There are many ways to die in the Sierra Madre, a notorious nine-hundred-mile mountain range in northern Mexico where AK-47s are fetish objects, the law is almost non-existent and power lies in the hands of brutal drug mafias. Thousands of tons of opium and marijuana are produced there every year. R[...]

In a richly textured travelogue, a British journalist recounts his fifteen-year odyssey throughout the United States, examining the myths and realities of the wandering life as he recalls his encounters with America's nomads and traces the history of wanderers--cowboys, explorers, frontiersmen, trap[...]

NO ONE TRAVELS QUITE LIKE RICHARD GRANT and, really, no one should. In his last book, the adventure classic "God s Middle Finger, "he narrowly escaped death in Mexico s lawless Sierra Madre. Now, Grant has plunged with his trademark recklessness, wit, and curiosity into East Africa. Setting out to m[...]

Offers coverage of various aspects of reliability engineering and management, including reliability issues in electronic components and systems, software, and mechanical devices. This book provides information on industry practices to define and achieve reliability goals, as well as the traditional [...]

Richard E Grant's frank personal diary charting the ups and downs of the making of "Wah-Wah", his first movie as writer and director. Ten years after the publication of "With Nails", Richard E Grant's brilliant memoir of his years in Hollywood, Picador are proud to be publishing "Wah-Wah", the very [...]

With case studies and research, this title outlines the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods and towns, putting the topical issues of climate change and obesity at the centre of its concern.[...]

Written by Grant Morrison Cover by Brian Bolland Art by Richard Case, Stan Woch, Ken Steacy, Philip Bond and Mark McKenna The collection of comics savant Grant Morrison's legendary run on DOOM PATROL continues in this fifth trade paperback volume reprinting issues #51-57. Featuring the final fate o[...]