Technology & Engineering

In the late 1980s a generation of filmmakers began to flower outside the Hollywood studio system and in the following decade, the independent film movement bloomed. Dozens of lesser-known filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino began...

The best-selling introductory mathematics textbook for students on engineering and science degree and pre-degree courses. Sales stand at more than half a million copies world-wide. Its unique programmed approach really works! Many thousands of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838405786Author alexandra heardFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Tractorland LtdPublisher Tractorland Ltd

Exam board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: Home EconomicsFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in CCEA GCSE Home Economics: Food and Nutrition with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is...

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract uses plain English to lead the reader...

Take a trip to outer space with this weird and wonderful guide to our universe, the perfect gift for both young and old Vargic's beautifully innovative designs will help to explain all of the bizarre and fascinating aspects of the cosmos; from the...

Horological trends flit by faster than ever in today's fast-paced society. But Rolex does not rely on gimmicks; theirs is a more perennial allure, with a reputation built on traditions and hard-earned skill. A company that innovates while paying homage...

This edition of Hillier's has been updated and undergone a full-colour revision featuring new photos and illustrations to engage those keen to learn the fundamentals of MVT and enhance their understanding of the core concepts whilst keeping the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904846512Author Ted HooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee Books

'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it,...

The third collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. This omnibus edition comprises of Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin. Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of London is a...

Understanding Housing Defects provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings.For this new edition, many of the chapters have been substantially updated and new...

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain. Bees, for most people, mean honey or bumble bees, but in fact these social species make up only a small proportion of the species that...

The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed, manage, and keep...

This detailed, concise look at World War I bayonets presents, in over 270 color images, their development and use throughout the war. Bayonets of all war combatants are covered: Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain,...

Tackle the core component of your T Level with this comprehensive resource published in association with City & Guilds.With topic coverage ranging from the principles of construction science and design to workplace relationship management, this book...

Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years...

Electronics for Vinyl is the most comprehensive book ever produced on the electronic circuitry needed to extract the best possible signal from grooves in vinyl. What is called the "vinyl revival" is in full swing, and a clear and comprehensive account of...

An entertaining and practical collection of tips and tricks to outsmart all kinds of garden pests, written by one of Britain's most influential gardeners.If you have ever waged war against squirrels to prevent them from ransacking your garden, you...

Enthusiasm for historical steam locomotives never ceases to amaze. There are more Heritage Lines now than ever before, and more and more people are spending their weekends participating in 'Special Weekends', 'Santa Specials' and many other steam events...

At long last, here is the thoroughly revised and updated third edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. It is widely accepted as the best single authoritative book on electronic circuit design, and is in fact so popular that it has been...

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Feel like you're always drowning in email? How much more would you achieve without them - and how much happier would you be? 'A World Without Email crystallizes what so many of us feel intuitively but haven't been able to...

Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay is a vivid portrait of the rural past of Blaxhall, a remote Suffolk village, in the time before mechanization changed the entire nature of farming, the landscape and rural life for good. In the 1950s, George Ewart Evans...

'We jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm! A reluctant wife, a couple of crazy kids and a husband whose knowledge of farming you could write on the back of a stamp... What could go wrong?!' - Kelvin 'Exactly! And the journey has only...

This one-stop source for Logic Pro insight helps you spend more time creating music Every minute you spend trying to figure out how to set up a new track or build a drum loop is a minute you don't spend creating and recording your music. This guide to...

Presents a survey of the perception and reality of the use of cosmetics and perfumes under the Roman Empire. This work, a companion to "Roman Clothing and Fashion" draws on literary, non-literary, visual and archaeological evidence to show, among other...

The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts 'A really lovely, fascinating book. I dived straight into this clever, joyous, celebration of nature, history, and - of course - the countryside.'...

Now in full colour, this is the second edition of this highly acclaimed book. Woodland Management is essential reading for anyone with an interest in trees and woodlands, whether they simply enjoy walking in the woods, are considering buying woodland,...

'A fascinating celebration of the impact that structural engineering has on all our lives...[an] eye-opening book' The Sunday Times In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101973639Author Brian DearFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

"a provocative new book" -- The New York TimesAI-centric organizations exhibit a new operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value.Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani show how reinventing the firm around data,...

Did you know algebra is taught in Year 6 and in recent years has been the most difficult topic for children in the end of year National Tests? Use this essential new title from the SATs Made Simple series to master early algebra...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905104185Author Chris SladeFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Royal Yachting AssociationPublisher Royal Yachting AssociationDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486472072Author Stephen P TimoshenkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Salmonella . . . toxins . . . additives . . . food scares . . . Have you ever wondered how our food has become so untrustworthy? Have we ever been able to trust what we eat? Via a fascinating mix of food politics, history and culinary detective work, Bee...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954730161Author Andrew SimpsonPage Count 96Imprint Royal Yachting AssociationPublisher Royal Yachting AssociationDimensions(mm) 245mm * 170mm * 9mm

Living With The Earth is a three volume series bringing together years of hands-on organic growing experience and research from the world-renowned Bec Hellouin Farm in France. In 2006, Perrine and Charles Herve-Gruyer set out on a mission to discover...

Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Stick Man. 'By a loobular lake on a far-off planet There lived a young...

The author describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers.Book InformationISBN 9780747805946Author D.W...

One spring morning in 1957, veteran photojournalist David Douglas Duncan paid a visit to his friend and frequent photographic subject Pablo Picasso, at the artist's home near Cannes. As a co-pilot alongside Duncan in his Mercedes Gullwing 300 SL was the...