Ian Harrison Boeken

The stories behind the outstanding breakthroughs of the modern world.

With its innovative visual take on trivia, pop culture, and strange-but-true tales, this volume is an exciting, original and hilarious look at humans and the world theyve created.DK

A Richard and Judy Christmas Book Selection, packed with unputdownable trivia, Earth: A visitor's guide is full of everything you ever needed to know about our planet and the people who live on it.It has odd creatures doing very strange things – dressing pets up as movie stars and trying to walk backwards up mountains, playing bizarre sports such as toe-wrestling, and plotting extraordinary hoaxes and scams. Plus discover urban myths, famous phobias, popular phallacies and extraordinary endurance events.Find out all about it in this out-of-this-world guide.

A paperback edition of this bestselling title The companion book to the BBC's landmark series Features awe-inspiring images and fascinating text Britain From Above is the official book accompanying the BBC’s landmark seven-part tv series aired on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4. The book features exclusive, awe-inspiring photography from the programme, as well as computer simulations charting Britain's natural history, its industry and transport systems, natural heritage and archaeology. Britain From Above represents the landscape of a nation as it's never been seen before. In his Foreword, Andrew Marr 'After months of talking, looking and travelling, it is impossible not to be impressed anew by the roiling, bubbling and borderline-chaotic energy of the country. Britain is a most unnatural place.'

This popular introduction to accounting has been updated to reflect the new AQA and OCR specifications. It tackles this complex and sometimes confusing subject in a straightforward manner, using simple, uncomplicated language throughout. Each chapter consists of clear, useful guidance on the topic, interspersed with numerous exercises, ensuring that users gain practice as they go along and build their confidence in dealing with accounts. Worked examples are provided throughout each chapter so that students can check their technique as they work through exercises. - Written in extremely clear and straightforward language - Author Ian Harrison is Chief Examiner for a major examination board - Filled with exercises to boost confidence in dealing with accounts - Full colour and uncluttered layout - Chapter summaries highlight key points to aid revision - Examination tips are given as chapters progress

The story follows Tom as he witnesses a dangerous plot by the Sweeney-Todd gang to harm the new headmaster at Beastleigh Hall. In a split-second decision, he uses his quick thinking and the Jiggery Stick to save the headmaster from being crushed by a falling gargoyle. With the headmaster being an ally to the Rats, Tom must act swiftly to thwart the gang's deadly intentions and protect his friend. The narrative is filled with tension and adventure as Tom navigates this perilous situation.

In a thrilling twist, a scholarship student named Tom discovers a mystical family heirloom that empowers him to confront the bullies at his boarding school. As he navigates the challenges of adolescence and social hierarchies, Tom's newfound abilities may change the dynamics of power among his peers. This story explores themes of courage, self-discovery, and the struggle against oppression, as Tom learns to harness his legacy to stand up for himself and others.

Ports and Airports is a compilation of 100 vertical aerial photographs of British docks and airports, taken from the Millennium Map. The Millenium Map consists of vertical photographs of the whole of the United Kingdom from an average height of 5500 feet, recording every object right down to a minimum size of 25cm. Heathrow, the world's busiest passenger airport; St Mary's on the Scilly Isles, perhaps Britain's most exotic holiday destination; Duxford in Cambridgeshire, site of the RAF museum; St Ives, popular Cornish cultural centre and working fishing village; Dover, white cliffs and ferries to France; Skegness, Lincolnshire's famously bracing resort; Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, no longer quite next to the sea due to shifting sands; Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire container port; Stranraer, Ayrshire gateway to Northern Ireland - this volume should bring a surprising new angle to places such as these.