By the second half of the 20th century, the motorcycle had been transformedfrom a cheap and basic form of motoring to a symbol of liberty and thedesire to rebel against social conventions. This pictor...
Mechanics and model-based control are both rapidly expanding scientific fields and fundamental disciplines of mechatronics, sharing demanding mathematical and system-theoretic formulations and methods...
A reprieve from post-war austerity, the 1950s epitomized a time of glamour with its film icons and automobiles, which are admired and emulated to this day. Nothing said, "You've made it," quite like g...
Walka na dworze Przeczystych Dusz zaczęła się na dobre! Podczas gdy Ganju przeżywa ciężkie chwile w pojedynku z Yumichiką, Ichigo udaje się pokonać Ikkaku. Tymczasem Orihime i Ishida trafiają na wyjąt...
Tom Starzy kumple, nowi wrogowie to ostatnia z części składających się na serię komiksów z Wolverine’em do scenariusza Jasona Aarona. Wyższa Szkoła dla Mutantów im. Jean Grey funkcjonuje dalej, a nawe...
London in the 1950s. Lottie is a reluctant typist at MI5 and the even more reluctant daughter of the organisation's most illustrious spy. Now she has had the bad luck to fall in love with Harry, a ha...
From the critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER comes a chilling new epic fantasy series. 'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and ...
This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new ess...
Vulcan: linchpin member of the United Federation of Planets. Home to a civilization dedicated to o'thia, the ruling ethic of pure logic. But it was not always so; thousands of years before, Vulcans we...
In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch-poised between Europe and Asia, between the glories of its Ottoman past ...
Topsy and Tim Learnabout Storybooks Mini hardback storybooks dealing with real-life issues that Topsy and Tim experience in a fun and reassuring way. Age: up to 4 years.
An atmospheric and romantic debut fantasy perfect for fans of Ash and The Winner’s Curse. Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds...
Emily I'm back in New York, ready to start my brand new life with Logan. Things are still up in the air between us, and it has been three months since I've even talked to him. But there's one thing I...
This action-packed chapter book retells the exciting final arc of Star Wars Rebels' first season. As the stakes rise higher than ever before, the Rebels must work together to thwart the Empire. If the...
English C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency Smart Vocabulary (2022-2023 Complete Edition). In this book, we’ve collected the most important words and phrasal verbs you should know to write/speak like a we...
Most well-read, but non-scientific, people will have heard of the term 'Big Bang' as a description of the origin of the Universe. They will recognize that DNA identifies individuals and will know that...
A sea-themed activity book designed to help children learn the basics of shapes, numbers and arithmetic in preparation for starting school. Children count the sea creatures using the 'counting on' met...
It was a strange notion in 1900, that leading lights of the legitimate stage would ever join a bill of or short acts, everything from, and in between, song-and-dance, trained animals, blackface, aeria...
Ambient Intelligence (AmI) has recently been adopted as a term referring to a multidisciplinary subject which embraces a variety of pre-existing fields of computer science and engineering. Given the d...
100 Habits of Successful Publication Designers explores the creative process behind making beautiful and effective magazines, journals, books, and other publications. Drawing on the wisdom of more tha...
A practical guide to the specification, design, and programming of smart card systems for working applications. More than 3 billion smartcards are produced every year. Generally defined as any pocket-...
Earthquakes, bridge collapses, and other natural disasters have dominated news coverage in the last few years. Aging infrastructure needs to be rehabilitated and new infrastructure needs to be design...
The best-selling Culture Smart! series continues where other guides leave off. Whether you are travelling on business or pleasure, long-term or short, Culture Smart! is your pocket-sized cultural road...
Every fans dream - step inside over 100 Star Wars vehicles Open up the cockpit and peel back layers to reveal the weapon systems and construction secrets of over 100 Star Wars vehicles. Four fold-out ...
This book argues that although labor market needs have been an important element in the development of immigration policy, they have been filtered through a political process: the politics of immigrat...
An advanced look at smart technology to promote the independence of the elderly and disabled Ongoing research and advancements in technology are essential for the continuing independence of elderly ...
It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But B...