Chris Davies Libros

British and American Hit Singles gives a definitive listing of the top 40 hits in both countries in the years 1940 to 1997. Titles are listed in alphabetical order by artist and these entries include the first dates of release. British and American Hit Singles also includes all million sellers since the early 1900s - sheet music as well as records.Information in each entry includes artist's date of birth and country of origin, backing vocalists/groups, million sellers identified, group members identified, numbers sold USA/UK, and chart position achieved.No other reference source is both so up-to-date and yet so detailed.

During 2013 and 2014, coal accounted for 36 percent of all UK rail freight; by 2015, this plummeted as the top-up carbon tax doubled. South Wales is one of the last places in the UK where coal is still mined and dispatched by rail. This book looks at the last of the coaling operations, with 190 color images of coal trains.

China was the last country in the world to manufacture and operate steam locomotives.

The head of a large and prosperous family walks for no apparent reason into the path of an advancing express train; a disgraced Royal Navy officer and his heiress wife find themselves all at sea in the cotton fields of post-civil war America; a young girl, abused by her stepfather, is suddenly shipped back to the old country as a poor relative.

Culture Coding provides five keys to building a digitally focused, constructive culture that engages staff, delivers for clients and ensures success.

A bumper quiz book for aficionados of true crime in all its forms, with over 600 questions and answers.