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Eric Bottomley’s Transport Gallery: A Journey Across the Canvas
This is Eric Bottomley’s second art book, in which he has varied both his transport themes and the mediums in which he works. The majority of paintings are in oils but also included are gouache (watercolor) and pencil sketches. However, some paintings are both gouache and pencil, together known as mixed media.Railways have always been a great passion of Eric’s, from trainspotting around the ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire system as a boy, to painting commisions for customers both private and commercial. From his lowly studio in Wimborne, Dorset, where his painting career took off, Eric never envisaged that one day he would witness his paintings being presented to the Duke of Kent, or that he would meet the Duke of Gloucester (a fellow railway enthusiast). In 1979 he joined the Guild of Railway Artists, and later became a full member.Included in this book are all four regions of Britain’s railway, but mostly the BR period from 1948, to the end of steam in 1968. Added to this are such scenes as the Trans-Siberian Express in Moscow, The Golfers Express leaving Belfast and preserved diesels in the USA.The sad demise of steam and dereliction of the canals in the 1960s, and the amazing restoration projects over the years, has provided Eric with an enormous scope of subject matter, much of which is captured in this compelling book.Read more
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The Comprehensive Guide to Transit Systems in Britain and Ireland: A project to cover every metro, tram, guided bus, and commuter rail system in the UK and Ireland
Covering 40 different systems, including metros, tramways, guided busways and commuter rail networks, this book includes original maps, photographs and descriptions of every urban transit system in the British Isles.From the tubes of London to the trams of Edinburgh, from the Dublin DART to the Manchester Metrolink, discover the wide variety of public transport systems that exist in Britain today.
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Australia Slang Phrase Book. A Pocket Guide To Aussie Words & Phrases: Fun mini illiustrated dictionary to learn yourself the Australian dialect – humorous funny gift idea
Need to quickly learn the Aussie lingo? Finally, the answer to this problem has arrived. Just refer to this life-saving A-Z list of the most common words and phrases and thank me later with a positive review.Are you a tourist who wants to know what sounds are coming out of the mouths of the people of Australia? Or perhaps you just love all there is to down under. No longer will you have to keep asking a local to repeat what they said to the extent they think you’re simple. This is the perfect book which contains all your essential English spoken Australian colloquial words and phrases.
Australians have developed a unique vocabulary with dialect that can be utterly mystifying to outsiders. This mini illustrated ‘dictionary’ of sayings and explanations contains the perfect light hearted selection of common words and expressions.
Features:
- An A-Z list of words and phrases commonly used in Oz.
- Simple straight to the point definitions.
- Drawings to keep you smiling whilst learning.
- Funny gift for men, women, teens or adults of all ages.
- Small sized pages so you can carry in a pocket or your handbag.
This a brilliant gift for everyone. Great gift idea as a stocking filler, secret santa, birthday gift for friends, colleagues or just a something to make someone smile.
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Rugby On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year
Rugby On This Day revisits many of the sport’s most magical and memorable moments which might otherwise have slipped under the radar. Here are over 700 unusual and hilarious highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable rugby union diary – with an entry for every day of the year. Apart from the usual rousing title wins and stupendous tries, every fan has their favourite rugby memories, be they moments of inspiration on the pitch, streakers or 20-man brawls. As well as recalling events that will make you laugh, cry, or shake your head in disbelief, Rugby On This Day also benefits from brilliant research which delves deep into the game’s history, gathering together so many original stories and tit-bits to create a snapshot of the diverse and often bizarre world of rugby union.Read more
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Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (Hsk Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book): The Quick … (HSK Level 2 & AP Study…
Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the basic Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. Intended for self-study and classroom use, this character workbook presents 171 Chinese characters and over 513 common words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Level 2 Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam. Each character is presented in a very simple and clear way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process and an index at the back allow you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. Key features of this Chinese workbook include: Designed for HSK Level 1 and AP exam prep Learn the 171 most basic Chinese characters Example sentences and over 513 vocabulary items Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxesRead more
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Under the Bonnet: Confessions of a 1970s and ’80s Car Mechanic
These days, a nice original Vauxhall Viva costs an arm and a leg, but back in the 1970s, £100 bought you a ‘good little runner’, with the rust, bald tyres and dodgy MOT thrown in for free. All you needed was someone who knew how to fix it when it broke down!
