Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost its Edge in Computing
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In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was...
The British Cinema Book: 2009
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The new edition of The British Cinema Book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a...
Leaders of the Storm Troops: Volume 1: Oberster SA-Fuhrer, SA-Stabschef and SA-Obergruppenfuhrer (B - J)
Andreas Schultz and Michael D. Miller
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How did an Austrian-born misfit who had never risen higher in military service than the rank of...
The Man Who Built the Sierra Club: A Life of David Brower
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David Brower (1912-2000) was a central figure in the modern environmental movement. His leadership,...
The King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Peter Lewis and Asfa-Wossen Asserate
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Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. A descendant...
Firesigns: A Semiotic Theory for Graphic Design
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Graphic design has been an academic discipline since the post-World War II era, but it has yet to...
Cobra Pilote: The Ed Hugus Story
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The life story of James Edward (Ed) Hugus, a racing driver and car dealer, with special emphasis on...
Popular Mechanics Man Crafts: Leather Tooling, Fly Tying, Ax Whittling and Other Cool Things to Do
The Editors Of Popular Mechanics
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This is a series of ten pamphlets given to the US army on their return from WW2, reprinted in a...
Venice: Faber Modern Classics
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Often hailed as one of the best travel books ever written, Venice is neither a guide nor a history...
St Paul's Cathedral: Archaeology and History
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This is the first volume concerned solely with the archaeology of a major late 17th century building...