The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to her breast - or so the leg ...Show more
A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Jonn Elledge
39.99 NZD
Category: History
People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By ...Show more
The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt - A Tyranny of Truth by Ken Krimstein
32.99 NZD
Category: History
A graphic biography of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century.'Incredible' Deborah LevyA hero of political thought, the largely unsung and often misunderstood Hannah Arendt is perhaps best known for her landmark book, The Origins of Totalitarianism.Arendt led an extraordinary life. Ha ...Show more
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilisation to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African perspective, for fans of William Dalrymple, David Olusoga and Peter Frankopan.*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian* Everyone is origi ...Show more
Machines A Visual History: Dom Chinea Celebrates the Essential Machines Used by Artisans for Centuries by Dominic Chinea
64.99 NZD
Category: History
The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea takes you on an exploration of more than 120 essential machines found in the workshops and studios of the world's finest artisans and heritage craftspeople. Having covered tools in his first book, Dominic Chinea turns his attention to machines. Featuring more than 120 machin ...Show more
Endurance: 100 Tales of Survival, Adventure and Exploration by Levison Wood
49.99 NZD
Category: History
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the most ...Show more
The Secret Library - A Book Lover's Journey Through Curiosities of Literature by Oliver Tearle
25.99 NZD
Category: History
How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer's Iliad to Aesop's Fables? The Secret Library explores these intriguing morsels of lesser-known history, along with the familiar literary ...Show more
Once Upon a Time World The Dark and Sparkling Story of the French Riviera by Jonathan Miles
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Chronicling 200 years of glamour, hedonism and crime, this rich and vivid history of the French Riviera features a vast cast of famous characters. In 1835, Lord Brougham founded Cannes, introducing bathing and the manicured lawn to the wilds of the Mediterranean coast. Today, much of that shore has bec ...Show more
The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal by Peter Watson
34.99 NZD
Category: History
‘Majestic, ambitious’ Literary Review ____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity and sophistication, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and w ...Show more
Europe: The Enlightening History of a Continent by Jean Baptiste Duroselle
49.99 NZD
Category: History
A history of the continent uniquely told from a very European viewpointThe first one-volume, complete history of Europe, as told by Europeans themselves, from Homo Erectus to the Celts, to Greek wisdom and Roman grandeur, all of the way to the European phenomenon - the Industrial Revolution.This is the ...Show more
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
29.99 NZD
Category: History
A thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini's favourite daughter, and a heart-stopping account of the unravelling of the Fascist dream in Italy'Engrossing... Moorehead has a spirited turn of phrase, a keen eye for the telling detail and pungent quote, and a gift for marshaling complex material' Jenny Uglo ...Show more
The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring true life story by Dr. Michihiko Hachiya
37.99 NZD
Category: History
"With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings. What if something should happen to her; who would care for her little baby? To conceal the fear and terror in my heart I left her, trying to put up a cheerful front. But no one could conceal from her the ominous ...Show more