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  • De reis om de wereld in 80 treinen

    Een ongelooflijk avontuur van meer dan 70.000 kilometer

    par Monisha Rajesh ...
    Traduit par Marja Borg ...
    Van de hoogst gelegen Tibetaanse Qinghai-spoorlijn tot de luxueuze Oriënt Express – Een reis om de wereld in 80 treinen is een ode aan reizen per trein en aan de unieke blik op de wereld die dat geeft. Monisha Rajesh, Britse journalist en doorgewinterde treinreiziger, maakte met haar vriend een onvergetelijke reis die haar in zeven maanden bijna twee keer rond de aarde bracht: van Londen tot ... En savoir plus

    12,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Lenin on the Train

    par Catherine Merridale ...
    THE TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016'Twice I missed my stop on the Tube reading this book... this is a jewel among histories' David Aaronovitch, The Times'The suberb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey to power and how it shook the world' - Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard Books of the YearA gripp... ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands

    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    par Sarah Brooks ...
    The breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express**'**Imagine a crossover between Murder on the Orient Express, Game of Thrones and Paradise Lost . . . Brooks has serious talent' SUNDAY TIMES'I was completely transported by this book . . . I urge everybody to pick up a copy' STUART TURTON'Breathtaking . . .... ... En savoir plus

    5,99 €

  • With a Vengeance

    A jaw-dropping and addictive thriller packed with twists

    par Riley Sager ...
    One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.Twelve years ago, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Now, she's ready for retribution, and she's laid a trap to get revenge on them all . . .One train. Six passengers. Fourteen hours with no escape until everyone's paid the price.But trapped on board as the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear Anna's not the only ... En savoir plus

    7,99 €

  • Around India in 80 Trains

    One of the Independent's Top 10 Books about India

    par Monisha Rajesh ...
    'Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks' -William Dalrymple**'**One can only envy Monisha Rajesh as she embarks on this epic journey' -Tim ParksWhen she was a child, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted to Madras in the hope of making India their home, but soon returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, Monisha turns to a map of the Indian ... En savoir plus

    4,49 €

  • Vanderbilt

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

    par Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe ...
    “Splendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.” — Washington PostThe #1 New York Times bestselling Gilded Age chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of NonfictionWhen eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to ... ... En savoir plus

    11,99 €

  • Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

    On the tracks of 'The Great Railway Bazaar'

    par Paul Theroux ...
    Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a journey from London to Asia by train.Winner of the Stanford Dolman Lifetime Contribution to Travel Writing Award 2020Thirty years ago Paul Theroux left London and travelled across Asia and back again by train. His account of the journey - The Great Railway Bazaar - was a landmark book and made his name as the foremost travel writer of his ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • London Under

    The Secret History Beneath the Streets

    par Peter Ackroyd ...
    In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface.There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to ... En savoir plus

    4,23 €

  • How Infrastructure Works

    Transforming our shared systems for a changing world

    par Deb Chachra ...
    'Pulsing with wisdom and humanity... a masterpiece' ED YONG'A hopeful, lyrical - even beautiful - hymn to the systems of mutual aid we embed in our material world' CORY DOCTOROW'An extraordinary book' MARK MIODOWNIK'You won't see the world the same after reading this book!' AUSTIN KLEONEvery day, we are granted the power to travel at high speeds, fly, see in the dark, summon water from ... ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • How the Railways Will Fix the Future

    Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road

    par Gareth Dennis ...
    Railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world for us all.The world's railways were almost entirely created by capital and empire for extraction and exploitation, so what right do they have to exist and how can they be harnessed for good? Railway engineer and writer Gareth Dennis builds a case not simply for railways as ... En savoir plus

    5,71 €

  • Dominion

    The Railway and the Rise of Canada

    par Stephen Bown ...
    A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nationIn The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late ... En savoir plus

    11,76 €

  • Around the World in 80 Trains

    A 45,000-Mile Adventure

    par Monisha Rajesh ...
    OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK: Moonlight Express, Monisha Rajesh's journey around the world by sleeper train'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael PalinFrom the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on ... En savoir plus

    10,45 €

  • Trans-Europe Express

    Tours of a Lost Continent

    par Owen Hatherley ...
    'A scathing, lively and timely look at the "European city", from one of our most provocative voices on culture and architecture today' Owen JonesA searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its citiesOver the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the world: a Kraftwerk Utopia of historic centres, supermodernist concert ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

