1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies
37.00 NZD
Category: History
On 8 February 1421 the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, 500 foot long junks made from the finest teak and mahogany, were led by Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from ...Show more
Genghis Khan - Life, Death and Resurrection by John Man
32.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Genghis Khan - creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen - is one of history's immortals. In Central Asia, they still use his name to frighten children. In China, he is honoured as the founder of a dynasty. In Mongolia he is the father of the nation. In the USA, Time magazine, voted Genghis ...Show more
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
32.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: history of the Americas
"The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the most spectacular the world has ever seen. This is the incredible story of its realization, and of the two men whose fates it linked, and architect and a serial killer. The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the chief builder of ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilizat ...Show more
Israel: A History by Martin Gilbert
54.00 NZD
60.00 (10% off)
Category: History
Israel is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of the world stage for most of this century. For two millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to Zion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, bu ...Show more
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield
27.99 NZD
Category: History
A dramatic history of cochineal, the small Mexican beetle whose precious red dye provoked global intrigue and piracy from medieval times to the present day - for fans of Mark Kurlansky. A Perfect Red recounts the colourful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most p ...Show more
Turning the Solomon Key by Robert Lomas
29.99 NZD
Category: History
When George Washington, first President of the United States, laid the foundation stone of the Capitol Building of the city that was to bear his name, he did so wearing full Masonic regalia. "Turning The Solomon Key" is a riveting quest to discover the Masonic influences George Washington brought to bea ...Show more
The Queen's Knight. The extraordinary story of Queen Victoria's most trusted confidant by Martyn Downer
14.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Sir Howard Elphinstone, dashing military hero of the Crimean War, was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1858 aged just twenty-nine. Handpicked by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to be governor to their third son, Prince Arthur, Elphinstone made an uncertain beginning at court, settling uncomfortably within ...Show more
A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal by Diana & Michael Preston
29.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1631, the heartbroken Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan, ordered the construction of a monument of unsurpassed splendor and majesty in memory of his beloved wife. Theirs was an extraordinary story of passionate love: although almost constantly pregnant - she bore him fourteen children - Mumtaz Mahal followe ...Show more
The Confident Hope of A Miracle: The True Story of The Spanish Armada by Neil Hanson
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
'Continual, destruction in the foretop, the pox above board, the plague between decks, hell in the forecastle and the devil at the helm.'It is the summer of 1588, and the fate and future of England hangs in the balance. Obsessed by the dream of reclaiming England for the Catholic Church - and adding ano ...Show more
The Dreadful Judgement by Neil Hanson
26.99 NZD
34.95 (22% off)
Category: History
If the storm that struck the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in October 1991 was The Perfect Storm, the fire that destroyed London in September 1666 was The Perfect Fire.A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and the fuel and oxygen to feed it. In 1666, a ten-month drought had turned London ...Show more