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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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Now in its eighth edition, this trusted Procurement and Supply Chain Management text provides a complete introduction to the important principles underlying the subject area using a flexible managerial perspective. Fully updated and restructured to reflect contemporary thinking and practice, this highly respected textbook covers the latest developments in procurement and supply chain management with clear and well-structured content. Strong case studies that are relevant and engaging complement the content and bring the subject to life.
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Inbunden, Svenska, 2025
199 kr269 kr
E-handeln slår rekord, och bakom varje paket som levereras direkt till dörren finns en osynlig armé av gigarbetare. I Den sista milen granskar Julia Lindblom de svenska leveransföretagen som lovar fossilfria, rekordsnabba leveranser – men på bekostnad av de som gör jobbet. På några få år har leveransbranschen omstöpts i grunden av techdrivna, snabbt expanderande bolag med mängder av riskkapital i ryggen.
Med skarpa avslöjanden och personliga berättelser från buden visar Lindblom hur app-baserade plattformar revolutionerat arbetsmarknaden och samtidigt pressat arbetsvillkoren till bristningsgränsen. Vad händer när algoritmer styr arbetet, investerare jagar tillväxt, och arbetare blir förlorare i gigekonomins löfte om flexibilitet?
Julia Lindblom, författaren bakom hyllade Amazon – bakom framgången, har skrivit en reportagebok som sätter ljuset på arbetsvillkoren, maktkampen och de dolda kostnaderna bakom din hemleverans.
"En ögonöppnande och tankeväckande bok som gör att jag ser leveransbuden i stadsmiljön på ett nytt sätt. Helhetsbetyg: 4." BTJ-häftet nr 23, 2025
"I Julia Lindbloms 'Den sista milen' får vi läsa om vem som tar smällen när kalkylen inte håller. … E-handeln i Sverige har mer än fördubblats sedan 2017 och budbranschen har växt explosionsartat. På ytan ser dessa firmor ut som moderna techföretag, men deras rötter är nerkörda i en dunkel forntid då arbetarna bockade så att ryggkotorna krasade." Aftonbladet
"Denna dystopi är redan en verklighet för en stor del av Sveriges invandrade befolkning, vilket Julia Lindblom skildrar med hjärtskärande precision i 'Den sista milen'". Expressen
"Efter många års diskussioner har de till slut lovat att arbeta för att organisera gigarbetare. Än så länge har de misslyckats. De har ett stort och svårt arbete framför sig, men 'Den sista milen' stärker min mångåriga övertygelse att det saknas en bättre utväg. Läs den – och rösta med fötterna." Göteborgs-Posten
"På 200 tajta sidor lyckas Lindblom intervjua såväl bolagens anställda som deras chefer och jurister. Det är rafflande läsning, pedagogiskt förklarat, om villkoren i en genomrutten bransch." Upsala Nya Tidning
"Samma dag som jag läser ut boken passerar jag en lastbil som vält. Den tillhör en av de större budfirmorna. Förarsidan är svart av sot. Vid korsningen dirigeras trafiken av män i reflexjackor, en bit bort står ett polisfordon. Personen som satt i förarsätet är borta. Plötsligt är det inte längre en berättelse i en bok." Svenska Dagbladet
Julia Lindbloms reportagebok, ”Amazon: Bakom framgången”, granskade den stora näthandelsbutiken och villkoren för de som jobbar där. Nedslående läsning. Upprörande. Lindblom har släppt en ny bok i dagarna. I ”Den sista milen” granskar hon det som ibland kallas för gigekonomin. Hon berättar om människor som med risk för liv och hälsa levererar paket, om budbranschens arbetare med osäkra anställningar, ständigt övervakade och löner som betalas ut ibland. År 1979 skrotades husmorssemestern, men i dagens kapitalism är det personerna Julia Lindblom berättar om [de] som förtjänar en husmorssemester." Dagens ETC
