100 Mega Machines

The largest machines ever built are shown in this amazing book! The chapters include Land Vehicles, Engineering, Maritime, Flight and Space. The opening spread for each chapter gives a historical overview of five or six different machines that were the largest in their day, but which have since been superseded in sheer size!

A True and Wholly Engrossing Tale of High Finance and Treachery in Which the Secret of a Wartime Tragedy is Revealed Through a Contemporary Drama.On 10th June 1944, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, the inhabitants of a remote village in South West France were rounded up by a company of SS soldiers and all but a handful were shot or burnt to death - 642 in total.The atrocity and its particularly disturbing details have never been adequately explained until now. In 1982 Robin Mackness met the one man left alive who held the knowledge which made terrible sense of the massacre. Five further years of thorough investigations convinced the author that he had discovered the true secret of Oradour. It cost him twenty-one months in prison and much else besides.

Have fun with Jack in his mega machines! In this exciting adventure, Jack zooms into outer space. Can his super speedy racing car beat the aliens in an intergalactic race?

In this thrilling adventure, Jack roars into a world full of dinosaurs. Will his super tough digger be able to defeat the ferocious T.rex and escape the swamp?

Start your engines and prepare to speed into the world of Mega Machines! This fantastic book is crammed full of interesting facts about the fastest, biggest and coolest vehicles on the planet. How much does a supercar really cost? What is the top speed of the fastest plane on Earth? Find out these and a host of other statistics in this ultimate guide to mechanical marvels.

The End of the Megamachine provides a uniquely comprehensive picture of the roots of the destructive forces that are threatening the future of humankind today. Spanning 5000 years of history, the book shows how the three tyrannies of militarized states, capital accumulation and ideological power have been steering both ecosystems and societies to the brink of collapse. With the growing instability of the Megamachine in the 21st century, new dangers open up as well as new possibilities for systemic change, to which everyone can contribute. Originally published in Germany in 2015 to great acclaim, Zero Books presents the first English language edition of The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History of a Failing Civilization. “The topic could not be more important. A very valuable and surely timely contribution.” Noam Chomsky

Life would be a lot harder without loaders. They move snow away so people can get around in the winter, carry materials that are used to build houses, and do many other important jobs. Accessible text presents the mechanics of loaders in a way that is clear for even beginning readers, while a variety of photographs show loaders hard at work. A picture glossary helps readers visualize and remember early vocabulary.