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    The Outlaw Ocean
    The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the vast and often brutal expanse of our world's oceans. This gripping exploration reveals the untamed frontiers that lie beyond the reach of law and order, where human behaviour pushes extreme boundaries and criminality runs rampant. Urbina, through direct encounters and harrowing narratives, delves into this hidden...
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    Anima
    Anima, by the award-winning writer Kapka Kassabova, is a spellbinding journey into the heart of Europe's last moving pastoralists. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Pirin Mountains, this poignant narrative explores the lives of shepherds who still follow the ancient rhythms of transhumance—moving with their grazing animals in search of seasonal pastures. For thousands of years, humans and grazing...
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    Size
    A mind-expanding exploration of size, the measure of all things, from the New York Times bestselling author. The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth. Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society, and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions— from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio—tells...
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    Regenesis
    A breath-taking first glimpse of a new future for food and for humanity. For the first time since the Neolithic era, we have the opportunity to transform not only our food system but our entire relationship to the living world. Farming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about....
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    Our Fragile Moment
    In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just...
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    Invention and Innovation
    In Invention and Innovation by Vaclav Smil, readers are taken on a compelling journey through the annals of human ingenuity, exploring the ebbs and flows of discoveries and advancements that have shaped our world. Smil, a prolific author and renowned thinker, offers a meticulously researched narrative that is both thought-provoking and deeply insightful. The book dissects the lifecycle of inventions,...
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    How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
    In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry,...
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    Atoms and Ashes
    Baillie-Gifford award-winner Serhii Plokhy's illuminating exploration of the atomic age through the history of six nuclear disasters. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now...
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    Alien Earths
    Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger takes readers on an extraordinary voyage beyond our solar system in the quest to answer one of humanity's oldest and most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? With the advancements in modern technology, we are no longer confined to merely dreaming about other worlds; we now have the tools to seek them out...
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    Wasteland
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 ‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ‘Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting’ Cal Flyn, author of...
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    Spaceman
    Spaceman by Mike Massimino is a compelling memoir that takes readers on an extraordinary journey from the dreamscape of childhood fantasies to the curtains of outer space. It chronicles Massimino's evolution from a six-year-old entranced by Neil Armstrong's iconic moonwalk to a tenacious individual determined to break through NASA's barriers and actualize his aspirations. Massimino's path was fraught with challenges....
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    Silk
    There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history, and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has...
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    Liftoff
    Just read it. — Elon Musk The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX—and Elon Musk—from a shaky startup into the world's leading-edge rocket company. SpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020...
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    Bold
    Bold by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler is an extraordinary and practical guide that empowers entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries to achieve incredible success in today’s exponential and rapidly changing world. This groundbreaking book is divided into three distinct parts, each offering a comprehensive roadmap to transformative thinking and groundbreaking technological advancements, leading to stunning achievements in business and beyond....
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  • The Future of Humanity
    The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning vision of our future in space. Human civilisation is on the verge of spreading beyond Earth. More than a possibility, it is becoming a necessity; whether our hand is forced by climate change and resource depletion, or whether future catastrophes compel us to abandon Earth, one...
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    The Wide Wide Sea
    From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration— the fateful final journey of Captain James Cook. In July 1776, Captain James Cook began his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, in Hawaii, Cook was killed—stabbed by the indigenous population. What brought Cook to this...
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  • Keeping Bees
    Packed with practical and professional advice, this beautiful hardback guide is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees. It is beautifully illustrated in full-colour. Today, more than ever, we are aware of how much bees are an integral part of our environment, in their role as a primary pollinator. They are increasingly threatened and...
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  • Space Shuttle: A Photographic Journey
    Commemorating 30 years of space shuttle exploration, this beautifully crafted photography book, now in a revised format, curates the finest NASA space shuttle images into one inspirational collection. Arranged in thematic chapters ranging from launch pad through launch sequence, to the missions themselves and the dramatic conclusion of the return flight and landing, this is a fascinating photographic history of...