"Varje gång vi klickar hem något är det till en kostnad – förutom för klimat och miljö kanske även för oss själva, tänker jag? Men också för människorna som utgör stommen på den exploderande pryl-leveransmarknaden. Med finstämd närvaro skildrar Julia Lindblom mannen som jobbar tolv timmar om dagen men ändå inte har råd med en tågbiljett för att hälsa på sin dotter i Malmö. Eller de som utvisas – utan lön – när budbolagen går i konkurs. En välbehövlig självrannsakan, i hopp om att övriga klappar är mer hållbara." Lisa Röstlund, Aftonbladet
"Är du just i färd med att klicka hem årets julklappar? Tänk igen. Grävjournalisten Julia Lindblom gör i 'Den sista milen' upp med e-handelns exploatering av arbetskraft och ihåliga hållbarhetslöften. … Lindblom tecknar effektivt bilden av denna den fria marknadens dystopiska verklighet." Dagens Nyheter
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
279 kr
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Pocket, Svenska, 2020
89 kr
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"Otaliga gånger har nyfikna själar ställt mig frågan om hur jag blivit den jag är. Vad är det som har drivit mig? Hur har jag tagit mig dit jag kommit? Mitt svar har varit: livet utvecklar sig, oförutsägbart och mångtydigt. Livet faktiskt bara blir; det finns ingen snitslad bana. Det är ett svar som sällan tillfredsställer, så den här boken måste till." Under nästan fyra decennier var Leif Östling verksam på buss- och lastbilsföretaget Scania. Mot bakgrund av såväl historiskt monumentala skiften som tekniska språng och konjunkturers svallvågor, utvecklades den person som för många idag är välkänd för sitt framgångsrika ledarskap och sina starka åsikter. Däremot är det få som känner till bakgrunden till de stora framgångarna, filosofin bakom företagandet och relationen till den långvarige ägaren Wallenberg.
I boken skildrar han öppenhjärtigt bland annat maktspelet och motsättningarna inom Wallenbergsfären när Volvo försökte ta över Scania, Volkswagens långvariga relation till företaget, och hur allt ställdes på sin spets, gång efter annan. Boken är lika mycket en biografi som det är en berättelse om förhållandena i svenskt näringslivs innersta kärna; om affärer, makt, spel och ansvar. Men det är också en skildring om hur medmänsklighet och värderingar alltid vinner i längden. Leif Östling berör också tiden som ordförande i Svenskt Näringsliv och utvecklar resonemanget kring uttrycket Vad fan får jag för pengarna? .
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
207 kr
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In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. Uber had catapulted to the top of the tech world, yet for many came to symbolise everything wrong with Silicon Valley. In the tradition of Brad Stone’s Everything Store and John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood, award-winning investigative reporter Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped delivers a gripping account of Uber’s rapid rise, its pitched battles with taxi unions and drivers, the company’s toxic internal culture and the bare-knuckle tactics it devised to overcome obstacles in its quest for dominance.Based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees, along with previously unpublished documents, Super Pumped is a page-turning story of ambition and deception, obscene wealth and bad behaviour, that explores how blistering technological and financial innovation culminated in one of the most catastrophic twelve-month periods in American corporate history.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2008
261 kr
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SwitchPoints is the inspiring story of how Canadian National Railway (CN) advanced from good to great in a few short years–becoming North America's top-performing railroad and a favorite with of corporate customers and investors. In it, the authors reveal how company-wide culture change propelled this aging transportation giant to become the profitable powerhouse it is today. Rich with insights and anecdotes, SwitchPoints offers lessons that can be applied to any organization seeking to improve the bottom line by improving their culture.
