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  • Introduction To Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Ray Physics

    par Pierre Sokolsky, Gordon Thomson ...
    Collections series Frontiers in Physics
    This revised edition provides an up-to-date summary of the field of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, dealing with their origin, propagation, and composition,. The authors reflect the enormous strides made since the first edition in the realm of experimental work, in particular the use of vastly improved, more sensitive and precise detectors. The level remains introductory and pedagogical, suitable ... En savoir plus

    $142.99 CAD

  • Railways of Ayrshire

    par Gordon Thomson ...
    In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, rendered the area wide open to the 'railway mania' that swept Britain in the mid to late 1800s. The proximity of the county north to ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

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    We Could Do Worse

    A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories

    par Martin Greenberg ...
    Lu par Richard McGonagle, Gordon Thomson, Stefan Rudnicki, William Windom, Richard Gilliland, Jo Marie Payton, Yancy Butler, David Ackroyd ...

    Version Abrégée

    6 heure 15 min

    Fascinating " What If?" stories from Hugo and Nebula award-winning masters of altnerate history!What would the world be like if Teddy Roosevelt had fought in World War I? If the space race started during World War II? If Joseph McCarthy had been elected President? These and other questions are answered in this collection of alternate histories. As these stories suggest, the world as we know it ... En savoir plus

    $39.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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    The Blood Artists

    par Chuck Hogan ...
    Lu par Gordon Thomson ...

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    5 heure 39 min

    Stephen Pearse and Peter Maryk are doctors who once worked together to research a horrifying virus outbreak in the Congo. Now Pearse heads the Bureau of Disease Control, and Maryk runs the clandestine special pathogens section of the disease detectives— making the two scientists bitter enemies. But when the disease from the Congo re-emerges in America, they must set aside their differences in ... En savoir plus

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  • Shadows in the Steam

    The Haunted Railways of Britain

    par David Brandon, Alan Brooke ...
    Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across Britain's railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and spectral crew; the wires whizzing to ... En savoir plus

    $10.29 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • To the Edge of the World

    The Story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the World's Greatest Railroad

    par Christian Wolmar ...
    To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travel -- full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and cultural events, and almost inconceivable feats of engineering. Christian Wolmar passionately recounts the improbable origins of the Trans-Siberian railroad, the vital artery for Russian expansion that spans almost 6,000 miles and seven time zones ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Firing the Flying Scotsman and Other Great Locomotives

    Life on the Footplate in the Last Years of Steam

    par Ken Issitt ...
    Remembering the romance of a bygone era, with all the dirt, grime and risks the job entailed! Fast train fireman Ken Issitt worked on the footplate from the late 1940s to 1960, experiencing firing some of the greatest locomotives from the Flying Scotsman to Coltimore and Blink Bonney. The work was hard and conditions were tough but little did Ken know at the time that he was experiencing the last ... En savoir plus

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  • I Tried to Run a Railway

    par Gerard Fiennes ...
    'BR rebel chairman resigns' The Guardian.'Rebel rail chief in row' Daily Mail.'I don't take it back says sacked rail chief' Daily Express.This is the notorious book that got Gerard Fiennes sacked from British Railways while he was Chairman and General Manager of the Eastern Region in 1968.Fiennes became a railwayman by accident, joining the L.N.E.R as a Traffic Apprentice in 1928. Over the next ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Tube

    Station to Station on the London Underground

    par Oliver Green ...
    From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings. This beautiful hardback edition is a fantastic gift-book, publishing in the run up to Christmas, and sales will be boosted even further by the much-loved network's 150th anniversary ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • In Search of the Grand Trunk

    Ghost Rail Lines in Ontario

    par Ron Brown ...
    Explore Ontario's forgotten rail lines and experience the legacy and lore of this the vital railway era of Ontario's history. At its peak between 1880 and the 1920s, Ontario was criss-crossed by more than 20,000 kilometres of rail trackage. Today , only a fraction remains. Yet trains once hauled everything from strawberries to grain, cans of milk and even eels. Villagers depended on trains to ... En savoir plus

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  • Beeching: 50 Years On

    50 Years On

    par Anthony Poulton-Smith ...
    In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and Beeching's name was muddied, but in hindsight the report probably did more than any other single factor to preserve the nation's railway heritage. Without ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated

    par Mark Wegman ...
    The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the "golden era" of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passenger service, a time when rail technology saw its greatest advances and railroads became the nation's favored mode of transportation. These glory years come alive in American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD