A limited edition hardcover book with a DVD documentary, The Comet, featuring archive footage of the aircraft in action and interviews with the people who flew it The world’s first jet airliner flew for the first time barely four years after the end of World War II, and it was a sensation. It revolutionized commercial air travel. It was the fastest airliner in the world and it inspired a post-war public with its pioneering jet engines and sleek design. Packed with rare and unseen images and memorabilia, this delves into an amazing aircraft from the dark days of World War II when it was conceived by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, through its design and manufacture and introduction to service with British Overseas Airways Corporation amid cheering and flag waving. It covers in-depth the tragic Comet crashes, the exhaustive work done on solving the crash mysteries, and its successful reincarnation, both for civil airlines and for the military, as the Comet 4 and eventually the RAF’s Nimrod, the ultimate and final variant of the Comet design. This book also gives the reader a flavor of the excitement of air travel in the 1950s and provides an invaluable reference work to every Comet built.

Comet

Engineering & Transportation

Hales-Dutton, Bruce

Transportation

Upfront Entertainment

A limited edition hardcover book and more than four hours of classic 1980s matches on DVD   Journey through the decade that proved to be the most significant period in the history of Liverpool FC. The book charts the highlights of being European, League, FA, and League Cup Winners to the devastation of the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters. With additional career player retrospectives, a special focus on Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, and Kenny Dalglish (the managers who have guided the club), and in-depth statistical information, this book revisits some magic moments with the use of rare photographs, images, and film. It includes more than four hours of vintage Liverpool matches and profiles some of the clubs star players including King Kenny, John Aldridge, Ian Rush, and John Barnes.

Liverpool: A Backpass Through History: The 1980s

Sports & Outdoors

O'Neill, Michael A.

Miscellaneous

A limited edition hardcover book providing insight into one of the most famous soccer clubs in the world   This book charts a nostalgia-packed journey through the club's evolution, from its beginnings via a formally constituted meeting in St. Mary’s church hall in East Rose Street, Calton, Glasgow, by Irish Marist Brother Walfrid on November 6, 1887, to the club that became the kings of Europe and the team that has never been relegated from the Scottish Premiership. It offers player career retrospectives and in-depth statistical information, a focus on Jock Stein and the other managers who have guided the club, and a special feature on Ronny Deila.

Celtic: A Backpass Through History

Sourced from archives around the world, a collection of all the most exciting Grand Prix images Formula 1 Grand Prix racing is the ultimate motorsport. The fastest cars, the biggest budgets, the highest rewards and the most glamorous fans all make it compelling viewing. For decades Grand Prix photographers have shot some of the most exciting images the sports world have ever seen and now the very best of them are brought together. Rarely seen collections of photographs tell the fascinating story of Grand Prix racing from its early beginnings in France with the Automobile Club France in 1906 through the golden years of the 1930s right through the glory years of F1 in the 1960s and 1970s to the extraordinary cars and highly paid drivers of the present day. Carefully researched profiles examine the great drivers and the great cars; the technological wizardry of the designers and developers; the great rivalries between drivers and teams that creates champions; the massive commercial business within the sport; the fine balance between danger and safety; the Grand Prix weekend from first practice to the winner's podium; and the great circuits that have hosted some of the most unforgettable races of all time. The publishers have scoured Getty Images and many private collections round the world to create a unique, lavishly Illustrated hardcover book featuring work from some of the most renowned photographers in Formula 1, including Rainer Schlegemilch, and a compelling history.

Grand Prix Unseen: A History Through the Lens

Arts & Photography

Vigar, Bruce

Photography & Video

A celebration of the legendary manager, one of the greatest in the history of soccer This lavishly illustratred book charts the enormous success of Sir Alex Ferguson's 27 year reign at Manchester United, with profiles of all the big matches and players that guided the Club to its myriad of trophies. Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the greatest soccer managers to grace the stadiums of the world. When he announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role, he went out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time. This book explores why he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of English football, covering the quality of his league winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008.

