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Poorly Made in China chronicles the experiences of an American working for a U.S. outsourcing firm in Chinese manufacturing and highlights the disturbing and dangerous practice known as "quality fade"--the...

The foundations for the modern textile industry were laid by the technical developments of the 18th century. Textile industries grew in Europe - especially England, Belgium, France - and in...

The innovative P-38 was produced in response to the need for a long range and high altitude fighter to escort the B-17 bomber fleet. A history of the plane from...

Toyota doesn't just produce cars; it produces talented people. In the international bestseller, The Toyota Way , Jeffrey Liker explained Toyota's remarkable success through a 4P model for excellence-Philosophy, People,...

The tall ships of the last century and their forerunners still reign supreme in the imagination, with th eir billowing sails, distinctive figureheads and colourful f lags. The Golden Age...

Automobile Chronicle celebrates 78 classic automobiles, all with breathtaking large-format photography and informative text that is sure to captivate. Enjoy such familiar favorites as the 1939 Ford DeLuxe Coupe, 1953...

Not everything about wool is warm and fuzzy. Wool, for millennia the cold climate textile fiber, has a long relationship to war, both in terms of supporting it and causing...

The book titled Five Past Midnight in Bhopal by the author Dominque Lapierre. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The automotive industry ranks among the most significant business phenomena of the 20th century and remains vitally important today, accounting for almost 11 per cent of the GDP of North...

The inside story of the race to develop Ozempic - the world's first truly effective and safe obesity drug - and its potentially revolutionary effects on public health, and our...

Coaches, Carriages & Carts

From inside the chicken factory, a report on the real cost of chicken for farmers, workers, and consumers Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing...

The Sunday Times bestseller now with extraordinary new material on the horsemeat scandal In 2004 Felicity Lawrence published her ground-breaking book, Not on the Label, where, in a series of...

It is more than 200 years since the world's first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a short, slow journey. From that time...

Containing information, behind-the-scenes insights and historical anecdotes, this is a straightforward guide to the various aspects of air travel, from buying a ticket to collecting luggage at the end of...

In a lifetime of fascination and involvement with aviation, the career of Sir Peter Masefield has included a diversity of tasks. He has brought his practical skills and professional business...

This is the story of how the food industry have used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet. In Salt, Sugar, Fat Michael Moss uncovers the truth...

The book titled Dogfight: the inside Story of the Kiwi Airlines Collapse by the author Ewan Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The book titled Taken for a Ride: How Daimler-Benz Drove off with Chrysler by the author B Vlasic. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

THE SUNDAY TIME S BESTELLER 'Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN 'Patrick's book is fascinating and sobering and makes a compelling argument for going back...

Containing information, behind-the-scenes insights and historical anecdotes, this is a straightforward guide to the various aspects of air travel, from buying a ticket to collecting luggage at the end of...

The book titled Flying High: The Story of Boeing and the Rise of the Jetliner Industry by the author Eugene Rodgers. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

The book titled A Tradition of Integrity by the author B. Leonard. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Air Disasters by the author Stanley Stewart. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines by the author Professor Rigas Doganis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

With a jazz band playing on its balcony on Sundays, the Beechworth Bakery has customers five deep and proves that business can be alive and well in country Australia. Understandably,...

The book titled Airlife's Register of Aircraft Accidents: Facts, Statistics and by the author Antonio Bordoni. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Skyscraper: 2the Making of a Building by the author Karl Sabbagh. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

With household name brands like Ski-Doos and Sea-Doos, Bombardier Inc is a Canadian success story. Bombardier is also the largest rail manufacturer in the world and the third largest aircraft...

This is a comprehensive reference to every type and manufacturer of business and light aircraft constructed in the Western World since World War II. This book identifies: every manufacturer of...

A stunning, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic fashion designers. Discover the story of the legendary designer who created one of the world's most understated and...

We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing expose, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the...

The book titled Chronicle of Aviation by the author Bill Gunston, OBE. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled World Aerospace Industry: Competition and Collaboration by the author Dr. Keith Hayward. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the...

Learn how to make 100 bags , customised your way. The brilliant new book from Stuart Hillard, Make 100 Bags teaches crafters of all abilities how to make 20 new...

Eye-opening and compelling, the overlooked world of freight shipping, revealed as the foundation of our civilization On ship-tracking Web sites, the waters are black with dots. Each dot is a...

100 of the greatest cars from 1886 to the present day. For all classic car enthusiasts and everyone who loves the nostalgia and romance of these beautiful machines. Discover all...

The book titled The Illustrated History of Road Transport by the author David Burgess Wise. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is the story of Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol of the RAF, whose Tornado was shot down over Iraq during the Gulf War. The book charts their...

The book titled The Aber Branch: Caerphilly to Senghenydd by the author Colin Chapman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1997, inveterate Asia travellers Tony Wheeler and Richard I'Anson chased rickshaws through twelve Asian cities. Rickshaws, their riders and their customers have been studied by engineers, evaluated by transport...

In all-color photographs, it focuses on the post-WWII period during which tin toy production flourished. Special features include information on the prominent postwar toy manufacturers, current-day revivals, and an appendix...

The book titled Britannia: The Royal Yacht Revealed by the author Lyndsey A. Bowditch. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the...

Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good is about sportswear and what it means to women. And we use the term 'woman' as inclusive of anyone who identifies as such. It...