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  • Kiwi Farmers' Guide To Life
    Kiwi Farmers' Guide to Life does just that, telling stories of New Zealand farmers, agribusiness entrepreneurs and even a couple of scientists. Each one knows about sweat, quick thinking and the importance of a sense of humour in the world of agriculture. From a dive into farming history to a probe of modern agri issues, Kiwi Farmers’ Guide to Life...
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  • In Fine Detail: Perspective
    In Fine Detail: Perspective is a unique and definitive book that guides you through the history, principles, and types of perspective. This book provides clear insight and understanding of this creative keystone of great realism and style. It is complete with diagrams, exercises, and detailed worked-through examples with an emphasis on learning. Handy hints are presented to cover advice and...
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  • Fashion Illustration Revised Second Edition
    A revised edition of this classic work, with fresh, original content for fashion design and illustration students of all levels and ability. Drawing is vitally important for the fashion industry. Fashion Illustration represents a designer's point of view and Anna Kiper's aim is to contribute to the revival of this unique art form. Every illustration lesson in the book presents...
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  • Drawing Lessons with Da Vinci
    A complete art course that builds on Da Vinci's incredible life and legacy. It offers a unique insight into the techniques of the past, allowing the artist to apply them in a contemporary context. There are hundreds of step-by-step exercises to reveal Da Vinci's creative and technical thinking. The text is based on Da Vinci's original sketchbooks and is accompanied...
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  • Barefoot Biodynamics
    With decades of knowledge and proven, common-sense methods from The Barefoot Farmer, this practical guide to biodynamic principles and practices will appeal to growers of every scale and experience level. In Barefoot Biodynamics, organic grower Jeff Poppen—"The Barefoot Farmer"—combines tales from his personal history of building a harmonious farm community in rural Tennessee with the practical applications of biodynamic principles...
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  • The Hero from Nithdale Station
    Be inspired by the courage of this hard-working Southland farmer who led the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas in World War II. My parents were an exceptional couple. Their characters and influence in the local community, the farming world and in a much wider sphere were significant. My father's contribution to the war effort in the Solomon Islands, and the well-deserved...
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  • Pyromaniac
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    ‘Unflinching and beautifully written’ – RACHEL MONROE'A tour de force’ – J.R. THORP'As gripping as a thriller … Rio Matchett is such a dazzlingly funny, clever and delightful narrator’ – HORATIO CLARE Aged 18, Rio Matchett burned down a church. She still does not know why. Pyromaniac – the first ever published personal account from someone with the diagnosis –...
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  • Great Big Tractors (with great big flaps)
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    Great Big Tractors (with great big flaps)
    Lift the massive flaps in this book to animate the tractors and uncover lots of facts about them. Lift the giant flaps to find out about tractors and other enormous machines on the farm. Discover the biggest kinds of tractor, find out what goes on inside a combine harvester and watch a baler in action. There's lots to learn about...
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  • A Night to Remember
    The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick. First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behaviour of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like...
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  • Reckoning with Matter
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    Reckoning with Matter
    From Blaise Pascal in the 1600s to Charles Babbage in the first half of the nineteenth century, inventors struggled to create the first calculating machines. All failed—but that does not mean we cannot learn from the trail of ideas, correspondence, machines, and arguments they left behind. In Reckoning with Matter, Matthew L. Jones draws on the remarkably extensive and well-preserved...
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    AI for Sustainable Smart Cities
    Harness agentic and generative AI to build resilient urban infrastructure AI for Sustainable Smart Cities: Generative and Agentic Innovations in Urban Systems and Climate Resilience offers a practice-oriented treatment of how autonomous AI agents and generative models can optimise urban infrastructure design, operation, and governance. Structured across 20 chapters, the book connects data science with civil, environmental, and systems engineering...
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  • The Turbulent Sun
    The story of the turbulent space around the sun—and the artisans and scientists who revealed its nature, elucidating the origins and fate of the solar system. We often imagine the solar system as a family of planets orbiting placidly around the sun, all against an empty black background. But our solar system swims in a perilous medium carved out by...
