amberley publishing jul 2021 (18 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bridlington History Tour provides a fascinating glimpse into the past of this Yorkshire coastal town. With its bustling harbour, beautiful beaches and picturesque promenades, it is easy to see why it has become a favourite destination for holidaymakers. In this book, author Mike Hitches guides readers around its streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the years, as well as exploring some of its lesser-known sights and hidden corners. This pocket-sized guide reveals how the town has altered and highlights the way of life for past generations. With the help of a handy location map, readers are invited to discover for themselves the history and the changing face of Bridlington.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New B-format paperback - The only Monte Carlo gambler to devise an infallible and completely legal system to break the bank.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Mulhall watches the extreme right revival from the inside - as an anti-fascist infiltrator criss-crossing the global networks of modern fascism - but he brings a deep analytical focus. By the end of it we understand one thing: the threat of a second fascist era is real.' Paul Mason, author of Postcapitalism'An urgent missive from the global frontlines of the fight against fascism.'Nima Elbagir, CNN Senior International CorrespondentA terrifying and timely look at the spread of far-right movements across the globeJoe Mulhall knows what it's like to stare fascism in the face. For a decade, often undercover at significant personal risk, he has investigated hate groups.He infiltrated a US white supremacist militia, set up a fake Ku Klux Klan branch, has been on countless street marches with violent far-right groups across Europe, and got inside some of the most important 'alt-right' meetings ever held. Brazil, India and the US are still in thrall to authoritarian populism, and far-right views have become steadily normalised in mainstream politics. Mulhall's dramatic experiences on the front line of anti-fascist activism, coupled with his academic research, clearly explain the roots of both elected and non-elected far-right movements across the globe. Above all, he concludes, the far right should not be dehumanised - they are normal people, but with dangerous beliefs that can be defeated.'Joe has had a unique view of the far right over the past decade as it transformed from a marginal subculture into one of the defining political currents of our time. He understands how these groups think and operate, and is perfectly placed to guide readers through this disturbing but vital story.'Daniel Trilling, journalist and author ofLights In The Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe'Few, if any, are better placed to write a book of this breadth and scale than Joe Mulhall.' Mark Townsend, Home Affairs editor of the Observer.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fascinating previously unpublished images documenting these important workhorses of the bus industry.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lavishly illustrated with full-colour digital photography, this is the inside story of the car designed to replace the iconic Porsche 911.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in Cornwall. Paranormal Cornwall contains these and many other narratives which will delight the ghost hunters and the spiritualists, make the sceptical think again, and send chills up and down every spine.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Its farming and fishing industries yield an impressive harvest of ingredients, so it is no surprise to discover that Sussex boasts a rich culinary heritage. It was once said that: 'To venture into the county was to risk being turned into a pudding yourself'. Indeed, local cookery books were filled with recipes for dishes including Chichester Pudding, Sussex Blanket Pudding, and the intriguingly named Pond Pudding, which contains a whole lemon. Other local delicacies included Sussex Plum Heavies cakes and the savoury meat-filled Sussex Churdles.Today, the county's menus feature a tempting array of local dishes to satisfy even the most demanding palate, while looking back at recipe books from past centuries reveals how Sussex's fare has developed and tastes have changed.In 'Pond Puddings and Sussex Smokies' local author Kevin Newman highlights the county's culinary history and specialities, together with its famous food and drink producers, markets and food-themed events. Starting with an exploration of interesting and unusual Sussex dishes and drinks, as well as the people behind them, the book will visit wonderful watering holes and incredible eating places from across the centuries. The author focuses on the county's past and present food-themed customs and traditions, offers motorised and walking food and drink tours and investigates the stories behind many locally brewed beers. He also looks at Sussex cheeses, the variety of freshly caught fish and the locally grown produce.Discover the true flavour of Sussex, both West and East, as you tuck into this fascinating and delicious study of its culinary heritage across the ages. Illustrated throughout, this informative and engaging book will be of immense appeal to local residents and visitors alike.