Chambers Mini Book of Facts
24.99 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
The newly revised and updated Chambers Mini Book of Facts is handy and easy to use -- crammed full of information on everything from Nobel Prize winners to national holidays, sporting achievements and election results. Small enough to fit into a pocket, yet comprehensive enough to keep readers absorbed ...Show more
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia by Glenn D. Considine
660.00 NZD
775.00 (14% off)
Category: Encyclopedias
Praise for the ninth edition: 'Still one of the best concise encyclopedias for the sciences' - "Library Journal Reviews". 'For two-year and undergraduate institutions, Van Nostrand's is essential' - "Choice". "The Scientific Encyclopedia" has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most important and co ...Show more
A to Z of Almost Everything by Trevor Montague
94.99 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
Now in its fourth edition, the bestselling A TO Z OF EVERYTHING is a unique publication. Nothing as comprehensive has appeared before. With subjects from Abbreviations to the Zodiac, some of the book's sections almost stand up as reference works in their own right: the section on Music encompasses more ...Show more
Oxford Concise Encyclopedia (2nd Edition 2007) by -
39.99 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
Lively, accessible, and up-to-date, this encyclopedia is an invaluable quick-reference work. Its compact size and clear concise style make it easy to find information on a vast range of subjects quickly and easily. Over 12,000 entries include coverage of science, technology, the arts, politics, sports, ...Show more
Ultimate Book of Famous People by various
49.99 NZD
55.00 (9% off)
Category: Encyclopedias
This riveting book tells the stories of people who have influenced the course of history over the last 2000 years: statesmen, scientists, inventors, artists, film stars, sports heroes and many more. Arranged in themes and chronologically, all the family will enjoy The Ultimate Book of Famous People.
1001 Inventions that Changed the way we Live by Jack Challoner
65.00 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
From the invention of the wheel in the fifth millennium BC to the development of the worldwide web and the launch of the MP3 player, this engaging, accessible, and enlightening book reveals the origins and impact of everything from paper to the personal computer, and from penicillin to the contraceptive ...Show more
501 Great Writers : A comprehensive guide to the giants of literature by Julian Patrick
35.00 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
Entertaining and informative, this collection of brief, informal biographies spans the centuries from Sophocles in ancient Greece to Harper Lee in Americaas Deep South. Along the way, readers will enjoy pithy biographical sketches of existentialists Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre, French satirist Vol ...Show more
Pears Cyclopedia 2007-2008 by Chris Cook
45.00 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
This book provides whatever you want to know in 2008. It includes general information from Gordon Brown to the Gordian Knot Science - Darwinism to dark matter, the Big Bang to bird flu. It is a complete sporting almanac and literary companion "Who's who" and has been who throughout history Prize winners ...Show more
Pears Cyclopaedia 2006-2007 (115th ed.) by Chris Cook
49.95 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
Fully updated and revised, the 115th edition Pears is the ultimate family reference book. Combining quick reference sections with in-depth articles, Pears covers the widest range of subjects: politics and economics, literature, music and art, science, medicine and the environment.
The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden History by John Michael Greer
59.99 NZD
Category: Encyclopedias
Next in the popular "Element Encyclopedia" series, comes the complete A-Z of alternative history. Discover everything you ever wanted to know about secret societies like the Freemasons, the historical mystery of Atlantis, why King Arthur, Leonardo da Vinci and Hitler are key figures, plus conspiracy the ...Show more