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Häftad, Engelska, 2026
124 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2016
229 kr
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, both from private investors and from ports that aspired to be on the leading edge of a new technology. It required years of high-stakes bargaining with two of the titans of organized labor, Harry Bridges and Teddy Gleason, as well as delicate negotiations on standards that made it possible for almost any container to travel on any truck or train or ship. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U.S. forces in Vietnam to persuade the world of the container's potential.Drawing on previously neglected sources, economist Marc Levinson shows how the container transformed economic geography, devastating traditional ports such as New York and London and fueling the growth of previously obscure ones, such as Oakland. By making shipping so cheap that industry could locate factories far from its customers, the container paved the way for Asia to become the world's workshop and brought consumers a previously unimaginable variety of low-cost products from around the globe. Published in hardcover on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
133 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
190 kr
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Shortlisted for the Motoring Book of the Year Awards 2025 Category: Best Debut Author (Graham Robson Trophy)China is now at the forefront of electric vehicle adoption and a wave of Chinese manufactured cars is now hitting Europe and the West. As the world's largest car producer since 2008, China's automotive industry deserves a closer look.Driving the Dragon explores the history of Chinese car manufacture, looking at some of the important cars on that journey, the false starts and missed opportunities. The story begins with the Rover 75 and how it played a key role in moving the Chinese car industry forward. It concludes with a look at cars from the likes of BYD, Zeekr and Nio, which are becoming mainstream in the UK and Europe as some of the most competitive electric vehicles on the market, not just in terms of price but also performance and desirability.For many people China is still a very enigmatic country, not helped by recent political events. While the book focuses on the automotive industry it also looks at the country itself and examines the culture surrounding the industry.The author spent 30 years in China, teaching, test driving and reviewing Chinese cars, and writing, while witnessing first-hand the extraordinary growth of the Chinese car industry.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
696 kr
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Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new commercial pressures and opportunities. Early British dominance, for example, was later undermined in the 1950s by competition from the Japanese, who have since been overtaken by South Korea and, most recently, China. The case studies in this volume trace these and other important developments in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries, as well as workers’ responses to these historic transformations.
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
198 kr
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The president and CEO of Scandinavia Airlines (SAS) shows how to adapt to the new customer-driven economy.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
1 990 kr
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The International Handbook of Shipping Finance is a one-stop resource, offering comprehensive reference to theory and practice in the area of shipping finance. In the multibillion dollar international shipping industry, it is important to understand the various issues involved in the finance of the sector. This involves the identification and evaluation of the alternative sources of capital available for financing the ships, including the appraisal and budgeting of shipping investment projects; legal and insurance aspects of ship finance; the financial analysis and modelling of investment projects; mergers and acquisitions; and the commercial and market risk management issues involved.Edited by two leading academics in this area, and with contributions from 25 prominent market practitioners and academics over 16 chapters, this Handbook covers shipping finance and banking, maritime financial management and investments. As such, it includes: shipping markets; asset backed finance; shipbuilding finance; debt finance; public and private equity and debt markets; structured finance; legal aspects and key clauses of ship mortgages; marine insurance; mechanisms for handling defaulted loans; investment appraisal and capital budgeting; financial analysis and investment modelling; business risk management and freight derivatives; and mergers and acquisitions. Thus, the Handbook offers a rigorous understanding of the different aspects of modern shipping finance and maritime financial management and investments, the various characteristics of the available products, the capital needs and requirements, and a clear view on the different financial management strategies through a series of practical examples and applications. Technical where appropriate, but grounded in market reality, this is a “must-have” reference for anyone involved in shipping finance, from bank practitioners and commodity trading houses, toshipbrokers, lawyers and insurance houses as well as to university students studying shipping finance. Table of ContentsPreface by EditorsManolis Kavussanos, Professor, Director, MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management, Athens