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  • The Art of Military Innovation
    Rich with rare detail, much of it a result of the authors' access to the IDF's inner sanctums and their intimate knowledge of grand strategy and military history. -Wall Street Journal A world-leading military strategist and an IDF insider explain the improbable success of the Israeli armed forces. When the Israel Defense Forces was established in 1948, the emerging Jewish...
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  • Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies
    Raise happy, healthy cattle with confidence and practical know-how Cattle farming offers rewarding opportunities for established farmers and newcomers alike, whether you want to expand an existing operation or start fresh with your first few head. Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through every stage of cattle ownership, from preparing your land and selecting the right animals...
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    iPhone For Dummies, 2027-2028 Edition
    Explore your iPhone’s fun and useful features Your iPhone can do a lot more than a lot of people realise. iPhone For Dummies, 2027-2028 Edition is your friendly, easy-to-follow guide to getting set up and making your phone run smoothly. From transferring your data and loading apps to making calls, sending messages, and customising settings, this book walks you through...
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  • Genetically Edited Children and the Risks to Equality
    Advances in heritable genome editing, such as with CRISPR-Cas9, promise to ensure that some possible future children with genetic disorders are not created - but at what cost to equality? If only certain kinds of people are brought into existence, do we risk undermining the very foundations of social justice? This groundbreaking volume brings together leading philosophical, ethical and legal...
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  • Farmers, Food, Future
    The global industrial food system contributes not only to environmental degradation but also to various forms of social inequality. Despite the abundance of reasons for fundamental transformation, there is an intense conflict over the future of food production. Focusing on Germany, Schoppek explores the transformative potential of strategic agency for social-ecological alternatives to industrialised capitalism within the agricultural sector. Comparing...
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    Dreams of Global Science
    The idea of global science is aspirational. Access to scientific resources and prestige is unevenly distributed, shaped by inequalities along the lines of nationality and other social categories. Yet this ideal still has meaning—perhaps nowhere more than in China, where the desire to become a leader in global science is held with great conviction by researchers, universities, and the state....
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  • Design For Values
    Systematically integrate moral values into technology design and engineering Translating abstract moral values into concrete design requirements remains a persistent challenge across engineering disciplines. Design For Values: Aims, Methods and Applications provides the first book-length introduction to this proactive approach, presenting a systematic methodology for embedding public and moral values into new technology. Grounded in thirty years of research at...
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  • Curved Air
    How sickle cell anaemia led the quest to edit the human genome while patients endured decades of racial discrimination and medical neglect. In December 1904, Walter Clement Noel, a dental student from Grenada, was admitted to a Chicago hospital with fever, jaundiced eyes, and ulcers covering his legs. When doctors examined his blood under a microscope, they were puzzled by...
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  • The Energy Trap
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    One of humanity's greatest modern threats involves an area of life we thought we had mastered: energy. For the last century, our energy system has delivered rising prosperity, increased lifespans, and largely eliminated famine. Now it is being dismantled - with confidence, with public money, and with almost no scrutiny. In this short, sharp book, Richard Lyon - electrical engineer,...
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  • The Flower Farmer's Year
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    A modern guide to help you grow cut flowers for pleasure or profit. Fill your home with the colours and scents of flowers you’ve planted yourself, and enjoy the mindfulness, patience and creativity that growing them brings. In The Flower Farmer’s Year, artisan flower farmer, florist, and educator Georgie Newbery shares everything you need to know; from starting a cut-flower...
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  • Off The Rails
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    The first major account of HS2 – and how it went so wrong. ‘A jaunty account of a monumental cock-up. Makes the unbelievable readable.’ Sir Michael Palin High-Speed 2 was to be the crown jewel of British rail. The first Intercity railway built north of London in over a century, it would connect London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, bridging...
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  • Claiming the Cosmos
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    Claiming the Cosmos
    In the new space race, with multiple countries and competing interests deciding who gets to claim victory over the cosmos, it's time to analyse the legal, policy, and regulatory aspects of space endeavours, define the role of private corporations in exploration, and determine how to handle space tourism, mining, and settlements. The expansion of space exploration raises both fundamental and...