The Alex Ferguson Years: Manchester United Backpass Through History (A Backpass Through History)

Biographies & Memoirs

The stories behind the music with an album by album analysis, accompanied by images from many of the most well known contemporary rock photographers . The Who defined a generation and rocked the world. "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Baba O'Riley" are some of the most well known tracks in rock history. The rock opera Tommy, the genre-defining Live at Leeds, and the classic Quadrophenia are just some of The Who's albums. The band's original lineup had an amazing 15-year span, as they toured their way around the globe, performing live and recording until the death of drummer Keith Moon in 1978. Then John Entwhistle died in 2002, but the remaining founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend continue to tour. This book takes fans on the journey with the band as they conquered the world: from small London clubs to Madison Square Garden, from seven-inch vinyl releases to multimillion-selling albums, all the way to recognition as global rock gods.

The Who: Their Generation

Arts & Literature

Magnificently illustrated with some of McQueen’s most riveting designs, this book illuminates the struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted fashion norms and give the world a new sense of grandeur From conflicted gay teenager and aggressive and remote young man, through to his lonely suicide, this book charts Alexander McQueen’s ascent to couturier par excellence, highlighting his spectacular shows and showing how his confrontational, streetwise manner was simply a shield that protected and masked a very shy, sensitive, and insecure man who hailed from the wrong side of the high fashion tracks. McQueen’s talent is now globally acknowledged to have been unmatched in contemporary haute couture, and this book distills from the lavish sweep of his colors, designs, fabrics, and forward-driving concepts the essence of a man on a quest for beauty and his own contentment. In casting the spotlight on the stark contrast between catwalk glamour and his upbringing and personal demons, the book shows how his talent both nourished and destroyed him. It takes us from the vicious glare of the walkway where he was fêted by the wealthy and famous as an innovative artist to behind the glamour. There, defiance delineated a life that was hurled into inescapable depression by the deaths, first of his great friend and supporter Isabella Blow and then by his mother.

Alexander McQueen: Redefining Beauty Beyond the Borderline

O'Neill, Michael

A tribute to 100 years of Boeing and its aircraft The publishers of Boeing: Unseen Images from the Archives have scoured archives round the world to create a unique book packed with rare and previously unseen images that complement acclaimed aviation journalist Bruce Hales-Dutton's text. Boeing is perhaps the most important manufacturer and designer of aircraft ever and the most iconic name in the history of aviation. From a small boat factory in Seattle, the legendary "Red Barn," 100 years ago to the giant aviation manufacturing business of today, Boeing has built and maintained an unrivaled reputation for building airliners, bombers, fighters, flying boats, trainers, helicopters, and more recently spacecraft and missiles. It was aircraft such as the P.26 Peashooter, Stratoliner, and Clipper flying boat that created the company's pre-war reputation; the classic B-17 and B-29 bombers that made Boeing one of the biggest wartime contributors to the US war effort; the unique shape of the Stratocruiser that returned the company to the forefront of the commercial aviation business in the immediate post-war years; the hugely successful B-52 bomber and 707, 727, 737, and 747 airliners that gave Boeing the lead in jet aviation; and the recent array of world beating aircraft such as the Chinook helicopter, 787 Dreamliner, Super Hornet, and C-17 Globemaster military transport that have maintained the company's position well into the 21st Century.

Boeing: Unseen Images From The Archives

Lewis Hamilton is the record breaking driver of Formula 1, having won his 3rd world championship in 2015. He is competing for his 4th championship in 2016. His rivalry with Nico Rosberg and his incredible career from Karting champion to one of the greatest drivers on the planet with the likes of Senna and Schumacher in his sights. He has become the greatest British F1 driver ever. Jackie Stewart says that he has rewritten the rule book. This is his story, illustrated with incredible images from Getty.

Lewis Hamilton Through the Lens: Limited Hardback Collectors Edition

The fascinating stories of the five individuals that made the dream of Led Zeppelin into an even more incredible reality are told with rare photographs and two DVDs feature interviews with the band.

Led Zeppelin: Film & Photo Archive Special Edition Including 2 DVDs (Rock Talk)

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