Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars by Peter Stothard
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
This is an unusual history of a time that still defines our world - a view of the early Roman empire that its historians never intended us to see. Beginning sixty years after the assassination of Julius Caesar, it graphically depicts a story parallel to that of Caligula and Nero, and shows us those stru ...Show more
A History of Ideas: The most intriguing, relevant and helpful concepts from the story of humanity by The School of Life
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
"This is an unusual sort of history book: a history of ideas - and not just any old ideas, ideas from across time and space that are best suited to healing, enchanting and reviving us. It's a collection of humanity's very best thoughts on how to approach the challenges and joys of being alive. Along the ...Show more
Tools A Visual History: The Hardware that Built, Measured and Repaired the World by Dominic Chinea
$48.00 NZD
Category: History
A beautifully illustrated celebration of over 150 essential tools. A tool is an object with endless possibilities. Contained within each item is the chance to create, to inspire, to repair and improve. It's no wonder that scientific studies have shown humans are hardwired to appreciate hardware. This bo ...Show more
Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal: by Ben Macintyre
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War.Philby's two closest friends in the intelligence world, Nicholas Elliott of MI6 and Jam ...Show more
The Barn: The Lives, Landscape and Lost Ways of an Old Yorkshire Farm by Sally Coulthard
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
A revelatory uncovering of a vanished agricultural way of life by bestselling nature writer Sally Coulthard. 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding 'Engaging and filled with the gentle humour and fascinating facts' Get History 'Shows us the beauty and rich history of everyday things' Country Walking Mag ...Show more
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth -- how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. How is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest? Why is a famous fabric pattern from India best known by the name of a Scottish town? How is a Chinese dr ...Show more
The Splendid and the Vile: Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Bombing of London by Erik Larson
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz--an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisisOne of Chicago Tribune's Best Books of the Year So Far ...Show more
Femina: The instant Sunday Times bestseller - A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
'Beautifully written, wonderfully free-ranging and gloriously original, Femina makes us look into the mists of history in new, exciting and provocative ways. A joyous read' - Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads'This is bravura narrative history underpinned by passionate advocacy for th ...Show more
Bike Nation by Peter Walker
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
A revolution on the roads is approaching. Is it time for drivers to Give Way? Guardian news correspondent, Peter Walker, takes us on a journey around the world, exploring the varying attitudes to cycling on our highways. Visit the shining examples of Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where cycling culture is an ...Show more
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth by Henry Gee
$26.00 NZD
Category: History
'Exhilaratingly whizzes through billions of years . . . Gee is a marvellously engaging writer, juggling humour, precision, polemic and poetry to enrich his impossibly telescoped account . . . [making] clear sense out of very complex narratives' - The Times' 'Henry Gee makes the kaleidoscopically changi ...Show more
Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life by Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
Travel through time from the beginning of life on Earth and marvel at more than 90 amazing plants and animals along the way with this stunning book about dinosaurs and prehistoric life.From Tyrannosaurus and sabre-toothed cats, to ferns and woolly mammoths, every page will captivate young readers as the ...Show more
The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
A SUNDAY TIMES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR'Timely ... a long and engrossing survey of the library' FT'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched' Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the BooksFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed i ...Show more