Brian Cunningham is that someone – or, at least, he used to be. Under the Bonnet is the totally true* story of being a car mechanic in the old days, when fixing a car was one thing, but keeping it fixed was something else entirely. These are the tales of a bygone age, full of secret scams, chaotic characters and cars almost bursting with personality.
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Oldham Athletic Miscellany: Latics Trivia, History, Facts and Stats
Oldham Athletic Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Latics. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the insulting newspaper article that ended Ken Bates’ 1960s reign as chairman? How about the fan who changed his name to Oldham Athletic? Or the successful stopper who was inspired by Brian Clough on a Sunderland beach? Did you know comedian Eric Sykes was on the Oldham board in the ’70s? That Athletic have beaten, once or more, every team that they’ve ever played in the League and FA Cup? Or that Roger Palmer’s pre-match ritual involved watching horse-racing before kick-off? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia – essential for any Latics fan who holds the riches of the club’s history close to their heart.Read more
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Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic
‘What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.’
Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it ‘unhinged geekery’, but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenalin fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.
And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.
And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obssession with the automobile – along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.
From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.
Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris.
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Easy Japanese Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases For Everyday Use And Travel: Over 1500 Common Phrases For Everyday Use And Travel in Japan
Learning to read and speak Japanese like a native has never been easier.
Unlocking your Japanese potential, especially the vocabulary needed during a trip to Japan, shouldn’t be a long, complex process. It should be simple, quick and straightforward.
This is why we have created the Easy Japanese Phrase Book.
With more and more entrepreneurs and tourists looking east and relocating to Japan, whether for business or pleasure, it is no surprise that Japanese is one of the most learned languages in the world. However, learning the three Japanese writing systems can be challenging and scare you off…
Worry not: We have created the ultimate resource – a phrasebook containing over 1,500 phrases based on daily situations, providing you with their translations to Japanese, and more importantly, the correct way of pronouncing them as an English speaker!
Furthermore, we’ve made sure to include an in-depth guide at the beginning of the book, so you can get accustomed to pronouncing the vowels, consonants, and words that will allow you to speak like a Japanese native!
In this Easy Japanese Phrase Book, we bring you:
- A powerful introduction that will act as your crash course on everything related to learning Japanese – each and every letter of the alphabet and how to pronounce it, basic grammar, vowels and consonants, stress and tone, and a list of tips to improve your learning!
- A variety of subjects that will help you in all types of real-life situations. Do you want to know how to ask for something specific at a restaurant? Are you in need of medical assistance? Do you want to ask for help from a stranger? All of this can be found inside!
- Over 1,500 phrases in English with their translation to Japanese, and an extremely efficient transliteration/pronunciation guide (Romaji) for each and every phrase, without having to worry about complicated rules – just start speaking as soon as you read the phrase!
We want you to feel comfortable while learning the tongue; after all, no language should be a barrier for you to travel around the world and expand your social circles!
Are you ready to unlock your Japanese potential? Grab a copy of Easy Japanese Phrase Book and level up your Japanese right now!