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  • The Crochet Book
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    The Crochet Book
    Everything you need to crochet a huge variety of stitches and projects, including homeware, toys, and accessories. Discover everything you need to crochet with confidence with this definitive guide by your side. From granny squares and amigurumi to Tunisian and corner to corner crochet, this new edition of the bestselling guide features over 170 fully illustrated step-by-step techniques, along with...
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  • The Havana Syndrome
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    The Havana Syndrome
    An explosive, inside account of the mysterious attacks on diplomats and spies around the world via an unseen, highly specialised weapon that has left dozens of victims with life-altering injuries, and the CIA's attempt to cover it up—with startling new evidence from an award-winning 60 Minutes team. For nearly a decade, diplomats, spies, and soldiers around the world have reported...
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  • The Practical Book of Beekeeping
    Beekeeping must rate as one of the most interesting and satisfying hobbies. The structure and hierarchy of a beehive and the behaviour of bees is fascinating, and the end product, honey, is a fitting reward for a beekeeper's care. The Practical Book of Beekeeping provides information on the way the hive works, how to get your bees and transfer them...
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  • The Most Awful Responsibility
    This is historical research at its best. — Dan Carlin I thought I knew the story but learned much that I didn’t know. Outstanding! — Richard Rhodes A well-written opus. — The Wall Street Journal President Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual decision wasn’t what...
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  • The Merlin
    The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the Luftwaffe, foiling Hitler's plans to invade in summer 1940. It also powered the Lancasters and Halifaxes of Bomber Command as they went on their missions of destruction to...
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  • The Firearm Revolution
    A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the world. In Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440; later in that century Leonardo da Vinci sketched a design for a faster-firing, more portable handgun that...
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  • The Environmental Republic
    A bold new conception of the republic for a planet in crisis. Republicanism is arguably the most powerful political idea in history, an extraordinary feat of human imagination that balances individual liberty with collective responsibility. The Environmental Republic reclaims this idea as the path to sustaining our life together on a changing planet, reframing our relationship to the environment not...
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  • Submarines, The World Encyclopedia of
    From Aristotle's description of a submersible chamber and experiments with an underwater capsule by Alexander the Great, inventors have pursued the dream of undersea travel. This fully illustrated book follows that dream, starting with examples of the earliest attempts to travel beneath the waves through to the very latest vessels at sea today. Beginning with a detailed history of the...
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  • Space XX
    As countries and powerful companies compete in a new space race, humanity’s future is being decided right now – and women are being left out. Outer space, once imagined as a global commons of cooperation and discovery, is increasingly seen as a ‘warfighting domain’. Privatisation and patriarchy are concentrating wealth and power among a broligarchy of entrepreneurs looking to the...
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  • Scramble
    Scramble is a fighter pilot's memoir of four tumultuous years, 1938-1942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the biggest aerial campaigns of the war: the Battle of Britain and the equally epic but lesser-known Siege of Malta. When the Germans were blitzing their way across France in spring 1940, Pilot Officer...
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  • Public Sydney
    What makes a city beautiful, functional, memorable? Public Sydney reveals the city through its most powerful public spaces. Presenting more than 100 key sites in plan, section and elevation, it uncovers the layered history, harbour-shaped geography and design intelligence that give Sydney its distinct urban character. Meticulous drawings are paired with historical and contemporary images in incisive essays to trace...
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  • Paddock Trees Under Threat
    An invaluable guide for landholders and everyone interested in the conservation of paddock trees. Scattered paddock trees, especially very large and old trees, are an integral part of inland farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia. They feed and shelter wildlife, act as stepping stones to connect landscapes, boost soil carbon and microbial communities, and hold deep cultural meaning for First Nations...
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  • Out of This World
    A grounded, inside look at how astronauts live, train, and survive in space. Spaceflight may now seem routine, but it remains one of the most dangerous and demanding human endeavours. This book offers a clear-eyed account of what it truly takes to live and work in orbit, from gruelling training and long waits for assignment to everyday routines aboard space...
