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A royal daughter loves the color pink, her friends, and flowers. When her best friend tells her about the most beautiful flower in the world growin...

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