The Concise World Atlas of Wine contains both the full text & the 200 maps that are the core appeal of the original, larger format wine atlas by Hugh Johnson & Jancis Robinson, only in an easier to handle & transport version. Aimed at wine enthusiasts & connoisseurs The Concise World Atlas of Wine combines essential, well researched information on wines of the world, written by the authoritative Johnson & Robinson, with clear & detailed up-to-date maps for each significant wine growing area. ...

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred & eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world`s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. & they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. ...

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred & eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world`s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. & they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. ...

Concorde airplane model. Replica of the passenger aircraft that came into commercial service in 1976 & retired in 2003. Solid h&-cast, polished aluminum. Perfect addition to any desktop. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Flying at speeds in excess of Mach 2, she was the only commercial airliner ever developed that could maintain twice the speed of sound for periods of over two hours. This is a complete illustrated guide to Concorde, which examines how its designers had to overcome significant challenges in the pursuit of supersonic commercial passenger travel. It documents early opposition to the development of supersonic flight, going on to trace Concorde`s path to commercial success. With stunning photography of the aircraft in development & in service, this gift book tells the story of one of the greatest engineering & technological feats of modern history. ...

First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 & made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways & Air France. British Airways` Concordes made just under 50, 000 flights & flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three & a half hours compared to around eight hours for a `subsonic flight`. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28, 238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK & in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands & Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester & Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggest that a Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed & developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history. ...

For over thirty years, Concorde aroused a passion in people from all over the world. This book catalogues the iconic planes last summer in c.100 photographs, capturing the intriguing & sometimes amusing behaviour that Concorde could invoke in people, & the pathos of the end of an era. ...

” In Concorde, Jonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent & hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, technological leaps, daring prototypes, tightrope politics, & a dream of a Dan Dare future never quite realized. Jonathan Glancey traces the development of Concorde not just through existing material & archives, but through interviews with those who lived with the supersonic project from its inception. The result is a compelling mix of overt technological optimism, a belief that Britain & France were major players in the world of civil as well as military aviation, & faith in an ever faster, ever more sophisticated future. This is a celebration, as well as a thoroughly researched history, of a truly brilliant machine that became a sky god of its era.” ...

A visual exploration of the world`s most extraordinary & inspiring concrete architecture
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No modern architectural movement has aroused so much awe & so much ire as Brutalism. This global survey profiles 50 brutalist beasts around the world (built between the 1950s to 1970s), & demonstrates how Brutalism infected popular culture. This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as Concrete Concept shows, Brutalism can be about love as well as hate. ...