Born in Chile in 1904 (to Scottish parents), Peggy moved as a child to London. A student of the Royal College of Art in the 1920s, her contemporaries included Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden, Enid Marx and Helen Binyon. Peggy traveled extensively throughout her life, she captured places, people and sc[...]

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's (1806-1859) leading role in the transport revolution of the nineteenth century, and especially in the building of the Great Western Railway, left an indelible mark on the British landscape. This book explores his successes and failures, at home and abroad, including both th[...]

This title details the culture, weapons, armour and training of the elite samurai warrior class in the fascinating Age of Battles period (1550-1600). This was a period of vital importance not only because of the political effects of the chaos but also due to the changes in warfare that occurred. In [...]

Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in[...]

A mini edition of the bible of contemporary illustration, this is a comprehensive survey of exciting work from across the globe that will appeal to experts and newcomers alike. Each artists work is accompanied by a selfportrait and a short, illuminating profile exploring their inspirations and their[...]

An introductory text on the social history of crime, deviancy and criminal behaviour from 1100 to the present day.[...]

The autobiography of Scottish crofter and Gaelic storyteller, Angus MacLellan. Reminiscences of his life were first recorded - on tape in Gaelic - in the early years of the 1960s and later transcribed and translated by John Lorne Campbell into this English-language biography.[...]

Highly commended in the Anaesthesia category of the 2014 BMA Medical Books awards! From reviews: "Altogether, this textbook offers an excellent detailed overview of basic principles, mechanics, and physics of technical equipment used in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine." Critical Care, Feb 20[...]

Dette er historien om den nesten hundre kilo tunge St. Bernard-hunden Bamse, som ble en maskot for de norske styrkene i utlandet under andre verdenskrig. Han ble en inspirasjon og et symbol på frihet for de allierte styrkene over hele Europa. Fra en lykkelig tilværelse som familiehund i Honningsv�[...]

Denna bok handlar om de etiska problem som kan uppstå i samband med folkhälsoarbete och om hur de bör hanteras. Dessa problem är huvudsakligen av tre slag. Det första problemet handlar om folkhälsoarbetets yttersta mål, både om vad man ska försöka förbättra för befolkningen och om vilke[...]

This publication brings together two reference works by Angus Maddison: The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective, first published in 2001 and The World Economy: Historical Statistics, published in 2003. This new edition contains Statlinks, a service providing access to the underlying data in Exce[...]