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Cities by John Reader
29.95 NZD
34.99 (14% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
John Reader, author of the seminal book "Africa: A Biography of the Continent," now brings us "Cities: A Magisterial Exploration of the Nature and Impact of the City from Its Beginnings to the Mega-Conurbations of Today -- an eye-opening journey from the earliest settlements in Mesopotamia to the sprawl ...Show more
The Untold History of the Potato by John Reader
29.99 NZD
Category: History
From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for MacDonalds chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating. John Reader follows the ...Show more
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