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images and vivid recollections, we journey back to post-war Wales and the Western Region with many locations changed beyond recognition. Trackside, at busy stations, and in and around depots, an evolving mood is revealed in pictures.In the 1950s, railway pride and optimism overcame staff shortages; returning locomotives to pre-war performance and introducing modern BR standard classes. By the 1960s, fiscal efficiency and the dawning diesel era turned pride to neglect of steam. Sparkling steel, brass and tallow gave way to dust, rust and flaking paint. Heroic workhorses were lost to scrap. As the mood turned to melancholy, just a few of these great workhorses became pets - polished, loved, and cared for by dedicated railway workers and a growing band of enthusiastic volunteers.People, machines and landscapes are crystalized on film for future generations; reawakening memories for those who lived through this time of change and offering a fascinating insight for those who are too young to have been trackside during this intriguing period of railway history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Previously unpublished images celebrating the railways of Lincolnshire. England's second largest county contains a wealth of railway history and interest.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles Some inevitably go to scrap, especially if they have been cannibalised for spares. Some see further service with other bus companies. A few lucky ones pass directly into preservation. But many find further employment with so-called 'Non-PSV' users; some of these may continue to carry passengers, perhaps as works transport or for a community group. Some may be used for driver training. However, others will be converted to fulfil a whole variety of roles - catering or hospitality vehicles; advertising promotional vehicles; ambulances; mobile homes; playbuses; horseboxes; vehicle transporters, and more.This book looks at a variety of old buses and coaches and the varied roles they have fulfilled over the last fifty years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Across much of the country buildings have been made of brick, rather than stone, from the Roman period onwards. High-status buildings of the Tudor and Stuart eras were often built of clay brick, but it was only in the nineteenth century that the use of brick in rapid industrial and urban development saw a massive increase in brick production. Mechanisation of the various processes, along with the development of new kiln technologies, enabled this increase in output. Age-old clamp kilns were replaced by kilns capable of turning out thousands of bricks per week. Because bricks had a very low individual unit cost, and because so many were needed for each new building, brickmaking was always a localised industry: wherever suitable raw materials occurred close to the intended market, brickworks would spring up. The thousands of sites that existed at one time or another have mostly been swept away and brickmaking now is concentrated in relatively few sites. This book explores the history of the brickmaking industry and looks at production sites from the past and the present.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although Birmingham's history goes back beyond the Middle Ages, there are only a few fragments of medieval Birmingham left, some of which have been moved from their original site as the city expanded. The city expanded rapidly in the industrial age and although Birmingham has many properties from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was radically transformed by the bombing raids of the Second World War and the subsequent rejuvenation by city planners. Some 1960s and 1970s buildings like the Rotunda have become icons of the city, but in recent years much of the mid-twentieth century building, often in concrete brutalist style, has in turn been replaced by new structures like the Beetham Tower and Birmingham Library building. As England's second city, Birmingham was a major centre of manufacture, and many of the buildings still stand today. It was also the home of a significant art and architecture movement, the Arts and crafts movement, who has left its mark on the architectural legacy of Birmingham.Birmingham in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating West Midlands metropolis through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. It uncovers the earliest churches and dwellings in the city, unique pieces of industrial architecture, the amazing heritage of Victorian religious and municipal structures, Art Deco cinemas, Modernist high-rise blocks and iconic shopping centres. The book will appeal to all those who live in Birmingham or who have an interest in the city.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - CSX Transportation came to being in 1980 with the merger of Seaboard Coast Lines and the Chessie System, producing a system of over 21,000 route miles in 24 states, with incursions into two Canadian provinces. The system runs from Beauharnois, Quebec in the north to Miami, Florida in the south and covers much of the industrial north-east of the states, as well as the more rural areas that lead to the deep south. Most of the locomotive fleet are now painted in a dark blue and yellow paint scheme, earlier grey and blue schemes are now almost extinct.Included in the book will be images mainly from the southern division of the company's operations featuring all manner of freight operations, along with areas with trackage rights, short line railroads fed by the CSX system and Amtrak and commuter rail operations that use CSX tracks and assets.