Available only on Amazon, Launch of Second Edition at the Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival Book Reading October 2022
Uncle Walter’s Secret
by Will Fenn
Is this the true explanation of General Sikorski’s death? How did solving Uncle Walters secret prevent the Allies sudden defeat towards the end of WWII? Will Fenn’s masterly tale reveals all!
ISBN 978-1-5355960-0-8 232pp Paperback. Available only from Amazon
The Engineering Design Manual for Lead Balloons
by Professor William Fairney
The lead balloon has been the butt of ridicule for any project or enterprise that is doomed to failure. Phrases such as “well, that went down like a lead balloon” are frequently heard in all walks of life. However balloons manufactured from lead are perfectly feasible. This book takes a light-hearted look at how such a balloon might be constructed to meet current Civil Aviation Authority regulations, whether it be a helium-filled or hot air balloon. However the reader is strongly advised not to try this at home!
ISBN 978-0-9554455-8-3 24pp Paperback RRP £4.95
Evocative Tales:
Stories and Legends from Bristol
by Paul Hatch
An intriguing collection of true stories of Bristol that have been handed down orally for generations, now preserved in writing, many for the first time.
Written and illustrated by the celebrated local storyteller and folk historian Paul Hatch, familiar to local residents from his many appearances on BBC Radio Bristol, Paul has now turned his hand to writing Bristol stories.
ISBN 978-0-9554455-5-2 64pp Paperback RRP £7.50
Richard Stephens And The Clevedon Motor Cars
by Professor William Fairney
This is the story of a remarkable nineteenth century entrepreneur of humble origins who went on to design and manufacture the first all-British car in the small Somerset town of Clevedon. He even designed and made his own two-cylinder internal combustion engine. An innovative engineer, he took out many patents including those which are still used in the vehicles of the 21st century. His vehicles had a very advanced form of independent front suspension. A veteran car enthusiast’s delight!
Lovingly compiled by Professor William Fairney, a modern diesel engine designer with a high regard for the earliest auto engineers.
ISBN 978-0-9554455-4-5 172pp. Hardback RRP £13.95
The Knife and Fork Man:
The Life and Works of Charles Benjamin Redrup
by Professor William Fairney
Now in its second edition, this book is the composite of the biography of an extraordinary engineer and the history of technological development. Redrup designed a huge range of internal combustion engines, yet carried out most of his development work in a simply equipped workshop with reputedly “little more than a knife and fork”.
His inventions included engines for Crossley motor cars, Bristol buses, Simmonds Spartan and Avro Gosport aircraft and vehicles for the Bristol Tramways and Carriages Company. Written by Professor William Fairney, a professional engineer with a gift for making technology accessible and exciting to all.
ISBN 978-0-9554455-2-1 360pp. Hardback RRP £18.95
The Bristol Treasure Island Trail
by The Long John Silver Trust, Editor Professor William Fairney
This book celebrates Bristol’s connections to the most famous pirate book of all – Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It lays out a short Treasure Island trail around the Bristol harbourside, providing an accessible and enjoyable interactive experience for all the family.
ISBN 978-0-9554455-3-8 72pp. Paperback RRP £5.95
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