The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia by Kingfisher
55.00 NZD
Category: History
History leaps from the page in this completely revised and updated edition of the critically acclaimed Kingfisher History Encyclopedia. From man's earliest history right through to the technological and social revolutions of the current day, this trusted reference provides a one-stop source for research ...Show more
RMS Titanic by David Hutchings; Richard de Kerbrech
40.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Haynes Icons Ser.
With an authoritative text and hundreds of illustrations, see how the RMS Titanic was built, launched and fitted out. Read about her lavish passenger accommodation. Learn about the captain's responsibilities, including the operation of a transatlantic liner. Consider the chief engineer's view - how did ...Show more
Timelines of Everything: From Woolly Mammoths to World Wars by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: History
Over 130 timelines bring history alive for kids. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines. Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details, such as the most bloodthirsty pirate of all time and the fir ...Show more
Discovery Atlas by Thiago de Moraes
40.00 NZD
Category: Atlases
Prepare to set off on a grand voyage of discovery. You might want to take a map ... But this is no ordinary atlas. Discovery Atlas whisks you away on a breathtaking tour of human cleverness, from the exploration of the cosmos to the discovery of chocolate. In twelve witty, entertaining chapters, Thiago ...Show more
Spies by David Long
28.00 NZD
Category: History
A single spy can save thousands of lives. Spies and secret agents have been hard at work for centuries, risking their lives, and sometimes changing the course of history. Discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring, including Britain's first female spy, a teacher turned saboteur, the spy who ...Show more
Spies by David Long
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Award-winning author David Long and rising star Terri Po. A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . . From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, ...Show more
Timelines of Everyone: From Cleopatra and Confucius to Mozart and Malala by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
From William Shakespeare to Oprah Winfrey and Anne Frank to Julius Caesar, get the inside track on the incredible lives of history's biggest names in this collection of timelines.Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details about notable people, including kings and queens, humanitarians, scienti ...Show more
1,000 Amazing World Facts by DK
26.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
If anything in this book doesn't quite ring true, you'd better start believing! This irresistible page-turner will keep your eyes popping and your jaws dropping from start to finish. Did you know that Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Can you believe the Eiffel Tower would fit inside ...Show more
Absolutely Everything! by Christopher Lloyd
35.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover how science, nature and history connect in this fast-paced, entertaining and incredibly informative history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day. How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals and humans come from? What ...Show more
The Great War For New Zealand - Waikato 1800-2000 by Vincent O'Malley
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A monumental new account of the defining conflict in New Zealand history. It was war in the Waikato in 1863-64 that shaped the nation in all kinds of ways: setting back Maori and Pakeha relations by several generations and allowing the government to begin to assert the kind of real control over the coun ...Show more
Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings, 1980-2020 by Anne Salmond
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
For fifty years, Dame Anne Salmond has navigated 'te ao hurihuri' - travelling to hui in her little blue VW Beetle with Eruera and Amiria Stirling in the 1970s, working for a university marae alongside Merimeri Penfold, Patu Hohepa and Wharetoroa Kerr in the 1980s, giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribun ...Show more
The Complete MAUS by Art Spiegelman
45.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Graphic Novels
'A quiet triumph, moving and simple - impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics' - Washington Post Maus is the harrowing story of the author's parents, Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living in Hitler's Europe, and then his father dealing with Art Spiegelman' ...Show more