Britain's best-loved comedian hits the most famous highway in the world on an unforgettable journey. Billy Connolly, music-lover, biker, and scourge of the beige and bland the world over, has dreamed about taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 since he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the grea[...]

Samuel Johnson v. The Devil, Round II. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Just start running.

Whatever your opinion of Billy Connolly, his life has been an epic tale of controversy and hilarity, tragedy and comedy. From his working class roots in Glasgow he has worked his way to the top, and now enjoys huge worldwide acclaim and lives a dream lifestyle. From welding to folk singing to comedy[...]

A remarkable memoir that explores what it means to be whole. Kevin Michael Connolly has seen the world in a way most of us never will. Whether being swarmed by flocks of by Japanese tourists at Epcot center as a child, or holding center court at the X Games on his monoski as a teenager, Kevin has be[...]

Focuses on applied space system engineering of crewed missions and systems. This process oriented book is intended to help you conceptually design end-to-end human space missions.[...]

This comprehensive new text breaks the mould of traditional Public Sector Economics texts. It provides the student with a solid grounding in theory and focuses on how this theory can be applied to a broad range of contemporary issues such as health and education, the monopoly regulation and privatis[...]

The violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24 August AD 79 was one of the greatest natural disasters of all time. Thousands of people were suddenly entombed in the town of Pompeii, taken by surprise as a layer of ash and pumice, many metres thick, rained down on top of them from the long-dormant volc[...]

Are you responsible for designing and creating the databases that keep your business running? Or are you studying for a module in database design? If so, "Database Solutions" is for you! This fully revised and updated edition should make the database design and build process smoother, quicker and mo[...]

Daniel Clay, a once-respected psychiatrist, has been missing for years following revelations about harm done to the children in his care. Believing him dead, his daughter Rebecca has tried to come to terms with her father's legacy, but her fragile peace is about to be shattered. Someone is asking qu[...]