Böcker av Michael Dobson

From the birth of Western civilization to the rescue of Apollo 13, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Florence's Duomo, history has often turned on small, improbable details. Whatever happened to the ancient Samaritan people? Why did a fortuitous rainstorm allow the British to conquer India? How did an air raid in Italy lead to the development of chemotherapy? What happened when Albert Einstein met Adolf Hitler on the streets of Berlin? How did the Japanese manage to attack the US mainland using balloons? Join our improbable experts in exploring these and other strangely important byways of history. With contributions by: Gregory BenfordRichard BergFrank ChadwickMark DavisMichael DobsonMiles DurrHeidi FeickertRoger HerstMark Kozak-HollandAndrew HooperHumayun MirzaDouglas NilesBen Sedak

NOVEMBER 14, 1910: FIRST AIRPLANE TAKES OFF FROM A SHIP! Plus, Moby Dick is published and Nellie Bly starts a trip around the world. November 14 is the birthday of Prince Charles, Monet, and Nehru; it's the day Booker T. Washington, royal mistress Nell Gwynn, and Saint Alexander Nevsky died. November 14 is International Girls Day, National Guacamole Day, and Teddy Bear Day. The Story of a Special Day is a special occasion gift they'll never throw away - a whole book for the price of a premium card! From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this book makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary card has been forgotten! With 84 pages packed with more than 44 historic photographs and illustrations, this book is a feast for the eyes as well as for the brain. A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year...because every day is a special day for someone you know!

March 24: The Story of a Special Day covers everything that makes this day very special. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this ebook makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten! March 24 is......The day Tokugawa became Shogun of Japan...The day of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III...The day Elvis was drafted...The day the Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Alaska...The birthday of Tommy Hilfiger, Bob Mackie, Steve McQueen, Houdini, and Peyton Manning...The day Jules Verne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Queen Elizabeth I died....and a whole lot more!A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. And if you're a history enthusiast, a fan of actors or sports figures, or just interested in knowing more about the world around you, "The Story of a Special Day" makes a great addition to your bookshelf or e-reader device!

May 28: The Story of a Special Day covers everything that makes this day very special. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this ebook makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten! May 28 is......The day the Spanish Armada set sail and George Washington started a war....The anniversary of the earliest historical event whose date is known with certainty (May 28, 585 BCE)....The day the Dionne Quintuplets were born and Mathias Rust landed in Red Square....It's Araw ng Watawat in the Philippines, Armed Forces Day in Croatia, and Downfall of the Derg Day in Ethiopia....The birthday of author Ian Fleming, actress Carroll Baker, mayor Rudy Giuliani, singer Kylie Minogue, rocker John Fogerty, blues legend T-Bone Walker, and athlete Jim Thorpe....The day Gary Coleman, Phil Hartman, Noah Webster, Audie Murphy, and the Duke of Windsor died....and a whole lot more!A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. And if you're a history enthusiast, a fan of actors or sports figures, or just interested in knowing more about the world around you, "The Story of a Special Day" makes a great addition to your bookshelf or e-reader device!

What happened on *your* special day? From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this ebook makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten! December 9 is......the day smallpox was eradicated...the day A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired...the day "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was published...the day the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared...and the day the first commercial Christmas card went on sale!People born on December 9 include......frozen food entrepreneur Clarence Birdsye...Japanese Crown Princess Masako...teen idol Donny Osmond...actors John Malkovich, Judi Dench, and Kirk Douglas...comedian Redd Foxx...and poet John MiltonPainter Anthony van Dyck, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, and gossip columnist Louella Parsons died.December 9 is Anna's Day in Sweden and Finland, National Heroes Day in Antigua and Barbuda, Independence Day in Tanzania, and National Pastry Day in the USA....and a whole lot more!A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. And if you're a history enthusiast, a fan of actors or sports figures, or just interested in knowing more about the world around you, "The Story of a Special Day" makes a great addition to your bookshelf or e-reader device! Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year...because every day is a special day for someone you know!

