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53 produkter
Edinburgh: A New History
Häftad, 2026
120 kr
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From prehistory to the present day, the story of Edinburgh is packed with incident and drama.As Scotland’s capital since 1437, the city has witnessed many of the key events which have shaped the nation. But Edinburgh has always been much more than just a political centre. During the Enlightenment, …
Scotland: A History from Earliest Times
Häftad, 2017
199 kr
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Discover the ultimate chronicle of a nation. In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of Scotland, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century.Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together …
Highland Clans
Häftad, 2025
149 kr
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'Full of character, combining proper research with a sure eye to what attracts and sustains an audience’s attention' Scotland on Sunday The story of the Highland clans is a gripping one, full of celebrated names and heroic deeds. It is also, as Alistair Moffat reveals, the story of a fearless …
After Britannia
A Journey Along Hadrian’s Wall
Inbunden, 2027
178 kr
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Join Alistair Moffat on a journey along Hadrian's Wall as he writes a new history of Scotland and northern England. After the Western Empire collapsed, the ruins of Roman Britain endured, still impressive and a source of wonder. None is better known today than Hadrian’s Wall, the largest Roman …
Before Scotland
A Prehistory
Häftad, 2023
158 kr
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A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour. Alistair Moffat’s gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age – …
Scotland's Forgotten Past
A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced and Misunderstood
Häftad, 2024
107 kr
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A charming, lively and often amusing tour of 36 forgotten episodes and overlooked people and places of Scottish history. Scotland’s history is full of famous kings, queens, saints and warriors. But what about its lesser-known places, people and events? In this collection of half-forgotten tales, …
Compression and Coding Algorithms
Av Alistair Moffat, Andrew Turpin
Inbunden, 2002
552 kr
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Compression and Coding Algorithms describes in detail the coding mechanisms that are available for use in data compression systems. The well known Huffman coding technique is one mechanism, but there have been many others developed over the past few decades, and this book describes, explains and …
Sea Kingdoms
The History of Celtic Britain and Ireland
E-bok, 2011
110 kr
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''The most powerful representation yet of the race which has repeatedly changed history as we know it'' - The ScotsmanAlistair Moffat''s journey, from the Scottish islands and Scotland, to the English coast, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland, ignores national boundaries to reveal the rich fabric of …
Britain
A Genetic Journey
E-bok, 2013
158 kr
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Based on exciting new research involving the largest sampling of DNA ever made in Britain, Alistair Moffat, author of the bestselling The Scots: A Genetic Journey , shows how all of us who live on these islands are immigrants. The last ice age erased any trace of more ancient inhabitants, and the …
Great Tapestry of Scotland
The Making of a Masterpiece
Av Susan Mansfield, Alistair Moffat
E-bok, 2014
200 kr
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The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy …
Bannockburn
The Battle for a Nation
E-bok, 2014
95 kr
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Relive the battle for a nation.As 8,000 Scottish soldiers, most of them spearmen, faced 18,000 English infantrymen, archers and mounted knights in June 1314 near the Bannock Burn, many would have thought that the result a foregone conclusion. But two days later, the English were routed, Edward II …
Compression and Coding Algorithms
Av Alistair Moffat, Andrew Turpin
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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Compression and Coding Algorithms describes in detail the coding mechanisms that are available for use in data compression systems. The well known Huffman coding technique is one mechanism, but there have been many others developed over the past few decades, and this book describes, explains and …
Compression and Coding Algorithms
Av Andrew Turpin, Alistair Moffat
E-bok, 2012
734 kr
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Compression and Coding Algorithms describes in detail the coding mechanisms that are available for use in data compression systems. The well known Huffman coding technique is one mechanism, but there have been many others developed over the past few decades, and this book describes, explains and …
Programming, Problem Solving and Abstraction with C, Pearson Original Edition
Häftad, 2013
607 kr
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This Pearson Original edition is specifically published for Melbourne University.
