With more than 300 full colour photographs of the highest calibre, 'Images of Britain' is the ultimate visual guide to country. This magnificent collection of photographs captures not only Britain's splendid natural beauty, but the very essence of the land - its people, its history, its architecture and its customs. 'Images of Britain' transports you on a journey county by county though England, Scotland and Wales, with extended captions that bring each image to life.
From cottages to cathedrals, from palaces to promenades, from Stonehenge to the works of modern British sculptors, this book is a stunning photographic celebration of Britain's glorious past and thriving present.
It is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside of it. Until now.
This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total - who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today. With a jaw-dropping ending, it proves that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make. Stocked 2.2.12
Becoming a father is a moment in a man's life like no other. The love, the pride, the joy and occasionally the fear stirred up inside us by the complex little being that moves into our home and our relationship takes some serious getting used to. And then there's the really tough stuff like putting up a travel cot and installing a car seat.
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In this personal memoir about life at 10 Downing Street, Sarah Brown shares the secrets of living behind the most famous front door in the world. Sarah gave up a successful career in business to serve the country. A passionate campaigner for women and children, she mobilised over a million people through her early adoption of Twitter. Stocked 1.2.12
It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war bargaining chip to get him to South America.
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Understand the cloud and implement a cloud strategy for your business Cloud computing enables companies to save money by leasing storage space and accessing technology services through the Internet instead of buying and maintaining equipment and support services. Because it has its own unique set of challenges, cloud computing requires careful explanation. This easy-to-follow guide shows IT managers and support staff just what cloud computing is, how to deliver and manage cloud computing services, how to choose a service provider, and how to go about implementation. Stocked 1.2.12
This is an authoritative guide for amateur photographers of all levels interested in capturing better images of nature and wildlife. This gorgeously illustrated book, featuring 200 colour images, offers a complete course in photographing images of nature, a highly popular genre for amateur photographers, including up-to-the-minute digital processing techniques. Stocked 1.2.12
Discover how things are made and work with this first reference for young readers, now in paperback. Help your child take an incredible look at the way things are made and how they work with this fantastic fact-packed "How Things Work Encyclopedia", which shows and explains everything. They'll discover how the human body stays alive, what keeps a plane in the sky, why fireworks go 'bang', the amazing process that makes a plant grow, and much, much more. Stocked 1.2.12
Miss Aissatou lives in Paris, close to The Bastille. When she falls for her neighbour, Mr Bolobolo, she uses ancient African techniques to cast a gastronomic love spell and prise him away from two lurking rivals: his mother and his mistress. The determined Aissatou plies her beloved with arcane delights: turtle with banana, smoked antelope with pistachio nuts and the most fool-proof of love charms, crocodile in Sauce Tchobi. Stocked 1.2.12