The Frontier Below by Jeff Maynard
27.99 NZD
Category: History
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world ...Show more
Knowing What We Know: How we acquire, retain and communicate knowledge from ancient times to the era of big data by Simon Winchester
27.99 NZD
Category: History
Named a Best History Book for 2023From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how te ...Show more
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator by Theodore Papakostas
36.99 NZD
Category: History
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a spectacularly iconoclastic take on the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for a dialogue that ...Show more
Guiding Lights - The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women by Shona Riddell
39.99 NZD
Category: History
A compellingly written, fully illustrated account of lighthouse women throughout the ages, from those who lit ancient hilltop bonfires to the keepers of today.
The Fighter of Auschwitz - The Incredible True Story of Leen Sanders Who Boxed to Help Others Survive by Erik Brouwer
27.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1943 Leen Sanders, Dutch champion boxer, was sent to Auschwitz. Recognised by an SS officer, he was earmarked for a 'privileged' post in the kitchens in exchange for weekly boxing matches for the entertainment of the Nazi guards. From there, he enacted his resistance to their limitless cruelty. With ...Show more
The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons
37.99 NZD
Category: History
From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle. 4.31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious. 5.01 pm: Enemy ... penetrating both flanks and to north and south. 5.02: Running short of ammo. Require drop through trees. It was the a ...Show more
Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp by Helga Weiss
59.99 NZD
Category: History
"The most moving Holocaust diary published since Anne Frank". (Daily Telegraph). First they led us to the baths, where they took from us everything we still had. Quite literally there wasn't even a hair left. I didn't even recognize my own mother till I heard her voice...In 1941, aged 12, Helga Weiss, h ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
49.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more
The Great Crashes - Lessons from Global Meltdowns and How to Prevent Them by Linda Yueh
29.99 NZD
Category: History
Since America's Wall Street Crash of 1929, the global economy has weathered the most tumultuous century in financial history. From the currency crises of the 1980s, to Japan's housing meltdown, the dot com boom and bust, the global financial crash and the COVID pandemic, crash after crash has sent shock ...Show more
Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East by Robert Fisk
49.99 NZD
Category: History
The final work of Robert Fisk, following on from the authoritative and highly acclaimed The Great War for Civilisation, which charted his 30-year career as a reporter in the war zones of the Middle East. An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk's trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitne ...Show more
Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard
29.99 NZD
Category: History
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries' TelegraphWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled ...Show more
Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins by Gareth Harney
39.99 NZD
Category: History
The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's greatest superpower, as told through humankind's most universal object- the coin. When Gareth Harney was first handed a Roman coin by his father as a child, he became entranced by its beauty, its permanence, and its unique power to connect us with the ...Show more