Meet Crank & Al.. .robots on the run. Wandering through an enormous junk yard our heroes find themselves entering a hidden robot world. They are welcomed by the Mekanix who choose Crank to be the next race driver. His job: to beat their rival gang the Engineerz in a high-speed race through the sewers of Metrocity. But theres something sinister about the Mekanix & their tunnel racer.. .A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man Razorbites Powerball The Ghost Sea & Aquanauts. ...

Tunnels Towers & Temples" takes a sideways look at London revealing the hidden stories curious histories & sometimes comic assocations behind dozens of often quite familiar places. Through their stories the author reveals a strange side of London most people never come to know even though they walk its streets every day & take much of what they see entirely for granted. Typical examples include extensive networks of tunnels running beneath high street pavements secret transport & signalling networks crisscrossing the capital genuine oddities such as streetlamps powered by sewer gas a street where you can legally drive on the right a future Russian Tsar working incognito in a British naval dockyard even a Nazi memorial sited among the real heroes & adventurers of the British Empire. This companion to " Spectacular Vernacular: Londons 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings" is the best possible start for anyone who wishes to get off the beaten track & under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London." ...

Darren Shan & Evra Von follow a trail of corpses & confront a foul creature of the night. A new enemy or Mr Crepsley? When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals Darren & the snake-boy Evra Von leave the Cirque Du Freak & travel with him to the city. Whilst there Darren meets Debbie & his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background
- until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood... Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour Darren & Evra shadow him across the city & confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all...
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The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shans international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals Darren & the snake-boy Evra Von leave the Cirque Du Freak & travel with him to the city. Whilst there Darren meets Debbie & his life as a Vampires Assistant fades into the background -- until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood! Suspicious of Mr Crepsleys secretive bahaviour Darren & Evra shadow him across the city & confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all! The stunning illustrations & manga format give a new dimension to this ever-popular vampire saga available for the first time in translation in the UK. This will be a must-have for Shan fans & manga aficionados alike. ...

Tunstall is the northernmost of the six towns which make up Stoke on Trent but like the others retains a distinct sense of local identity. Reference is made to Tunstall it as early as 1086 but it was the growth of the pottery industry in the nineteenth century which transformed the village into a thriving town. This fascinating collection of over 180 archive photographs depicts the history of Tunstall exploring the people places industry & leisure of the area over the past 150 years. The result is a volume which will awaken nostalgic memories in all who have lived or worked in Tunstall as well as providing a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of the area. ...

Singer Joley Drake has always known the price she has to pay for her fame & fortune as a popular rock singer but she's always been careful to stay away from alcohol & drugs even if others around her haven't. But nothing can prepare her for the suspicion that someone is using her concert afterparties as a way of targeting & kidnapping teen girls & selling them into sexual slavery. Mysterious Russian Ilya Prakenskii seems to have an agenda of his own. The more dealings Joley has with him the more she struggles with the fear that he may be involved in the slavery ring. But Ilya isn't what he seems & he becomes the only one Joley dares to trust in such treacherous times... ...

Alan Turing can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing & what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germanys most secret codes during the war of 1939-45 Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today all who click-to-open are familiar with the impact of Turings ideas. Here B. Jack Copeland provides an account of Turings life & work exploring the key elements of his life-story in tandem with his leading ideas & contributions. The book highlights Turings contributions to computing & to computer science including Artificial Intelligence & Artificial Life & the emphasis throughout is on the relevance of his work to modern developments. The story of his contributions to codebreaking during the Second World War is set in the context of his thinking about machines as is the account of his work in the foundations of mathematics. ...

How did computers take over the world? In late 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers & mathematicians gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey. Their ostensible goal was to build a computer which would be instrumental in the US governments race to create a hydrogen bomb. The mathematicians themselves however saw their project as the realization of Alan Turings theoretical universal machine. In Turings Cathedral" George Dyson vividly re-creates the intense experimentation incredible mathematical insight & pure creative genius that led to the dawn of the digital universe uncovering a wealth of new material to bring a human story of extraordinary men & women & their ideas to life. From the lowliest iPhone app to Googles sprawling metazoan codes we now live in a world of self-replicating numbers & self-reproducing machines whose origins go back to a 5-kilobyte matrix that still holds clues as to what may lie ahead." ...

George Dyson's fascinating account of the early years of computers: Turing's Cathedral" is the story behind how the PC ipod smartphone & almost every aspect of modern life came into being. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers & mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. Led by the polymath emigre John von Neumann they created the numerical framework that underpins almost all modern computing
- & ensured that the world would never be the same again. George Dyson is a historian of technology whose interests include the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak. He is the author of " Baidarka"; " Project Orion"; & " Darwin Among the Machines". " Unusual wonderful visionary". (Francis Spufford " Guardian"). " Fascinating...the story Dyson tells is intensely human...a gripping account of ideas & invention. Fascinating...the story Dyson tells is intensely human...a gripping account of ideas & invention." (" Jenny Uglow"). " Glorious...as much a story of the personalities involved as of the discoveries they made & you do not need any knowledge of computers or mathematics to enjoy the ride... a ripping yarn". (John Gribbin " Literary Review")."
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A richly historical land with some of the best cuisine you will ever taste one of the world s greatest cities & scenery from white-sand beaches to soaring mountains. James Bainbridge Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 8 authors 6 months of research 112 maps 139 kebaps Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Pull-out city map Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background Easy-to-read layout ...