University of Economics and Business, GreeceIlias Visvikis, Professor, Director Executive Education and Professional Development, World Maritime University, SwedenChapter 1: Shipping Markets and their Economic Drivers Jan-Henrik Huebner, Head of Shipping Advisory, DNV GL, GermanyChapter 2: Asset Risk Assessment, Analysis and Forecasting in Asset Backed FinanceHenriette Brent Petersen, Head of Shipping & Offshore Research, DVB Bank SE, The NetherlandsChapter 3: Overview of Ship Finance Fotis Giannakoulis, Research Vice President, Morgan Stanley, USA Chapter 4: Shipbuilding Finance Charles Cushing, C.R. Cushing & Co. Inc., USAChapter 5: Debt Financing in Shipping George Paleokrassas, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams, GreeceChapter 6: Public Debt Markets for Shipping Basil Karatzas, Founder & CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co., USAChapter 7: Public and Private Equity Markets Jeffrey Pribor, Global Head, Maritime Investment Banking, Jefferies LLC, USACecilie Lind, Associate Investment Banking, Jefferies LLC, USAChapter 8: Structured Finance in Shipping Contributor: Ioannis Alexopoulos, Director, Shipping Financier, Eurofin Group, GreeceNikos Stratis, Managing Director of Augustea Group, UKChapter 9: Key Clauses of a Shipping Loan Agreement Kyriakos Spoullos, Solicitor, Norton Rose Fulbright, Greece Chapter 10: Legal Aspects of Ship Mortgages Simon Norton, Lecturer, Cardiff Business School, UKClaudio Chistè, Investec Bank Plc., UKChapter 11: Reasons and Mechanics of Handling Defaulted Shipping Loans and Methods of Recovery Dimitris Anagnostopoulos, Board Member & Director, Aegean Baltic Bank, GreecePhilippos Tsamanis, VP - Head of Shipping, Aegean Baltic Bank, GreeceChapter 12: Marine Insurance Marc Huybrechts, Professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium Theodora Nikaki, Associate Professor, Swansea University, UKChapter 13: Maritime Investment Appraisal and Budgeting Wolfgang Drobetz, Professor, University of Hamburg, GermanyStefan Albertijn, CEO, HAMANT Beratungs-und Investitions GmbH, GermanyMax Johns, Managing Director, German Shipowners’ Association, Germany Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Modelling of Ship Investments Lars Patterson, Shipping Investment Analyst, Pacomarine Limited, UK Chapter 15: Maritime Business Risk Management Manolis Kavussanos, Professor, Director, MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management, Athens University of Economics and Business, GreeceIlias Visvikis, Professor, Director Executive Education and Professional Development, World Maritime University, SwedenChapter 16: Mergers and Acquisitions in Shipping George Alexandridis, Associate Professor, ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK Manish Singh, Manish Singh, Group Director - Strategy and M&A, V. Group Limited, UK
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
370 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
153 kr
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What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds of people alive? And what, if any, are the lessons we have learned from these accidents?Aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni uses science, performance psychology, extensive interviews with pilots, and the accounts of crash survivors to answer these questions, and more. Alternately terrifying and inspiring - Negroni might just cure your fear of flying, and will definitely make you a more informed passenger.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
297 kr
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In 1930, an aerodrome was built in rural Surrey, sandwiched between two farms and adjacent to a racecourse. In 1936, after growing from strength to strength, Gatwick Airport was officially opened by the Secretary of State for Air.Since its second runway opened in 1958, Gatwick has officially been London’s second airport: if you wanted a package holiday throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, you would often fly from here on charter airlines that operated a multitude of aircraft types to destinations worldwide. This variety made spectator visits fascinating for plane spotters, who were well catered for with viewing piers that very closely overlooked the parked airliners.From its pre-war construction days to the hustle and bustle of today, Gatwick in Photographs charts the airport’s history through its aircraft in glorious full colour.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
245 kr
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Under nästan fyra decennier var Leif Östling verksam på buss- och lastbilsföretaget Scania. Mot bakgrund av såväl historiskt monumentala skiften som tekniska språng och konjunkturers svallvågor, utvecklades den person som för många idag är välkänd för sitt framgångsrika ledarskap och sina starka åsikter. Däremot är det få som känner till bakgrunden till de stora framgångarna, filosofin bakom företagandet och relationen till den långvarige ägaren Wallenberg. I boken skildrar han öppenhjärtigt bland annat maktspelet och motsättningarna inom Wallenbergsfären när Volvo försökte ta över Scania, Volkswagens långvariga relation till företaget, och hur allt ställdes på sin spets, gång efter annan. Boken är lika mycket en biografi som det är en berättelse om förhållandena i det svenska näringslivets innersta kärna; om affärer, makt, spel och ansvar. Men det är också en skildring om hur medmänsklighet och värderingar alltid vinner i längden. Leif Östling berör också tiden som ordförande i Svenskt Näringsliv och utvecklar resonemanget kring uttrycket "Vad fan får jag för pengarna?"
