Paterson: 307 books
Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like...
by Michael Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what...
The Music
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
This brilliant sequence of short stories, first published in 1995, sees James Hamilton-Patterson serving up fables and fictions on creativity, tradition and loss, all of them linked by the love of music and underpinned by a musical theme. An escaped lunatic who thinks he is Schumann interrupts a quiet...
by James Hamilton-Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The fascinating story of the spy plane SR-71 Blackbird—the fastest manned aircraft in the history of aviation.
The SR-71 Blackbird, the famed “spy” jet, was deliberately designed to be the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft—and its success has never been approached since.
It...
Three Monotheistic Faiths – Judaism, Christianity, Islam
An Analysis and Brief History
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2009
This book is a synopsis of three monotheistic faiths Judaism, Christianity, and Islam their common areas and their differences.The authors desire?To show why she believes and to also prove that, of the three main faiths existing in the world today, Christianity (a true and right personal relationship...
Donitz's Last Gamble
The Inshore U-Boat Campaign 1944-45
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2008
By the end of 1943 the German submarine war on Atlantic convoys was all but defeated, beaten by superior technology, code-breaking and air power. With losses mounting, Dönitz withdrew the wolfpacks, but in a surprise change of strategy, following the D-Day landings in June 1944, he sent his U-boats...
A Brief History of the House of Windsor
The Making of a Modern Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and...
Voices of the Codebreakers
Personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars - the wars of communication, in which success depended on a flow of concealed and closely guarded information.
Smuggled written messages, secretly transmitted wireless signals, or months of eavesdropping on radio traffic...
Lean Auditing
Driving Added Value and Efficiency in Internal Audit
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
"How can you argue with the core principles of Lean, that you focus on what provides value to your customer and eliminate work that is not necessary (muda)? Internal auditors need to understand not only who their primary customers are, but what is valuable to them - which in most cases is assurance...
The Assertiveness Workbook
How to Express Your Ideas and Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
Effective communication is a critical skill that influences your professional success, the stability of your family life, and your personal happiness. Your ability to communicate effectively is seriously hampered if you can't assert yourself constructively. If you've ever felt paralyzed by an imposing...
The Fear-free Organization
Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform Your Business Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
Evidence from neuroscience shows that individuals and organizations are more successful when people are encouraged to take risks, explore new ideas, and channel their energies in ways that work for them. And yet many organizations are filled with bullies, vicious gossip, undermining behaviours, hijacking...
The West German Model
Perspectives on a Stable State
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
First Published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Children of Eve
Population and Well-being in History
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The Children of Eve is the first book to bring together general material about population and well-being in a single volume. It presents a world history of demographic and economic change that ranges broadly over time and space and which emphasizes the commonality of human experience.
The first...
by Desmond Dinan, Neill Nugent, William E. Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
The European Union (EU) is in crisis. The crisis extends beyond Brexit, the fluctuating fortunes of the eurozone and the challenge of mass migration. It cuts to the core of the EU itself. Trust is eroding; power is shifting; politics are toxic; disillusionment is widespread; and solidarity has frayed....