Mystery Cults in the Ancient World by Hugh Bowden
91.00 NZD
Category: History
Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. They were an important part of life in the ancient Mediterranean world, but their actual practices were shrouded in secrecy, and much of what they were about has remained unclear until now. What participants did, and what th ...Show more
Books: A Living History by Martyn Lyons
51.99 NZD
Category: History
This lavishly illustrated volume explores one of the most versatile, useful and enduring technologies ever invented: the book. "Books: A Living History" charts the evolution and influence of books around the world, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of movable type and t ...Show more
The Great Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
65.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
This book profiles forty of the worlds greatest explorers, from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. These are the men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous explorations, opening our eyes to the physical, natural and historical wealth around us. Under the aegis of Ro ...Show more
Furniture: A Concise History by Edward Lucie-Smith
29.95 NZD
Category: History | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In this illuminating history, text and illustrations combine to offer a view of furniture not as a succession of collectors' pieces, but as a statement about the society that created it. Edward Lucie-Smith offers insights into almost every period, from the prehistoric to the postmodern--from Neolithic t ...Show more
The Incas: Lords of the Four Quarters by Craig Morris
65.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Ancient Peoples and Places
This new survey from the leading authorities on the subject provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative account available of the rapid ascendancy of the Incas, their politics, economics, religion, architecture, art and technology, and their subsequent downfall. The authors look in deta ...Show more
Gifting the United Nations to Stalin by Greg Hallett
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Greg Hallett presents an idiosyncratic view of history.
How to Take Over the World by Greg Hallett
40.00 NZD
Category: History
3rd edition - Dec 2007 An expose of some of the "cons of history".
Origins of China's Awareness of New Zealand, 1674-1911 by William Tai Yuen
25.00 NZD
Category: History
China received the first piecs of information about New Zealand and Australia from Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish Jesuit, through his world map of Kunyu Quantu of 1674, the first map in the world showing the insularity of New Zealand. From the early 19th century China came to know more about New Zealand ...Show more
Blackbeard by Angus Konstam
37.99 NZD
Category: History
Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. This title traces Blackbeard's career from its beginnings to his final defeat in a tremendous sea battle near hi ...Show more
The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado by Karl F. Friday
37.99 NZD
Category: History
This book presents a portrait of Japan's first significant samurai leader and his world. Was samurai warrior Taira Masakado a quixotic megalomaniac or a hero swept up by events beyond his control? Did he really declare himself to be the "New Emperor"? Did he suffer divine retribution for his ego and amb ...Show more
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market by George Soros
37.99 NZD
40.99 (7% off)
Category: History | Series: Wiley Investment Classics Ser.
New chapter by Soros on the secrets to his success along with a new Preface and Introduction. New Foreword by renowned economist Paul Volcker "An extraordinary ...inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic." -The Wall Street Journal George So ...Show more