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
187 kr
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An exploration of the history and development of the dirigible airship from its humble beginnings in the late eighteenth century through to its current role as military command posts among other uses.Starting out as an unreliable experimental aircraft whilst aeronauts first began to learn the secrets of aerial navigation, the airship was remodelled in 1900 by Count Zeppelin to become a potent weapon of war. It was then transformed again into a short-lived solution to long-distance passenger air travel. With over 100 technical drawings and contemporary images of dirigible aircraft, Ridley-Kitts presents a comprehensive and fascinating history of the airship.Military, Naval and Civil Airships is a must read for those that wish to delve into the development of the aircraft for the first time and for airship specialists alike.
Del 14 - Transport and Sustainability
Sustainable Railway Engineering and Operations
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
1 255 kr
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Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructed, and used. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues involved in planning, engineering and operating sustainable railway systems. It introduces and examines a wide range of aspects of railway systems and their interrelationships with other human and natural systems. For each of these aspects it considers the key factors that affect the sustainability of the railway.Students, academic researchers and those in rail industry or related fields who are interested in railways or in transport sustainability more generally will find this to be an invaluable guide. It will be particularly helpful to those who are either relatively new to the railway context, or who have a detailed knowledge of one aspect of railways but are seeking to acquire a more holistic understanding of railway systems.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
195 kr
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An epic social history of steamship travel from the 19th-century to the ‘Lusitania’, the ‘Mauretania’ and the ‘Titanic’.The great transatlantic steamships became emblems of an age, of a Victorian audacity of spirit-cathedrals to man's harnessing of new technology. Through the innovations and designs of key engineers and shipping magnates – Samuel Cunard, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Edward Knights Collins – ‘the largest movable objects in human history' were created. To the wealthy, steamships represented glamorous travel, but to most they offered cheap passage out of Europe to the New World. At their peak, steamships delivered one million new Americans each year, transforming the world’s oceans from barriers into highways.In this fascinating history, Stephen Fox chronicles the tragedies that marked the evolution of the ocean liner, including the 1852 sinking of the ‘Arctic’, with the loss of three hundred and twenty-two lives, and the early 20th-century losses of the ‘Lusitania’ and the ‘Titanic’. Using contemporary records, diaries and writing, he penetrates the experience of transatlantic passage and examines the societies created on the vast floating cities, ‘a kind of third human environment, neither land nor sea but partaking of each, and bridging them in unprecedented ways’.
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Engelska, 2011116 kr
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An epic social history of steamship travel from the 19th-century to the `Lusitania’, the `Mauretania’ and the `Titanic’.The great transatlantic steamships became emblems of an age, of a Victorian audacity of spirit-cathedrals to man's harnessing of new technology. Through the innovations and designs of key engineers and shipping magnates – Samuel Cunard, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Edward Knights Collins – `the largest movable objects in human history' were created. To the wealthy, steamships represented glamorous travel, but to most they offered cheap passage out of Europe to the New World. At their peak, steamships delivered one million new Americans each year, transforming the world’s oceans from barriers into highways.In this fascinating history, Stephen Fox chronicles the tragedies that marked the evolution of the ocean liner, including the 1852 sinking of the `Arctic’, with the loss of three hundred and twenty-two lives, and the early 20th-century losses of the `Lusitania’ and the `Titanic’. Using contemporary records, diaries and writing, he penetrates the experience of transatlantic passage and examines the societies created on the vast floating cities, `a kind of third human environment, neither land nor sea but partaking of each, and bridging them in unprecedented ways’.Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2016191 kr
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The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring this revolution to life in their trademark style which engages and captivates. They explore the everyday lives and the intangible ephemeral history that make up the stories of the people who built, worked and were affected by the railways. From the very first steam train to the infrastructure that is still used in part today, they look at the men, women and children who lived and sometimes died constructing Britain''s railway heritage.As they trace the emergence of the Industrial Revolution across the country, the authors discover a hidden layer of social history, using rail transportation as a backdrop to reveal Britain’s radical change in social attitudes and culture across the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the rise of the working class, women’s rights, industrial growth, economic decline, warfare and the birth of the great British holiday. They tell the stories of the historic characters whose lives were changed by this radical mode of transport.Beautifully illustrated with photographs and artwork throughout, Full Steam Ahead is a passionate, charming and insightful look at Britain through the lens of one of its most momentous eras.
