Bat, Ball and Field: The Elements of Cricket by Jon Hotten
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket. ‘Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best’ Cricketer Chronicling the evolution of the sport since its earliest years, highlighting transcendent moments as well as tragedies, Jon Hotten lifts the seemingly impregnable ...Show more
Endless Forms - Why We Should Love Wasps by Seirian Sumner
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
'A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps' DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH There may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders. Where bees and ants have long been the darlings of the insec ...Show more
Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History by Ryan Bodman
$60.00 NZD
Category: History
This is the story of a sport told through its communities. It is compelling – richly illustrated and full of vivid accounts of players, their lives, their triumphs and their contests on the field. Drawing on oral history interviews and a wide range of archival sources, Ryan Bodman locates rugby league ...Show more
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Salem, King James VI, Malleus Maleficarum. The world of witch hunts and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and brutal age. However, 'witch hunt' is heard often in the present-day media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today. A woman was prosecuted under the 1 ...Show more
The Things We Make by Bill Hammack Ph.D.
$60.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover the secret method used to build the world… For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it’s planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful ...Show more
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Morton
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for riveting storytelling combine to present a strong case for a startling reveal: that the woman who rocked the world with her uncompromisin ...Show more
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age by Tom Holland
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
The third in the epic trilogy narrating the history of the Roman Empire from renowned historian Tom Holland. Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with Rubicon, and continued with Dynasty, now arrives at the period which marks the apogee ...Show more
How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity by Jill Burke
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
Beauty, make up, art, power: An alternative history of the Renaissance told by the women behind the paintings
The Art Thief: A true story of love, crime and a dangerous obsession by Michael Finkel
$38.00 NZD
Category: History
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. ...Show more
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history. We have fallen into the belief that women were absent from great events, and ineffectual in normal times. Through a radical reframing of the conventional eras of our history, Normal Women tells the story of our nation - not ...Show more
Lawrence of Arabia by Ranulph Fiennes
$42.00 NZD
Category: History
An enthralling and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the inspiration for the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes Co-opted by the British military, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revol ...Show more