The Settle & Carlisle line's famous 72 miles traverse some of the most spectacular scenery and railway engineering achievements in England. This book follows a journey along the entire route, and several of the 'feeder' lines, telling in words and pictures the story of this iconic railway, and illustrating its varying fortunes over years.
Mira Slovak was born in Czechoslovakia and survived the Nazi and Russian occupations. Disliking communism, he hijacked a plane and escaped. He worked for the CIA and befriended Bill Boeing Jr. When Boeing began racing hydroplanes Mira became Bill's driver, winning many races. He then switched to airplanes and continued to win!
Powerful images take you to many inspiring locations around Wales—from the glacial valley of Nant Gwynant and the stream at Fairy Glen to the sand dunes of Cardigan Bay and the mining valley of Rhondda Fawr. This book is a celebration of stunning locations, breathtaking photography, and informative captions. Over 20 powerful images from inspiring locations around Wales are included with extended picture captions.
Most children have a short attention span. However, when Josh gets bored, all hell breaks loose! Even doctors can’t explain the mayhem caused when Josh opens his mouth to yawn. Due to the strange power of the young boy’s yawn, hilarity ensues in David Williams’s side-splitting When Josh Gets Bored.
Countless books and blogs have extolled the virtues of the Cat Lady-now photographer David Williams celebrates cat-owning men and the precious kitties who have stolen their hearts.
This book will serve you well if:You're new to traditional stained glass painting and are uncertain which brushes, paints and tools to buy - this book will tell you what you want to know. The accompanying 12 free videos will also introduce you to the key techniques. You've painted stained glass for a while but still worry "Is it my lack of skill which is the problem, or is it my brushes, paints and tools which stop me achieving the results I want?" - this book will guide you to the answer. And the 23 free designs will give you an excellent resource with which to practise. You're a teacher who wants your students to experience the joy of mastering this wonderful craft - this book will show you the smallest, most effective set of brushes, paints and tools to place before them so they can triumph. From designers and painters Williams & Byrne, and featuring entries from the journal of the forgotten Victorian craftsman Nathaniel Somers, this book will demonstrate how few possessions you really need to paint stained glass. This is Book 1 of The Glass Painter's Method.
The length of The West Somerset railway line ensures many varied contrasts - with ten highly individual stations, a large stable of locomotives and rolling stock, and a route that runs through gently rolling countryside. Suitable for the railway enthusiast, this title tells the story of its building, decline, closure and glorious renaissance.
The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it.Bottom-up history at its very best, A People's History of the Civil War "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States did for the study of American history in general" ( Library Journal ). Widely praised upon its initial release, it was described as "meticulously researched and persuasively argued" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution .Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War though the eyes of ordinary people—foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and first-hand testimony, this pathbreaking narrative moves beyond presidents and generals to tell a new and powerful story about America's most destructive conflict.A People's History of the Civil War is "readable social history" which "sheds fascinating light" ( Publishers Weekly ) on this crucial period. In so doing it recovers the long-overlooked perspectives and forgotten voices of one of the defining chapters of American history. Forty b/w images.
How to spot employees' true game-changing character traits for creating a winning culture Contrary to most conventional management wisdom, The 7 Non- Negotiables of Winning looks beyond employee skills and background and to identify the true game-changing character traits for creating a winning culture.