Including biographies of some of the great engineers who facilitated change this book charts the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Author Hugh Ferguson (former Editor of New Civil Engineer magazine & Deputy Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers) brings his unique insight & passion to this awe-inspiring book. ...

An engaging range of period texts & theme books for AS & A Level history. This book examines the theme of Civil Rights in America between 1865 & 1980. The long struggle for black equality & full citizenship is traced from the period of reconstruction after the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The rights of other minority groups such as Native Americans Chicanos & Asian Americans are also given full consideration as is the 'rights revolution' of the Cold War period which involved the campaign for women's rights & the development of Gay rights. Drawing on a wide range of primary & secondary sources. ...

The Access to History series is the most popular & trusted series for AS & A level history students. The new editions combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design & features that allow all students access to the content & study skills needed to achieve exam success. Civil rights in the USA 1945-68 has been written specifically to support the Edexcel & AQA AS Units for the 2008 specifications. It draws on respected & best-selling content from Race Relations in the USA 1860-1981 & adapts this content in order to cover the requirements of the shorter units. Tracing the development of African-American civil rights in the USA this title ranges from segregation in the 1950s to the growth of radicalism in the sixties. Throughout the book key dates terms & issues are highlighted & historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge & understanding of the period & exam-style questions & tips written by examiners for each examination board provide the opportunity to develop exam skills. ...

When Barbara Pym died in 1980 she left a considerable amount of unpublished material. This volume contains an early novel CIVIL TO STRANGERS three novellas & an autobiographical essay Finding a Voice Pyms only written comment on her writing career. In CIVIL TO STRANGERS the lives of a young couple Cassandra Marsh-Gibbon & her self-absorbed writer husband Adam are thrown into upheaval when a mysterious Hungarian arrives in their village. ...

One late summers day in 1642 two rival armies faced each other across the rolling Warwickshire countryside at Edgehill. There Royalists faithful to King Charles I engaged in a battle with the supporters of the Parliament. Ahead lay even more desperate battles like Marston Moor & Naseby. The fighting was also to rage through Scotland & Ireland notably at the siege of Drogheda & the decisive battle of Dunbar. Few periods in English history are more significant than that to which acclaimed author Trevor Royle turns his attention in CIVIL WAR. From his shrewd analyses of the characters who played their parts in the wars to his brilliantly concise descriptions of battles Trevor Royle has produced a vivid & dramatic narrative of those turbulent years. His book also reveals how the new ideas & dispensations that followed from the wars
- Cromwells Protectorate the Restoration of Charles II & the Glorious Revolution of 1689
- made it possible for England Ireland & Scotland to progress towards their own more distant future as democratic societies.

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Two tales of suspense ripped from the pages of Civil War"! Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government & his friends & the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Caps girlfriend Agent 13 is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to make himself known; & the Winter Soldier again comes face-to-face with Cap. Meanwhile get inside the mind of of Tony Stark & learn why he feels superhuman registration is necessary
- & why hes taken it upon himself to lead the charge for its implementation! Big changes are in store for Iron Man in the post-Civil War landscape & the build-up begins here! This title collects " Captain America" numbered 22 to 24 " Iron-Man" numbered 13 to 14 & " Iron Man/ Captain America Special"."
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As the public turns against Marvels heroes the gears of Civil War threaten to crush Brian K. Vaughans Runaways". But when Allan Heinbergs Young Avengers offer their assistance how can the Runaways believe theyre on the same side? Dont miss this Civil War tie-in that promises to have lasting repercussions for both popular teams! This work collects " Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways" numbered 1-4." ...

Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government & his friends & the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Cap's girlfriend Agent 13 is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to make himself known; & the Winter Soldier again comes face-to-face with Cap. But which side will he choose? Plus: James Buchanan Barnes Captain America's one-time partner Bucky faces his first Christmas of the 21st century
- & the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. & with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of
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- what moves can he make to try to redeem himself! This title collects Captain America" numbered 22-24 & the " Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shot"."


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Between December 1642 & July 1644 two armies fought for control of Yorkshire. One was commanded by Lord Fairfax for Parliament & the other by the Earl of Newcastle for King Charles I. Rearguard actions sieges skirmishes retreats & large-scale setpiece battles punctuated the course of the Civil War in Yorkshire. David Cookes account of this bloody & disruptive phase in Yorkshires history offers a graphic description of the actions themselves & takes the reader on a tour of the battlefields & other sites associated with the clashes of centuries ago. ...

This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard
- an ancient unit of linear measurement
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