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  • Melbourne Airport Tullamarine
    Melbourne Airport Tullamarine, better known to locals as ‘Tullamarine’ or ‘Tulla’, was the first purpose-built Airport City in the world. Its facilities in 1970 were unsurpassed by any international airport – it had a golf course, hotel, conference centre, art gallery, cinema, bottle shop, exhibition centre, multiple bars and a VIP lounge, and a fine-dining restaurant headed by an executive...
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  • Lucy Bridge Colour Mode
    Find inspiration in the bold, expressive colours and textures of contemporary makeup artist Lucy Bridge. Colour Mode is the first book on makeup artist Lucy Bridge's work, created through a close collaboration with renowned creative director Veronica Ditting. Ten specially commissioned stories by leading photographers are interspersed with 'Looks in Progress', shot behind the scenes to reveal Lucy's creative process...
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  • Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears & Daggers
    An authoritative visual directory and history to ancient and modern sharp-edged weapons, photographed throughout.
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  • Disneyland and the Rise of Automation
    A history of the engineering marvels behind one of America’s most innovative and beloved entertainment experiences. When Disneyland opened to the public in 1955, it demystified the hidden world of factory automation through its extraordinary new attractions. In this fascinating book, Roland Betancourt tells the story of how the visionary engineers and designers at Disney transformed the technologies of the...
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  • Dead Bees Still Sting
    For readers of Raising Hare and How to Catch a Mole comes a poetic exploration of life at the precarious edge of nature and human settlement. On a small acreage teeming with wild and domestic animals, buzzing with a half-million honeybees, and dotted with fruit trees – including one affectionately named Bill – lives beekeeper-poet Susan Cormier. Circling the farm,...
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  • Concise Encyclopedia of Poultry Breeds
    Concise Encyclopedia of Poultry Breeds is an illustrated directory of over 100 chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, featuring 275 photographs. It offers a comprehensive visual guide to the world's pure domestic fowl breeds. The book features a wide variety of breeds, ranging from New Hampshire Red to Java, and includes rarer breeds such as the Brecon Buff goose. Fascinating descriptions...
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  • Cattlemen of the High Country
    In the summer of 2003, bushfires raged for nearly two months in the alps of north-east Victoria. Instead of being allowed back onto their leases the following summer, the cattlemen were instructed by the state government not to take their cattle up in case they caused further damage. In 2005, the seven-year leases expired, and were not renewed, ending a...
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  • Fire
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    Fire reveals the creative, practical and ancestral ways that humans embrace and work with flames. Both beautiful and informative, this book is an exploration of an ancient and powerful element. Embark on a journey to discover the story of fire: beginning two million years ago as a historic life source through to today's sustainable energy alternative. Accompanied by inspirational photography...
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  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Leonardo Da Vinci - Atlantic Codex offers an authoritative and accessible journey through the most extensive collection of Da Vinci’s surviving writings and drawings, preserved at the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. With ultra-high-definition reproductions, this volume reveals extraordinary details from the 1,119 sheets that span topics such as engineering, anatomy, botany, military machines, and visionary inventions, providing a sweeping view of...
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  • This Is for Everyone
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    A Waterstones and Financial Times Book of the Year 2025 The instant Sunday Times bestseller 'Charming, clever, self-effacing, interesting and thoughtful' - The Observer 'Visionary . . . Full of warmth and humanity' - Kate Bush 'A remarkable book by a remarkable man' - Mail on Sunday The groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim...
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  • Down Burrow Lane
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    Down Burrow Lane
    'A warm, rich, generous book. A pleasure from first page to last.' KATHERINE RUNDELL'A moving, vulnerable portrait of love, nature and a life well-lived' RORY STEWART'Touching and extraordinary, this true story seems like a fairy tale' JOANNA LUMLEYThe long-awaited memoir of life and love on a Devon farm - Michael Morpurgo's most personal and moving book to dateFifty years ago,...
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  • Flawless
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