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Sicily - A Short History from the Ancient Greeks to Cosa Nostra by John Julius Norwich
$59.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the gateway between the East and the West, at once a stronghold, clearing-house and observation-post, Sicily has been invaded and fought over by Phoenicians and Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, Spaniards and ...Show more
Sicily: A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra by John Julius Norwich
$27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps and colour photographs. 'I discovered Sicily almost by mistake ...We drove as far as Naples, then put the car on the night ferry to Palermo ...Show more
The Duff Cooper Diaries - 1915-1951 by John Julius Norwich
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The long awaited and highly revealing diaries of the politician, diplomat, and socialite (married to Lady Diana Cooper) 'This is a fabulous, jaw-dropping read' SUNDAY TIMES 'Duff Cooper was as close to the action as anyone during the dramatic events of the mid-20th century. He was also comically priap ...Show more
The Great Cities in History by John Julius Norwich
$65.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. "The Great Cities in History" tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and Sao Paulo. A galaxy of distinguished contributors evoke the character ...Show more
The Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194: The Normans in Sicily Volume II by John Julius Norwich
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was fantastically cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious toleration un ...Show more
The Normans in the South, 1016-1130: The Normans in Sicily Volume I by John Julius Norwich
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
Chronicling the 'other Norman invasion', The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western Emperors ...Show more
The Popes: A History by John Julius Norwich
$69.99 NZD
Category: History
Well known for his histories of Norman Sicily, Venice, the Byzantine Empire and the Mediterranean, John Julius Norwich has now turned his attention to the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter himself - traditionally (though by no means histo ...Show more
The Popes: A History by Viscount John Julius Norwich
$29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
"John Julius Norwich examines the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter (traditionally - but by no means historically - the first Pope) to the present. Of the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others ...Show more
The Ultimate Christmas Cracker by John Julius Norwich
$37.99 NZD
Category: Gift Books | Reading Level: very good
In 1969, John Julius Norwich, the legendary popular historian, gathered together the favourite things he'd come across in the last 365 days into one short charming pamphlet. Initially just a treat for his friends, it rapidly turned into a huge word-of-mouth success. And soon the arrival of John Julius N ...Show more
The Ultimate Christmas Cracker by John Julius Norwich
$27.99 NZD
Category: Gift Books
In 1969, John Julius Norwich, the legendary popular historian, gathered together the favourite things he'd come across in the last 365 days into one short charming pamphlet. Initially just a treat for his friends, it rapidly turned into a huge word-of-mouth success. And soon the arrival of John Julius N ...Show more
Venice, a Traveller's Reader by John Julius Norwich
$29.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Traveller's Reader
Henry James wrote of Venice: 'You desire to embrace it, to caress it, to possess it ...' whereas Mark Twain found St Mark's 'so ugly ...propped on its long row of thick-legged columns, its back knobbed with domes, it seems like a vast, warty bug taking a meditative walk'. Reactions to Venice have been, ...Show more