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Book Synopsis Brunel: pocket GIANTS by : Eugene Byrne
Download or read book Brunel: pocket GIANTS written by Eugene Byrne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a BBC poll in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second-greatest Briton of all time, only eclipsed by Churchill. It's often claimed that that through his ships, bridges, tunnels and railways Brunel played a critical role in creating the modern world. In the soaring ambitions of the Victorian age, nobody thought bigger than Brunel. Never tied to a dusty office, he crammed enough work, adventure and danger into a single year to last a lesser person a lifetime. He was also a brilliant showman, a flamboyant personality and charmer who time and again succeeded in convincing investors to finance schemes which seemed impossible. Brunel made plenty of mistakes, some of them ruinously expensive. But he also designed and built several structures which are still with us to this day. For these we have to thank a man who was famously described as ‘in love with the impossible’. EUGENE BYRNE is a freelance journalist, author and researcher. Born in Ireland, he grew up in Somerset and studied history at Lancaster before moving to Bristol in 1981, where he has lived ever since. As a journalist he has contributed hard news and history/heritage stories to innumerable publications, including most national newspapers as well as writing a number of science fiction novels and short stories. In recent years he has become more involved in work on the history of Bristol and south-west England, working with artist Simon Gurr to produce three history books in graphic form. He also provides historical consultancy for a range of clients.
Book Synopsis Brunel: pocket GIANTS by : Eugene Byrne
Download or read book Brunel: pocket GIANTS written by Eugene Byrne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a BBC poll in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second-greatest Briton of all time, only eclipsed by Churchill. It's often claimed that that through his ships, bridges, tunnels and railways Brunel played a critical role in creating the modern world. In the soaring ambitions of the Victorian age, nobody thought bigger than Brunel. Never tied to a dusty office, he crammed enough work, adventure and danger into a single year to last a lesser person a lifetime. He was also a brilliant showman, a flamboyant personality and charmer who time and again succeeded in convincing investors to finance schemes which seemed impossible. Brunel made plenty of mistakes, some of them ruinously expensive. But he also designed and built several structures which are still with us to this day. For these we have to thank a man who was famously described as 'in love with the impossible'.
Book Synopsis Wellington: pocket GIANTS by : Gary Sheffield
Download or read book Wellington: pocket GIANTS written by Gary Sheffield and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wellington is a giant because he was one of the greatest military commanders in British history, an important figure in the emergence of Britain as a great imperial power, a man who dominated British society and politics for 35 years. He was the only one of Napoleon's contemporaries who can be mentioned in the same breath as a general - a master of logistics, politics and coalition warfare as well as strategy, operations and tactics. The book's focus is on Wellington's military career, and it looks at all of these aspects, placing them in the context of the military and political developments of the time. It explores Wellington's personality – a key to understanding his success - and briefly examines his post-Waterloo career as a politician. It concludes that Wellington was not only a military genius, but an icon whose fame endures to our own time.
Book Synopsis Pope John Paul II: pocket GIANTS by : Hugh Costello
Download or read book Pope John Paul II: pocket GIANTS written by Hugh Costello and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world was stunned when little-known Karol Wojtyła became the first non-Italian pope for 450 years. As Pope John Paul II, he continued to surprise, directly confronting Communist regimes, flying hundreds of thousands of miles to meet the faithful, and building bridges with other faiths. John Paul II became a bête noire in the eyes of liberals for his staunch refusal to accept contraception or the ordination of women. But for others he was a Churchillian figure who took on the forces of godlessness and moral relativism. He gained a stature that left secular statesmen in his shadow. Love him or loathe him, few could deny that he was a man of rare courage. He survived two assassination attempts, fought off cancer and waged a very public battle with Parkinson's disease. Seven years after his death he continues to exert a hold over the Church and to inspire an almost cult-like devotion.
Book Synopsis The Giant's Seat (the Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie) by : Dave Butler
Download or read book The Giant's Seat (the Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie) written by Dave Butler and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having learned the truth about his identity, Charlie is separated from his friends and finds himself working for a company of dwarves who regard him as a machine until a heroic act renders them allies in a plan to confront the Iron Cog.
Download or read book The Little Giant written by Alan Buck and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The Statues of London by : Claire Bullus
Download or read book The Statues of London written by Claire Bullus and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elegant survey of 80 of the best and most interesting statues throughout the capital, featuring 250 specially commissioned images by photographer Dennis Gilbert.
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Book Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Great Books of the Western World: Dante written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Books of the Western World by : Robert Maynard Hutchins
Download or read book Great Books of the Western World written by Robert Maynard Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Books of the Western World: Dante by : Robert Maynard Hutchins
Download or read book Great Books of the Western World: Dante written by Robert Maynard Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For contents, see Title Catalog.
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Download or read book Great Books of the Western World written by and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The great conversation, by R.M. Hutchins written by Robert Maynard Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The New Yorker written by Harold Wallace Ross and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tea with Hitler written by Dean Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory look at how the British royal family became divided by two world wars