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Merseyside Transport: The 1950s–1970s (Transport System Series Book 1)
Merseyside can claim, with some justification, to have provided the transport enthusiast with a greater variety of transport modes than anywhere else in Britain. By the 1950s, with many long-standing scenes about to disappear, photographers began faithfully to record what they saw in color. It is these images, including road, rail, sea and other modes of transport, that illustrate this nostalgic pictorial portrait of key aspects of the richly varied scene. Taking the reader on a journey from Liverpool and its suburbs to Birkenhead and Wallasey, with one small detour to include views of the remarkable Runcorn Transporter Bridge, this book gives a full-color view of the historic transport that was part of the Merseyside townscape from the 1950s to the 1970s.Read more
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Luton’s Transport: A Journey Through Time
Located in the Chiltern Hills, Luton has a rich transport history, being home to London Luton Airport and Vauxhall Motors. This south Bedfordshire town has also had an interesting public transport history, most notable being Luton Corporation Transport, Eastern National, United Counties and London Transport. The towns of Luton and Dunstable are linked by one of the longest guided busways in the world. Luton’s Transport takes a look at the development of Luton’s tramway, along with the development of bus and coach services in the Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis areas of Bedfordshire.Read more
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Little London Transport: Network SouthEast 30th Anniversary Special Edition: Volume 1
A collaborative photographic history in model form with a little type and model history added too. This originally started as a project to create a photo book of my model Bus and Railway collection. I then started to seek help from some other model photographers on the photo sharing website Flickr. Before I knew it we had more people on board and an extensive collection was starting to build including some rare types and starting to detail the history of these vehicles types in model form. This is the first book in the series, soon to follow are further editions detailing London’s Buses, Trains, Trams, Trolleybuses and Tubes. As Network SouthEast has always been one of my favourite railway operators I thought I would release a special NSE edition first to celebrate 30 years since it’s inception. NSE was created when I was a small child and the trains were noticeably much more brighter than the grey and blue units that came before and became an obvious choice when I started a model railway a few years ago (to be detailed further in a later book). NSE really was something very different from what had gone before with bright colours of its trains, red all over it’s stations and a real effort to improve its trains and services thanks to the idea created and implemented by Chris Green. This book contains over 90 colour photos with a description displaying Network SouthEast models in a realistic scene with a little history info too. Release history Version 1.0 – 11th October 2016 Version 1.1 – 13th October 2016 Small amendment to details of Dapol and Heljan Class 86 Version 1.2 – 17th October 2016 A further photo of 47401 with a rake of NSE coaches added Version 1.3 – 21st November 2016 13 photos added by Andy Carter and a further 5 photos added by Jonathan FrancisRead more
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BSL Everyday Signs.Educational book, contains everyday signs.
Learn the everyday British signs with this easy book.
This stunning book contains:
BSL handshapes,
The everyday signs: hello, goodbye, thank you,
Telling the time,
She/he pronouns,
I, have, my and more.
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Imperial War Museums: Spitfires Wall Calendar 2024 (Art Calendar)
This wall calendar brings together a striking collection of historical photography from IWM collections from the Second World War, encapsulating the fighting spirit of the Allies. Featuring the most iconic plane of the war, the legendary Spitfire, the calendar also offers glimpses of the heroic people who made up the Squadrons, as well as Duxford’s Spitfire Mk Ia N3200, recovered and lovingly restored so that in 2014 it was able to take to the skies again for the first time in more than 74 years. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.Read more
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Porsche Calendar 2024 | Square Car Wall Calendar – 16 Month: Original Avonside-Kalender [Mehrsprachig] [Kalender]
Our Porsche 2024 premium calendar features 13 pages in total | 4-months from the previous year at the start on a planner page | Included within are 13 full colour images | Featuring a large grid for entering important dates | Multilingual grid, English, French, German, Italian & Spanish | 24 inch x 12 inch (610mm x 305mm) open – 12 inch x 12 inch (305mm x 305mm) closed | This attractive premium quality calendar is a UK publication, PRINTED ON FSC PAPER | Treat yourself or choose as a thoughtful gift.Read more
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Oxford Beginner’s Chinese Dictionary
The Oxford Beginner’s Chinese Dictionary is an innovative guide to learning Chinese. Designed specifically for English-speaking adult learners who are either learning from scratch or refreshing lost language skills, it offers an easy to use dictionary, extra help with vocabulary, and essential information on living and interacting in the Chinese-speaking world.The dictionary is exceptionally easy to use, because it moves away from the traditional dictionary layout. All main translations are preceded by an equals sign so that they are instantly identifiable, and all parts of the entry are spelt out in full, avoiding confusing jargon and abbreviations. Grammar and usage notes throughout the text warn of possible translation pitfalls, and thousands of example phrases show how the language is used in context.
The 30-page Learning and Lifestyle kit gives key information on both the Chinese language, with a list of the words you really need to know, grammar help, and verb tables, and on life in the Chinese-speaking world: background information on lifestyle and culture, tips on etiquette and interaction in the language, and a phrasefinder for use when travelling.