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1980, while Nelson Mandela languished in jail, an enthusiastic and hopelessly naïve British teenager arrived at a local school in Mandela's home state of Transkei. Wide-eyed and faced with an unfamiliar world, Treive Nicholas was about to embark on an adventure he would never forget. Looking back on this year 40 years later, A Nun and the Pig offers a remarkable insight into this politically charged but little-known part of Africa and a lived experience ranging from the surreal to the heart-warming, the wonderful to the tragic. One minute Nicholas could be entertaining local Thembu chiefs or coaching the Transkei paraplegic sports team for a rare non-racial sporting competition, the next he could be witnessing the terrible death of an infant in a neglected Umtata township. Scrapes with law enforcement agencies increased in frequency and risk as Nicholas railed against the injustices of the apartheid system, and at one point found himself smuggling Communist black liberation literature across South Africa's borders. Armed only with a camera and bag of dried apricots, his hitchhiking adventures took him thousands of kilometers north to Zambian bush, where events took a dangerous turn near one of Robert Mugabe's camps. Fear, shock, joy, and self-discovery were a daily experience in this forgotten corner of South Africa, where humor and kindness flourished amid grinding poverty and brutal racism. The friendship of a wise and feisty nun kept Treive Nicholas on course, opening his eyes to a side of life unfamiliar to a former milkman from suburban England. Her car, 'the Pig,' was a trusty but temperamental companion.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1961 the first Armoured Fighting Vehicles appeared in the ever-expanding range of Airfix kits. The 1960s and 1970s are considered by many as the golden age of kit building and the enthusiastic schoolboys and young men building these kits became known as the Airfix Generation. The hobby went into decline in the 1990s as plastic kits gave way to video games, but the hobby has recently undergone a revival as the original members of the Airfix Generation, now at the end of careers and family commitments, take a nostalgic look back at their childhoods. Some, like the author, will become once again absorbed by the hobby, but many will be content to buy a few old kits - others are coming to the hobby from an entirely new perspective. All will be delighted to find a new book that tells the early days of the hobby from a model tank perspective. Here, Tom Cole concentrates on the kits from Britain's Airfix and Matchbox and looks at the early imports from Japan, in the gorm of Fujimi and Nitto, and the European Esci.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar is the controversial central figure in the fight for control of post-Gaddafi Libya. Haftar appears to have come from nowhere, controlling the Libyan tribes and gaining international support. Is he a rogue commander with terrorist tendencies, or the only hope for a democratic government A first-ever look at his story.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Leicestershire is a fascinating and diverse county. Its countryside, market towns and historic buildings attract large numbers of visitors. Place names show evidence of Roman, Saxon and Norman settlement. The Normans built castles and churches and although the castles are now in ruins, Leicestershire has some of the most beautiful parish churches in the country. The Tudor era was born in Leicestershire when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in August 1485. Centuries later, in 2012, an ambitious excavation project uncovered the remains of Richard III, under the site of a Leicester car park, and these have since been reinterred in the city's cathedral. Some of the canals and railways created in Leicestershire during the Industrial Revolution have become popular heritage sites, and the county is also known for its Stilton cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies, which are famous throughout the world.Rutland is England's smallest county and for a time was incorporated into its much larger neighbour of Leicestershire. Its motto is 'Much in Little' and this small shire has been described as 'a scenic slice of Middle England bursting with things to see and do'.In '50 Gems of Leicestershire & Rutland', local author Michael Smith highlights some of his favourite places from both counties. He has selected those locations and sites which give the visitor a real flavour of these shires at the heart of England. Included are historic buildings, parks, open spaces, events and festivals, which reflect Leicestershire and Rutland's rich heritage and diverse cultures. From the River Soar meandering through a thousand years of history to the vast expanse of Rutland Water and from Bronze Age to Jet Age monuments this is a wonderful illustrated insight into these counties.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A gripping account of the 1857 Indian Mutiny and the pivotal Siege of Delhi.