An album of stunning shipyard photos, most previously unpublished. Showcasing the work of a major shipbuilder during the Great War. A companion to the highly successful Clydebank Battlecruisers.[...]
The launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete while at the same time wiping out the Royal Navy's numerical advantage. Britain urgently needed to build an entirely new battle fleet of these larger, more complex and more c[...]
A celebration of a great industrial achievement A new angle on the perennially popular subject of battleships Well researched and thoughtfully illustrated[...]
Based on the Association of Anesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland's (AAGBI) continuing education lecture series, this clinical-oriented book covers the latest developments in research and the clinical application to anesthesia and pain control.[...]
Galen's treatises on the classification and causation of diseases and symptoms are an important component of his prodigious oeuvre, forming a bridge between his theoretical works and his practical, clinical writings. As such, they remained an integral component of the medical teaching curriculum wel[...]
A companion to the highly successful "Clydebank Battlecruisers," this collection of stunning shipyard photos, most previously unpublished, further showcases the work of a major shipbuilder during the Great War. Although best known for large liners and capital ships, between 1914 and 1920, the Clydeb[...]
Presents the history of Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2, one of the world's most famous ocean liner. This book presents an overview of the social and cultural context from which the liner emerged.[...]
This is a key work of ancient Chinese philosophy that is brought back to life in Ian Johnston's compelling and definitive translation, new to Penguin Classics. Very little is known about Master Mo, or the school he founded. However, the book containing his philosphical ideas has survived centuries o[...]
The book explodes the myths that currently drive society's view of traffic safety and limit progress in reducing death and serious injury. It presents current scientific knowledge in a non-technical way and draws parallels with other areas of public safety and public health. It uses examples from th[...]
What is it about old tractors that is so fascinating and entrancing? The sounds and smells of these old relics? The hunt to find the rarest of models? Or simply the memories such machines evoke? The Magic of Old Tractors explores this intriguing world and is essential reading for anyone with a passi[...]