The Oxford Beginner’s Chinese Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Chinese.
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Writing Essays For Dummies
This straight-talking guide will help you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marksDo ever wish that you could write the perfect university essay? Are you left baffled about where to start? This easy-to-use guide walks you through the nuts and bolts of academic writing, helping you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marks. From identifying the essay type and planning a structure, to honing your research skills, managing your time, finding an essay voice, and referencing correctly, Writing Essays For Dummies shows you how to stay on top of each stage of the essay-writing process, to help you produce a well-crafted and confident final document.
Writing Essays For Dummies covers:
Part I: Navigating a World of Information
Chapter 1: Mapping Your Way: Starting to Write Essays
Chapter 2: Identifying the essay typePart II: Researching, Recording and Reformulating
Chapter 3: Eyes Down: Academic reading
Chapter 4: Researching Online
Chapter 5: Note-taking and Organising your Material
Chapter 6: Avoiding PlagiarismPart III: Putting Pen to Paper
Chapter 7: Writing as a process
Chapter 8: Getting Going and Keeping GoingPart IV: Mastering Language and Style
Chapter 9: Writing with Confidence
Chapter 10: Penning the Perfect Paragraph
Chapter 11: Finding Your VoicePart V: Tightening Your Structure and Organisation
Chapter 12: Preparing the Aperitif: The Introduction
Chapter 13: Serving the Main Course: The Essay’s Body
Chapter 14: Dishing up Dessert: The Conclusion
Chapter 15: Acknowledging Sources of InformationPart VI: Finishing with a Flourish: The Final Touches
Chapter 16: It’s all in the detail
Chapter 17: Perfecting Your Presentation
Chapter 18: The afterglowPart VII: Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Tips to Avoid Things Going Wrong
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Make Your Essay Stand OutRead more
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Advent Calendar 2023 Supercars: Can you guess the car? 24 Mesmorizing Pictures, Christmas Quiz for Boys, Full Color
Supercars Advent Calendar 2023 Can You Guess The Car?
Make each countdown day during the Christmas season joyful and radiant. Come celebrate with us this holiday season, full of sparkling wheels, gorgeous colors, and wonderful supercars. A wonderful surprise every day.
Uniqueness:
This calendar is unique because instead of 24 doors, it contains a collection of 24 exciting photos of cars or their details, along with interesting facts about a particular manufacturer or car model. Based on the facts, your task is to guess the brand and model of the car depicted in the photograph next to it.
Get this Perfect Gift for yourself or a special person in your life!
Book details:
- Large size: 8.5 x 8,5 inch pages to see every detail,
- Contents: 50 fully premium colored pages, 24 supercar pictures,
- Pleasure In Touch: Premium glossy cover design,
- Pictures: Gorgeous shots showcasing the allure of cars,
- Trivia: 3 interesting or unknown facts for each car,
- Variety: From supercars from the 80s to the latest,
This book offers an immersive experience that will leave you enthralled and inspired, regardless of whether you are a seasoned auto expert or just starting your adventure into the world of supercars. It’s a book that will stoke your excitement for these potent machines and enhance your comprehension of their attractiveness.
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Let’s Sign Introduction to BSL Early Years Curriculum Tutor book
A must-have for all who wish to introduce all young children to the basics of British Sign Language.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRINT ON DEMAND VERSION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CD OF ADDITIONAL MATERIALS THAT CAME WITH THE FIRST EDITION – THE PRICE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY AND THE MATERIALS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AS DOWNLOADS FROM Let’s Sign website.
This TUTOR Book accompanies the Early Years Curriculum STUDENT Books which are required course material for all those attending the courses in Early Years settings – developed and piloted over a 2 and a half year period, primarily by Deaf tutors for Deaf tutors in education – a much-needed resource.
Designed for a 10 week course of 1 hour or 5 weeks of 2 hours BSL training for Nurseries, Families, and Primary Settings.
The Tutor book includes detailed course outlines, plans and materials.
