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Concorde: The thrilling account of history's most extraordinary
The definitive account of the rise and fall of the the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot. October 24th 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde...
How to Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Lane to Podium - the Inside Track
'Bernie is not only a great strategist, but also a great team player and competitor' Sebastian Vettel***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** Race-winning team strategist shows how F1 really works. Welcome...
Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design
Author: Christopher Beanland Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 A glorious celebration of modern railway architecture in the 20th century and beyond, travelling all over the world. Many railway books...
The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
Author: James M. Zimmerman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he...
Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation
A "compelling" ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy-a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young...
F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula One
An access-all-areas look inside the thrilling world of Formula One.Formula One is one of the most intense, complex and secretive sports on the planet. Recent documentaries such as Netflix's Drive...
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive...
The Lancaster Story: True Tales of Britain's Legendary Bomber
The epic story of the RAF's legendary heavy bomber: the Avro Lancaster The Lancaster Story takes readers on a remarkable journey through the history of an aviation icon. Between its...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from Flightradar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World
Author: Rick Broadbent Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THAT NEAR DEATH THING is a life-affirming journey to the heart of the world's most dangerous race. The Isle of Man...
Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed the World
Author: Quentin Russell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Focusing on seven decisive naval engagements from the Greek defeat of the Persians at Salamis in the fifth century BC to...
Wings on My Sleeve: The fascinating autobiography of one of the world's greatest test pilots
Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany in 1939, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him....
Hit The Target: Eight Men Who Led the Eighth Air Force to Victory Over the Luftwaffe
Author: Bill Yenne Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 370 From Bill Yenne, author of the military histories Big Week and Aces High, come the stirring true story of...
The Bridge to Airpower: Logistics Support for Royal Flying Corps Operations on the Western Front, 1914-18
Author: Peter Dye Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 In the latest addition to the History of Military Aviation series, Peter Dye describes how the development of the air weapon...
My Fishing Life: A Story of the Sea
'A beautiful, heartfelt love letter to the sea, and a cherished industry. Ash is a force of nature, she's a testament to working hard and dreaming big' Dermot O'Leary'A beautifully...
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands: THE INSTANT SUNDAY
A breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express 'I urge everybody to pick up a copy' STUART TURTON'Be warned - once you step into The Cautious Traveller's Guide...
Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo
Author: Teasel Muir-Harmony Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 On July 20th, 1969, over half of the world's population tuned in to witness the first lunar landing, waiting with bated...
Axis Aircraft In Latin America
This book covers, for the first time, the military and civil aircraft of Latin America.Santiago Rivas specializes in Latin American aviation and defence matters, both historic and recent and manages...
Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45
Author: Peter Hart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and...
Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands: THE INSTANT SUNDAY
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Breathtaking' Samantha Shannon 'Sit back and enjoy the ride' Daily Mail 'Wonderful' Jennifer Saint It is said there is a price that every passenger must...
Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings from the popular award-winning journalist and author of BANJO, BANKS and MRS KELLY
Author: Grantlee Kieza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By...
Camper Heaven: Van Life on the Open Road
Author: Dee Campling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 The pandemic has led to a massive surge in sales of motorhomes, as holidaymakers have chosen to avoid busy airports, crowded...
Defiant: The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain
Author: Robert Verkaik Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 In this startling new perspective on the Battle of Britain, Robert Verkaik reveals the surprising truth about the battle's forgotten fighter,...
Riding Route 66: Finding Myself on America's Mother Road
'Every time I have ridden 66, within 10 miles of setting off, I never want that ride to end. I think it's because Route 66 encapsulates struggle, and, ultimately, triumphing...
Unbroken
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Sail
Author: Dorien Brouwers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 Out at sea anything can happen: whether trials or triumphs, there are infinite possibilities to explore once we leave the shore....
The Times Speed: The History of Formula 1 World Championships
'This book expertly captures the extraordinary events and legendary drivers who made the sport what it is today. A must-read for any F1 fan.' - Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing,...
Maurice and Maralyn: An extraordinary true story of shipwreck,
An extraordinary true tale of love, shipwreck and survival, beautifully told -- Maurice and Maralyn's escape from 1970s England and its oil crisis, strikes and inflation is also a story...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
Diddly Squat: 'Til The Cows Come Home
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Hurricane: The Plane that Won the War
Author: Jacky Hyams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Britain's first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true...
Ultimate Motorcycle Tours
Author: Grant Roff Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 216 Part of Hardie Grant's best-selling Ultimate book series, Ultimate Motorcycle Tours covers 20 of the best motorcycle rides from around the...
Remarkable Motor Races
Remarkable Motor Races features a collection of the some of the most amazing motor racecourses from across the world, captured in beautiful photographs that transport you right into to the...
Combat Biplanes of World War II
The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of...
The New York Subway Map Debate: At Cooper Union April 20, 7:30 pm
Author: Gary HustwitFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 229mm, 300g, 140 pagesPublished: Plexi Productions, United States, 2022The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate...
Vampire Boys: True Tales from Operators of the RAF's First Single-Engined Jet
Author: Charlotte Bailey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin...
Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic
The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania looks back on his life behind his famous exploits and unveils a major new discovery on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of...
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost? Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. The spring crop failed. Farming sheep, pigs...
The Wide Wide Sea
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration - the fateful final journey of Captain James...
Remarkable Motor Races
Remarkable Motor Races features a collection of the some of the most amazing motor racecourses from across the world, captured in beautiful photographs that transport you right into to the...
Courage in the Skies: The untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary role in World War II
Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australia's war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas' exemplary contribution...
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's War Stories: The Heroes, the Battles, the Tragedies and the Triumphs of World War II
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My Farming Life: Tales from a shepherdess on a remote Northumberland farm
Author: Emma Gray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE' 'A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh 'There's...
Quest for Speed: an Illustrated History of High-Speed Trains from
A visual history of high-speed trains. Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h....
The Top Gear Years
A hilarious collection of Clarkson's very best columns for the hugely popular Top Gear Magazine. Ten years ago, at an ex-RAF aerodrome in Surrey, Jeremy Clarkson and his friends built...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
The Search for the Sydney
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