Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: History PressLtd
ISBN: 9780752462820
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style.But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis, set the template from which all successful compact cars have been created ever after. It was the technological wonder of its age. The original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time - an achievement unlikely ever to be beaten.And just when it looked like the little car would shrivel and die, BMW had the vision to reinvent it as the planet's most desirable small car range, and put it back on the serious motoring map as the MINI.Here, award-winning writer Giles Chapman tells the whole, amazing story.
The Mini Story
Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: History PressLtd
ISBN: 9780752462820
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style.But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis, set the template from which all successful compact cars have been created ever after. It was the technological wonder of its age. The original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time - an achievement unlikely ever to be beaten.And just when it looked like the little car would shrivel and die, BMW had the vision to reinvent it as the planet's most desirable small car range, and put it back on the serious motoring map as the MINI.Here, award-winning writer Giles Chapman tells the whole, amazing story.
Publisher: History PressLtd
ISBN: 9780752462820
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style.But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis, set the template from which all successful compact cars have been created ever after. It was the technological wonder of its age. The original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time - an achievement unlikely ever to be beaten.And just when it looked like the little car would shrivel and die, BMW had the vision to reinvent it as the planet's most desirable small car range, and put it back on the serious motoring map as the MINI.Here, award-winning writer Giles Chapman tells the whole, amazing story.
The Story of Mini
Author: Welbeck
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781787399266
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Little Book of Mini is a pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated celebration of the iconic car. For more than 60 years, the Mini has been one of the most beloved and instantly recognisable cars on the road. From its humble beginnings with the British Motor Corporation in 1959, to the modern BMW-backed models of today, the Little Book of Mini tells the story of the car and the unique culture that has built up around it. Exploring the evolution of Mini design from the original two-door model - the most popular British car of all time - through to the diverse range of Minis available today, this book is an exceptionally designed tribute to the marque, and the people who helped create it. Touching on the Mini's impact on pop culture, as well as the racing heritage cultivated by the legendary John Cooper, and filled with stunning imagery and insightful commentary, the Little Book of Mini charts the history of this beloved brand in a small but perfectly formed package.
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781787399266
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Little Book of Mini is a pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated celebration of the iconic car. For more than 60 years, the Mini has been one of the most beloved and instantly recognisable cars on the road. From its humble beginnings with the British Motor Corporation in 1959, to the modern BMW-backed models of today, the Little Book of Mini tells the story of the car and the unique culture that has built up around it. Exploring the evolution of Mini design from the original two-door model - the most popular British car of all time - through to the diverse range of Minis available today, this book is an exceptionally designed tribute to the marque, and the people who helped create it. Touching on the Mini's impact on pop culture, as well as the racing heritage cultivated by the legendary John Cooper, and filled with stunning imagery and insightful commentary, the Little Book of Mini charts the history of this beloved brand in a small but perfectly formed package.
Mini Monsters: Can I Play?
Author: Caryl Hart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471182681
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The first title in a brand-new preschool series about friendship and emotions Set in a preschool for mini monsters, this fantastic new series stars four lovable characters who are learning valuable lessons about friendship and how to get along. In Can I Play?, Sparkle is getting ready to put on a magic show with her best friend, Arthur. But when Scout tries to join in, Sparkles loses her temper and cancels the show. She soon learns that some games are much better with all your friends! A colourful and energetic picture book from the exceptional new pairing of Caryl Hart and Tony Neal.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471182681
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The first title in a brand-new preschool series about friendship and emotions Set in a preschool for mini monsters, this fantastic new series stars four lovable characters who are learning valuable lessons about friendship and how to get along. In Can I Play?, Sparkle is getting ready to put on a magic show with her best friend, Arthur. But when Scout tries to join in, Sparkles loses her temper and cancels the show. She soon learns that some games are much better with all your friends! A colourful and energetic picture book from the exceptional new pairing of Caryl Hart and Tony Neal.
Thanks for the Mini Memories
Author: Ryno Verster
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620390972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620390972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
What Did They See?
Author: John Schindel
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805061673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Raccoon hurries to show Beaver, Porcupine, and Otter the most amazing thingamajig that they have ever seen.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805061673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Raccoon hurries to show Beaver, Porcupine, and Otter the most amazing thingamajig that they have ever seen.
The Story of the Snow Children
Author: Sibylle von Olfers
Publisher: Floris Books - Floris Books
ISBN: 9780863154997
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Poppy is gazing out of the window at the snow when suddenly she sees that the snowflakes are really Snow Children, dancing and whirling in the garden. Soon, they whisk her away to the Snow Queen's wintry kingdom. From the author ofThe Story of the Root Children, this is another classic children's story with beautiful illustrations in the art-nouveau style.