The carefully planned curriculum covers:
* code of conduct for students and tutor
* basic BSL linguistics
* development of story telling skills
* structured framework to follow week by week
* cue cards and dialogue sheets
* sign vocabulary sheets in topics
* signs and phrases for early years settings including Greetings, People, Family, Colours, Questions, Animals, Time, Numbers, Toys, Weather, Clothes, School signs and Christmas.
The book contains the necessary worksheets with hundreds of illustrated signs.
Developed by Devon Deaf and Hearing Impairment Team with BSL graphics by Cath Smith and supported by the Let’s Sign BSL dictionaries, books, posters, reward stickers and flashcards.
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Car Hacks (Haynes Concise Manual): All you need to know in one concise manual (Concise Manuals)
Driving, owning, repairing and maintaining a car can be expensive, frustrating and time-consuming. Car Hacks is here to explain how to use the things you have around your home to improve your car life, and balance your wellbeing in the process. From ensuring you never lose a screw when repairing your car, to spending less on fuel, and using cereal boxes to keep you car tidy, this book will open your eyes to the joys of car hacking.Read more
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London Transport Buses in East London and Essex: The 1960s and 1970s
Starting at London City’s eastern terminus, Aldgate, this book begins with the red central bus routes radiating out to Essex, featured together with the Green Line coach services. Hackney, Clapton, Poplar, Bow and Stratford make up East London proper, with Barking, Ilford and Chadwell Heath forming the second ‘wave’. We then come into Essex with Romford, Hainault and then up to Epping. Hornchurch, Rainham and Gidea Park follow, with the outer limits at Upminster and Brentwood. Born in Romford, Essex, in 1943, David Christie started colour photography of railways in 1962 to capture the last days of steam. It wasn’t until 1967 that he realised that he should be doing likewise for his local buses and in particular his favourite – the London RT. So began several years of recording not only local routes, but also those of East London. Primarily featuring images from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the author offers a fascinating view of a golden age of transport in and around the capital, with a variety of buses on show.Read more
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Health and Safety Revision Guide – The Essential NEBOSH Certificate Revision Guide
Fully updated and follows the NEBOSH general certificate syllabus. Written by practising NEBOSH lecturer. Excellent handy reference source, clearly laid out to aid productive revision. Carry anywhere to continually ‘remind’ yourself of the essential health and safety topics. Can also be used as a general reference for Safety and Health Practitioners.Read more
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100 Cars Britain Can Be Proud Of
From Ace to Zodiac – via the world-beating Land Rover, the thrilling Morgan Aeromax, the eternally young Mini Cooper and the unique London taxi – this is a celebration of the best British cars, old and new, in all their glorious diversity. Don’t you believe it when people say there’s no such thing as a ‘British’ car any more. As a nation, the calamity of British Leyland and MG Rover lingers in our collective conscience, but car factories in Britain today build some of the world’s most advanced and desirable cars. Some of them have Japanese names, for sure, but then Ford was always more hamburger than roast beef, wasn’t it? Britain’s engineers, designers and entrepreneurs have for decades been the creators of motor cars with unique style and charm, from the Bentley 3-litre and Morris Minor Traveller of ‘then’ to the Aston Martin Vantage and Lotus Evora of ‘now’. Inside, you’ll find out about the country’s 100 most significant models, boasting style, speed, ingenuity and The Right Stuff. They’ll make you glad they’re British!
