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  • Essentials of Rock Mechanics

    by Hassan A. Elsageer, Stephen D. Butt, Abdullah Omar Mohammad Bamousa, Wael Rashad Elrawy Abdellah, Mahrous Ali Mohamed Ali ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book extensively covers rock mechanics and engineering, playing a vital role in mining, geological, and civil applications. It explores the stability, failure, and behavior of rock masses, offering control and prediction methods. Fundamental concepts, stress and strain analyses, failure theories, and rock characteristics are addressed, essential for safety in mining and construction. ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Leicester in 50 Buildings

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series In 50 Buildings
    From its origins as a major Roman settlement to its current status as one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK, Leicester has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the city. Leicester in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Ashby de la Zouch Through Time

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Through Time
    Nineteenth century visitors to Ashby entered a world of make-believe, thanks to Sir Walter Scott's romantic hero, Ivanhoe. They flocked to the town in their thousands to bathe in the spa waters which were brought in by train and canal, and to relax in the shadow of the impressive castle ruins. A thriving market town in the heart of the National Forest, Ashby is still a place for history and ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Weston-Super-Mare Through Time Revised Edition

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Through Time Revised Edition
    The famous seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare has long been a popular destination for holidaying families. Ever since Isambard Kingdom Brunel's railway was opened in 1841, visitors have flocked to the town from Bristol, the Midlands and further afield, while mining families from South Wales crossed the Bristol Channel by paddle steamer to enjoy the resort's numerous attractions. Through the ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Market Harborough & Around Through Time

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Through Time
    Tourism was born in Market Harborough in 1841 when Thomas Cook, a local cabinetmaker, set off towards Leicester and had his dream of worldwide working-class travel. The town was born to serve travellers. Centuries before, the town had been built to provide a market place for trades-people near to the 'new' highway connecting Northampton and Leicester. Eight hundred years later, the market is still ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Leicester at Work

    People and Industries Through the Years

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series At Work
    Leicester is proud of its industrial heritage. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the city’s population grow rapidly with the construction of the Grand Union Canal and the arrival of the railway, which not only provided a supply of coal to the town from nearby collieries but also linked the town to the national network. These developments encouraged and accompanied a process of ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Rutland Through Time

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Through Time
    Rutland is at the very heart of England. It is England's smallest historic county, less than twenty miles in distance from north to south or east to west, a patchwork of incredibly picturesque and peaceful villages. At its centre is Rutland Water, by surface area the largest reservoir in the country covering more than 3000 acres of land, which has matured over the past thirty years into a ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Leicester in the 1960s

    Ten Years that Changed a City

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Ten Years that Changed a City
    For the people of Leicester, the 1960s was a decade of great social and economic change. It was to see a revolution in social attitudes reflected in the popular music of the time, in fashion, and in the print and broadcast media. Life changed for everyone. Railway stations closed as the motor vehicle grew in popularity. National Service ended, the pirate radio stations were scuppered, colour ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Climate Change and Forest Governance

    Lessons from Indonesia

    by Simon Butt, Rosemary Lyster, Tim Stephens ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International Environmental Law
    Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the largest contributors to human-induced climate change. Deforestation, especially in the tropics, contributes around 20 per cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and, in the case of Indonesia, amounts to 85 per cent of its annual emissions from human activities. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the emerging legal ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Leicester in the 1970s

    Ten Years that Changed a City

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Ten Years that Changed a City
    The 1970s was a decade of change. Supermarkets began to take over from traditional stores, high-rise office blocks appeared on the skyline, and Leicester’s first shopping centre replaced familiar Victorian shops and hotels. It was a time of industrial unrest. The lights went out as coal stocks diminished. Pay packets were depleted as Leicester’s workers faced a three-day week, prices in the shops ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Weston-Super-Mare Through Time

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Through Time
    Until the railways arrived, Westonsuper- Mare was a town without a history. From a little fishing village with just a handful of houses, Weston grew into a major seaside resort, and this happened rapidly in just under one hundred years. After a period of decline, it has recreated itself, successfully, as a holiday destination for the twenty-first century and as one of Somerset's major towns. ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Celebrating Leicester

    by Stephen Butt ...
    Series series Celebrating
    Leicester is built upon the work of the innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers of past centuries. Henry Walker looked for a meat substitute during rationing after the Second World War and created the world-famous potato crisp brand. Another local man, Henry Curry, used metalworking skills acquired maintaining steam engines to construct bicycles, and his business would later become Curry’s PC World ... Read more

    $12.59 USD