Our everyday lives are continually influenced by inventors whose ideas have led to commercial products available in most high streets across the civilised world. For the most part, these creative individuals have remained relatively unknown. Yet some of the companies set up by the successful inventors survive to this day, albeit with company names no longer associated with the original idea. Volume 1 of this two-volume set documents some of the key inventions from the Spinning Jenny invented by Hargraves in the late 18th century, to some of the most commercially successful ideas of the early 20th century.
We, four suburban 40-somethings, had all but ignored live music – proper live music – for 20 years. The Banshees, Buzzcocks, and The Smiths happened so long ago that they might have been in a different life. Live music now was a mum from Doncaster pretending to be the blonde one from Abba, and we needed help. Thankfully, it came when our children found indie rock, and demanded to see it up close. A night at Wembley with The Killers kick-started a five-year odyssey of 70 nights, 100 bands, and all of this: Superheroes in spandex, Viking Metallers in a …
As a British Army officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers, Toby Woodbridge twice deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, and spent a total of eight months in the notorious District of Sangin. Employed as mentor to the Afghan National Police during his last tour in the town, Woodbridge spent over six months living, working, and fighting alongside members of that much maligned but critically important organisation, gaining a privileged view of their work and insight into their world. His experiences from those two tours provide the background for this unique perspective on the difficulties and dangers involved when working, living, …
As a young man from a loving, middle class family living in a small English village, Ben Rogers appeared to have it all ... but then he found drugs. As his life descends into chaos and despair, Ben begins to chronicle his daily struggles with the aid of a video camera. He was hopeful that one day his experiences could be used to educate others. Ben lost his battle against addiction and died when he was 34 as a result of medical withdrawal. His family decided to release the tapes in the hope that other families could benefit. The result …
A human story of love, pain, humour, and ambition all spiced with a little scandal and intrigue, We Promise Not to Tell is a dramatisation, plus a little author’s licence of 40 highly successful years in and around the hotel business. Much of it recorded in photographs, on video, and in personal diaries. Starting with nothing more than a little street sense, the book takes you on an emotional journey to battle with prejudice and corruption to create success. The book rarely refers to people or hotels by name, and when it does, the names are fictitious. It includes numerous …
If you’re petrified of public speaking, the last thing you want is a lecture. And there lies the brilliance of this unique book’s genuinely innovative approach to the issue. Dee Clayton makes the process of overcoming those negative voices in your head to become an effective public speaker lighthearted and fun. A godsend for anyone who’s ever suffered that dread, her refreshingly simple yet amazingly effective multi-award-winning approach has already helped thousands overcome their fears and become effective and confident public speakers. Significantly, the author is keenly aware that for most of us, effective public speaking isn’t necessarily an end …
This informative book covers the pre-war WWII period to the 1990s, spanning the author’s experience of the rise of Nazism on the continent, his research, and his involvement in the planning of science and higher education in Britain. He gives a wry commentary on education and science in Britain, and describes his role in pressing for adequate funding for science, especially during the Thatcher era. He writes about some of the famous scientists he has met, and also of his disappointments facing a working scientist. This is not a rounded autobiography. Much of the book is concerned with Kellermann’s research …
Ben Zabulis' Chartered Territory is a rich and diverse account of 16 years spent living and working abroad as an engineer, from the chaos of everyday life in Lagos to unique Hong Kong, via the conformity of salaryman life in Japan, and the wonders of the subcontinent. Personal accounts of climbing Mount Fuji and taking part in dragon boat races go hand in hand with events on a global scale, as the author experiences a Nigerian coup d'etat, the handover of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China, the terrifying SARS outbreak, and the opening of Bhutan to more commercial …
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