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Not a day goes by without there being a headline about one or other of the highly successful low cost airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair. This title presents the story of how it all came about, and of the swashbuckling personalities of the entrepreneurs like Stelios Haji-Iannou and Michael O'Leary whose drive and inspiration made it all possible.

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A look at the relationship between the film and television industries in Britain and America, charting the changes in the relationship between them and their status in the cultural field. The text offers a new paradigm for theorising the media, analysing the way in which media are structured within the milieu of 'cultural technologies'.

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A guide to digital media, from websites to satellite connections.

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Provides the detailed account of the development of these services, from the very early days of paddle steamers right up to the introduction of Spirit of Tasmania III in January, 2004. This story is told primarily through the ships, but there are also numerous personal reminiscences and experiences recounted, that bring the tale to life.

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The remarkable story behind the life of GO, the no-frills airline, by the businesswoman who created the company. Brilliantly readable, this is the definitive telling of the business story of the decade.

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Takes a look at the Press Gallery from its transfer to the new Parliament House in 1988 through to the present day. These years have coincided with massive change in communications technology and a willingness on the part of Government to use it to monitor, coordinate and control the dissemination of information.

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An absorbing chronicle of a much overlooked chapter of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's life--her nineteen-year editorial career

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Architect and urban designer Suisman lays out his views on the urban structure of Los Angeles, exemplified by the long boulevards that cut across the urban body that is Los Angeles.

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Examines those ships and shipping companies used to transport migrants to Australia and New Zealand from 1900 to 1939. This work documents the vessels, where built, by whom, their tonnage, their voyages and their ultimate fate.

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An honest and astonishing memoir by Fierce Panda record-label founder Simon Williams, charting his love affair with indie, his music-industry successes and his heartfelt personal struggles.

(Paperback, Export/Airside - Export/Airside/Ireland)

An urgent call to build a new model for the pharmaceutical industry, from the multi-award-winning Times journalist.

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"The Caledonian Canal" records the history of one of Scotland's most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford's first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

In the beginning was Rockefeller - the world's first oil monopoly. Then came the "seven sisters" - Esso, Gulf, Texaco, Chevron, Mobil, Shell and BP - dominating the production, refining, distribution and supply of crude oil. This book tells the story of the control and exploitation of oil.

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A work about running a business and getting started, about nature and fruit, about company life and working with friends, about the stuff we've got right and the stuff we got wrong, and about squirrels and camping and doing the right thing.

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This book explores the symbiotic relationship between various models of democracy and journalism, including liberal democracy and trustee journalism, deliberative democracy and public journalism, and participatory democracy and citizen journalism.

(Paperback, Export/Airside)

Why control of the microchip industry has been the driving force of Western economic and military success, and the potential threats posed by China's actions

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Using a balanced methodological approach, Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration during the Reagan Era explores American pharmaceutical regulation and connects political, cultural, and business history to capture the relationship between Food and D...

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Eco Packaging Now provides examples of how to make a product attractive while retaining ecological sustainability; includes informative commentaries by industry experts

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This book examines the way foreign aid has shaped journalism in the Global South and argues that it played a central role in defining the core values of news reporting in these countries, which in turn had their own ways of communicating news. These attempts were met with resi...

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Industry Research Using the Economic Census explains Census concepts, methods, terminology, and data sources in an understandable manner, and assists Census users in locating needed Census data.

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Events of the last two decades including the Gulf War, 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan have called into question the role of journalism and news media. The meaning of objectivity is particularly contested. This book is a current, timely analysis of the meaning of objectivity and its role in contemporary journalistic practice.

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This books captures the social development of Shanghai through manufacturing, showing packaging from different time periods.

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Provides solutions on ways to tailor clothing for all body types. With illustrated instructions, this manual shows users how to measure, calculate and mark basic patterns to customised dimensions. It also includes a pack of 29 slopers - basic patterns for garment sections, without style lines or seam allowances.