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PaperbackEngels9781108070584
28-8-2014
Published in 1878, this biography of the civil engineer Robert Stevenson (1772–1850) was written by his second-youngest son David (1815–86), also a civil engineer and uncle to the author Robert Louis Stevenson. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780141020792
31-5-2012
At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany had been calamitous, leaving hundreds of thousands of young men dead and wounded for negligible territorial gains. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780273735656
16-6-2011
‘David’s knowledge of the practical side of investing for income is second to none. This excellent book is a very readable resource for income investors of all levels. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780273769408
23-8-2012
‘This book is one of those rare gems: it will educate, empower and motivate the reader to make their wealth work harder.’ Jason Butler, CFP, senior partner, Bloomsbury Financial Planning
The Financial Times Guide to Exchange Traded Funds and Index Funds is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to investing using portfolios that track an index. Meer
GebondenEngels9780754654971
28-12-2006
Sir Robert Moray (1608-1673) was one of the most active of the twelve founding members of the Royal Society, and as a close friend of King Charles, was a key figure in obtaining the royal patronage that was crucial to its status and growth. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780718197957
25-10-2012
In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521396547
20-9-1990
This is a classic account of the origins of freemasonry, a brotherhood of men bound together by secret initiatives, secret rituals and secret modes of identification with ideals of fraternity, equality, toleration and reason. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780444534644
13-8-2009
Evolution of the Earth focuses on the formation of Earth. Topics include the differention of the core, mantle and crust; the formation of the ocean basins and continents; outgassing and volcanism; the initiation of plate tectonics, the origin and persistence of Earth's magnetic field; the growth of the inner core; changes in mantle convection through time; and the impact of life on the planet. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781118457092
28-6-2013
Achieve positive returns on your investments, in any market With Managing Your Investment Portfolio FD you can build and manage a portfolio of investments that s flexible enough to provide positive returns, no matter what the market is doing. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138736726
16-10-2018
The creative and cultural industries are a dynamic and rapidly expanding field of enterprise. Yet all too often the dominant narrative about arts organisations is one of crisis, collapse, and closure. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781138736764
17-10-2018
The creative and cultural industries are a dynamic and rapidly expanding field of enterprise. Yet all too often the dominant narrative about arts organisations is one of crisis, collapse, and closure. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781108071963
28-8-2014
A distinguished civil engineer, David Stevenson (1815–86) continued his father's work of designing and building lighthouses around the coast of his native Scotland. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781108057721
6-5-2013
One of the leading figures in the age of great engineers, David Stevenson (1815–86) was the son of a lighthouse builder, and while studying at Edinburgh University he was already gaining experience at his father's side. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781138379145
5-7-2019
Sir Robert Moray (1608-1673) was one of the most active of the twelve founding members of the Royal Society, and as a close friend of King Charles, was a key figure in obtaining the royal patronage that was crucial to its status and growth. Meer
paperbackEngels9783319142333
20-5-2015
As with the author’s recent books Extreme Explosions and Under a Crimson Sun, the complex topic of star clusters is broken down and made accessible with clear links to other areas of astronomy in a language which the non-specialist can easily read and enjoy. Meer
gebondenEngels9783030255497
25-9-2019
This thought-provoking book looks at the nature of red dwarf systems as potential homes for life. Realistically, what are the prospects for life on these distant worlds? Meer
paperbackEngels9783319256771
5-9-2016
David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Meer
paperbackEngels9783319529103
7-6-2017
This book looks at the persistence of life and how difficult it would be to annihilate life, especially a species as successful as humanity. The idea that life in general is fragile is challenged by the hardiness of microbes, which shows that astrobiology on exoplanets and other satellites must be robust and plentiful. Meer
paperbackEngels9783319915029
17-8-2018
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Meer
paperbackEngels9781461481355
5-9-2013
What happens at the end of the life of massive stars? At one time we thought all these stars followed similar evolutionary paths. However, new discoveries have shown that things are not quite that simple. Meer