In this engaging book, Dr. Solly examines the history of crude oil tankers from early days when this vital commodity was carried aboard ordinary sailing vessels, through the innovative designs that resulted in significant breakthroughs leading to early single-hulled VLCCs, and the later stronger hence safer double-hulled vessel. The professional reader will identify with much of the author's thinking, especially his handling of the enormous advances...

"[Bartels] takes us on a fascinating bar crawl across the country, explaining the history of America's cocktail and drinking culture along the way." -Wylie Dufresne, chef and owner of Du's Donuts The United States of Cocktails is a celebration of the cocktail history of every state in America. After traveling this great nation and sampling many of the drinks on offer, cocktail authority Brian Bartels serves up a book that is equal parts recipe collection,...

Video section focuses on the year 1959. Newsreel footage captures stories on the Cold War, the Berlin crisis, Pope John XXIII, Queen Elizabeth II and more. Audio section (Music): Music from the days hottest artists. Audio section (News): contains radio broadcasts of important news events during the year 1959. Audio section (Entertainment): Suspense presents "Moonlight Sail" (December 27, 1959) starring Frank Thomas, Jr. and Louis Van Rooten.

An unusual and often humorous survey of the many strange happenings in the history of Western classical music.

Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity's battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable. Intricate, elegant architectural plans and elevations, and...