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Signs Make Sense: A Guide to British Sign Language (Human horizons series)
Interest in British Sign Language (BSL) is growing at a fantastic rate, and classes for hearing people are mushrooming all over the country. This lively introduction to the principles of the language and its vocabulary will therefore be widely welcomed, giving a vivid insight into a form of communication that can appear difficult for those whose first language is English. As the author takes pains to stress, BSL is not a mimed version of English. Equally rich and complex, it is visual, gestural and spatial, able to convey information and subtleties of meaning as fluently as any spoken language. Once learners have ceased to think in terms of individual words, they will come to revel in a language that involves the whole person: facial and bodily expression and movement, eye contact and gaze, lip pattern and the fluid movements of the signs themselves, all combining to form an integrated language system with rules of its own. Using detailed drawings throughout to illustrate nuances of meaning, the author groups the signs according to type, introducing each theme and showing how facial expressions, hand and finger movements and placements are used and combined to vary the sense of what is being communicated. Her aim is to equip the reader with a basic understanding of the principles of sign language and a working knowledge of its vocabulary. In an ideal world BSL would be part of every school’s curriculum, whether the pupils were deaf or not, thus giving deaf people the status in society which is their right. Meanwhile, this book will make an important contribution to the growing interest in learning the language, so that more and more people will appreciate that signs really do make sense.Read more
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The Repair Shop: Crafts in the Barn: Skills, stories and heartwarming restorations: THE LATEST BOOK
The Repair Shop – the Bafta-award-winning series with regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone – has cemented itself as a BBC classic.Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life.
Each expert explains their craft, the reason they love it so much and how they go about restoring and reviving your precious objects, from a Ukrainian suitcase to a matchstick clock, using crafts as varied as leatherwork, woodwork, metalwork, art and ceramic restoration.
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Airbrush: Bk. 1 (Airbrush: The Complete Studio Handbook)
This course covers everything from how to select the best model to detailed demonstrations of the tool’s most advanced techniques, using watercolour, gouache, acrylics, oils, alkyds or inks. Basic applications progress to more challenging ones, such as creating a full human portrait in airbrush.Read more
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Supercars 2024: 16-Month Calendar – September 2023 through December 2024
Enjoy a year of speed, power, and stunning design with this 16-month wall calendar! G. F. Williams’ superb photography captures the greatest high-performance offerings.From classics like the Lamborghini Miura and McLaren F1 to today’s amazing Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche hypercars, Supercars 2024 features top makes and models from around the world.
This 12″ × 12″ wall calendar includes a convenient page that shows the months of September, October, November, and December 2023, followed by individual pages for the months of 2024 to keep you up to speed all year.
Supercars 2024 belongs on the wall of any fan of these super high-performance machines.
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The British Transport Police: An Illustrated History
The British Transport Police has the most diverse history of any police force in the world. It can trace its origins back to 1826, and is made up from over 240 railway, dock and canal forces. Early railway companies maintained their own police forces, but following the First World War these smaller companies were amalgamated into four large companies. In 1948 following the nationalisation of the transport infrastructure the force took responsibility for policing the railways, ports and canals as the British Transport Commission Police, the first national police force in the United Kingdom. The BTC was dissolved in 1963 but the force remained as the British Transport Police. From the beginning the force has been at the forefront of policing innovation such as being the first force to use dogs, employing women as uniformed officers, the introduction of a computerised crime reporting procedure and the first to use technology to arrest a murder suspect. Although diminished in size and areas of responsibility since privatisation of the UK transport infrastructure, the force has moved with the demands of modern policing. This book is an illustrated history of this unique force working to keep the travelling public safe.Read more
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You Call, We Haul: The Life and Times of Bob Carter (Old Pond Books) Inspirational Story of the Founder of Haulage Company, Trans UK; Explore British Transport in the Heyday of…
Best known for founding international haulier Trans UK, Bob Carter was involved in the groundbreaking changes occurring in British transport of the ’60s and ’70s. Beginning in the army, where he witnessed nuclear testing on Christmas Island in the 1950s, Carter went on to be a driver, office worker, and, finally, company owner.
Never afraid to get his hands dirty, Bob was able to turn his hand to any aspect of his business operation, from repairing mechanical defects to operating forklifts and driving his own trucks. In 1975, he set out on Trans UK’s maiden run to Iran in his Humber Sceptre with four of his trucks in convoy—the first trip of many for the company.
The denationalization of BRS and the implementation of the ‘O’ licence, the rapid growth of privately owned haulage companies, combined with the Middle East oil boom of the ’70s, all helped Bob to develop a successful British and international transport operation.
Including nearly 300 previously unpublished photos, You Call, We Haul is an inspirational story which will appeal to those with an interest in the heyday of Middle East travel, and those with a general love of great British transport companies.