Publisher: Floris Books - Floris Books
ISBN: 9780863154997
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Poppy is gazing out of the window at the snow when suddenly she sees that the snowflakes are really Snow Children, dancing and whirling in the garden. Soon, they whisk her away to the Snow Queen's wintry kingdom. From the author ofThe Story of the Root Children, this is another classic children's story with beautiful illustrations in the art-nouveau style.
Stories from Quarantine
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982170816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Previously published as The decameron project."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982170816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Previously published as The decameron project."
The Nation's Favourite
Author: Simon Garfield
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571197354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In 1993, BBC Radio One gained a new controller. Matthew Bannister said he was going to reinvent the station, the most popular in Europe. But things didn't go exactly to plan. The station lost millions of listeners. Its most famous DJs left, and their replacements proved to be disasters. Radio One's commercial rivals regarded the internal turmoil with glee. For a while a saviour arrived, in the shape of Chris Evans. But his behaviour caused further upheavals, and his eventual departure provoked another mass desertion by listeners. What was to be done?In the middle of this crisis, Radio One bravely (or foolishly) allowed the writer Simon Garfield to observe its workings from the inside. For a year he was allowed unprecedented access to management meetings and to DJs in their studios, to research briefings and playlist conferences. Everyone interviewed spoke in passionate detail about their struggle to make their station credible and successful once more. The result is a touching, exciting and often hilarious portrait of a much loved national institution as it battles back from the brink of calamity.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571197354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In 1993, BBC Radio One gained a new controller. Matthew Bannister said he was going to reinvent the station, the most popular in Europe. But things didn't go exactly to plan. The station lost millions of listeners. Its most famous DJs left, and their replacements proved to be disasters. Radio One's commercial rivals regarded the internal turmoil with glee. For a while a saviour arrived, in the shape of Chris Evans. But his behaviour caused further upheavals, and his eventual departure provoked another mass desertion by listeners. What was to be done?In the middle of this crisis, Radio One bravely (or foolishly) allowed the writer Simon Garfield to observe its workings from the inside. For a year he was allowed unprecedented access to management meetings and to DJs in their studios, to research briefings and playlist conferences. Everyone interviewed spoke in passionate detail about their struggle to make their station credible and successful once more. The result is a touching, exciting and often hilarious portrait of a much loved national institution as it battles back from the brink of calamity.
The Story of the Root Children
Author: Sibylle von Olfers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782507543
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Classic nature tale in art nouveau style. Perfect for fans of Cicely Mary Barker�s Flower Fairies
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782507543
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Classic nature tale in art nouveau style. Perfect for fans of Cicely Mary Barker�s Flower Fairies
The Mini-Cycle
Author: Allan Weiss
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000382028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
While scholars have been studying the short story cycle for some time now, this book discusses a form that has never before been identified and named, let alone analyzed: the mini-cycle. A mini-cycle is a short story cycle made up, in most cases, of only two or three stories. This study looks at mini-cycles spanning the period from Anton Chekhov’s "little trilogy" (1898) to the "Alphinland" stories in Margaret Atwood’s Stone Mattress (2014), including texts by such authors as Stephen Leacock, Alice Munro, Robert Olen Butler, and Clark Blaise. Consideration is also given to marginal examples, like Sherwood Anderson’s "Godliness—A Tale in Four Parts" (1919), which can be seen as one story or four distinct texts unified under one title, and to what is called the "exploded" mini-cycle: one whose component stories are published with intervening stories between them rather than consecutively. For each mini-cycle, the analysis is based on close reading of both the linking elements—character, imagery, symbolism, and so forth—and the rhetorical and aesthetic effects of the mini-cycle’s being made up of distinct stories rather than constructed as one long narrative.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000382028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
While scholars have been studying the short story cycle for some time now, this book discusses a form that has never before been identified and named, let alone analyzed: the mini-cycle. A mini-cycle is a short story cycle made up, in most cases, of only two or three stories. This study looks at mini-cycles spanning the period from Anton Chekhov’s "little trilogy" (1898) to the "Alphinland" stories in Margaret Atwood’s Stone Mattress (2014), including texts by such authors as Stephen Leacock, Alice Munro, Robert Olen Butler, and Clark Blaise. Consideration is also given to marginal examples, like Sherwood Anderson’s "Godliness—A Tale in Four Parts" (1919), which can be seen as one story or four distinct texts unified under one title, and to what is called the "exploded" mini-cycle: one whose component stories are published with intervening stories between them rather than consecutively. For each mini-cycle, the analysis is based on close reading of both the linking elements—character, imagery, symbolism, and so forth—and the rhetorical and aesthetic effects of the mini-cycle’s being made up of distinct stories rather than constructed as one long narrative.