Managing Gigabytes
Compressing and Indexing Documents and Images, Second Edition
Av Ian H. Witten, Alistair Moffat m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1064 kr
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In this fully updated second edition of the highly acclaimed Managing Gigabytes , authors Witten, Moffat, and Bell continue to provide unparalleled coverage of state-of-the-art techniques for compressing and indexing data. Whatever your field, if you work with large quantities of information, this …
Reivers
Raiders of the Borderlands
Häftad, 2017
157 kr
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From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands suffered one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder in modern Europe.As a consequence of constant conflict, Borderers suffered horribly at the hands of marauding armies who ravaged their land, …
Wall
Rome's Greatest Frontier
Häftad, 2017
157 kr
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This is the story behind Rome's greatest frontier – Hadrian's Wall.Hadrian’s Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least …
Great Tapestry of Scotland
The Making of a Masterpiece
Av Alistair Moffat, Susan Mansfield
Häftad, 2021
123 kr
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The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy …
Islands of the Evening
Journeys to the Edge of the World
Häftad, 2022
126 kr
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'Magnificent' - New Statesman, Books of the YearFourteen centuries ago, Irish saints journeyed to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. They sought spiritual solitude in remote places, but their mission was also to spread the word of God to the peoples of Scotland. Columba was the most famous …
War Paths
Walking in the Shadows of the Clans
Inbunden, 2023
227 kr
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Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans and their definitive conflicts. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. As he recounts the military prowess of the clans he also tells of their lives, their …
War Paths
Walking in the Shadows of the Clans
Häftad, 2024
130 kr
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Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans and their definitive conflicts. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. As he recounts the military prowess of the clans he also tells of their lives, their …
Italy's Paradise
A History of Tuscany
Häftad, 2024
134 kr
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'A delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region' – Sunday TelegraphEver since the days of the Grand Tour, Tuscany has cast its magic spell on foreign vistiors. Attracted by the perfect combination of history, art, architecture, superb natural beauty and weather – not to …
Borders
A History of the Borders from Earliest Times
Häftad, 2024
186 kr
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This is the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation's history for thousands of years. The hunter-gatherers, who first discovered the bounty of the ancient Wildwood, the Celtic warlords, the Romans, the Northumbrians and the Reivers, who dominated the Anglo-Scottish …
To See Ourselves
A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950
Inbunden, 2025
233 kr
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'A relatable and enjoyable march through the decades' – Sunday PostSince 1945 the world has changed at breakneck speed, and life in post-war Scotland is now entirely different from what it was like when Alistair Moffat grew up in the quiet Border town of Kelso in the 1950s. At that time the rhythms …
Bannockburn
The Battle for a Nation
Häftad, 2026
111 kr
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Relive the battle for a nation.As 8,000 Scottish soldiers, most of them spearmen, faced 18,000 English infantrymen, archers and mounted knights in June 1314 near the Bannock Burn, many would have thought that the result a foregone conclusion. But two days later, the English were routed, Edward II …
Highlands and Islands of Scotland
A New History
Häftad, 2025
180 kr
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Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarkable part of Scotland. This is the story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as it has never been told before. From the formation of the landscape millions of years ago to the …
Glasgow: A New History
Inbunden, 2025
180 kr
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Scotland’s largest city has always been one of the most vibrant, varied and fascinating places in the country.This new history of Glasgow begins with the river, for the Clyde made the city flourish. From prehistory to the Romans, to Mungo and the kingdom of Strathclyde, it’s a rich, quirky and …
To See Ourselves
A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950
Häftad, 2026
138 kr
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'A relatable and enjoyable march through the decades' – Sunday PostSince 1945 the world has changed at breakneck speed, and life in post-war Scotland is now entirely different from what it was like when Alistair Moffat grew up in the quiet Border town of Kelso in the 1950s. At that time the rhythms …
Assassins and Secret Listeners
Britain's Invisible Armies, 1939-45
Inbunden, 2026
240 kr
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Uncover the story of a nation's hidden heroes.Throughout Britain, all day, every day and in the dead of night, the secret listeners went about their solitary work. Hands on headphones, these men and women, drawn from all walks of civilian life, listened to the coded messages of German intelligence …
