The Lost King: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley, Michael Jones
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Previously published as The King's Grave.NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN.The official inside story of the discovery of history's most controversial monarch.On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victo ...Show more
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe by Mark Mazower
40.00 NZD
Category: History
A thrilling history of the revolutionary birth of modern Greece In the exhausted, repressive years that followed Napoleon's defeat in 1815, there was one cause that came to galvanize countless individuals across Europe and the United States- freedom for Greece. Mark Mazower's wonderful new book recreate ...Show more
A Short History of Russia by Mark Galeotti
30.00 NZD
Category: History
An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of the USSR and the rise of Vladimir Putin - and updated to include the road to the Ukrainian war.'Fascinating... One of the mo ...Show more
The Rice Book by Sri Owen
65.00 NZD
Category: Cooking - International Cuisine
Winner of the André Simon AwardOne of OFM's 50 Best Cookbooks of All Time The Rice Book became an instant classic when it was published thirty years ago, and to this day remains the definitive book on the subject. Rice is the staple food for more than half the world, and the creativity with which peopl ...Show more
The Shortest History of Italy: A Captivating Journey from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic by Ross King
35.00 NZD
Category: History
Embark on a captivating journey through 3000 years of Italy's rich history Italian history has always been about resilience and rebirth ... It is a country that for so many centuries has offered up visions of the wonders to which we humans, at our very best, can aspire. Italy was the centre of Europe's ...Show more
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
28.00 NZD
Category: History
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ... A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year ... 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry ... 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford ...Show more
Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World's most Fascinating Places by DK
55.00 NZD
Category: History
Stunningly illustrated biographies of the world's greatest cities, packed with paintings, photographs, maps, and artefacts Delve into the social and cultural history of 100 of the world's most important cities. From the first towns in Mesopotamia to today's global metropolises, cities have marked the pr ...Show more
River Kings: The Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads by Catrine Jarman
28.00 NZD
Category: History
The Sunday Times bestseller'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell'Replete with witches, human sacrifice, Greek fire and funeral orgies... one of the most thrilling works of archaeological detective work I have ever read' William Dalrymple, FT Follow bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman - and the cutting- ...Show more
A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard
25.00 NZD
Category: History
'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful' Julian Norton From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human story. Since ou ...Show more
Innovation: The History of England Volume VI by Peter Ackroyd
30.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: The\History of England Ser.
'Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman' - Ian Thomson, IndependentInnovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the end of the twentieth century, when his great-granddaught ...Show more
The Utopians: Six Attempts to Build the Perfect Society by Anna Neima
25.00 NZD
Category: History
'Fascinating and richly documented . . . Few books manage to be so informative and so entertaining.' - Sunday Times' Thanks to Neima's rigorous research, each chapter offers something new.' - Spectator'Neima ranges with impressive confidence across the world'. - Literary Review Santiniketan-Sriniketan ...Show more
Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle (Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023) by Jody Rosen
37.00 NZD
Category: History
A panoramic portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming our twenty-first century world **SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023** 'Full of delightful anecdotes and interviews and fascinating historical tales' Mail on Sunday A panoramic portrait of the wonderous ...Show more