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  • The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 2

    The Power Behind the Jets

    by Peter Pugh ...
    The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence ... Read more

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  • The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 1

    The First Forty Years

    by Peter Pugh ...
    The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 3

    A Family of Engines

    by Peter Pugh ...
    The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name

    The First Forty Years of Britain's Most Prestigious Company, 1904-1944

    by Peter Pugh ...
    The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer – Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill and dedication that gave the world cars and aeroengines unrivalled in their excellence.In 1915, 100 years ago, ... Read more

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  • Introducing Keynes

    A Graphic Guide

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    As we find ourselves at the cusp of an economic downturn, there has been a clear reinvigoration of Keynesian economics as governments are attempting to stimulate the market through public funds. Forming his economic theories in the wake of the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes argued that a healthy economy depended on the total spending of consumers, business investors and, most importantly, ... Read more

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  • Headline Britons 1926-1930

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Headline Britons paints a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Each book covers a five-year span, telling the stories of a number of people who, in that time, stood out among their contemporaries.As the General Strike of 1926 starkly illustrated, economic hardship continued to be the lodestone of the decade. An ... Read more

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  • The Heart of the Matter

    How Papworth Hospital transformed modern heart and lung care

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, founded in 1916 to tackle the great killer disease of tuberculosis, is famous for carrying out the UK's first heart transplant operation in 1979. It followed this up not only with many other heart transplants but also with the UK's first heart and lung operation in 1984 and the world's first heart, lung and liver transplant in 1986.With unique access to ... Read more

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  • Introducing Thatcherism

    A Graphic Guide

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Margaret Thatcher's political career was one of the most remarkable of modern times. She rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy, serving as British Prime Minister. Admired by Ronald Regan and the United States Congress, "Introducing Thatcherism" looks at the political philosophy behind this influential and controversial woman. ... Read more

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  • Headline Britons 1921-1925

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Headline Britons paints a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Each book covers a five-year span, telling the stories of a number of people who, in that time, stood out among their contemporaries.As the 1920s progressed and Britain tried to recover from the horrors of war, the country enjoyed a short postwar ... Read more

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  • The Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup

    A History of Golf's Greatest Match

    For those old enough to remember, the Ryder Cups before the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs, especially if you were British. The Americans were simply too good and the British won only very occasionally.At the end of the 1970s, the great American golfer, Jack Nicklaus, suggested that the British invite golfers from Europe to join their team. Seve Ballesteros from Spain and Bernhard Langer ... Read more

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  • The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years

    by Peter Pugh ...
    Series series The The 50
    Peter Pugh presents his selection of – not the best, fastest, most successful or richest – but the 50 most influential British men and women of the modern world – for good or ill.Pugh discusses and ranks the influence of scientists and inventors such as Francis Crick, John Logie Baird and Alan Turing; lawmakers and leaders like prime ministers Attlee, Churchill and Thatcher; entrepreneurs ... Read more

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