Second age of rail

Second Age of Rail

The complete story of the worldÂ’s high-speed railways, from JapanÂ’s bullet trains to HS2 via France, Germany and China

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Pyramid Schemes: A Tale of Sir Apropos of Nothing

He's back. Despite absolutely no requests at all, Sir Apropos of Nothing-he who was spawned from the violent assault of a tavern wench by a group of drunken knights-has returned. This time his voyages take him to the land of Rogypt, a surprisingly ancient

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Second Helping of Gumbo for the Soul

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Second Helping of Gumbo for the Soul

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Illustrated World of Tolkien The Second Age

Following the success of Illustrated World of Tolkien, David Day explores the Second Age of Middle-earth and Tolkien's richly imaginative legendarium

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Coming of Age in Second Life

Millions of people around the world today spend portions of their lives in online virtual worlds. Second Life is one of the largest of these virtual w

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Třebel 1647 - A Battlefield of the Thirty Years´ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology - Václav Matoušek; Tomáš Janata; Jan Chlíbec

Anotace: Kniha "Třebel 1647. A Battlefield of the Thirty Years´ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology" pojednává o střetnutí švédské a habsburské armády, která se odehrála pod hradem Třebelí v západních Čechách mezi...

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India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity

This volume discusses the emergence of space exploration as a new pivot of the global space economy in the decade of 2020s. Space exploration and huma

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Age of Interconnection

A monumental and accessible global history of the second half of the twentieth century, from the end of World War Two to the terrorist attack on the T

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Age of Anxiety

Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by Leonard Bernstein as well a

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Second Isaiah

This is Volume 20 of "The Anchor Bible", a new translation in fifty-six volumes, each with an introduction and notes. John L. McKenzie, S.J., Professor of Old Testament Theology at DePaul University, Chicago, has prepared "The Anchor Bible" translation of "Second Isiah", including Chapters 34-35, and 40-66 of the "Book of Isaiah".With its focus on the events surrounding t...

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Second Chance

Few would argue with the fact that, on many fronts, we are a world in crisis. And there are two sides to every crisis, be it a leadership crisis, an economic crisis, an education crisis or a moral crisis. The two side to crisis are danger and opportunity. Robert Kiyosaki's new book, Second Chance...for Your Money and Your Life, uses the lessons from the past and a brutal...

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Fall of Numenor, And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth HarperCollins Publishers

J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume....

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Art of the Modern Age

This is a sweeping and provocative work of aesthetic theory: a trenchant critique of the philosophy of art as it developed from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, combined with a carefully reasoned plea for a new and more flexible approach to art. Jean-Marie Schaeffer, one of France's leading aestheticians, explores the writings of Kant, Schlegel, Nova...

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The Fall of Numenor : And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth - Tolkien John Ronald Reuel

Anotace: J.R.R. Tolkien`s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume.J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a `dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told`. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord ...

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The Second-Order Predation Hypothesis of Pleistocene Extinctions

The end of the last Ice Age (Pleistocene) saw: 1)§significant climate and vegetation changes, 2) the§introduction of humans to the New World, and 3) major§megafaunal extinctions.§The leading theories of these extinctions climate§change and overkill are inadequate neither explains§why: 1) ruminants survived better than non-ruminants;§2) many mammal species were diminis...

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Knossos: From First to Second Palace

Ceramic, stratigraphic and architectural evidence reveals the last part of the Middle Bronze Age as vibrant and lengthy.

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Project 3 Second Edition: Teacher's Book

An innovative, five-level beginner's course for young learners from the age of 10. Key features Project brings English to life through motivating topics within a structured learning environment. It provides a clearly-structured, supportive framework of grammar with the flexibility to allow students to make their own discoveries. Language is presented in stimulating, reali...

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Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media

Benjamin’s famous “Work of Art“ essay sets out his boldest thoughts—on media and on culture in general. This book contains the second, and most da

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Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age

First published in 1967, Dr Swift is the second of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of SwiftÂ’s life.

