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  • The Story of Apollo

    Edited by David Wildish ...
    "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", the immortal words uttered by Commander Neil Armstrong when he stepped from the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle on the 19th July 1969 and became the first man to walk on the Moon. Now as the 50th anniversary of that legendary event approaches The Story of Apollo features that legendary event, summarises the Space Race between the USA and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Son of Icarus

    Growing up in Post-war England

    by David Wildish ...
    Icarus was the mythical young man who fashioned wings from feathers and wax, but flew too close to the sun, causing the wax to melt and a fall to his death. Something like this happened to my father whilst on active service in the RAF. This memoir re-creates the post–Second World War period as seen through the eyes of one of the many sons of Icarus born in England just before the beginning of the ... Read more

    $4.36 USD

  • A Century of Maritime Science

    The St. Andrews Biological Station

    Located on the Bay of Fundy, the St. Andrews Biological Station is Canada’s oldest permanent marine research institution. A Century of Maritime Science reviews the fisheries, environmental, oceanographic, and aquaculture research conducted over the last hundred years at St. Andrews from the perspective of the participating scientists. Introductory essays by two leading historians of science ... Read more

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  • Apollo 11

    The Inside Story

    'Terrific and enthralling' New ScientistFifty years ago, in July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the Moon, and Neil Armstrong the first man to step on to its surface. He and his crewmates, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, were the latest men to risk their lives in this extraordinary scientific, engineering and human venture that would come to define the era.In Apollo 11: ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Digital Apollo

    Human and Machine in Spaceflight

    The incredible story of how human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate achievement in flight—the lunar landings of NASA’s Apollo programAs Apollo 11’s Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer’s software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and ... Read more

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  • English

    A Story of Marmite, Queuing and Weather

    by Ben Fogle ...
    What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite – or is it something less easily defined?Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the Coopers Hill cheese-rolling contest and traversing a landscape of lawns and queues, coastlines and sporting arenas, Ben Fogle takes us on a journey through the peculiarly English: a ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of Space Exploration and Disaster

    Series Book 358 - Mammoth Books
    In the words of those who trod the void and those at missioncontrol, here are over 50 of the greatest true stories of suborbital,orbital and deep-space exploration. From Apollo 8'sfirst view of a fractured, tortured landscape of craters on the'dark side' of the Moon to the series of cliff-hanger crisesaboard space station Mir, they include moments ofextraordinary heroic achievement as well as ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • This Golden Fleece

    A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History

    by Esther Rutter ...
    "A book about wool and sheep, the making of Scotland, England and farming, textile manufacture, folklore and, crucially, the essential craft of knitting." —Janice Galloway, author of JellyfishOver the course of a year, Esther Rutter—who grew up on a sheep farm in Suffolk, and learned to spin, weave and knit as a child—travels the length of the British Isles, to tell the story of wool's long ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Computers Of Star Trek

    The depiction of computers on the various "Star Trek" series has ranged from lame to breathtakingly imaginative. This book covers the gamut, and makes lucid and entertaining comparison of these fictional computers with those that now exist or are likely to inhabit our future. Throughout its history, "Star Trek" has been an accurate reflection of contemporary ideas about computers and their role in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home

    A wickedly funny tour of the British Isles. This book has already sold out in both first and second editions of its paperback - now available on Kindle.Based on the old First World War saying: Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home, this is the Cheekiest Tour of Britain - EVER !!Here is a tiny selection of the hundreds of positive feedbacks from customers who bought the paperback - these are all ... Read more

    $1.33 USD

  • Apollo

    A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission

    by Zack Scott ...
    Illustrations, infographics, and little-known facts about NASA's Apollo program and the 1969 moon landing.July 20, 1969, marked one of the greatest achievements of mankind—the moon landing. In his infographic-packed book, Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission, Zack Scott recounts the entire journey of the Apollo space program. Unlike previous books on this topic, Apollo illustrates ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mail Obsession

    A Journey Round Britain by Postcode

    by Mark Mason ...
    'FASCINATING' Daily Mail'FULL OF AMAZING FACTS' The QI ElvesEach of the United Kingdom's 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure.Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain's history on a roundabout journey from AB to ZE. On the lookout for interesting place names and unusual monuments, along the way he discovers what ... Read more

    $5.99 USD