The Spymasters - How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future by Chris Whipple
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers, a remarkable, behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to run the world's most powerful intelligence agency, and how the CIA is often a crucial counterforce against presidents threatening to overstep the powers of their office.Only 11 men an ...Show more
Big Panda and Tiny Dragon: The beautifully illustrated novel about friendship and hope by James Norbury
$35.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The charming, illustrated story of two friends, who travel through the seasons sharing the lessons they learn on their way; the perfect gift to uplift and inspire your loved ones. 'We're lost again,' said Big Panda 'When I'm lost,' said Tiny Dragon, 'I find it helps to go back to the beginning and try t ...Show more
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint by Maggie Nelson
$40.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
An expansive, exhilarating work of nonfiction on freedom, by one of the most significant writers of our day *A GUARDIAN 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK* 'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation' - Olivia Laing So often deployed as ...Show more
Tunnel 29 - The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman
$37.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in. It's summer, 1962, and Joachim Rudolph, a student, is digging a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Waiting on the other side in East Berlin - dozens of men, women and children; all willing to risk everything to ...Show more
The Mafia at War - Allied Collusion with the Mob by Tim Newark
$35.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The Mafia is the most powerful criminal organisation the world has ever known. This book tells the epic story of how the Mafia was nearly destroyed by Mussolini, prospered in the US, struck a secret wartime deal with the US government, and then backed a bloody rebellion that nearly turned Sicily into an ...Show more
The Light of Days: Women Fighters of the Jewish Resistance by Judy Batalion
$34.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: Language Acts and Worldm Ser.
Judy Batalion, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, discovered an extraordinary story of women who fought the Nazis. The "ghetto girls" paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, helped build systems of underground bunkers. They flirted with Nazis, bought them ...Show more
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
$24.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Natalie Haynes is the nation's muse' Adam Rutherford The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay o ...Show more
The Complete History of the SAS: The World's Most Feared Elite Fighting Force by Nigel McCrery
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The full story of the SAS, from formation in the sand dunes of Africa during World War II to present action in the Middle East, and incorporates jungle, desert and urban warfare, counter-terrorism and an insider's view at the selection and training methods employed by this usually secretive unit. Specia ...Show more
The Infiltrators: The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis by Norman Ohler
$24.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
The incredible true story of two idealistic young lovers who led the anti-Nazi resistance in the darkening heart of Berlin, by the author of the internationally bestselling Blitzed. A Daily Telegraph History Book of the Year 'An astonishing story... brilliantly told' - Antony Beevor 'Gripping... Will ap ...Show more
Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War: 1938-1941 by Alan Allport
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War? A Times Book of the Year 'Britain's wartime story has been told many times, but never as cleverly as this.' - Dominic Sandbrook In the bleak first half of the Second World War, Britain stood alone against the Axis force ...Show more
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
$23.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: Little Histories Ser.
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging b ...Show more
The Walls Have Ears - The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II by Helen Fry
$25.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets At the outbreak of World War II, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret operation: German ...Show more