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Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating …
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections of Everything
How many rivets and bolts hold the wings of a Boeing 777 plane together? Why does an astronaut's space suit have a layer of liquid-cooled underwear? Who puts the jam in …
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of the country's last age of ascendance and how it came to an end in the …
The Child's World, Third Edition
This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the …
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross Sections of Everything
How many rivets and bolts hold the wings of a Boeing 777 plane together? Why does an astronaut's spacesuit have a layer of liquid-cooled underwear? Who puts the jam in doughnuts? …
Provincial Patriots
From the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-nineteenth century to the Chinese Communist movement in the twentieth, no province in China gave rise to as many reformers, military officers, …
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of this movement - who called themselves the …
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and …
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle
History comes alive in this incredible children's illustrated book about castles. Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy …
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections
This children ebook explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating …
Kyrgyzstan
I went to Kyrgyzstan to run a scenario planning game in Bishkek with Emergency personnel from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan use remote sensing to map hazards and monitor disaster …