The Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in Govan, Glasgow, is renowned for its innovative contributions to maritime engineering, particularly the compound steam engine and record-breaking Atlantic liners. Despite its significant role in shipbuilding and wartime contracts, the yard faced decline in the late 20th century, leading to insolvency in 1965. After years of struggle and state ownership, BAE Systems acquired the yard in 2000, revitalizing it as a major warship builder involved in modern naval projects, promising a bright future for this historic shipyard.
A volume of stunning shipyard plate photos, most previously unpublished.
Devoted to the most popular ship type of the Great War. Top of the range
production combined with affordable price.
Koniec jej panowania to dopiero początek... Gdy dobiegają końca jej rządy jako
królowej Naboo, Padm Amidala z chęcią odchodzi ze stanowiska i wycofuje się z
życia publicznego, by powrócić do normalności. Jednak ku jej zdziwieniu nowa
władczyni zwraca się do niej z prośbą, by nadal służyła swojemu ludowi tym
razem w Senacie Galaktycznym. Padm nie jest pewna, czy odnajdzie się w nowej
roli, ale nie może odmówić królowej, tym bardziej że dzięki swojej drogiej
przyjaciółce i sobowtórce Sab, może przebywać w dwóch miejscach naraz. Zatem
gdy Padm rzuca się w wir polityki, Sab wybiera się na misję bliską sercu
poprzedniej władczyni. Na tętniącej życiem stołecznej planecie Coruscant nowi
współpracownicy z Senatu podchodzą do Padm z niemałym zainteresowaniem, ale
też z dużą rezerwą z uwagi na rolę, jaką rzekomo odegrała w obaleniu
poprzedniego kanclerza. Tymczasem Sab, która wciela się w kupca na Tatooine,
odkrywa, że ma do dyspozycji mniej zasobów, niż myślała i ograniczone
możliwości. Wspólnie z pozostałymi dwórkami Padm i Sab muszą ostrożnie
manewrować pośród pułapek zdradliwej polityki, dostosowywaćsię do nieustannie
zmieniających się warunków i nauczyć się nowego życia, by nie pozostawać
jedynie w cieniu królowej... Akcja trylogii, której bohaterką jest Padm
Amidala, rozgrywa się pomiędzy wydarzeniami opisanymi w Mrocznym widmie i
Ataku klonów. Lektura obowiązkowa dla wszystkich fanów Star Wars i nie tylko.
W trylogii ukażą się następujące tomy: T. 1 Cień królowej T. 2 Próba królowej
T. 3 Nadzieja królowej
The arterial pulse was a major aspect of all three major medical traditions - Western, Chinese and Indian. Galen's extant works are the only significant account of Western views surviving from ancient times. Not only does he set out his own views in great detail but he also gives a large amount of information on the views of others whose writings are lost. In the translated treatises in the present work, Galen deals with basic anatomy and physiology, classification of the types of pulses, diagnosis of and from the pulses, causal factors of clinical relevance and the very important matter of the prognostic value of the pulses. This is the first translation into a modern Western language of Galen's very substantial body of work on this subject.
What if the end of the world is the best thing that’s never happened to us? Disnaeland is a heartbreaking wonder of a book that tells of a community building a new world in the ruins of the old.In the central Scottish town of Dundule, residents of the Busy Bee Flats – Donna and her eight-year old daughter, dour ex-miner Douglas, big Giorgio the chip shop fryer, young Tam and Mac in their drug dreams – struggle like everyone else. Then the lights go out. Winter, and it’s a global blackout. Now’s the choice. Go wild and raid the streets, or come together.Mixing tenderness and broad comedy, Disnaeland draws us deep inside a community as it fights to build a new world in the ruins of the old. Starting with the deeply personal, Disnaeland goes on to shift to the visionary.But there’s no paradise yet. Botched deals, armed survivalists and raids threaten to destroy progress. And the occasional screech of a fighter jet reminds them that the nuclear threat still looms…‘Unlike most dystopian fiction, this is a uniquely hopeful and uplifting novel. DD Johnston finds hope in the human capacity for love and renewal even after the apocalyptic collapse in the bleakest of places. He shows how the breakdown of one society can open the way for a better one to emerge. An awesome achievement.’ – Rob Newman
The book offers an extensive visual documentation of the British battleship Duke of York, highlighting its historical significance and wartime achievements, including sinking the German battleship Scharnhorst. Featuring a complete set of full-color plans and detailed photographs from construction to decommissioning, it captures the ship's modifications and interior structure. Accompanied by insightful narratives and captions, this work provides a thorough exploration of the battleship, making it an essential resource for warship enthusiasts.
Life could hardly be brighter for Adam. With a lucrative job for a well-respected magazine, comfortable suburban lifestyle, his beautiful wife Amy and their first child on the way, prospects could not be rosier. Yet the outward serenity disguises a dark, sinister past from his harsh upbringing in South Africa that casts a menacing long shadow. Old scores have still to be settled as it becomes clear that some have unfinished business with him. Tension mounts as the birth of his son moves ever closer with Amy suffering recurrent nightmares as regular as clockwork that draw him back to decisions made years ago. Adam's desperate move to link up with the underworld to quash threats to his life represents a gamble on which his family's whole future will depend.
Jim was a South African railway inspector in the late 1800s who lost his legs in an accident while at work. Unable to perform all his tasks with his disability but desperate to keep his job, Jim discovered a brilliant solution, a baboon named Jack. Jim trained Jack to help him both at home and at work. But when the railway authorities and the public discovered a monkey on the job, Jack and Jim had to work together to convince everyone that they made a great team. This inspiring true story celebrates the history of service animals and a devoted friendship.
