Browse by category
Architecture by Jonathan Glancey
49.99 NZD
52.00 (3% off)
Category: Architecture | Series: Eyewitness Companions
Showing you what others only tell you, from airports to Ziggurats, this title explores the world's greatest buildings with fascinating illustrations that take you right to the heart of the world's landmark buildings. Featuring all major historical styles, and covering all parts of the world, it enables ...Show more
Architecture: A Visual History | From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Jonathan Glancey
48.00 NZD
Category: Architecture
An accessible guide to the most important and spectacular buildings on the planet, and the people behind themExplore the world's most incredible buildings, from the magnificent architecture of the ancient world to green buildings of the present day.Discover the beautiful details, principal elements, and ...Show more
Concorde: The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner by Jonathan Glancey
27.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The story of this magnificent and hugely popular aircraft is told here anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 to the last commercial flight in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, technological leaps, daring prototypes, tightrope politics, ...Show more
Giants of Steam: The Great Men and Machines of Railways' Golden Age by Jonathan Glancey
49.99 NZD
Category: Rail
Jonathan Glancey is a lifelong steam enthusiast who has oiled, fired and driven, as well as watched and listened to, steam locomotives around the world. In Giants of Steam, he turns his enthusiastic and knowledgeable attention to the thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway ...Show more
Harrier: The Biography by Jonathan Glancey
49.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The British designed and built the Harrier, the most successful vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft ever made. Combining state-of-the-art fighter plane technology with a helicopter's ability to land vertically the Harrier has played an indispensable role for the RAF and Royal Navy in a number of conf ...Show more
Modern World Architecture by Jonathan Glancey
79.99 NZD
Category: Architecture
This is a brand new edition of the visually stunning and lavishly produced guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world. Divided into eight clear sections, each movement in architecture from 1900 to the present day is represented: Arts and Crafts, Classicism, Organ ...Show more
Modern World Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the Modern World by Jonathan Glancey
29.99 NZD
Category: Architecture
A brand new edition of this visually stunning and lavishly produced guide to th e great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world. Divided into eight clear sections, each movement in architecture from 1900 to the pr esent day is represented.
Spitfire - The Biography by Jonathan Glancey
24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The bestselling biography of the Spitfire updated with a new chapter for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Spitfire; The biography by Jonathan Glancey
55.00 NZD
Category: Military
It is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfir ...Show more
Spitfire : The biography by Jonathan Glancey
29.99 NZD
32.99 (9% off)
Category: Aircraft
It is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfir ...Show more
The Car : A History of the Automobile by Jonathan Glancey
39.99 NZD
Category: Cars & Motorcycles
Once viewed as a plaything of the wealthy and eccentric, cars are now an integral part of modern life. The Car: A History of the Automobile provides a snapshot history of the automobile, not just the makes and models, but its role in many spheres of life: politics, family life, war, advertising, archite ...Show more
The Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey
39.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
In this refreshingly accessible history of world architecture, popular commentator Jonathan Glancey conducts an inspiring odyssey through 5,000 years of magnificent building, from ancient Sumeria to the spectacular glass-and-steel towers of today's cityscapes. An unprecedented collection of photograp ...Show more