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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier - Chris Terrill - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How to Build an Aircraft Carrier - Chris Terrill - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy''s largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP ''Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain''s biggest warship . . . Exhilarating'' THE TIMES ________65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that''s home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy''s history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.But it''s her ship''s company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie''s beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From Jerry Kyd, the ship''s inspirational Captain to Lt Cdr Nathan Grey, the first pilot to land Britain''s new stealth jet fighter on her deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ship''s people. How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells the story of Britain at its best: innovative, confident, outward-looking and world beating. ________ ''A detailed account of the challenges, trials and triumphs on the ship''s progression . . . and a portrait of the men and women who made it happen. [Terrill] writes with affection, humour and understanding'' TELEGRAPH

DKK 141.00
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Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot - Paul Tremelling - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot - Paul Tremelling - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man''s white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers ''A wild ride . . . the literary equivalent of injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball '' Aviation Historian ''Searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny'' RAF NEWS ''Puts you in the cockpit for carrier landings, missile firings and some of the most intense close air support stories imaginable'' MIKE SUTTON____________Few have what it takes to be a fighter pilot. From the cockpit to the crew room, the pressure is relentless. One mistake is the difference between life and death. But in the air, you''ll never feel more alive . . .Paul Tremelling knows this better than anyone. With nearly 20 years of experience, he puts you in the pilot''s seat in this thrilling first-hand account of a life in combat.From saving the lives of heroes under fire in Afghanistan, to performing a night trap on a pitching aircraft carrier deck, this is life as you''ve never experienced it before. Strap in, it''s time for take-off . . . ____________ ''An outstanding first-hand account from inside the cockpit, told with flair and humour'' JOHNNY MERCER MP, author of We Were Warriors ''The storytelling wouldn''t be out of place in a thriller. If you are going to take one book on holiday it has to be Harrier . . . it''s a superb read. You won''t be able to put it down'' Aerospace ''Mad, bad and dangerous to know . . . Tremelling lights the burners in an extraordinary memoir that leaves most military memoirs sitting behind in the hangar'' JAMES BRABAZON, author of My Friend the Mercenary ''This isn''t a book for the faint-hearted. It is a book for anyone who appreciates insight into how a fighter pilot trains, trains more, thinks (fast), handles the aircraft and onboard tech . . . then fights'' FLYER ''Tremmers puts you in the cockpit for carrier landings, missile firings and some of the most intense close air support sorties imaginable. Insightful, laced with humour, and highly recommended'' MIKE SUTTON, author of Typhoon ''An inspiring, enlightening and thrilling insight into how modern aviators earn their pay. The stories from Afghanistan alone are justification enough to read this brilliant book. A masterpiece'' PAUL BEAVER, author of Spitfire People ''A memoir that reads like a fast-paced thriller. Harrier launches straight onto the classics shelf of aviation literature'' JOHN TEMPLETON SMITH, author of White Lie

DKK 127.00
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Red Sky at Sunrise - Laurie Lee - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Wide Lens - Ron Adner - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Spark of Life - Frances Ashcroft - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Spark of Life - Frances Ashcroft - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''A wonderful book'' Bill Bryson''Ashcroft achieves the sort of rich simplicity most science writers can only dream about ... this book carries the eponymous spark of life'' Sunday Telegraph From before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do.In The Spark of Life award-winning physiologist Frances Ashcroft reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our cells. Can someone really die of fright? How do cocaine, LSD and morphine work? Why do chilli peppers taste hot? Ashcroft explains all this and more with wit and clarity. Anyone who has ever wondered about what makes us human will find this book a revelation.''A rare gift for making difficult subjects accessible and fascinating'' Bill Bryson ''She communicates complex science with engaging passion and eloquence'' Helen Dunmore, Observer ''Compelling and very readable, an excellent writer'' Literary Review ''Riveting ... she has a stock of good tales'' New Scientist ''Lively, conversational prose, refreshingly accessible to any lay reader ... a positively charged little book'' Daily Telegraph Frances Ashcroft is Professor of Physiology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College Oxford. She is also Director of OXION, a consortium of scientists studying ion channels, the heroes of this book. Her scientific research focuses on how a rise in your blood sugar level stimulates the release of insulin and what why this process goes wrong in diabetes. She has won many prizes for her research, most recently the L''Oreal/UNESCO 2012 Women in Science award. She is also a recipient of the Lewis Thomas Prize for Science Writing for The Spark of Life. Her first book for the general reader was Life at the Extremes : The Science of Survival .

