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DK World History: From the Ancient World to the Information Age by Philip Parker; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important turning points. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, this is an essential gift for every history buff.World History is the most accessible guide to the history of human civilisation, covering the Neanderthals, the Assyrian Empi ...Show more
Himalaya: The Exploration and Conquest of the Greatest Mountains on Earth by Philip Parker
$45.99 NZD
Category: Sport
At some 1500 miles long and 250 miles at its widest the Himalaya range is home to the fourteen greatest mountain peaks on the planet each of which towers over 8,000 metres. Celebrated by the region's early ancient kingdoms, many of these peaks remain sacred in both the Hindu and Buddhist religions and h ...Show more
History of Everywhere (HB) by Philip Parker
$42.99 NZD
Category: Children
Discover history as you've never seen it before – and all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time! Did you know the woolly mammoths were still around when the Egyptians built their pyramids? Or that Leonardo Da Vinci lived at the same time as Henry VIII and the Aztecs? Welcome to The History ...Show more
History of War in Maps by Philip Parker
$62.99 NZD
Category: Military History
From the moment towns and cities arose, the struggle for land, resources and power has turned to violence. Almost from the start, maps have been an essential part of planning and waging war. History of War in Maps gives a unique visual representation of the development of warfare and the maps that have ...Show more
History of World Trade in Maps by Philip Parker
$54.99 NZD
Category: History
Trade is the lifeblood of nations. It has provided vital goods and wealth to countries and merchants from the ancient Egyptians who went in search of gold and ivory to their 21st-century equivalents trading high-tech electronic equipment from the Far East .In this beautiful book, more than 70 maps give ...Show more
Overcoming Baby Blues by Professor Gordon Parker, Kerrie Eyers, Professor Philip Boyce
$35.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Pregnant women are expected to glow, and new mothers are expected to bask in the delight of their baby. But for some women, this is a time of unsettling mood shifts and uncertainty. One in ten women experience clinical depression either during pregnancy or in the postnatal period, while the majority of ...Show more
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain by Philip Parker
$65.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: New History of Britain Ser.
A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last two thousand years, from the Celtic period when 'Britain' was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India, Australia, much of Africa, Asia and the Americas were marked ...Show more
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain by Philip Parker
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover the 12 crucial moments in Britain's past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history'A richly entertaining canter through the country's past. Engrossing' INDEPENDENT___________In 878 the borders of Alfred the Great's Wessex were confi ...Show more
The Atlas of Atlases: Exploring the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them by Philip Parker
$55.00 NZD
Category: Atlases | Series: Liber Historica Ser.
A lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them. This beautiful book is a lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them. Atlases are books that changed the course of history. Pored over by ...Show more
The Great Trade Routes: A History of Cargoes and Commerce Over Land and Sea by Philip Parker
$89.99 NZD
Category: History
For centuries trade has been vital to the growth and prosperity of societies. The ancient world saw the expansion of Western Asian, Mediterranean and Polynesian civilizations as transport networks for trade were established. These routes were instrumental in founding urban centres and trading ports that ...Show more
The History of the World in Maps: The Rise and Fall of Empires, Countries and Cities by Times Atlases Staff; Mick Ashworth; Philip Parker
$74.99 NZD
Category: History
From Babylonian tablets to Google Maps, the world has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which we see it. In this time, cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. Every map tells a story and this book tells the incredible history of our world through maps, and ...Show more
The Northmen's Fury: A History of the Viking World by Philip Parker
$64.99 NZD
Category: History
The Northmen's Fury tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the eighth century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain and Ireland. It recounts the epic voyages that took them across the Atlantic to the icy fjords of Greenlan ...Show more
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