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“david w thornton”

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  • Deep Stall

    The Turbulent Story of Boeing Commercial Airplanes

    by Philip K. Lawrence, David W. Thornton ...
    Deep Stall applies a framework of strategic analysis to the Boeing Company. Boeing is the world's largest aerospace / defence company, with turnover in the region of US $60bn. The book examines the relative decline of Boeing in the civil aircraft market in relation to European manufacturer, Airbus. The aim of the book is to utilize the concept of strategic value to explain Boeing's decline. The ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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  • Streetfight

    Handbook for an Urban Revolution

    by Janette Sadik-Khan, Seth Solomonow ...
    Like a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and green spaces. Describing the battles she fought to enact change, Streetfight imparts wisdom and practical advice that other cities can follow to make their own streets safer and more vibrant.As New York City’s transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan ... Read more

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  • Higher

    100 Years of Boeing

    by Russ Banham ...
    "A lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched overview of the aerospace giant's first century." — Aviation WeekOver the course of a century, the Boeing Company grew from a small outfit operating out of a converted boathouse—producing a single pontoon plane made from canvas and wood—into the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is filled with ... Read more

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  • High Peaks Engineering

    Rocky Mountain Marvels

    by L.D. Cross ...
    Series series Amazing Stories
    Building transportation routes through the Rockies is dangerous. It always has been. It is also expensive, labour-intensive, and highly political. But railway and highway construction through the western cordillera succeeded thanks to scientific innovation and sheer human grit. In the nineteenth century, steam locomotives, railways, tunnels, trestles, and telegraphy represented the hi-tech ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • A Dockyard Apprentice's story

    Hard Graft, Scrapes and Japes on the Long Road to Becoming a Trained Engineer

    by Robert Smith ...
    The apprenticeship at Chatham Dockyard is the finest in the world - if you stick to it, the world's your oyster' Robert Smith's dad told his teenage son. When young Robert started there in 1958, the docks employed 6000 people on a two-mile long site encompassing hundreds of workshops, offices and storehouses as well as its own police station, fire service, medical centre, technical college and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Theory and Practice of Seamanship XI

    by Graham Danton ...
    Since it was first published in 1962, The Theory and Practice of Seamanship has been continuously revised, culminating in this 11th edition. This new edition includes an updated section on ‘Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea’ as well as a new Author’s Note. It has been widely praised and is the standard work on the subject. ... Read more

    $145.99 USD

  • The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail

    Lessons from Experiences Abroad

    by Daniel Albalate, Germa Bel ...
    The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Although HSR is unquestionably a technological advance that has become a symbol of modernity, this review and analysis of the international experiences shows that the conditions necessary to have a positive impact, economically, socially and ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • International Maritime Transport

    Perspectives

    Edited by Heather Leggate, James McConville, Alfonso Morvillo ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Maritime Research
    The importance of the international maritime transport industry is difficult to overstate. This new book presents an interdisciplinary approach from a wide range of internationally-based experts.International Maritime Transport represents a radical departure from previous works in its structure and approach. The section editors each discuss the state of the art in the opening chapter, before ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Network Industries

    Edited by Matthias Finger, Christian Jaag ...
    Series series Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing
    In recent decades, network industries around the world have gone through periods of de- and re-regulation. With vast amounts of sometimes conflicting research carried out into specific network industries, the time has come for a critical over-arching assessment of this entire industry in order to provide a platform of understanding to aid future research and practice.This comprehensive resource ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Safety Cases and Safety Reports

    Meaning, Motivation and Management

    by Richard Maguire ...
    The safety case and its associated reports are quickly becoming not only a mechanism for achieving safety goals, but also a valuable decision-support asset, and a vital industrial liability management tool. Recent developments in industry have led to safety cases being frequently required as contractual deliverables as part of large and complex commercial programmes. A safety case consists of a ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Modelling Freight Transport

    by Gerard De Jong, Lorant Tavasszy ...
    Freight Transport Modelling is a unique new reference book that provides insight into the state-of-the-art of freight modelling. Focusing on models used to support public transport policy analysis, Freight Transport Modelling systematically introduces the latest freight transport modelling approaches and describes the main methods and techniques used to arrive at operational models. As freight ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Story of Canadian Roads

    by Edwin Guillet ...
    Series series Heritage
    From the portage trails snaking their way through the wilderness to superhighways carrying the raw materials and produce of an industrial nation, Canada's roads have had a romantic but long-neglected history. For the first time their development is described in this handsomely illustrated volume by a distinguished Canadian historian. Mr. Guillet has written a book which is often humorous and ... Read more

    $29.49 USD