This is an entertaining & enlightening social history of the worlds most famous underground railway. Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest most sprawling & illogical metropolitan transport system in the world the result of a series of botch-jobs & improvisations. Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year
- & this figure is rising. It is iconic recognised the world over & loved & despised by Londoners in equal measure. Blending reportage humour & personal encounters Andrew Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social history of Londons underground railway system (which despite its name is in fact 55 five per cent overground). Along the way he attempts to untangle the mess that is the Northern Line visit every station in a single day
- & find out which gaps to be especially mindful of. The London Underground" is a highly enjoyable witty & informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube."

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It is an entertaining & enlightening social history of the world's most famous underground railway. Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest most sprawling & illogical metropolitan transport system in the world the result of a series of botch-jobs & improvisations. Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year
- & this figure is rising. It is iconic recognised the world over & loved & despised by Londoners in equal measure. Blending reportage humour & personal encounters Andrew Martin embarks on wonderfully engaging social history of London's underground railway system (which despite its name is in fact fifty-five per cent overground). Underground Overground" is a highly enjoyable witty & informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube."
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What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in UNDERGROUND LONDON acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide & history of the capital. It's a journey through the passages & tunnels of the city the bunkers & tunnels crypts & shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London it's also an exploration through time: Queen Boudicca lies beneath Platform 10 at King's Cross (legend has it); Dick Turpin fled the Bow Street Runners along secret passages leading from the cellar of the Spaniards pub in North London; the remains of a pre-Christian Mithraic temple have been found near the Bank of England; on the platforms of the now defunct King William Street Underground posters still warn that ' Careless talk costs lives'. Stephen Smith uncovers the secrets of the city by walking through sewers tunnels under such places as Hampton Court ghost tube stations & long lost rivers such as the Fleet & the Tyburn. This is 'alternative' history at its best. ...

Books on the history of fortifications are plentiful. Medieval castles the defensive systems of the seventeenth eighteenth & nineteenth centuries the trenches & bunkers of the First World War the great citadels of the Second World War
- all these have been described in depth. But the fortifications of the Cold War
- the hidden forts of the nuclear age
- have not been catalogued & studied in the same way. Paul Ozorak's Underground Structures of the Cold War: The World Below fills the gap. After the devastation caused by the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki & the outbreak of the Cold War all over the world shelters were constructed deep underground for civilians government leaders & the military. Wartime structureswere taken over & adapted & thousands of men went to work drilling new tunnels & constructing bunkers of every possible size. At the height of the Cold War in some countries an industry of bunker-makers profited from the public's fear of annihilation. Paul Ozorak describes when & where these bunkers were built & records what has become of them. He explains how they would have been used if a nuclear war had broken out & in the case of weapons bases he shows how these weapons wouldhave been deployed. His account covers every sort of facility
- public shelters missile sites command & communication centres storage depots hospitals.A surprising amount of information has appeared in the media about these places since the end of the Cold War & Paul Ozorak's book takes full advantage of it.



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This is the first part of a planned four-volume series focusing on a hitherto largely neglected aspect of the Great War on the Western Front
- the war underground. The subject has fascinated visitors to the battlefields from the very beginning of battlefield pilgrimages in the years immediately after the Armistice & locations such as Hill 60 & the Grange Subway at Vimy have always been popular stops on such tours. Three other volumes will follow covering the Somme Ypres & French Flanders. Each book in the series has a short description of the formation & development of Tunneling Companies in the BEF & a glossary of technical terms.
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After the British military lose an officer to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan a desperate race begins to find his killers. Little do the assailants know that the precious information they have stolen could bring down the entire network of Western intelligence in the Mid-East. But then one of them is captured by US troops & flown to the States for interrogation. & so begins a nail-biting claustrophobic & explosive thriller that will ultimately lead British operative John Stratton to the Styx penitentiary America's undersea prison. How do you break in to a jail a hundred metres below the ocean? Can Stratton get the information back without the US discovering him? & is everyone in the prison really who they seem to be? With its labyrinthine narrative & authentic detail its CIA plots & White House agents this fourth thriller in the Stratton series will catapult Duncan Falconer right into the top tier. ...

A handy guide to making sense of a nautical chart Whether they are paper or electronic charts are the most fundamental navigational tool. Making the best use of them requires a great understanding of symbols & abbreviations as well as an awareness of the limits of accuracy in positions & soundings. Understanding a Nautical Chart not only helps you to read a chart it means that you can understand that information & use it to navigate safely. Learning the abbreviations & symbols are critical to anybody using a chart & before you can use one you must know them or at have easy access to the definitions all of which are included in a full copy of the key to UKHO charts (Chart 5011). * Explains how to establish the accuracy of charts to allow you to navigate with complete confidence & safety * Written by a former Royal Navy Deputy Commander in Chief Paul Boissier*

Includes:: a full copy of the key to UKHO chart symbols (Chart 5011). The chart information included is presented in the following sections: * General Chart Number Title Marginal Notes Positions Distances Directions Compass * Topography Natural Features Cultural Features Landmarks Ports Topographic Terms * Hydrography Tides Currents Depths Nature of the Seabed Rocks Wrecks Obstructions Offshore Installations Tracks Routes Areas Limits Hydrographic Terms * Aids & Services Lights Buoys Beacons Fog Signals Radar Radio Electronic Position-Fixing Systems Services Small Craft Facilities * Alphabetical Index Index of Abbreviations International Abbreviations List of Descriptors IALA Maritime Buoyage System * Chart 5011 About the author: Paul Boissier has spent much of his professional life at sea & was a senior admiral in the Royal Navy. He is also a very experienced yachtsman & has cruised extensively. These perspectives make him the ideal author this guide. Paul is now the chief executive of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) the charity that saves lives at sea & operates over 340 lifeboats around the UK & the Republic of Irel&.

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In his typically freindly & clear style the ever-popular Dr Chris Green with Dr Kit Chee explains the causes & treatments of this distressing condition which affects the learning & behaviour of up to 1 in 10 children in this country. Fully revised to take account of the latest developments in the treatment & diagnosis of ADHD this book for parents teachers & health professionals dispels the myths & gives a clear overview of ADHD: the causes the behaviours & the treatments. It is full of well-tried practical strategies to help cope with common problems such as inattention underachievement & impulsiveness. Topics covered include: 1. The causes how to help improve behaviour at home & at school. 2. Making the diagnosis medication & alternative therapies. 3. Hints to help reading & writing & language. 4. Ways to boost self-esteem. 5. ADHD in adults. 6. The latest research & where to go for further help. Understanding ADHD offers invaluable guidance to help parents work with teachers & health professionals to give their child the best possible chance of entering adulthood wirh self-confidence life skills & secure family relationships. ...

This book describes the four most common developmental disorders of childhood. The basic features of each disorder
- diagnosis
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In the UK 36 million people in the UK are regular drinkers 2 million are heavy drinkers & 1 million men & women in Britain have or have had a serious drinking problem. This book explains how alcohol can have a variety of harmful as well as pleasant effects. It gives guidance on how to change a drinking pattern & succeed
- whether by cutting down or abstaining from alcohol completely. Understanding the effects & the pitfalls of dependence will give you a better relationship with alcohol.
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