The Devil's Cup by Stewart Lee Allen
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Absolutely riveting . . . Essential reading for foodies, java-junkies, anthropologists, and anyone else interested in funny, sardonically told adventure stories.--Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential Full of humor and historical insights, The Devil's Cup is not only ahistory of coffee, but ...Show more
The Confessions of Saint Augustine by Saint Augustine
27.99 NZD
Category: History
You made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it finds rest in you. St Augustine was a towering figure in his own time, and remains the greatest of the fathers of the church. His CONFESSIONS are an autobiographical work, recalling crucial events in his life: his mid-4th-century boyhood in ru ...Show more
Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
32.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Discover Sir Ranulph Twistelton-Wykham-Fiennes's personal expedition to trace his extraordinary family through history. From Charlemagne - himself a direct ancestor of the author - to the count who very nearly persuaded William the Conqueror to retreat at Hastings, many members of this unique clan h ...Show more
AK47 - The Story of the People's Gun by Michael Hodges
32.99 NZD
35.00 (5% off)
Category: History
In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK's distinctive silhouette, the gun has been at the centre of conflicts across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The weapon that made him a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' has also appeared on t-shirts and vodka bottles, featured in videos an ...Show more
AK47: The Story of the People's Gun by Michael Hodges
39.99 NZD
Category: History
In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK
Delizia! by John Dickie
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The advertising industry tells us the answer lies in the vineyards and olive groves of Tuscany - among sun-weathered peasants, and mammas serving pasta under the pergola. Yet this nostalgic fantasy has little to do with the real ...Show more
12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg
27.99 NZD
Category: History
When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence ...Show more
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
29.99 NZD
Category: History
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the ...Show more
The Real Heroes of Telemark: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Stop Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Raymond Mears
27.99 NZD
Category: History
Aims to show how the success of a vital World War II mission depended on survival skills.
Samurai William: The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan by Giles Milton
29.99 NZD
Category: History
On an ordinary winterâs day in London, 1611, a mysterious letter arrived at the offices of the East India Trading Company. It had taken some seven years for the letter to make its tortuous way to England and the merchants there were astounded by its contents⦠William Adams, an Englishman, had been o ...Show more
Wine and War - The French, the Nazis and France's greatest treasure by Don Kladstrup; Petie Kladstrup
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: The\Hungry Student Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good
In the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life.