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  • God's Adamantine Fate

    by Colin Alexander ...
    God's Adamantine Fate has at its core a medical mystery. Set in the early 1990's, three young boys from a small area have been diagnosed with a rare cancer. Two have already died. Could this be coincidence, or is there a more sinister explanation? A local pharmaceutical company has had a chemical spill in a nearby creek. What spilled, though, is an approved drug, a wonder drug. Or, is it? The ... Read more

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  • Lady of Ice and Fire

    by Colin Alexander ...
    The Soviet Union has fallen. The Cold War is over. Or, is it? Dr. George Jeffers' biotech breakthrough has been stolen and his friend is missing in Amsterdam. Jeffers is a brilliant biochemist but a life spent in academic laboratories has left him ill-prepared for the rough and tumble real world. Despite his naiveté, Jeffers rushes off to find his invention and rescue his friend, only to be nearly ... Read more

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  • Great Innovators of North East England

    by Colin Alexander, Bob Kelley ...
    North-east England, defined here as the historic counties of Northumberland and Durham, has a long, proud tradition of producing great innovators, some very well known and others almost forgotten. This book explores their stories and legacies, examining such titanic figures as the Stephensons, Swan and Hunter. The partnership of Richard Grainger and John Dobson, who together transformed Newcastle ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Railways of the British Empire: Africa

    by Colin Alexander, Alon Siton ...
    Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain’s engineers effectively exported the Industrial Revolution and specifically the railway around the globe. This was especially true in that forerunner of the Commonwealth, the British Empire. In those ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Railways of the British Empire: The Indian Subcontinent

    by Colin Alexander, Alon Siton ...
    Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain’s engineers effectively exported the Industrial Revolution and specifically the railway around the globe. This was especially true of the forerunner of the Commonwealth, the British Empire. In those ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Golden Age of Streamlining

    by Colin Alexander ...
    Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind resistance, faster transportation and a more efficient economy. The Art Deco-influenced style was also a huge public relations exercise in the glamour-obsessed 1920s and 1930s. Its most obvious manifestations were on the railways, with beautiful ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond

    by Colin Alexander, Alon Siton ...
    Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain’s engineers effectively exported the Industrial Revolution and specifically the railway around the globe. This was especially true in that forerunner of the Commonwealth, the British Empire. In those ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Tyne & Wear Metro

    by Colin Alexander ...
    August 2020 marked the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the first section of the Tyne & Wear Metro between Haymarket and Tynemouth. It is an exciting time for the system, with a new fleet of trains about to be ordered, and extensions to the network being proposed. This book explores the decline of the BR suburban lines that were replaced, the phased opening of the new system from 1980, and ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Frontiers of Public Diplomacy

    Hegemony, Morality and Power in the International Sphere

    by Colin Alexander ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
    This edited volume provides one of the most formidable critical inquiries into public diplomacy’s relationship with hegemony, morality and power. Wherein, the examination of public diplomacy’s ‘frontiers’ will aid scholars and students alike in their acquiring of greater critical understanding around the values and intentions that are at the crux of this area of statecraft.For the contributing ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Elegance in Engineering

    The Classic British Steam Locomotive

    by Colin Alexander, Alon Siton ...
    Elegance in Engineering showcases an interesting and diverse collection of British-built steam locomotives from all builders, for railways at home and abroad. These examples of British engineering at its best tell the story of the development of the archetypal British steam locomotive from the 1830s to the end of steam locomotive manufacture. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder and any ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Railways of the Middle East

    The British Influence

    by Colin Alexander, Alon Siton ...
    The ‘British’ period in the Middle East began with Lawrence of Arabia's attacks on the Hedjaz Railway in the First World War and the eventual defeat of the Ottoman Empire. It ended with the creation of the state of Israel after the stormy British mandate in Palestine. New international routes were established into Egypt and western Lebanon. There was also a powerful British influence on the ... Read more

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  • The British Railways Pilot Scheme Diesel Locomotives

    by Colin Alexander ...
    British Railways’ Modernisation Plan of the 1950s started, sensibly, with small orders for a variety of diesel locomotives, intended for different purposes, from a range of manufacturers including its own workshops at Swindon and Derby. This was the Pilot Scheme, and the idea was to analyse the reliability and performance of these 174 locomotives of fourteen types in service before placing larger ... Read more

    $11.69 USD