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Engelska, 2018106 kr
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’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today’s most closely watched technologies’ Brian Merchant, author of The One Device From the ultimate insider – a former General Motors executive and current advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car project – comes the definitive story of the race between Google, Tesla and Uber to create the driverless car. We stand on the brink of a technological revolution. In the near future, most of us will not own automobiles, but will travel instead in driverless electric vehicles summoned at the touch of an app. We will be liberated from driving, so that the time we spend in cars can be put to more productive use. We will prevent more than 90 percent of car crashes, provide freedom of mobility to the elderly and disabled and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.Autonomy tells the story of the maverick engineers and computer experts who triggered the revolution. Lawrence Burns – long-time adviser to the Google self-driving car project (now Waymo) and former corporate vice president of research, development and planning at General Motors – provides the perfectly timed history of how we arrived at this point, in a character-driven and vivid account of the unlikely thinkers who accomplished what billion-dollar automakers never dared.Beginning at a 2004 off-road robot race across the Mojave Desert with a million-dollar purse and continuing up to the current stampede to develop driverless technology, Autonomy is a page-turning chronicle of the past, a diagnosis of the present and a prediction of the future – the ultimate guide to understanding the driverless car and to navigating the revolution it has sparked.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
171 kr
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In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade’s Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El Faro, the crew of thirty-three who perished onboard, and the destructive forces of globalisation that put the ship in harm’s way. On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in one of the worst shipping disasters in decades. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish – until now.Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves – whose conversations were captured by the ship’s data recorder – journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of El Faro. As she recounts the final twenty-four hours onboard, Slade vividly depicts the officers’ anguish and fear as they struggled to carry out Captain Michael Davidson’s increasingly bizarre commands, which, they knew, would steer them straight into the eye of the storm. Taking a hard look at America’s aging merchant marine fleet, Slade also reveals the truth about modern shipping – a cutthroat industry plagued by razor-thin profits and ever more violent hurricanes fueled by global warming.A richly reported account of a singular tragedy, Into the Raging Sea takes us into the heart of an age-old American industry, casting new light on the hardworking crew of El Faro who paid the ultimate price in the name of profit.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
350 kr
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The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast.The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.Stories range from Bulleid’s 'Chinese Laundries', trainspotting trips in Wales and Scotland and Liverpool’s ‘Dockers’ Umbrella' to railway artists and clergy, a railway-owned airline and railways that were never built.Find out about• The Royal Scot’s 11,000-mile journey in the USA and Canada• A narrow gauge island railway in the middle of the Bristol Channel• How the London & South Western Railway saved the British Empire• Mallard’s unbeaten world speed record of 1938• How to fly by Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Plymouth• The 75-mile network of narrow gauge railways on the Isle of Skye• How another 4,500 miles of railway escaped closure by Dr BeechingAll Aboard is a delightful miscellany for every railway enthusiast, filled with fascinating and obscure stories, facts and figures.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
166 kr
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From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain’s historical railways in All Aboard.The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats.Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.Stories range from Bulleid’s 'Chinese Laundries', trainspotting trips in Wales and Scotland and Liverpool’s ‘Dockers’ Umbrella' to railway artists and clergy, a railway-owned airline and railways that were never built.Find out about• The Royal Scot’s 11,000-mile journey in the USA and Canada• A narrow gauge island railway in the middle of the Bristol Channel• How the London & South Western Railway saved the British Empire• Mallard’s unbeaten world speed record of 1938• How to fly by Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Plymouth• The 75-mile network of narrow gauge railways on the Isle of Skye• How another 4,500 miles of railway escaped closure by Dr BeechingAll Aboard is a delightful miscellany for every railway enthusiast, filled with fascinating and obscure stories, facts and figures.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