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The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car 2024: 16-Month Calendar – September 2023 through December 2024
This 16-month calendar, highlights 13 of the most exciting F1 race cars from 70-plus years of competition, captured in the studio portraits of master automotive photographer James Mann.The photographs in The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car 2024 showcase greats such as Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Lotus, Brabham, Mercedes, and more, portraying the vehicles’ engineering and technological brilliance and also their inherent beauty—the captivating result of Formula 1’s mix of competition, creativity, and technical ingenuity that makes these racers works of mechanical art.
This 12″ × 12″ wall calendar includes a convenient opening page showing the months of September, October, November, and December 2023, followed by individual pages for the months of 2024.
Keep yourself on track throughout the year while enjoying Formula 1’s most intriguing and successful race cars from the 1950s to today.
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250 Theory Test Practise Questions for Cars: Highway Code Questions & Answers (Theory Test Questions)
Learning to drive and need to pass your car theory test? Then this is the book you need!
This study book contains 250 Highway Code & theory test questions for cars based on the official DVSA theory test question revision bank. They are designed to help you revise and practise for your driving theory test. Updated for 2023 with new questions about towing trailers.
Each practise set consists of 50 multiple choice questions. Mark the box to the left of each answer you think is correct then turn the page to reveal the answer. You’ll also find an explanation of the correct answer helping to reinforce your knowledge on the subject.
The book also explains all about the theory test, what happens on the day and what you need to do to be successful.
It’s a great and fun way to brush up on your knowledge and help to ensure you get that all important first time pass!
Also available as a fully interactive eBook!
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Mustang OFFICIAL | 2024 14 x 24 Inch Monthly Deluxe Wall Calendar | Foil Stamped Cover | BrownTrout | Ford Motor Muscle Car
When Ford first released the sleek, high-performance Mustang in 1964, it was a success from the get-go. Over half a century later, still fast, classy, and relatively inexpensive, the Mustang continues to boast a devoted following. Featuring iconic models from different eras in the Mustang’s glorious history, this super deluxe wall calendar puts you in the driver’s seat and sets you free on the open road.
- Photography – Enjoy stunning, full-color photographs every single month in an extra-large format
- Durable Construction – Sturdy, high-quality paper resists curling and ink bleed-through, and durable binding ensures longevity throughout the year
- Use Right Away – 16-month calendar, 12 full monthly pages and beginning with a bonus spread of the final four months of the preceding year with an additional image
- Large, Roomy Day Blocks – All major holidays and moon phases listed, with plenty of room for writing notes and appointments
- Specifications – 16 months (two-page layout September–December 2023, and –December 2024); 14″ x 12″ (closed); 14″ x 24″ (opened); 28 pages
- BrownTrout Earth-Friendly – Manufactured with sustainable materials, including Forest Stewardship Council®-certified paper and soy ink
- Abundant Gift Options – BrownTrout has over 1,000 calendars representing favorite subjects, themes, and formats to keep you organized
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2024
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: sports, pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, business, and so much more.The World Almanac® is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2024 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2023 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a “treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information” by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs effortlessly.
Features include:
- Special Feature: Election 2024: A new feature covers all voters need to know going into the 2024 presidential election season, including primary and caucus dates, candidate profiles, campaign finance numbers, and more.
- 2023—Top 10 News Topics: The editors of The World Almanac list the top stories that held the world’s attention in 2023, from wildfires and earthquakes to Israel, Ukraine, and the U.S. Congress.
- 2023—Year in Sports: Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and 2023 World Series.
- 2023—Year in Pictures: Striking full-color images from around the world in 2023, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports.
- 2023—Offbeat News Stories: The World Almanac editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year.
- World Almanac Editors’ Picks: Time Capsule: The World Almanac lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2023, including a Swiftie-created friendship bracelet and the House Speaker’s gavel.
- The World at a Glance: This annual feature of The World Almanac provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world.
- Other Highlights: Stats and graphics across dozens of chapters show how the pandemic continues to affect the economy, work, family life, education, and culture. Plus more new data to help understand the world, including housing costs, public schools and test scores, streaming TV and movie ratings, and much more.
