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  • Silliness

    A serious history

    by Peter Timms ...
    Silliness is to be savoured. It exposes the cracks in our reasoning, raising a gleeful two-finger salute to convention and common sense. In a world awash with stupidity and cruel politics, silliness is childish, anarchic, mischievous, rude and sometimes shocking. But it's not new. This delightful yet informative book reveals the surprisingly rich history of silliness, going all the way back to the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • In and Around Swindon Works

    by Peter Timms ...
    In and Around Swindon Works covers further aspects of the famous manufacturing centre of the Great Western Railway during its heyday of 1930 to 1960. This is the second half of a detailed work begun with the book Working at Swindon Works 1930 - 1960. In piecemeal form, much has been written about Swindon Works but many aspects of it have remained, until now, neglected. From ex-employees, both male ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Swindon Works 1930-1960

    by Peter Timms ...
    Swindon Works 1930–1960 is a fully revised and enlarged edition of Working at Swindon Works 1930–1960, first published in 2007. It describes various aspects of the famous railway works of the Great Western Railway, later British Railways Western Region. Despite the disruption caused by economic depression, the Second World War, nationalisation and the transition from steam to diesel manufacture, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Hobart

    by Peter Timms ...
    Series series The City Series
    A journey through Hobart—Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital—this updated edition reveals a city in transition, shaking off its dark and troubled past to claim its special place in the post-modern world. From Hobart's convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture, and climate to crime rates, economic hardship, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hobart

    by Peter Timms ...
    Series series The City Series
    In this updated edition, Peter Timms leads us on a journey through his adopted city of Hobart, Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital. He reveals a city in transition, shaking off its dark and troubled past to claim its special place in the post-modern world: 'going boutique, nice and slow', as one overseas visitor notes. From Hobart's ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Marries Whom?

    Educational Systems as Marriage Markets in Modern Societies

    Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, A. Timm ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Marriage and social inequality are closely interrelated. Marriage is dependent on the structure of marriage markets, and marriage patterns have consequences for social inequality. This book demonstrates that in most modern societies the educa tional system has become an increasingly important marriage market, particularly for those who are highly qualified. Educational expansion in general and the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Corporate Criminal Liability in Germany

    by Björn Kruse, Christoph Tute, Adrian Baldewein, Laura Borgel, Tillmann Gessert, Bernd Groß, Mathias Grzesiek, Laura Hainlein, Laura Harandt-Wüst0, Christoph Henckel1, Jeanie Henn2, Mayeul Hiéramente3, Saleh R. Ihwas4, Lucas Jürss5, Pedram Karami6, Karolina Kessler7, Peter Klormann8, Anna-Elisabeth Krause-Ablaß9, Moritz Lange0, Sophie-Charlotte Lipp1, Manuel Lorenz2, Maximilian Müller3, Tony Rostalski4, Ricarda Schelzke5, Max Schwerdtfeger6, Peter-Jan Solka7, Andrea Soprano8, Timm Sperber9, Sarah Zinndorf0, Chad Heimrich1, Sören Schomburg2, Dominic Reitner3, Florian Domjan (born Opper)4 ...
    This English-language handbook is a comprehensive guide to German corporate criminal liability. Tailored for both German legal professionals seeking precise English terminology and assistance in explaining German legal concepts, as well as foreign lawyers requiring a useful overview, it delivers practical insights into criminal and administrative offences affecting businesses in Germany.This book ... Read more

    $161.08 USD

  • Swindon Works Through Time

    by Andy Binks, Peter Timms ...
    Series series Through Time
    Two men started the transformation from sleepy hilltop community into a thriving town. Gooch and Brunel chose the area near Swindon to build a factory for the Great Western Railway and for more than 140 years The Works was renowned for high-quality heavy engineering. Gooch, Armstrong, Dean, Churchward and Collett would be responsible for the design and building of some of the world’s finest ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Knights of the North Pole: Santa

    Knights of the North Pole, Book 1

    by Christopher Timms ...
    Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Knights of the North Pole

    Unabridged

    11 hours 8 min

    In the world of Solstice, every Christmas myth is real.Dying on Christmas Eve, Jacob is reborn in a winter-locked realm of monsters, magic, and cultivators. A land where the Knights of the North Pole hold back the darkness. At least, they used to.Cultists of the Krampus are raising a wicked ritual in the ice. The goat lord of ShanYang enslaves the elves in manufactories. The polar bear king leads ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • In a Sunburned Country

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    Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia.His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the ... Read more

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  • Raw Spirit

    In Search of the Perfect Dram

    by Iain Banks ...
    As a native of Scotland, bestselling author Iain Banks has decided to undertake a tour of the distilleries of his homeland in a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt. Visiting some of the world's most famous distilleries and also some of its smallest and most obscure ones, Banks embarks on a journey of discovery which educates him about the places, people and products surrounding the ... Read more

    $11.39 USD