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HistoryLand: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it,...
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK --- THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Seriously important' BILL BRYSON 'A book...
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Author: James Hannam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilised behaviour. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could...
From Eden to Exile Unravelling Mysteries of the Bible
Author: Eric H. Cline Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Eric H. Cline uses the tools of his trade to examine some of the most puzzling mysteries from the Hebrew...
Spring
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Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 "Spring features Knausgaard unbound, writing for the first time without a gimmick or the crutch of extravagant experimentation...Fall in love...
Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind
Author: Ant Middleton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The brilliant new book from the Chief Instructor of SAS: Australia that will explain the principles...
Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule
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Author: Gordon Thomas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 560 "A terrifying and timely account of resistance in the face of the greatest of evils."--Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author...
British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Greece
Author: Chae Strathie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 64 A kid's life in ancient Greece might sound like fun, what with all that brilliant sunny weather and watching the Olympic...
A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion
Author: Tom Segev Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 816 When Tom Segev's biography of David Ben-Gurion was published in Israel in early 2018, it was a major event, making headlines...
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of...
The Age Of Capital: 1848-1875
Author: Eric Hobsbawm Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism...
Sea Monsters: Savage Submarine Commanders of World War Two
Author: Tony Matthews Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 348 The true story of a deeply murderous intent that lurked menacingly beneath the waves during World War Two. The torpedoes strike...
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942
Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new...
British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt
Author: Chae Strathie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 64 A kid's life in ancient Egypt might sound like fun with all the cool pyramids and glorious sunny weather, but actually...
The Battle for Isurava: Fighting in the clouds of the Owen Stanley 1942
Author: David W. Cameron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 364 Within 24 hours of the Japanese invasion of northern New Guinea at Gona in July 1942, the Australian militiamen of...
Augustus: From Revolutionary to Emperor
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 624 Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four...
From the Ground Up: Stories from the men and women who built, serviced and flew aircraft in WWII
Author: Edward Smithies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Fascinating ... this collection illuminates corners of the wartime world ... it provides a valuable and often entertaining window' GUARDIAN 'The...
The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848
Author: Eric Hobsbawm Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in evry sphere of European life by the...
The Way of the Samurai
Author: Inazo Nitobe Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: This classic text by Inazo Nitobe defining the moral code of the warrior class or Samurai has had a huge...
Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind
Author: Ant Middleton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The brilliant new book from the Chief Instructor of SAS: Australia that will explain the principles...
The Book of Wonders: The Many Lives of Euclid's Elements
Author: Benjamin Wardhaugh Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how...
Hitler's Third Reich in 100 Objects: A Material History of Nazi Germany
Author: Roger Moorhouse Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Hitler's Third Reich is still the focus of numerous articles, books and films: no regime of the twentieth century has prompted...
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold
Author: Stephen Fry Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling MYTHOS. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes Few...
Our Woman in Moscow
Author: Beatriz Williams Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 Don't miss the gripping new book from the international bestseller - the story of two sisters caught up in...
Chasing The Light: How I Fought My Way into Hollywood - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Author: Oliver Stone Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 *** "I loved it. An amazing book." - Louis Theroux "A rip-roaring read. It left me breathless." - Chris...
The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff
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Author: Phillips Payson O'Brien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief...
The Age Of Extremes: 1914-1991
Author: Eric Hobsbawm Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 THE AGE OF EXTREMES is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm's personal vision of the twentieth century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking...
Face It: A Memoir
Author: Debbie Harry Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to...
The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World
Author: John Dickie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 'Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining' - Wall Street Journal THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2020 'This book shows that, despite rumours...
Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
Author: Dan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on...
The Spy in Moscow Station: A Counterspy's Hunt for a Deadly Cold War Threat
Author: Eric Haseltine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The thrilling, true story of the race to find a leak in the United States Embassy in Moscow--before more American assets...
Living with the Gods On Beliefs and Peoples
Author: Neil MacGregor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 In the same format as his best-selling books A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a...
Best of History Bargain Book Box
This bargain book box is a must-have for any history enthusiast! It contains fifteen great books written by some of the most renowned historians, including Eric Hobsbawm, Ellen Carol DuBois,...
Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History
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Author: Roy Adkins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 A rip-roaring account of the dramatic four-year siege of Britain's Mediterranean garrison by Spain and France--an overlooked key to the British...
One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
Author: Craig Brown Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 656 WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 A Spectator Book of the Year * A Times Book of the...
The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families
Author: Shannon Bream Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect.... "Have faith" is a phrase we...
Celebrating 100 Years at Duntroon: Royal Military College of Australia 1911 - 2011
Author: Big Sky Publishing Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Celebrate the 100 year anniversary of RMC and discover the rich history of Duntroon with this superbly designed and crafted...
Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
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Author: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 Nomad is a philosophical memoir, telling how Ayaan Hirsi Ali came to America in search of a new...
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask
Author: Peter Jones (Author) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from...
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
Author: Stephen Kinzer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 The bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the...
The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017
Author: Ian Kershaw Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 704 The final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and Back...
Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You
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Author: Eugenia Bone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 From Eugenia Bone, the critically acclaimed author of Mycophilia, comes an approachable, highly personal look at our complex relationship with the...
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Author: Douglas Brinkley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 592 Now in paperback, an award-winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program,...
Derrick VC in his own words: The wartime writings of Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II
Author: Mark Johnston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Tom 'Diver' Derrick VC DCM was Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II. Derrick fought in five campaigns, won...
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace
Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily...
Persepolis I & II
Author: Marjane Satrapi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during and...
Australian POWs: The untold stories of WWI
Author: David Coombes Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 "Comrades in distress we were, and it was now that one felt the existence of a brotherhood that establishes...
The Times Queen Elizabeth II: A portrait of her 70-year reign
Author: James Owen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 The ideal gift for royal fans. This is the story of a life dedicated to public service, reported by The Times...