In 1998, Tony Anderson walked from the Caspian to the Black Sea, along the southern crest of the Caucasus. He found that Georgia, devastated time and again through history, has survived with a vibrant culture still intact and, in the mountains, still deeply connected to its ancient ways
In the summer of 1995 a start-up company led by the son of a Greek shipping tycoon, took up residence in an orange painted tin shack next to the runway at Luton airport. Initially dismissed by British Airways as "a peanut airline," easyJet became one of the most successful start-ups in UK corporate history and a household name. Now fully revised and updated, this book is the definitive insider account of the rise of easyJet. Laced with first-hand anecdotes, the lessons of this engaging, entertaining and informative tale are as relevant today as they were when generation easyJet was conceived.
Rosie had been a weekly visitor to the residents of the local retirement home for some years before her visits were brought to an abrupt halt by the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. She missed the visits, as did the residents, so I decided that Rosie should become a virtual visitor instead. Each week, 'she' emailed a letter with a photo detailing some event that had happened in her life the previous week, and these were printed and distributed within the home. They were a great success and were enjoyed by the residents, some of whom had never met Rosie and only knew her from her letters. They continued for more than two years. Now here they are for you to read and enjoy.
Today - twenty years after the son of a shipping tycoon took on British Airways with two rented planes - Stelios's airline is a multi-billion pound company and a household name. This is the inside story of the spectacular rise of easyJet. Did the airline really buy its uniforms from a Benetton store? What was secretly stashed in the toilets at easyLand? Why was Aberdeen airport littered with half-bottles of cheap whisky? The answers to these questions and more are contained in this blow-by-blow account of how an orange start-up began its journey to becoming one of the world's most successful airlines.
W lecie 1998 roku Tony Anderson wyruszył w g�ry Gruzji, by dotrzeć do zapomnianych i niedostępnych plemion Chewsur�w, Tuszyn�w, Racz�w, Megrel�w i Swan�w. Intrygowały go dawne wierzenia i obyczaje, doskonale zachowane mimo wieloletniej niszczącej polityki władz komunistycznych oraz zawirowań i niepokoj�w politycznych po upadku Związku Radzieckiego. Ale Chleb i proch to nie tylko relacja z niezwykłej podr�ży, Anderson opisuje też skomplikowaną historię i zawiłości regionalnej polityki. Jego Gruzja, choć doświadczona przez los, wciąż jest ekscytująca i pełna życia. Choć jej dzieje sięgają w przeszłość głębiej niż dzieje wielu innych państw europejskich, zachowała młodzieńczą energię i żywiołowość.