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The rise of new and dynamic low cost airlines is currently Europe's biggest business success story. This title provides an analysis of this unexpected aviation business phenomenon and investigates the entrepreneurs who took the risks. This new edition also looks at how these companies have spread around the world.
The rise and rise of new and dynamic low cost airlines, led by easyJet, Ryanair, Go and Buzz, is currently Europe's biggest business success story. Innovative marketing strategy, youthful and larger-than-life executives and high profile personality clashes all feature in this saga with only one winner: the airline passenger who for the first time in aviation history gets the best end of the deal.
Traces the authors' trek along the G10, the French Ramblers' Federation's preferred route through the Pyrenees, a trail that can be both treacherous and exhilarating.
This manual takes both novice and experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of electrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators, pumps, cookers, spars and rigging. When it was first published in 1990, the Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual broke new ground. It was hailed as the first truly DIY manual for boatowners and has sold in its thousands ever since. There have been significant changes in boat systems since then, particularly electrical systems, and this fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect these developments and expand its predecessor's worldwide popularity. 'Probably the best technical reference and troubleshooting book in the world' Yachting Monthly 'It deserves to come standard with every boat' Yachting World
Thoughtful and original reflections on migration, identity and the experiences of a black woman abroad.
During the German advance through Belgium into France in 1940, Captain de Reixach is shot dead by a sniper. Three witnesses, involved with him during his lifetime in different capacities - a distant relative, an orderly and a jockey who had an affair with his wife - remember him and help the reader piece together the realities behind the man and his death.A groundbreaking work, for which Claude Simon devised a prose technique mimicking the mind's fluid thought processes, The Flanders Road is not only a masterpiece of stylistic innovation, but also a haunting portrayal - based on a real-life incident - of the chaos and savagery of war.
Every Saturday in The Independent's award-winning Traveller section, "48 hours" stories explore new and exciting city-break itineraries. This collection is a wonderful reference tool for travellers looking for inspiration. The cities chosen encompass well-known and less-visited destinations, and offer travellers everything from dazzling architecture to world-class museums, designer shopping and historic landmarks.
For frontline workers responsible for child protection, safeguarding and family support, this acclaimed book will: help them navigate the expanding complexities of childcare assessments; guide them to deliver better outcomes for children and families; protect them when legal expectations are high that the latest evidence is accessed and used.
Originally published: New York: Pocket Books, 1982.
Simeon, a normal ten year old from a quaint village, abruptly discovers he isn't the boy he always thought he was. After sneaking out of his cabin late in the night, whilst on a school residential, Simeon stumbles across an ancient helmet. Upon inspection, it thrusts him in to a world he never knew existed; a world he was destined for. Living a life of normality wasn't for him anyway, but finding out his estranged mother is a Goddess wasn't what he was expecting. Thrown in the deep end, Simeon must learn to survive in an unforgiving realm where everything is intensified. The beauty is more spectacular and the beasts even deadlier! In order to be recognised among the Gods, Simeon must embark ...