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Second Language Acquisition and Lifelong Learning Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is an up-to-date resource for graduate students and researchers in second language (L2) acquisition who are interested in language learning across the lifespan. The main goal is to survey and evaluate what is known about the linguistic-cognition-affect associations that occur in L2 learning from birth through senescence (passing through the stages of childhood, ...

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Second Language Acquisition and Lifelong Learning Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is an up-to-date resource for graduate students and researchers in second language (L2) acquisition who are interested in language learning across the lifespan. The main goal is to survey and evaluate what is known about the linguistic-cognition-affect associations that occur in L2 learning from birth through senescence (passing through the stages of childhood, ...

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How Second Languages are Learned : An Introduction - Roger Hawkins

<p>A comprehensive introduction to how people learn second languages (L2s), this textbook approaches the topic through five problems the L2 learner has to solve: 'breaking into' the L2; associating forms with meanings; learning sentence structure; learning phrasal and sentential meaning; and learning the use of the L2 in context. These problems are linked throughout...

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Quest for Meaning

The go-to introductory guide to semiotic theory and practice, this second edition features a new chapter on semiotics in the digital age and sheds lig

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Empire of Night

The gripping second volume in the Age of Legends trilogy by international bestselling author Kelley Armstrong

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Epic Train Journeys. The Inside Track to the World's Greatest Rail Routes - Monisha Rajesh

<p>We’ve got a ticket to ride! When the journey is as important as the destination, traveling by train makes perfect sense. Take your seat and enjoy the view</p> <p> Epic Train Journeys compiles the world’s most memorable rail routes, from luxurious locomotives to budget-friendly local rides, into an essential guide. Train travel has always been more tha...

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Last Of The Wilds

The second volume of bestselling author Trudi Canavan's Age of the Five trilogy, set in a classical world of magic, heroes, gods and forbidden love.

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Song of the Lark

The second novel in Willa CatherÂ’s Great Plains trilogy, is a lyrical coming-of-age story charting the struggles of an artists life. 'Lingers lon

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Power of Identity

In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells dea

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Fall of Numenor

J.R.R. TolkienÂ’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume.

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Fall of Numenor

J.R.R. TolkienÂ’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one deluxe slipcased edition.

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Fall of Numenor

J.R.R. TolkienÂ’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume.

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Fall of Numenor

J.R.R. TolkienÂ’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume.

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Clash of Iron

Bloodthirsty druids and battle-hardened Iron Age warriors collide in the second volume of this action-packed historical fantasy trilogy which will app

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Clash of Kings

The second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, featuring

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History of Islamic Political Thought

Second edition of the history of Islamic political thought that traces its roots from early Islam to the current age of Fundamentalism (622 AD to 2010

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History of Islamic Political Thought

Second edition of the history of Islamic political thought that traces its roots from early Islam to the current age of Fundamentalism (622 AD to 2010

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Woman of a Certain Rage

Eliza is angry. Very angry, and very, very hot. A novel about love, life and a second shot at freedom for rebellious women of a certain age.

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Magicians of the Gods

Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returned with the sequel to his seminal work filled with completely new, scientific and archaeological evidence, which has only rece...

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Baden, Kostolac, Vučedol and Vinkovci - The Late Eneolithic, Transition Period, and Early Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin and the Western Balkans - Želimir Brnic

<p>The book treats three primary themes. The first covers the Baden, Kostolac/Bošáca and Vučedol cultures, demonstrating their genetic relationship and indigenous development. This development is marked by changes in distribution (the global horizontal stratigraphy) caused by the penetration of the Pit Grave Culture, our second theme. The third theme analyses the em...

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Baden, Kostolac, Vučedol and Vinkovci - The Late Eneolithic, Transition Period, and Early Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin and the Western Balkans

The book treats three primary themes. The first covers the Baden, Kostolac/Bošáca and Vučedol cultures, demonstrating their genetic relationship and indigenous development. This development is marked by changes in distribution (the global horizontal stratigraphy) caused by the penetration of the Pit Grave Culture, our second theme. The third theme analyses the emergence o...

