In 1810, John Jacob Astor sent out two advance parties to settle the wild, unclaimed western coast of North America. More than half of his men died violent deaths. The others survived starvation, madness, and greed to shape the destiny of a continent. Unfolding from 1810 to 1813, Astoria is a tale o[...]

In this fascinating and entertaining memoir, the legendary White Bushman, Peter Stark, writes about his experiences in the former German South West Africa: first as a farm manager and lion hunter, and later as nature conservationist. Stark 's fearless personality and phenomenal knowledge of the veld[...]

This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science. The text has been thoroughly revised and u[...]

Bland tomtar och troll har i hela 107 år tagit oss med på spännande äventyr i sagornas värld.

Här är fyra helt nyskrivna sagor och tre klassiker: magiska, roliga, vackra och sorgliga sagor som myllrar av jättar, älvor, prinsar och prinsessor. Och helt vanliga flickor och pojkar som [...]