    On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

    par Tim Parks ...
    The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life—by riding its trains.Tim Parks’s books on Italy have been hailed as "so vivid, so packed with delectable details, [they] serve as a more than decent substitute for the real thing" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, in his first Italian travelogue in a decade, he delivers a charming and funny ... En savoir plus

    10,91 €

  • Orient Express

    A Personal Journey

    par James B. Sherwood ...
    When the fabled Orient-Express train, which had carried the rich and the famous (as well as some highly suspicious characters) across Europe in superb style for nearly a century, was taken out of service in 1977, James B. Sherwood bought two of its 1920s luxury sleeping cars at auction. He then spent $31 million meticulously restoring the 'world's most celebrated train', which was relaunched in ... En savoir plus

    16,00 €

  • Langs de Transsiberië Express

    par Cees Koring ...
    'Als de kofferbak opengaat zie ik een massa vlees op bebloed plastic. Deze wrakkige auto is een rijdend graf voor kilo's dood vee. Bovenop ligt een afgehakte runderkop. Mannen sleuren en vechten met hompen vlees. Het stinkt. De aanblik van deze markt in Oost Siberië bevestigt mijn voornemen: nu, maar ook straks, in Mongolië, gaat mijn spijsverteringssysteem voor lokaal voedsel op slot. Voor mij ... En savoir plus

    7,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Great British Railway Journeys Text Only

    par Charlie Bunce ...
    TEXT ONLY EBThe Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years – its history, landscape and people – from the window of Britain’s many and magnificent railway journeys.Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British ... En savoir plus

    13,99 €

  • Creating Realistic Landscapes for Model Railways

    par Tony Hill ...
    The landscape through which railways run is often the inspiration and reason why people choose to model a particular line. Therefore creating a realistic setting in which to operate your railway is an essential aspect of modelling, yet it is often overlooked or left until the last moment. Creating authentic and believable scenery without spending a fortune or buying it 'ready made' is a skill that ... En savoir plus

    17,27 €

  • George M. Pullman: Palace Car Magnate

    par Daniel Alef ...
    Executive jets and yachts are the quintessential tableau of today's tycoons. A century or more ago it was Pullman Palace Cars and yachts. The Palace Cars were ornate, featured extravagant pomp, from crystal chandeliers and marble baths to sumptuous bedrooms, libraries and living rooms walled in mahogany, with servant quarters nearby. The man who made this possible, George Pullman, catered to the ... En savoir plus

    2,19 €

  • An Introduction to Rail Transport Planning

    par Donovan Muddle ...
    This textbook attempts to details in depth the various concepts needed for the planning of rail transport. This textbook represents perhaps the first attempt anywhere to dfescribe in detail the processes involved in transport planning. The book is a combination of discussion on engineering systems, network analysis, economics, and detailed analysis of specific engineering systems. The first two ... En savoir plus

    23,84 €

  • Victoria's Railway King

    Sir Edward Watkin, One of the Victorian Era’s Greatest Entrepreneurs and Visionaries

    par Geoff Scargill ...
    The accomplishments and initiatives, both social and economic, of Edward Watkin are almost too many to relate. Though generally known for his large-scale railway projects, becoming chairman of nine different British railway companies as well as developing railways in Canada, the USA, Greece, India and the Belgian Congo, he was also responsible for a stream of remarkable projects in the nineteenth ... En savoir plus

    4,76 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Modern Railway Engineering Consultation: Methods And Practices

    par Ying Zhu, Lie Chen ...
    Report on the rapid development of railway engineering construction in China, this book introduces the basic concepts of railway engineering supported by reference to cases. This book underpins the experiences and technologies of the Chinese engineering sector in railway construction and explores systematic and optimal design in safety, reliability, applicability, economy, durability, systematic ... En savoir plus

    82,03 €

  • Smoke, Soot, and Steam

    Galt’s Railroad History 1869-1960

    par Michael L. Greer ...
    Use this vivid, well-documented book as a guide to walk down Main Street and experience the sensations of smoke, soot, and steam from 1869 to 1957 in a Central California community as it grew from a berg to an incorporated city and found its spot in the history of the golden state of California. ... En savoir plus

    3,51 €

  • Der Schicksalsbahnhof jenseits der Berge

    Kleine Geschichten zu 111 Bahnhöfen in den Alpenländern

    par Richard Deiss ...
    Anekdoten, kleine Geschichten und interessante Fakten zu mindestens 111 Bahnhöfen in den Alpenländern Österreich, Schweiz, Liechtenstein sowie in Südtirol. Der zweite von fünf Bänden zu den 1001 interessantesten Bahnhöfen der Welt. ... En savoir plus

    4,49 €