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The Boundless Sea - A Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE A SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR For most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples - for the spread of ideas and religion as ...Show more
Beneath the Night by Stuart Clark
$33.00 NZD
Category: History
From Stone Age to space age, people have looked up at the stars and been inspired by their beauty, their patterns, and their majesty. Beneath the Night is a history of humanity, told through our relationship with the night sky. From prehistoric cave art and Ancient Egyptian zodiacs to the modern era of ...Show more
Conquistadores: A New History by Fernando Cervantes
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
The 'conquistadors', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and building roads, cathedrals, palaces and cities which have endured to the present. Today ...Show more
Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander transformed Macedon from a weak kingdom into a globe-spanning empire. During his short life Alexander the Great carved out an empire stretching from the Balkans to Central India, re-drawing the map of the ancient worl ...Show more
The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War by Scott Anderson
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
At the end of World War II, the United States dominated the world militarily, economically, and in moral standing - seen as the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear - to some - that the Soviet Union was already executing a plan to expand and foment revolution around the world. ...Show more
The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague (HB) by Richard Fidler
$45.00 NZD
Category: History
ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution bro ...Show more
Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour by Mikey Robins
$38.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Rollicking and informative, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour is your guide through some of the most shameful behaviour indulged in by humanity's most celebrated figures, as told by Mikey Robins, one of Australia's most beloved comedians. It is often said that we live in era of constant o ...Show more
The World Aflame by Dan Jones; Marina Amaral
$55.00 NZD
Category: Military
'Purists argue that colourising black and white photographs is sacrilege, but the world has always been in colour. Truth be told, monochrome is a contrivance. Human experience is always colourful' The Times. The epic, harrowing and world-changing story - in words and colourized images - of global confli ...Show more
Figuring Out the Past - The 1,073 Vital Statistics That Explain World History by Peter Turchin; Dan Hoyer
$33.00 NZD
Category: History
What was history's biggest empire? Or the tallest building of the ancient world? What was the average life expectancy in medieval Byzantium? The average wage in Old Kingdom Egypt? Where did scientific writing first emerge? What was the bloodiest ritual human sacrifice ever?We are used to thinking about ...Show more
Sapiens: A Graphic History; The Birth of Humankind - Volume 1 by Yuval Noah Harari
$48.00 NZD
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species ...Show more
Egyptologists Notebooks by CHRIS. NAUNTON
$70.00 NZD
Category: History
For centuries the beguiling ancient ruins of Egypt have provided an endless source of fascination for explorers, antiquarians, treasure hunters and archaeologists. All, from the very earliest travellers, were entranced by the beauty and majesty of the landscape: the remains of tombs cut into the natural ...Show more
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant
$33.00 NZD
Category: History
For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last f ...Show more