Product Description: As a flying club airfield during the 1930s, West Malling was well known and very popular. 1939 saw it requisitioned by the military and it became a forward landing ground to Biggin Hill and Kenley. Though out of use during the Battle of Britain due to non-completion of the building work, and heavy bombing by the Luftwaffe, from 1941 onwards it became the premier night-fighter station in No...read more

Product Description: Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black and white photographs, this book recalls what Cheltenham has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they moved through the first years of this new century...read more

Product Description: As population aging has become increasingly acute in many countries, the debate over how to reform often creaking public pension systems has gathered momentum. In many cases, this debate has become politicized and the focus on some of the underlying economic issues has been lost...read more

A history of the Portland Vase discusses its unique craftsmanship and traces its survival through the ownership of such figures as the first Roman emperor, a reckless cardinal, a gambling princess, and a host of politicians, dilettantes, and scam artists. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: This guide will help guarantee you success as a newly self-employed person. Transitioning from "employed" to self-employed is not rocket science. Following the five "Guideposts" presented here will steer you toward success and away from mistakes made and pitfalls encountered by most newly self-employed people...read more

Product Description: For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues...read more