Books on railway history invariably start with the Stephenson\'s or with Richard Trevithick\'s locomotive of 1804., but the story begins much earlier with the development of steam engines for pumping out deep mines. Ken Gibbs, a retired engineer who served his apprenticeship in the Swindon Works of British Railways, takes a more practical approach to railway history, using its engineering developments

This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something you already know--English. Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first, but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken aspect. This revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT and social media vocabulary, and

Maggie Crozat has the Halloween heebie-jeebies in USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron\'s howlingly funny sixth Cajun Country mystery. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry when a new cell phone app makes it easy for locals to rent their spare rooms to tourists. With October--and Halloween--approaching,

Human beings have succeeded as the most dominant species on earth in large part due to our need to connect and cooperate. It was our ability to socialize and connect that catapulted our species to phenomenal heights of innovation, through collaboration and specialization. This drive has fine-tuned our unconscious perception of faces, facial expressions, body language, and touch. Our primitive drive

Encourages growing up and letting go Reveals, in a fable-like manner, how easy it is to be overprotective The simple and colourful shapes of Giordan\'s illustrations and his graphic landscapes render his unique style immediately recognizable Giordano\'s previous work has been selected and featured in American Illustration Annual, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, 3x3 illustration Annual, and

With Proverbs, veteran Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III offers an accessible commentary on one of Scripture\'s most frequently quoted and visited books. With his deft exegetical and expositional skill, the resulting work is full of fresh insight into the meaning of the text.In addition to the helpful translation and commentary, Proverbs considers theological implications of these wisdom texts,

Josie and Dad are out for a walk when a parade goes past. Josie wants to see the parade but she is too small. Dad comes to the rescue so that Josie can see, but ends up not being able to see the parade himself! Illustrated by Lisa

Streetwise cyborg Lexi Vale brokers deals for gang lords in the anarchic city of Foundation. Her mind-reading implant gives her a crucial edge--but it also makes her brain a hot commodity.When she\'s targeted by an augmented hunter, Lexi joins a group of rebels: a murderous vigilante, a daredevil smuggler, a drug-addled surgeon, and a revolutionary whose shared past with Lexi endangers them all.A queer,

How does emotional intelligence as a competency go beyond the individual to become something a group or entire organization can build and utilize collectively? Written primarily by members of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, founded by recognized EI experts Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss, this groundbreaking compendium examines the conceptual and strategic issues

Undertakers face bankruptcy, the church is forced to reinvent its doctrine, and local \'maphia\' smuggle those on the brink of death over the border where they can expire naturally. Death does return eventually, but with a new, courteous approach - delivering violet warning letters to her

Monochrome collects the platinum prints of celebrated photographer Peter Dazeley. These images of plants, animals, and flowers are produced by hand and made with the original Platinotype method devised by William Willis in 1876. Platinum prints have a distinctively rich, luminous quality with great shadow detail and warmth.Printed on high-quality paper with metallic inks and casebound with a ribbon,

Step into the mind through others\' eyes, and feel what they feel for a moment. Step in the shoes of a lonely person, isolated from everyone and read their thoughts. Imagine if you could see through the eyes of another, but the person was never able to tell you how they feel? Embrace love, happiness and sadness all at once, and come out the end with a fresh perspective on life!

In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her youth \"surrounded by some of the most famous creative minds of the seventies and eighties...James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Nina Simone\" (New York magazine)--in a vibrant, lost era of New York City.In the Technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way

It\'s a dull day in the jungle. But with paper, pens, and ink,a splash of inspiration, and a pinch of imagination . . . Artie the macaque has made something magical . . . Hes created a book!A beautifully illustrated tale about storytelling and the art of

Navštiv farmu a seznam se s jejími obyvateli v této zvukové knize. Stiskni obrázek a poslechni si zvuky zvířat nebo si poslechni zábavné melodie. Stiskni tlačítko na kole traktoru. Poznej zvíře, který vydává tento zvuk. Užij si plno zábavy s touto zvukovou knihou plnou informací o zvířatech z farmy.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Club--now an original Netflix series! Teresa Chafey is running away from home. Driving north along the California coast, she picks up two mysterious hitchhikers: Poppy Corn and Freedom Jack. Together the three of them tell stories: Teresa of her devastating relationship with her boyfriend, Poppy of a sad young woman she once knew, and Freedom

Na Zemi žije obrovské množství živočichů. Tato encyklopedie ti pomůže seznámit se s podobou alespoň několika stovek těch nejznámějších a nejzajímavějších tvorů z celého světa: hlodavců, kopytníků, primátů, šelem, kytovců, ptáků, ryb, paryb, obojživelníků, plazů, hmyzu a dalších skupin zvířat. Navíc ti každé zvíře pomůže zařadit do patřičné skupiny. Nádherné barevné ilustrace a jednoduchý text dělají