166 kr
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Explore Britain's remaining historic lines with railway expert Julian Holland.The essential guide to exploring Britain’s last remaining historic lines, Britain’s Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.More than 100 locations, the majority steam operated, featured all over Britain. Highly illustrated with maps and old and new photographs.Historic lines include;• Bodmin & Wenford Railway – two rural branch lines with a rich industrial history tucked away in Cornwall• West Somerset Railway – the longest heritage railway in England with views of the Quantock Hills and the sea• Bluebell Railway – a Victorian steam railway deep in rural Mid Sussex• North Norfolk Railway – a delightful journey through heathland with views of the sea• Dean Forest Railway – with a rich industrial history this heritage railway takes passengers into the ancient Forest of Dean• Ffestiniog Railway – a steam operated Victorian narrow gauge slate railway clinging to steep hillsides• Wensleydale Railway – a long heritage railway in the unspoilt Yorkshire Dales• Speyside Railway – a Highland line with views of the Cairngorm Mountains
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Engelska, 2022116 kr
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The essential guide to exploring Britain’s last remaining historic lines, Britain’s Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.More than 100 locations, the majority steam operated, featured all over Britain. Highly illustrated with maps and old and new photographs.Historic lines include;• Bodmin & Wenford Railway – two rural branch lines with a rich industrial history tucked away in Cornwall• West Somerset Railway – the longest heritage railway in England with views of the Quantock Hills and the sea• Bluebell Railway – a Victorian steam railway deep in rural Mid Sussex• North Norfolk Railway – a delightful journey through heathland with views of the sea• Dean Forest Railway – with a rich industrial history this heritage railway takes passengers into the ancient Forest of Dean• Ffestiniog Railway – a steam operated Victorian narrow gauge slate railway clinging to steep hillsides• Wensleydale Railway – a long heritage railway in the unspoilt Yorkshire Dales• Speyside Railway – a Highland line with views of the Cairngorm Mountains
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
350 kr
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It is more than 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a short, slow journey. From that time onwards, the evolution of the steam locomotive continued unabated through the 19th century and on into the 20th.Steam haulage on Britain’s nationalised railways ended in 1968, yet the British public’s love affair with these magnificent machines endures. In this volume you’ll find: Features on 100 of the most impressive British steam locomotivesStories of the fascinating engineers who designed themBeautiful imagery from the country’s leading railway photographersWritten by best-selling railway author Julian Holland, Britain’s Steam Locomotives is the perfect addition to any railway enthusiast’s collection.
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
171 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
In the spirit of books like "Waiter Rant" and "Kitchen Confidential", blogger and flight attendant Heather Poole gives the inside scoop on how to be the most hated passenger on the plane, whether passionate affairs with pilots are really as frequent as you'd think, what it's like flying in a post-9/11 world, and everything else passengers never knew. Readers will learn what it's like to live in a flight attendant crashpad in Crew Gardens, Queens, where the bedrooms are crammed with bunkbeds and the neighbors get the wrong idea about why attractive women are coming and going at all hours. They'll find out why it's a bad idea to fall for pilots, and - in Heather's case, at least-why it can be a good idea to fall for business class passengers. They'll watch passengers and coworkers alike get escorted off the planes by police, and learn insider secrets on starting salaries, FA schedules, celebrity misbehavior, and much more. Packed with sometimes unbelievable and always hilarious stories, "Cruising Attitude" intermingles the best of galley gossip with Heather's own experiences of life in the sky.