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Big Ideas in Brief: 200 World-changing Concepts Explained in an Instant by Ian Crofton
$12.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: In Minutes Ser.
Ian Crofton, former editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Philosophy (Teach Yourself Instant Reference) and Science Without the Boring Bits. With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that ...Show more
Little Book of Big History by Ian D. Crofton
$22.00 NZD
Category: History
From the Big Bang to the future of our planet, The Little Book of Big History divides history into manageable but comprehensive time frames, encompassing the cosmos, the stars, life and everything in between. Big History is the attempt to understand and condense the entire story of the cosmos, from the ...Show more
The Kings and Queens of England by Ian Crofton
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
From the reign of Alfred the Great - the first king of Wessex to call himself king of England' - in the ninth century, to the shock of Norman invasion in the 11th, and from the brutal vicissitudes of late medieval kingship to the comfortable ceremonial of modern-day constitutional monarchy, the story o ...Show more
World History: 50 Events You Really Need to Know by Ian Crofton
$35.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating outlines ...Show more
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