DKK 127.00
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The Spy and the Traitor - Ben Macintyre - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

DKK 123.00
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Flying High - Tony Fernandes - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Flying High - Tony Fernandes - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''What a life. Tony Fernandes has accomplished amazing things - and who''s to say what he can go on to achieve?'' Sir Richard Branson The inspiring story of business hero and Apprentice Asia star Tony Fernandes As a boy, Tony Fernandes wanted to be a pilot, a footballer or a racing driver. By 2011 he''d gone one better: founding his own airline and his own formula one team, and becoming Chairman of Queens Park Rangers, helping them reach the Premier League again after a 15-year absence from the top flight. Flying High is the memoir of an exceptional business leader; the man who created Asia''s first budget airline, democratizing air travel in Asia and building AirAsia into a multi-billion-dollar company in the process. Published as Tony returns as the face of the second series of Apprentice Asia , this inspiring personal story will be a major global publishing event. Tony Fernandes studied at Epsom College, UK, and the London School of Accountancy. He worked for Virgin Communications and Warner Music before acquiring AirAsia and relaunching it as Asia''s first low-cost carrier in 2001/2. He is currently Group CEO of AirAsia, Chairman of QPR football club and owner of the Caterham F1 team. Tony has been awarded a CBE, titled twice by the King of Malaysia and awarded the Legion d''Honneur by the French government. He has also received awards from major business media outlets including the International Herald Tribune , Business Times , Business Week , Fast Company and Forbes .

DKK 161.00
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Winkle - Paul Beaver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Winkle - Paul Beaver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric ''Winkle'' Brown - Britain''s greatest-ever pilot Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric ''Winkle'' Brown than met the eye.From shooting down Luftwaffe bombers from the deck of a carrier in the Battle of the Atlantic and narrowly escaping death when his ship was torpedoed, to accumulating a never-to-be repeated litany of world records and firsts as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over four hundred different kinds of aircraft - more than any other pilot in history.A rival to Chuck Yeager and hero to Neil Armstrong, by the time of his appearance on Desert Island Discs'' 1000th episode Winkle had become a legend in his own lifetime, and by his death, a national treasure.But despite his enormous fame, there have always been mysteries at the heart of Winkle''s story. Now, drawing on previously unseen documents and unfettered access to Winkle''s own personal archive, Paul Beaver uncovers the complex and enigmatic man behind the legend - the real story of Britain''s greatest pilot.A story Winkle insisted could only be told after his death . . . ---------- ''Compelling, fascinating and frequently jaw-dropping. A brilliant and revelatory biography'' JAMES HOLLAND ''Beaver recounts the story of a man he regarded as a mentor in unshowy but fascinating detail, and restores a British hero to his rightful place'' OBSERVER ''[A] thumping great biography by Britain''s leading aviation historian'' DAILY MAIL, ''BOOK OF THE WEEK'' ''Winkle Brown''s astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading'' SUNDAY TIMES ''An excellent biography'' PATRICK BISHOP, DAILY TELEGRAPH '' The extraordinary story [of] a fearless pilot and decorated war hero. Epic'' THE HERALD ''A thrilling new biography'' DAILY EXPRESS ''A thumping great biography of the flying ace who made Top Gun look tame ... enthralling'' DAILY MAIL ''Riveting ... one of those must-read books, compelling and full of incidents that leave you gasping with surprise ... an incredible story'' FLYER ''An incredible life ... Brown took a secret to the grave that makes his story all the more remarkable'' THE SUN

