Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2010 Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment, account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, Russia & the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men & women in finance & politics grappling with success & failure, ego, greed, &, ultimately, the fate of the world's economy. ' We've got to get some foam down on the runway' a sleepless Timothy Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve of New York would tell Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury Secretary about the catastrophic crash of the world's financial system would experience. Through unprecendented access to the players involved, Too Big to Fail recreates all the drama & turmoil, revealing never-disclosed details & elucidating how decisions made on Wall Street over the past decade sowed the seeds of the debacle. This true story is not just a look at banks that were 'too big to fail', it is a real-life thriller about a cast of bold-faced names who themselves thought they were 'too big to fail'. ...

Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, & their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought. In this meticulous & absorbing account, Ford reviews the latest scientific evidence to show that the popular accounts of dinosaurs` lives contain ideas that are no more than convenient inventions: how dinosaurs mated, how they hunted & communicated, how they nursed their young, even how they moved. He uncovers many surprising details which challenge our most deeply-held beliefs
- such as the revelation that an asteroid impact did not end the dinosaurs` existence. Professor Ford`s illuminating examination changes everything. As he unravels the history of the world, we discover that evolution was not Charles Darwin`s idea; there were many philosophers who published the theory before him. The concept of continental drift & plate tectonics did not begin with Alfred Wegener a century ago, but dates back to learned pioneers hundreds of years before his time. Ever since scientists first began to study dinosaurs, they have travelled with each other down the wrong path, & Ford now shows how this entire branch of science has to be rewritten. A new dinosaur species is announced every ten days, & more & more information is currently being discovered about how they may have lived: locomotion, hunting, nesting behaviour, distribution, extinction. Ford brings together these amazing discoveries in this controversial new book which undoubtedly will ruffle a few feathers, or scales if you are an old-school dinosaur lover.
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Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter & fabled lover
- Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance.
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It`s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about
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She was particularly taken with the small narrow ledges that ran along either side of the boat. For a cat, four inches is an airport runway
- she could dance a Moonwalk along them on her two hind legs, juggling at the same time. Steve has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat, Justice
- but maybe not the kind he`d have wanted if he`d known the trouble she`d cause. Kit, an untidy bundle of fur with all the attitude you would expect from a `sarf Lunnun` cat, joins him on a mission to discover lost parts of Engl&. Steve gets a different perspective on the modern world as he cruises the canals through a landscape unchanged for centuries, visiting picturesque towns & waterway festivals along the way.

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Summer is over & Benito the bear cub needs a new cubbyhole. His old one is just too small & winter is coming fast. Benito searches high & low, far & wide for the perfect new home. Fox holes, rabbit burrows & ant holes will just not do. Benito needs a cubbyhole just right for a not-so-little bear. Then one day, Benito discovers his perfect cubbyhole by accident. It was right under his nose. ...

The Toolshed Colouring Book is perhaps the first colouring book aimed at men, & features 50 illustrations drawn from Lee Phillips` attention-grabbing Shed Project. Started in 2013, originally as one drawing a day, Phillips` Shed Project documents item-by-item the contents of his late grandfather`s shed. The project has received national coverage in the media & has generated profiles of Phillips & his work as far apart as Belgium, Japan & Australia. A sister project to the Toolshed Journal, the Toolshed Colouring Book is both a cool activity book for men but also a fascinating glimpse into The Shed Project itself. ...

The Toolshed Journal is a beautifully designed journal, featuring three different stocks & 40 illustrations (both full-page & details) drawn from Lee Phillips` attention-grabbing Shed Project. Started in 2013, originally as one drawing a day, Phillips` Shed Project documents item-by-item the contents of his late grandfather`s shed. The project has received national coverage in the media & has generated profiles of Phillips & his work as far apart as Belgium, Japan & Australia. Featuring a leatherette cover, a page of stickers & a mixture of illustrated & blank pages to write on, The Toolshed Journal is the perfect man gift! ...

Small yet perfectly formed, these antibacterial brush guards protect your toothbrush while on the move. Designed to fit snugly over the head of any standard or electric toothbrush, they keep dirt out & stop bristles becoming out of shape & ineffective. The `snap-lock` secure fastening keeps the toothbrush cover in place, helping to prolong the life of your toothbrush & keep your wash bag clean & dry. ...

Tooting in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years; coverage is less complete on the 1913 map where the Surrey part of the map is left blank. The 1894 map covers the area from Wimbledon cemetery & Cromwell Road eastward to St Nicholas` church, Mitcham Road & Vant Road, & from Maskell Road & Huntspill Road southward to Cowper Road & Trevelyan Road. Features include Fountain Hospital; Lambeth, Wimbledon & Streatham cemeteries; Tooting Graveney, Merton Road, High Street, Mitcham Road, St Clement Danes Almshouses, tramways along Upper Tooting Road; a stretch of the River Wandle with industries, including Garratt Printing Works; Durnsford Lodge Hospital, Haydon`s Road station. The map has street directory extracts for Bickersteth Road, Blackshaw Road, Broadway, Garratt Lane, Hereward Road, Mellison Road, Merton Road & Mitcham Road. The 1913 map (published by the OS as London Sheet XII.4) has Surrey
- the area west of Lambeth Cemetery
- left blank. In this version the marginal London sheet XII.8 to the south is provided as an inset for completion. The map excludes Haydons Road station, Wimbledon cemetery & the River Wandle area, but it does cover the massive Grove Hospital, more extensive tramways, & more streets, especially between Backshaw Road & Garratt Lane. Street directories are included for Defoe Road, Garratt Lane, Tooting High Street, Mitcham Road, Selkirk Street & a few others. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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