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Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners

In the golden age of ocean liners, between the late nineteenth century and the Second World War, shipping companies ensured their vessels were a home

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History of the World Quiz Book

From the Bronze Age to the end of the Second World War, this quiz book covers 5,000 years of world history and provides the ultimate challenge for any

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Shadow of Night - Harknessová Deborah

Anotace: Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the captivating second volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS trilogy, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling. In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidd...

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Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

<p>Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the captivating second volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS trilogy, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling.In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidden love ...

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This Side of Paradise - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

<p>This Side of Paradise was Fitzgerald's first novel, and its instant success made him famous. The Beautiful and Damned was Fitzgerald's second novel, and describes the beginning of what became known as 'The Jazz Age'.</p>

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Minecraft: Night of the Bats (Woodsword Chronicles #2)

The Second book in the OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+ Morgan, Ash and friends are back for another adventure.

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A Clash of Kings: Book 2 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

Anotace: HBO`s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin`s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns ...

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A Clash of Kings: Book 2 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns a...

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A Storm of Swords: Part 2: Book 3 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

Anotace: HBO`s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin`s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD AND GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series. The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old ty...

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A Storm of Swords: Part 2: Book 3 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD AND GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series. The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyr...

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Lord of the Rings Sword Anduril: Sword of King Elessar Regular E

Narsil?/Anduril? are perhaps the most famous swords in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. At the end of the second age of Middle-earth, Narsil´s blade was shattered, as Elendil fell during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men in the great battle against Sauron, creating the Shards of Narsil?. Isildur, Elendil´s son, then used the broken hilt of Narsil? to cut The One Ring from ...

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A Drop of Patience - William Melvin Kelley

<p>The second novel from the internationally acclaimed author of A Different Drummer</p> <p>At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Here Ludlow Washington will suffer for eleven years, until his prodigious musical talent provides him an unlikely ticket back into the world.</p> <p>The property of...

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Astrology. The Library of Esoterica - Jessica Hundley

<p>Looking to the sky, the second volume in TASCHEN’s Library of Esoterica series delves into the vibrant visual history of Western astrology. From its birth as astronomy’s sister science, to our current Age of Aquarius, the story of this ancient practice is told through more than 400 images—from Egyptian temples to contemporary art—sequenced to mirror the spin of t...

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The History of Middle-Earth 12: Peoples of Middle-Earth - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book...

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The History of Middle-Earth 11: War of the Jewels - Tolkien J. R. R.

Anotace: The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien's epic tale of war. In The War of the Jewels Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of The Silmarillion from the point where it was left in Morgoth's Ring. The story now returns to Middle-earth, and the ruinous conflict of the High...

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The Atlas of Tolkien's Middle-Earth (0008194513)

Kniha - 210 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 210 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Find your way through every part of J.R.R. Tolkien s great creation, from the Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to the undying lands of the West...The Atlas of Tolkien s Middle-earth is an essential guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from...

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Analysis and Comparison of Forms and Methods for the Education of Older Adults in the V4 Countries

The "Analysis and Comparison of Forms and Methods for the Education of Older Adults in the V4 Countries" is based on national studies which are systematically compared in an attempt to address four key themes. First, the authors place the education of older adults in context, along with focusing on political, legal, economic, social and cultural aspects. Second, the publ...

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Analysis and Comparison of Forms and Methods for the Education of Older Adults in the V4 Countries - kolektiv autorů

<p>The "Analysis and Comparison of Forms and Methods for the Education of Older Adults in the V4 Countries" is based on national studies which are systematically compared in an attempt to address four key themes.</p><p>First, the authors place the education of older adults in context, along with focusing on political, legal, economic, social an...

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A Clash of Kings (Reissue) - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.</p> <p>‘Nobody does fantasy quite like Martin’ Sunday Times</p> <p>Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.<...

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