Shadow State - Murder, Mayhem and How Russia's Remaking of the West by Luke Harding
$32.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist comes Shadow State, a timely and shocking analysis which connects Putin, Trump, and Brexit with the dark web. Based on years of investigations, Luke Harding reveals how Russian spies helped to sway the 2016 US presidential electi ...Show more
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon
$36.99 NZD
Category: History
An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome In Ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common--murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the the ...Show more
Among the Wolves of Court - The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn by Lauren Mackay
$21.99 NZD
Category: History
The tragic story of Anne Boleyn has been retold over the centuries, yet two key figures in Anne's life her father Thomas and brother George are often relegated to the margins of the history of Henry VIII's turbulent reign. Well before Anne's coronation in 1533, Thomas was regarded as one of Henry's most ...Show more
Spooked - The Secret Rise of Private Spies by Barry Meier
$37.99 NZD
Category: History
A spy story like no other. Private spies are the invisible force that shapes our modern world: they influence our elections, effect government policies and shape the fortunes of companies. More deviously, they are also peering into our personal lives as never before, using off-the shelf technology to l ...Show more
Pharma - Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America by Gerald Posner
$37.99 NZD
Category: History
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner reveals the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and delivers "a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients (The New York T ...Show more
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
The explosive, untold story of the Cold War's biggest secret. The REAL X-Files. It is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside of it. Until now. This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots and eng ...Show more
Life: Titanic 100 Years Later: The Epic Disaster Remembered - in Words and Pictures by Editors of Life
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
One hundred years ago, a ship thought to be indestructible suffered the ill fate to strike an iceberg during its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic. The unthinkable occurred, and the Titanic went to the bottom. What happened on that cold and inky night has haunted and entranced us ever since. Goodn ...Show more
Half Lives : The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos
$39.99 NZD
Category: History
The surprisingly macabre and mundane history of radium in everyday life.
Quarterly Essay 80: The High Road: What Australia Can Learn From New Zealand by Laura Tingle
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
In a tumultuous year, Australia and New Zealand have never been closer, as we move towards a shared travel zone. But why, despite being so close, do we seem to know so little about each other? And is there such a thing as national character? In this wise and illuminating essay, Laura Tingle looks at lea ...Show more
Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook by Annie Gray
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
The story of the twentieth century through one woman's life and the food she cooked for our most famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This is the story of a woman who was not a royal, not rich, not famous; someone who simply worked hard and enjoyed her life. But while Georgina Landemare saw herself ...Show more
Windswept - Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women by Annabel Abbs
$37.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, S ...Show more
Do Something for Nothing - Seeing Beneath the Surface of Homelessness, Through the Simple Act of a Haircut by Joshua Coombes
$37.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
Through the simple act of a hair cut, readers are taken on a geographical and emotional journey into the lives of humans experiencing homelessness in different cities across the world. "Coombes is a hairdresser, and he believes that small acts of love can make a big impact." --Morgan Freeman, in The Sto ...Show more