David Rooney is a historian and curator specializing in transport, technology, and engineering. For almost twenty years he worked at the London Science Museum, which houses the 1919 airplane first flown across the Atlantic. He lives in London.
21 Ebooks de David Rooney
David Rooney: Kwame Nkrumah. Vision and Tragedy
‘ ”The yearlong celebration of Ghana’s Golden Jubilee provides a fitting context for the republication of the book Kwame Nkrumah: Vision and Tragedy. In the lead-up to the celebration and over the c …
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Peter Liesch & Bernard McKenna: Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
This book reinvigorates the use of wisdom in management and work practice, promoting it as an important research topic and demonstrating how it can be applied across a number of important management …
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€89.87
David Rooney: Spaces of Congestion and Traffic
This book provides a political history of urban traffic congestion in the twentieth century, and explores how and why experts from a range of professional disciplines have attempted to solve what the …
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€50.99
David Rooney: Spaces of Congestion and Traffic
This book provides a political history of urban traffic congestion in the twentieth century, and explores how and why experts from a range of professional disciplines have attempted to solve what the …
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€51.48
Peter (University of Queensland, Australia) Liesch & Bernard (University of Queensland, Australia) McKenna: Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
Today there are more technology, technologists, knowledge and experts than at any time in human history; but from a global perspective, it is difficult to argue that this accumulation of knowledge an …
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€59.04
Peter (University of Queensland, Australia) Liesch & Bernard (University of Queensland, Australia) McKenna: Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
Today there are more technology, technologists, knowledge and experts than at any time in human history; but from a global perspective, it is difficult to argue that this accumulation of knowledge an …
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€58.98
David Rooney: Mad Mike
This penetrating biography tells the story of his life including his exploits in Norway and the early Commandos. It also uncovers new evidence revealing that his court martial was unjust. …
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David Rooney & Michael Scott: Surrender at New Orleans
A history of the marriage of Sir Harry Smith to Lady Smith, who accompanied him on British military campaigns throughout the world in the 19th century.General Sir Harry Smith, respected and beloved b …
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David Rooney & Michael Scott: Surrender at New Orleans
General Sir Harry Smith won the lifelong respect and affection of the Duke of Wellington. Famously married to the Spanish beauty, Juana, after the siege of Badajoz in 1812, they served together to th …
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Rooney David Rooney: Stilwell: The Patriot
This meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an intimate account of his career and the complex story of the Burma campaign.Stilwell was station …
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Rooney David Rooney: Stilwell: The Patriot
This meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an intimate account of his career and the complex story of the Burma campaign.Stilwell was station …
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€9.00
David Rooney: Mad Mike
This penetrating biography tells the story of his life including his exploits in Norway and the early Commandos. It also uncovers new evidence revealing that his court martial was unjust. …
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€5.08
David Rooney & Michael Scott: In Love & War
The manner of their meeting was unprecedented. During the lawless mayhem that followed the capture of Badajoz by Wellington, a 14 year old Spanish girl sought the protection of Captain Harry Smith. T …
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James Quinn & Lawrence William White: 1916 Portraits and Lives
This book is a selection of 40 articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography, dealing with 42 men and women whose careers, in one way or another, were deeply involved with the …
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€36.04
David Rooney: About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
A captivating, surprising history of timekeeping and how it has shaped our world. For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to t …
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David Rooney & Michael Scott: In Love & War
The manner of their meeting was unprecedented. During the lawless mayhem that followed the capture of Badajoz by Wellington, a 14 year old Spanish girl sought the protection of Captain Harry Smith. T …
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€6.41
James Quinn & Lawrence William White: 1916 Portraits and Lives
This book is a selection of 40 articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography, dealing with 42 men and women whose careers, in one way or another, were deeply involved with the …
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€35.86
David Rooney: About Time
‘An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time’ Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps’Not merely an horologist’s delight, but an ingenious m …
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€9.49
Greg Hearn & Abraham Ninan: Handbook on the Knowledge Economy
This fascinating Handbook defines how knowledge contributes to social and economic life, and vice versa. It considers the five areas critical to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the knowled …
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Greg Hearn & Tim Kastelle: Handbook on the Knowledge Economy, Volume Two
This thoroughly revised second edition of the Handbook on the Knowledge Economy expands the range of issues presented in the first edition and reflects important new progress in research about knowle …
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David Rooney: The Big Hop: The First Non-stop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and Into the Future
The thrilling story of a pathbreaking 1919 flight and the courageous pilots who risked their lives to make aviation history. In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to comp …
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