The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour.
'A love story of equal parts grit and glamour' Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of FlowersFor Elise and Jamey, real love is not all hearts and flowers.
A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet.
'The child-appeal of Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks and Other Incredible Creature Features isn't limited to the title' - Guardian'A fascinating introduction to the diversity of life on earth .
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids'Magical' GUARDIAN'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic flair' VOGUE'Extraordinary .
With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling's leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Paranormalen und entdecken Sie die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Methoden und Technologien zur Dokumentation des Übernatürlichen.
Bradley Wiggins is Britain's most successful and best known cyclist - winner of the 2012 Tour de France, gold in the Olympic time trial at the London 2012 Olympics and Olympic gold on the track.
When a burning sun dips low enough on the horizon to touch the brown-black earth, that is when South Africa is at its very best a blazing expanse of broad landscapes of sea and veld, dusty savannah and equally dusty pavements.
When a burning sun dips low enough on the horizon to touch the brown-black earth, that is when South Africa is at its very best a blazing expanse of broad landscapes of sea and veld, dusty savannah and equally dusty pavements.
The perfect gift for dog lovers, Forever Home will leave a pawprint on your heart with its series of full-color, close-up portraits of rescue dogs and their stories of adoption, from the photographer of Shelter Dogs and Finding Home.
By the time the first photographs were taken at war in the late 1840s, the idea that 'the camera cannot lie' was already firmly embedded in the Victorian psyche.
'The events of the first and second world wars are brought to vivid, startling life thanks to Amaral's skill at colourising contemporary images' ObserverThe epic, harrowing and world-changing story in words and colourized images of global conflict from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the obliteration of Hiroshima by the dropping of the first atom bomb.
Germán Ortegón Pérez registra en este libro el drama del despojo de un modo oblicuo: no son las personas ni las familias enteras que dejaron en un momento sus tierras y sus propiedades, no es su drama en los centros urbanos o como miembros de la guerra en alguno de sus bandos, no es aquello que pudieron tomar consigo: las imágenes nos muestran el aspecto actual de lo que, por algún motivo, no pudieron llevarse.
Imagine a time when vast helium-fueled airships took the place of aircraft, and where the hunger for adventure and exploration took the human race into stranger places than we ever imagined.
Marion Schneider interviews 25 women described by The Huffington Post as a raw, sensual and multifarious view of [the] female orgasm further eliminating the stigma and shame too often associated with the topic.