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Easy Learning Spanish Complete Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary (3 books in 1): Trusted support for learning (Collins Easy Learning Spanish)
The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning.
A handy 3-in-1 Spanish study book: grammar, verbs and vocabulary in one volume, ideal for beginners who need a clear and easy-to-understand Spanish reference and revision guide.
This book gives you the essential tools to help you progress quickly in your study of Spanish. The grammar, verb and vocabulary sections have been designed for all those learning Spanish at school, in an evening class, for work or for leisure.
- Grammar: this section provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. Hundreds of examples of real Spanish illustrate clearly the grammatical points being made. In addition, a full glossary gives clear and simple explanations of grammatical terminology.
- Verbs: you will find 120 fully conjugated regular and irregular verbs in this section. Each is self contained in a double-page spread showing all the major tenses. Major constructions and idiomatic phrases are given for all verb models, as well as hundreds of examples of real Spanish to show you how verbs are used in context . An index contains thousands of verbs which are cross-referred to their conjugation model.
- Vocabulary: this handy section covering 50 topics (such as family, free time, careers, computing, education, food and drink, health, shopping) gives you all the vocabulary you need to communicate effectively in Spanish.
With its clear, user-friendly grammar, all the most important Spanish verbs shown in full, and an extensive vocabulary guide, this book gives you all the elements to start speaking and writing with confidence in Spanish.
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Nautical Illustrations: 681 Royalty-Free Illustrations from Nineteenth-Century Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Detailed images — taken from rare sources — depict primitive canoes, a Roman galley, ship figureheads, naval battles, dock scenes, lighthouses, pirate ships, steam-powered battleships, and a wealth of other subjects. Brief captions identify pictures, which are arranged chronologically. Irresistible to boating enthusiasts and armchair sailors. Over 600 black-and-white illustrations.Read more
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Superstox and Stock Cars: The Golden Years
The golden years of oval racing were arguably the 1970s when the sport went though its’ most rapid development and enjoyed its biggest following. The stock car formula had evolved considerably from the original version launched in 1954. Contstant development and modification over the years meant that the cars looked nothing like the original road going versions and so the Spedeworth promotion renamed their main class ‘Superstox’ and introduced a new formula closer to the original idea bearing the original name of stock cars.
Whilst hot rod racing provided a pure form of motor racing with no contact between cars allowed it was the Superstox and stock car formulae that continued to provide the ‘crash and bash’ that many race fans flocked to see. Although essentially an amatuer sport both the Superstox and stock cars contested international championships and test matches which were attended by huge crowds.
Superstox and stock cars have evolved even further since the 1970s, but captured here in over 200 photographs are the cars, drivers and the circuits from those golden years of racing.
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365 New Words-A-Year Page-A-Day Calendar 2024: From the Editors of Merriam-Webster
It’s the essential desktop accessory for students, writers, readers, and anyone agog over learning new words, all from the language experts at Merriam-Webster.
Learn literary words: Bildungsroman (a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main). Science words: Hibernaculum (a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal). Words with ancient origins: Sere (being dried and withered). And distinctly contemporary words: Deepfake (an image or recording that has been altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said).
Entries include definition, pronunciation guide, sample sentence, and detailed word history.
Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.
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Buses: Another Life
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.Read more
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Sheffield Buses
Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams and trambuses. Looking at Sheffield and its suburbs, this book will provide enthusiasts with an insight into an ever-changing scene, supported by numerous previously unpublished colour photographs.Read more
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Dundee’s Trams and Buses
The Dundee & District Tramways Company began operating a service using a horse tram on 30 August 1877. In 1885, steam traction was introduced, and between 1900 and 1902 the system was electrified, reaching as far as Broughty Ferry and Monifeith at its height. In 1899 the company had become Dundee City Tramways, and in October 1956 the tram system was closed; all the services were now run using the motor buses, which had originally been introduced in 1922. Dundee Corporation Transport and its successors have run the buses in the city ever since. In this book, transport historian Walter Burt looks at the trams and buses used by these companies, and tells the story of transport in Dundee through the vehicles that used to work its streets in a collection of images that will bring back memories of Dundee from times past.Read more
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