Technology & Engineering

An eye-opening account of a world order shaped by spacepower and the threat of space warfare. Space technology was developed to enhance the killing power of the state. The Moon landings and the launch of the Space Shuttle were mere sideshows, drawing...

'Outstanding...Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson, Sunday TimesThe Allied victory in 1945 - though comprehensive - was far from inevitable. By 1942 almost...

Chemical Engineering Design: SI Edition is one of the best-known and most widely used textbooks available for students of chemical engineering. The enduring hallmarks of this classic book are its scope and practical emphasis which make it particularly...

Estimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement The RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a...

In recent decades, powerful telescopes have enabled astrophysicists to uncover startling new worlds and solar systems. An epochal moment came in 1995, when a planet - 51 Pegasi b - was located orbiting a star other than our own sun. Since then, thousands...

Land of Milk and Honey is the long-awaited sequel to Red Rag to a Bull. Author Jamie Blackett finds himself in danger of losing the family estate as his beef business encounters difficulties and the spectre of Brexit bears down on the farming community...

Ideal for learning at home, Vocabulary Ninja Workbook for Ages 7-8 encourages children to supercharge their skills and become Grand Masters of vocabulary! Created by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Write Like a Ninja,...

Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during World War II. This compact volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps level,...

This manual explains the evolution of British coalmining from a technical and engineering standpoint from the 18th to the 20th century, the heyday of British mining. The book explains the history and technology both above and below ground, exploring the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563921049Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 393gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859601976Author Haynes PublishingFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 655gDimensions(mm)...

Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past. Instead of focussing on difficult experiments and abstract theories, Patricia Fara shows how science has always belonged to the practical world of war, politics, and business. Rather than...

'Thomas the Baker baked the bread, on which the royal household fed... until one fateful summer's night, when Thomas left the fire alight...' This book tells the story of the Great Fire of London in 1666 in a fun and engaging way, and is the perfect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999579517Author Andriy BurkovFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Andriy BurkovPublisher Andriy Burkov

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER "If you're in any kind of leadership role-whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else-there's a lot you can learn here."-Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric-perhaps America's most iconic...

A complete guide to cultivating and harvesting the beautiful opium poppy. The opium poppy is a potent plant that has been cultivated and used for thousands of years to alleviate suffering. The use of plant substances as alternatives to synthetic...

"We need to tell you something Lily!" they buzzed. "It's about the wildflowers ..."Lily Katinka thinks she is the most beautiful flower in Dudley's garden. But she's rather worried because Dudley has allowed the end of the lawn to grow wild, and it seems...

Guidance Note 8: Earthing & Bonding includes information from BS 7430 Code of Practice for Earthing. It covers key guidance for all involved with specifying, designing, installing or verifying electrical installations and has been fully updated to BS...

Human error is here to stay. This perhaps obvious statement has a profound implication for society when faced with the types of hazardous system accidents that have occurred over the past three decades. Such accidents have been strongly influenced by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143110378Author Kevin KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

“Ben Hartman is a true innovator for the small farm.”—Curtis Stone, author of The Urban Farmer It’s time to think big about small farms. Award-winning author and “green leader” (Grist) Ben Hartman shares practical how-to tips, personal stories, and...

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK A comprehensive reference on the discipline and practice of systems engineering Systems engineering practitioners provide a wide range of vital functions, conceiving, developing, and supporting complex engineered systems with...

The author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: after doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?Meet the biologists trying to save the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953221332Author Sheila StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Day BooksPublisher Day Books

Lambing can be a challenging prospect whether it's your first or your thirty-first season. This highly practical manual will take you through the period approaching, during and immediately after lambing.About the AuthorAgnes C Winter, B.VSc, PhD, DSHP,...

The science behind global warming, and its history: how scientists learned to understand the atmosphere, to measure it, to trace its past, and to model its future. Global warming skeptics often fall back on the argument that the scientific case for...

In the new edition paperback, 2022, of The Clock Repairer's Manual, Mick Watters explains how to approach all aspects of clock repair, maintenance, and cleaning with confidence. For anyone who has ever considered clock repair as a hobby or a profession,...

**A Financial Times Best Summer Book 2023**Out now: a gripping look at the rise of the microchip and the British tech company behind the blueprint to it all.'A gripping and inspiring read.' Sir James Dyson'A revealing and insightful biography of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857238498Author Dorothy WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown of the bike. Our authors and technicians work out the best methods to do a job and present this with the home mechanic in...

A Dictionary of Chemical Engineering is one of the latest additions to the market leading Oxford Paperback Reference series. In over 3,400 concise and authoritative A to Z entries, it provides definitions and explanations for chemical engineering terms...

This book provides practical guidance on the design and construction of timber roofs, featuring numerous detail drawings. It includes information on loft to attic room conversion. The new edition has been updated to cover the latest changes to the...

Every Christmas Eve, a lonely woodcutter named Kai carves statues for anyone who might pass by. But one magical night his loneliness is soothed by a visit from the snow prince. Feared by many, Kai sees hope in the prince's eyes, but as the prince freezes...

This new edition of the highly successful Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Level 2 workbook provides complete coverage of the National Occupational Standards at Level 2 as set by the IMI and has been reviewed by Roy Brooks, the highly acclaimed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733104005Author Greg RoesselFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Greg Rossel Boat CarpentryPublisher Greg Rossel Boat CarpentryWeight(grams)...

Over sixty years ago a new factory was built at Broughton to construct Wellington Bombers for the R.A.F.'s expansion and wartime needs. Situated near Chester, the factory has remained part of the British aviation industry while older, traditional sites...

This unique insight into RAF Reaper operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is based on unprecedented research access to the Reaper squadrons and personnel at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, USA. The author has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632863829Author Mark KurlanskyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 740g

The authors of the best-selling Fermented Vegetables are back, and this time they've brought the heat with them. Whet your appetite with more than 60 recipes for hot sauces, mustards, pickles, chutneys, relishes, and kimchis from around the globe. Chiles...

The book considers what makes an excellent face-to-face health and safety contact in the workplace, and why these contacts are a fundamental building block of any strong, caring, and empowering workplace culture. It stresses the vital importance of...