DKK 288.00
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The Poetry of Sex - Sophie Hannah - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Poetry of Sex - Sophie Hannah - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Poetry of Sex - a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology by acclaimed poet Sophie Hannah We''ve been at it all summer, from the Canadian border to the edge of Mexico . . .Romance and poetry seem to go hand in hand but - implicit, explicit, nuanced or starkly frank - sex itself has long been a staple subject for poets. In fact a great deal of erotic poetry rejects the distinction. It''s hard to imagine a more fruitful subject for poets than sex, in all its glorious manifestations: from desire and hope, through disappointment and confusion, to conclusion and consequence. And little has changed over the centuries, as Sophie Hannah''s anthology vividly demonstrates, from Catullus pleading with Lesbos to Walt Whitman singing the body electric. Moods and attitudes may vary but the drive persists as does the desire to write about it.Sophie Hannah''s selection ranges from ancient Rome to modern New York, from gay to straight, but her principle has been to go low on the sugar and high on the excitement. The result is a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology.From Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, this book is essential reading for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. It is a perfect counterpart to the The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry and a wonderful companion to Sophie Hannah''s own Selected Poems .''Sophie Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart'' Guardian ''A shrewd and accurate observer of the world around her, and of her own life, she is often very funny'' The Oldie ''The brightest young star in British poetry'' Independent Sophie Hannah has published five collections of poetry. Her fifth Pessimism for Beginners was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award in 2007. Her Selected Poems is published by Penguin (revised edition, 2013). She is also the writer of bestselling psychological crime fiction, most recently The Carrier . Her novels have been translated into 24 languages. Born in Manchester, she now lives in Cambridge with her husband and children, and is a Fellow Commoner of Lucy Cavendish College.

DKK 123.00
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Winkle - Paul Beaver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Winkle - Paul Beaver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric ''Winkle'' Brown - Britain''s greatest-ever pilot ''Winkle Brown''s astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading'' SUNDAY TIMES ''[A] thumping great biography by Britain''s leading aviation historian'' DAILY MAIL, ''BOOK OF THE WEEK'' *MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE* -- Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric ''Winkle'' Brown than met the eye.From shooting down Luftwaffe bombers from the deck of a carrier in the Battle of the Atlantic and narrowly escaping death when his ship was torpedoed, to accumulating a never-to-be repeated litany of world records and firsts as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over four hundred different kinds of aircraft - more than any other pilot in history.A rival to Chuck Yeager and hero to Neil Armstrong, by the time of his appearance on Desert Island Discs'' 1000th episode Winkle had become a legend in his own lifetime, and by his death, a national treasure.But despite his enormous fame, there have always been mysteries at the heart of Winkle''s story. Now, drawing on previously unseen documents and unfettered access to Winkle''s own personal archive, Paul Beaver uncovers the complex and enigmatic man behind the legend - the real story of Britain''s greatest pilot.A story Winkle insisted could only be told after his death . . . ---------- ''Compelling, fascinating and frequently jaw-dropping. A brilliant and revelatory biography'' JAMES HOLLAND ''Beaver recounts the story of a man he regarded as a mentor in unshowy but fascinating detail, and restores a British hero to his rightful place'' OBSERVER ''An excellent biography'' PATRICK BISHOP, DAILY TELEGRAPH '' The extraordinary story [of] a fearless pilot and decorated war hero. Epic'' THE HERALD ''A thrilling new biography'' DAILY EXPRESS ''A thumping great biography of the flying ace who made Top Gun look tame ... enthralling'' DAILY MAIL ''Riveting ... one of those must-read books, compelling and full of incidents that leave you gasping with surprise ... an incredible story'' FLYER ''An incredible life ... Brown took a secret to the grave that makes his story all the more remarkable'' THE SUN

DKK 126.00
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