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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On paper things looked good for Mark Rice-Oxley: wife children fulfilling job. But then at his 40th birthday party his whole world crumbled as he succumbed to depression... How many men do you know who have been through periods when their lives havent seemed right? How badly askew were things for them? Many men suffer from depression yet it is still a subject that is taboo. Men often dont visit the doctor or they dont want to face up to feelings of weakness & vulnerability. By telling his story Mark Rice-Oxley hopes it will enable others to tell theirs. In this intensely moving memoir he retraces the months of his utmost despair revisiting a landscape from which at times he felt he would never escape. Written with lyricism & poignancy Mark captures the visceral nature of this most debilitating of illnesses with a frightening clarity while at the same time offering a sympathetic & dispassionate view of what is happening & perhaps why. This is not a self-help book but a memoir that is brimful of experience understanding & hope for all those who read it. It is above all honest touching & surprisingly optimistic. ...

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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Dementia is a term used to describe any condition where a variety of different brain functions such as memory thinking recognition language planning & personality deteriorate over time. Dementia is not part of normal ageing. Everyone gets more forgetful as they get older
- that does not mean that they have dementia. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease but there are several other types. There is a lot of myth & misinformation about dementia. This book is intended for anyone who has or may be worried that they or their family & friends have dementia. It is also for people who live or work with someone with dementia. We hope that by reading this book you will have a better understanding of what causes the illness & how it is diagnosed & treated.
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