The advent of railways in Britain was a fundamental part of its economic and social revolution in the 19th century, with technical advances that were the envy of the world and chronicled from the beginning through meticulous drawings. Detailed plans were created of locomotives, carriages and wagons, as well as of stations, bridges and tunnels, to facilitate the manufacturing process and the maintenance

In his first book, Tony Hsieh - the widely-admired CEO of on-line shoe retailer, Zappos, explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of its employees, customers, vendors and backers. Using anecdot es and stories from his own experiences and from other companies, Hsieh provides concrete ways that companies can achieve unprecedented success. Even

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life\' GuardianAnne Boleyn: A King\'s Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may

From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul

Davinsky Labour Camp, Siberia, 1933: Sofia Morozova knows she has to escape. Only two things have sustained her through the bitter cold, aching hunger and hard labour: the prospect of one day walking free; and the stories told by her friend Anna, beg uiling tales of a charmed upbringing in Petrograd and of Annas fervent love for a passionate revolutionary, Vasily. So when Anna falls gravely ill, Sofia

This is a collection of 45 Tokyo street fashion portraits from Japan\'s premier fanzine. \"Fruits\" was established in 1994, by photographer Shoich Aoki, initially as a project to document the growing explosion in street fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. The magazine has since grown to cult status and is now avidly followed by thousands of Japanese teenagers who also use the magazine as an opportunity

An elegant, atmospheric literary puzzle thriller that will delight equally fans of crime fiction and literary thrillers Introducing... the Twelve Detectives. The greatest sleuths in the world, gathered together for the first time at the 1889 World\'s Fair in Paris. See... the wonderful new work of engineering genius by Mr Gustave Eiffel! Marvel at Buffalo Bill\'s world-famous Wild West show! Witness

Annihilus. Ultron. Fin Fang Foom. They were all pieces of cake. Now, Drax prepares to take on the toughest challenge of his life... a gaggle of (partially traumatized) alien children who need to get back to their home planets. Don\'t worry! Drax will fi nd other stuff to destroy. Like maybe...nap times? Homework? Poo poo diapies? COLLECTING: DRAX 6-11

Ever since the \"fall of the Wall,\" Berlin has witnessed an unprecedented surge in new and re-construction. Striking multi-billion Euro trade complexes have helped revitalize Berlin, bringing it architecturally in step with the rest of the world. But alongside these monuments to capitalism are equally exciting developments in the city\'s residential architecture. This book looks at a number of extraordinary

The thrilling finale to the New York Times bestselling Young Elites series from ?hit factory? Marie Lu There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen. Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She?s turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her

\"Cannery Row in Monterey in California\" is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, nostalgia, and a dream\". Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. They want to throw a party for their friend Doc, so Mack and the boys set about, in their own inimitable way, recruiting everyone in the neighbourhood

On ne marie pas aujourd\'hui, sans dot, une fille aussi belle que l\'est mademoiselle Hortense, reprit Crevel. C\'est comme un cheval de luxe qui exige trop de soins coteux pour avoir beaucoup d\'acquéreurs. Vous ne pouvez, dans la situation o vous tes, marier votre fille que de trois manires : par mon secours, vous n\'en voulez pas ! et d\'un ; en trouvant un vieillard de soixante ans, trs riche,

Verlaine, possessed by the madnesses of love, brimming over with desires and prayers, the rebel railing against the complacent platitudes of society, of love, of language\'. Jean Rousselot Verlaine ranks alongside Baudelaire, Mallarme, and Rimbaud as one of the most outstanding poets of late nineteenth-century France whose work is associated with the early Symbolists, the Decadents, and the Parnassiens.

The men aboard an impounded freighter in the port of Marseilles are divided - should they wait for the money owed to them, or accept thier fate and look for work on another ship? This may be Captain Abdul Aziz\'s last commission and he is determined to save his ship and do the right thing by the men aboard.

P. I. Louis Kincaid has never liked working for the rich. Despite the blinding white of the Palm Beach pavement and the gleaming metal of the Bentleys at the curbside, it\'s clear to him that the creepy cleanliness only runs so deep. When the headless body of a male escort is found in the aptly named Devil\'s Garden, Louis\'s client is in the frame. Determined to clear his name, Louis is forced to

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Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review L’Esprit Nouveau in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture, though it wasn’t until after World War II that his epoch-making buildings were

Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has tried everything. But when her relatives insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear. Unravelling against the social and political turbulence of 1980s Nigeria, Stay With Me is a story of the fragility of married love, the undoing of family, the power of grief, and the all-consuming