SEPTEMBER 19, 1783: THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT CARRYING LIVE CREATURES! Plus, George Washington's Farewell Address is published, as is the Unabomber's manifesto. September 19 is the birthday of Ferdinand Porsche, Twiggy, Mama Cass, and Adam "Batman" West. Orville Redenbacher, Red Foley, and rocketry pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky died. September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (cover), National Butterscotch Pudding Day, and if it's Sunday, it's National Grandparent's Day. September's birthstone is the sapphire; flowers are forget-me-nots, morning glories, and asters, and its birth flowers are poppy and gladiolus. In traditional astrology, September 19 is in Virgo. The Story of a Special Day is a special occasion gift they'll never throw away - a whole book for the price of a premium card! From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this book makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary card has been forgotten! With 98 pages packed with more than 65 historic photographs and illustrations, this book is a feast for the eyes as well as for the brain. A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year...because every day is a special day for someone you know!

JULY 20, 1969 - FIRST MANNED LUNAR LANDING! On July 20, 1969, the Eagle lands at Tranquility Base. Also on July 20, Hitler survives the Bomb Plot assassination attempt the first Special Olympics begin, and the Football War ends. July 20 is the birthday of Alexander the Great, Sir Edmund Hillary, Carlos Santana, and Natalie Wood., is the first day of the Islamic calendar; Pancho Villa, James "Scotty" Doohan, Bruce Lee, and Marconi died. July 20 is Friendship Day in Argentina and Brazil, Ice Cream Sundae Day in the US, and International Chess Day everywhere. July's birthstone is the ruby, birth flowers are water lily and larkspur, the birth tree is elm, and the July 20 zodiac sign is Cancer. The Story of a Special Day is a special occasion gift they'll never throw away - a whole book for the price of a premium card! From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this book makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary card has been forgotten! With 94 pages packed with more than 52 historic photographs and illustrations, this book is a feast for the eyes as well as for the brain. A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year...because every day is a special day for someone you know!

The Story of a Special Day: January 5!The special occasion gift they'll never throw away - a whole book for the price of a premium card! The story of a special day......What happened in history?...Who was born?...Who died?What happened on *your* special day?From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this ebook makes a perfect birthday present or anniversary gift - one that will be kept and remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten! January 5 is the day construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge! But did you know it's also the day...the first woman became governor of a US state...the inventor of the Egg McMuffin was born...Stephen Decatur, Diane Keaton, and Robert Duvall were born...Calvin Coolidge and Sonny Bono diedEach volume is packed with rare historical photos and fascinating facts. Did you know that a real economist first said "If you build it, they will come" in the 18th century? That Benedict Arnold led British forces in the burning of Richmond, Virginia? That a French actress and singer named Mistinguett was once the highest-paid female entertainer in the world?Holidays around the world; birthday gems, flowers, and other symbols; horoscope signs; superstitions; and much, much more!With over 80 pages acked with historic photographs and illustrations, it's a feast for the eyes as well as the brain. A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, "The Story of a Special Day" will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year...because every day is a special day for someone you know!

Selected contributions to the Ninth World Shakespeare Congress, which took place in July 2011 in Prague, represent the contemporary state of Shakespeare studies in thirty-eight countries worldwide. Apart from readings of Shakespeare's plays and poems, more than forty chapters map Renaissance contexts of his art in politics, theater, law, or material culture and discuss numerous cases of the impact of his works in global culture from the Americas to the Far East, including stage productions, book culture, translations, film and television adaptations, festivals, and national heritage. The last section of the book focuses on the afterlife of Shakespeare in the work of the leading British dramatist Tom Stoppard.Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

Many hospitals in the 83 countries classified by the World Bank as Low & Low/Middle income struggle to provide safe anaesthesia. They face problems with unreliable equipment, poor electricity supplies and lack of oxygen that would close down most western hospitals. Equipment that can provide safe anaesthesia in these situations does exist, and this book explains what it is, how it works and how to use it. Systems that use air as carrier gas (Draw-over) and oxygen concentrators as oxygen sources are ideally suited for locations where infrastructure is lacking. The book also explains why a different approach is required, and how a western-trained anaesthetist can adapt to a period of service overseas. Dr Mike Dobson has run and taught courses on Anaesthesia for Developing Countries in Oxford and Africa for 36 years; much of the contents of this book derive from his extensive experience.

Presents the seven essential tools for keeping projects on time and under budget. This book combines traditional project management skills, such as risk evaluation, decision-making, and human dynamics, with outside-the-box thinking and business creativity.