Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army by Guy de la Bedoyere
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond ...Show more
The Last Survivor - The miraculous true story of the holocaust prisoner who survived three concentration camps by Frank Krake
$37.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
'This is an extraordinary biography. A gripping narrative that opens as derring-do wartime escape drama rapidly turns into a horror story about man's inhumanity to man...Important and unforgettable' Jonathan Dimbleby, bestselling authorPerfect for readers of Last Stop Auschwitz, The Volunteer and The Ta ...Show more
The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins: Australia's greatest explorer by Peter FitzSimons
$38.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia's most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, aviator, spy and daredevil - brought to life by Australia's greatest storyteller. Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who ever lived ...Show more
Explanatorium of History by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A visually striking historical guide spanning all of human history, from its beginning to the present dayTake a rollercoaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children's history encyclopedia. Discover what the major turning points in history were, from the evolution and ...Show more
Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John Gray
$24.87 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A playful yet profound examination of what cats can teach us about life and how to live it. 'When I play with my cat, how do I know she is not passing time with me rather than I with her?' Montaigne There is no real evidence that humans ever 'domesticated' cats. Rather it seems that at some point cats ...Show more
Horizons: A Global History of Science by James Poskett
$37.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A radical retelling of the history of science - The Silk Roads for science We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. But this is wrong. The history of science is not, and has never been, ...Show more
A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next by Tom Standage
$32.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a timely and illuminating history of personal transportation, and how it has transformed the world we live in.Beginning around 3,500 BC with the wheel, and moving through the eras of horsepower, trains and bicycles, Tom Standage puts the rise of the car a ...Show more
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
Mortals: How the fear of death shaped human society by Rachel Menzies, Ross Menzies
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Human society is shaped by many things, but underlying them all is one fundamental force - our fear of death. This is the ground-breaking theory explored in Mortals.Mortals is a ground-breaking book uncovering the fear of death as the hidden driver of most of our species' endeavours over millennia. The ...Show more
A Woman of No Importance - The Untold Story of Virginia Hall WW2s Most Dangerous Spy by Sonia Purnell
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
***A New York Times bestseller*** 'Riveting' Mick Herron, New York Times * 'A rousing tale' The Times, Book of the Week * 'Cracking' Telegraph * 'Gripping' Irish Times * 'Brilliant' Evening Standard * 'Excellent' Spectator In September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon ...Show more
Innovation: The History of England Volume VI by Peter Ackroyd
$40.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: The History of England
'Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman' - Ian Thomson, Independent Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the end of the twentieth century, when his great-granddaug ...Show more
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$48.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species ...Show more