Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by DAVIS, STEPHEN
$36.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
**Soon to be a major TV drama** The true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 4 ...Show more
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora's Jar. Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look ...Show more
Wrens of World War II: Bletchley's Secret Source by Peter Hore
$35.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from in the first place? This is the extraordinary unt ...Show more
The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America by John Wood Sweet
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A riveting Revolutionary Era drama of the first published rape trial in American history and its long, shattering aftermath, revealing how much has changed over two centuries--and how much has not. On a moonless night in the summer of 1793 a crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel--t ...Show more
Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin
$30.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
‘Warm, funny, biting and essential reading.’ Adam Rutherford ‘Hilarious, ferocious, generous and convincing. It made me reconsider almost everything I thought I knew about Africa.’ Oliver Bullough Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes ...Show more
How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind by Regan Penaluna
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers. As a young woman growing up in a small, religious community, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we and what is this strange wor ...Show more
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
$24.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller The Silence of the Girls. Troy has fallen and the Greek victors are primed to return home, loaded with spoils. All they need is a good wind to lift their sails. But the wind does not come. The gods are offended - the body of Priam lies desecrated, unburied - a ...Show more
52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time by Annabel Streets
$24.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
'Fascinating ... Connected both to old wisdom and new scientific frontiers of discovery' Lauren Laverne 'We can all learn something from 52 Ways to Walk. I know I can.' Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2 Walking strengthens our bodies, calms our minds and lifts our spirits. But it does so much more than this. ...Show more
The Four Noble Truths of Love by Susan Piver
$29.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
To apply a Buddhist viewpoint to relationships is eye-opening. It points to a radically different worldview, one that runs counter to the spirit of much of the conventional advice we receive. Broken hearts, resentment, affairs, divorce. Why is it so hard to make relationships work? New York Times bests ...Show more
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan
$44.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Most people can name the influential leaders and major battles of the past. Few can name the most destructive storms, the worst winters, the most devastating droughts. In The Earth Transformed, ground-breaking historian Peter Frankopan reconnects us with our ancestors who, like us, worshipped, exploited ...Show more
New Rome: The Roman Empire in the East, AD 395 - 700 by Paul Stephenson
$32.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
'Fascinating ... illuminating ... Stephenson examines ordinary life, painting a vivid and intriguing picture.' The TimesLong before Rome fell to the Ostrogoths in AD 476, a new city had risen to take its place as the beating heart of a late antique empire, the glittering Constantinople: New Rome. In thi ...Show more
Writing in the Dark: Bloomsbury, the Blitz and Horizon Magazine by Will Loxley
$29.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
As the streetlamps flickered out and lights were obscured behind brown-paper screens, a subdued atmosphere took hold of London in 1939. Cloistered in pubs and gloomy sitting rooms, London's young writers and artists faced being sent to the front, trading their paintbrushes and pens for the weapons of wa ...Show more