Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
‘Thrilling … High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘This book is a triumph’ DAN SNOW
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Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet
From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.
Merlin: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design.
SAS Survival Guide: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now includes the most essential urban survival tips for today, supplementing the fully updated original, bestselling handbook.
The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the “Titanic” and the End of the Edwardian Era
When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell recasts a tragedy we think we know to explore an era of seismic change.
Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car and How It Will Reshape Our World
’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today’s most closely watched technologies’ Brian Merchant, author of The One Device
Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car
TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone’s horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking.
Collins Classics – Treasure Island (Collins Classics)
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Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight: text-only edition
This ebook does not include illustrations.
From the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, winner of the prestigious Rhone-Poulenc science award: the history of aviation told through the extraordinary story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the forgotten man who battled to be the first to free himself from the confines of the earth.
Collins Classics – The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Collins Classics)
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired ‘Moby Dick’ (Text Only)
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy.