Feeding the Machine
Big Tech has marketed the utopian vision of artificial intelligence as a seamless technology poised to usher in an era of wealth and prosperity for all. However, beneath this polished facade lies a harrowing reality, where an unstable global workforce toils in often deplorable conditions to sustain the AI industry. Feeding the Machine dispels this myth through a compelling and...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A History of Tea
As the world's second most popular beverage after water, tea has fascinated, awakened, motivated, and calmed us for well over two thousand years. A History of Tea tells the compelling story of the rise of tea in Asia and its eventual spread to the West and beyond. From the tea houses of China's ancient Tang Dynasty (618-907) to the tea...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Battle of Britain
From the bestselling author of Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys, this is a magisterial chronicle of a defining episode in British history: the epic struggle of the Royal Air Force with the Luftwaffe. Battle of Britain by Patrick Bishop is a compelling account of Britain's fight for national survival, from the shock defeat and evacuation from Dunkirk in May/June 1940...Paperback$9600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Hiding Place
As the Nazi madness swept across Europe, a quiet watchmaker's family in Holland risked everything for the sake of others, and for the love of Christ. Despite the danger and threat of discovery, they courageously offered shelter to persecuted Jews. Then a trap brought about the family's arrest. Could God's love shine through, even in Ravensbrück? The Hiding Place is...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August
How the World Made the West
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times, Observer, Economist, Guardian, BBC History Magazine, i-paper and History Today 'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' - William Dalrymple 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Early History of Rome
Livy (c. 59 BC – AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first five of which comprise The Early History of Rome. With stylistic brilliance, he chronicles nearly 400 years of history, from the founding of Rome (traditionally dated to 757 BC) to the Gallic invasion in 386 BC—an era which witnessed...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Machiavelli
Machiavelli by Alexander Lee is a masterfully crafted and utterly captivating biography that intricately explores the life of one of history’s most intriguing and controversial figures, Niccolò Machiavelli. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Lee delves into the complexities and contradictions of Machiavelli’s character, unearthing the truths behind the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded him for centuries. The narrative...Paperback$8100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre by Tracy Borman is an extraordinary exploration of the British monarchy, tracing its history and evolution from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the present day. This meticulously researched book delves into the lives and reigns of the numerous kings and queens who have shaped the monarchy over the centuries. By examining key events and pivotal moments,...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August 
Moby Dick
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee…” Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Captain...Paperback$1299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Polymath
From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present "An absorbing group portrait and intellectual history."—Kirkus Reviews "An admirable mixture of industry and erudition."—Robert Wilson, Wall Street Journal From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Ignorance
Ignorance by Peter Burke "A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"—Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"—Stefan Bauer, History Today "Dazzling . . . a deliciously knowledgeable history of ignorance"—David Armitage A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day. Throughout history, every age has thought...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Lost City of Z
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilisation, like El Dorado....Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Prose & Cons
From bestselling writer, podcaster and English language virtuoso Gyles Brandreth, a magical tour of our mother tongue in pithy 60-second instalments. As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language—how it works, how it's evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English...Paperback$2800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Origin Story
Origin Story by David Christian takes readers on a compelling journey through the vast history of the universe, examining the events and circumstances that have shaped our existence. Starting from the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, Christian intricately weaves together the threads of cosmic, biological, and human history to paint a cohesive picture of where we come from and...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Female Eunuch
The 50th Anniversary edition of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. The Female Eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience’ Guardian A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women’s movement. Drawing liberally from history, literature, and popular culture, past and...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Higher Call
Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a twenty-one-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. Suddenly a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on the bomber's tail—the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger....Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Radium Girls
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club choice NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER All they wanted was the chance to shine. Be careful what you wish for… ‘The first thing we asked was, “Does this stuff hurt you?” And they said, “No.” The company said that it wasn’t dangerous, that we didn’t need to be afraid.’ As the First World War...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Path of Peace
Profound [and] compelling - Spectator Thoughtful [and] heartfelt - Observer A noble endeavour - New Statesman A haunting, intense, enjoyable and memorable book - Tristan Gooley Compelling and well-balanced... valuable and poignant - Times Literary Supplement A WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF 2022 PICK Without a permanent home, a wife or a job, and with no clear sense of where his...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Story of China
Transform your understanding of one of the world's most complex and enduring civilizations with The Story of China by Michael Wood. This captivating work offers readers a panoramic view of China's 4,000-year-old history, blending grand historical sweeps with intimate, personal stories. Wood, one of the UK's foremost historians, leads readers on an unforgettable journey through China's past, shedding light on...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The First Fleet
A biography of unprecedented expedition under sail. The role of the sailor through history should never be underestimated. Over centuries, battles were won and new lands discovered and settled by their skills and nerve. Rob Mundle is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of an expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17,000-nautical mile voyage of...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Dispersals
A poetic and intimate essay collection on the lives of plants and their entanglement with our human worlds. A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A seaweed drifts through an ocean. A tree is planted on a shifting border. A shrub is uprooted from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
In Plain Sight
An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ... Are we not alone? The moment we have an answer might have arrived. Award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura mountains when he was a teenager. The...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Cold War
A major history of the conflict that shaped every aspect of our world. As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945, there was tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR, and the near-total collapse...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Boys in Zinc
Mesmerising, haunting stories from the Soviet-Afghan War collected by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. From 1979 to 1989, Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins. Boys in Zinc presents...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
We Don't Know Ourselves
The #1 Irish Times bestseller WINNER of the An Post Irish Book Awards 'A clear-eyed, myth-dispelling masterpiece' Marian Keyes 'Sweeping, authoritative and profoundly intelligent' Colm Tóibín, Guardian 'With the pace and twists of an enthralling novel' Irish Times 'Evocative, moving, funny and furious' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'An enthralling, panoramic book' Patrick Radden Keefe 'A book that will remain important...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Lessons of History
Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant is a profound, sweeping survey of human history that distills the essence of the Durants' five-decade-long monumental work on the eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization. This book synthesizes their collective wisdom and insights into a concise, compelling examination of the evolution of human experience, spanning from the dawn of civilisation to...Paperback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
Great and Horrible News
‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most foul. Trials were gossipy events packed to the rafters with noisome spectators. Executions were public proceedings which promised not only gore, but desperate confessions and the grandest, most righteous human drama. Bookshops saw grisly stories of crime and death sell...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August
Black Water
John Harper lies awake at night in an isolated hut on an Indonesian island, listening to the rain on the roof and believing his life may be in danger. But he is less afraid of what is going to happen than of something he's already done. In a local town, he meets Rita, a woman with her own troubled history....Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Kairos
Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they must maintain. But when she strays for a single night, he cannot forgive her, and a dangerous...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
I Love Russia
Blending memoir with frontline reportage, this is an intimate and fearless portrait of contemporary Russia by one of Russia's most prominent independent journalists. WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2024 To be a journalist is to tell the truth. Here is Russia as it really is. Important ... this is the Russia we need to understand — TIMOTHY SNYDER...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The White Ship
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ — BILL BRYSON ‘A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ — ANTHONY HOROWITZ PICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND THE DAILY EXPRESS. The sinking of...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The History of Sexuality: 1
The History of Sexuality: 1 is the first volume in Michel Foucault's groundbreaking three-part series that delves into the intricate relationship between sexuality and power. An influential intellectual and philosopher, Foucault examines how attitudes towards sex have evolved in Western society, challenging the widely held belief that the Victorian era was a time of sexual repression. Instead, he argues that...Paperback$3400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Smiley's People
The third and final novel of John le Carré's acclaimed 'Karla Trilogy', Smiley's People, published in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time, transports readers into the intricate world of espionage and Cold War intrigue. When a former agent is found murdered, George Smiley, retired but ever-observant, finds himself pulled back into the shadowy operations of the Secret Service. Despite...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid August -
Exercised
In Exercised, Daniel Lieberman dives deep into the heart of our modern attitudes towards exercise, scrutinising the reasons behind our often conflicted relationship with physical activity. Through an engaging narrative backed by years of evolutionary biology and anthropology research, Lieberman challenges the conventional wisdom about why we exercise and how we do it. His insights reveal a startling truth: humans...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Bookseller of Florence
The Bookseller of Florence by Dr Ross King transports readers to the vibrant streets of Renaissance Florence, weaving a compelling narrative rich in historical detail and cultural significance. The novel centres around one of the most pivotal figures of the time, Vespasiano da Bisticci, a bookseller whose work went far beyond mere commerce. He was an artisan and a scholar...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
A Treasury of British Folklore
An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dresses? In Scotland, it was thought you could ward off fairies by hanging your trousers...Hardback$2500Elsewhere:$2700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Pop Culture
Prove you are the most cultured person in the room with 500 true trivia facts about pop culture. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Explore the scandalous and the secretive in this all-access addition to the True Facts series that spills all the gossip of your favourite celebrities, movies, music, and more....Paperback$2500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Philip and Alexander
Delve into the world of ancient power struggles and monumental achievements in Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy. In this historical masterpiece, Goldsworthy meticulously explores the lives and legacies of two of history's most influential figures: Philip II of Macedon and his illustrious son, Alexander the Great. This engrossing narrative chronicles how they transformed a once-fragmented region into a mighty...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September -
Space
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut. From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation. PERFECT GIFT FOR FATHER'S DAY 'This...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August -
Empress Dowager Cixi
From the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao: The Unknown Story, Jung Chang delivers an extraordinary account of the woman who single-handedly propelled China into the modern age. Discover the captivating life story of Empress Dowager Cixi, the concubine who rose from relative obscurity to become the most influential woman in Chinese history. In her groundbreaking biography, Empress Dowager...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August 
The Phoney Victory
Was World War II really the Good War? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945, many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of the Good War. Whilst not criticising or doubting the need for war against...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Battle for the Falklands
The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins. Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home. The Falklands War in 1982 was one of the strangest in British history. At the time, many Britons saw it...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Waterloo
Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell breathes life into one of the most pivotal battles in European history. Set against the backdrop of a quiet valley south of Brussels, the narrative unfolds on the 18th of June, 1815, when the armies of France, Britain, and Prussia converge for a showdown that will alter the course of the continent. The preceding days saw...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
A Little History of the World
The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages. The world has existed for over 4 billion years, but humanity arrived much more recently. Here, E. H. Gombrich brings to life the full story of human experience on Earth. He paints a colourful picture of remarkable people and events, from Confucius to Catherine the...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Reflections on the Revolution in France
This work is far more than an eloquent piece of occasional writing. For Burke is one of the foremost conservative British political thinkers: in his support for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change, in his sceptical belief in expediency and practical wisdom rather than abstract theorising, and in his defence of property, religion and traditional institutions. On all these topics,...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Black Sun
Based on a true story, this acclaimed, chillingly authentic, page-turner of a thriller brings Soviet Russia and the Cold War world to brilliant life and should rank alongside Martin Cruz-Smith's Gorky Park and Robert Harris' Archangel. 'Outstanding' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' - DAILY MAIL 'Fascinating . ....Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy finds George Smiley facing his greatest challenge yet: unmasking a Soviet double agent at the heart of the British establishment. George Smiley, a troubled man of infinite compassion, is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy. The scene he enters is a Cold War landscape of moles and lamplighters, scalp-hunters and pavement artists, where men...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Lion
Discover the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire in the stunning first instalment of The Golden Age, an epic new series from the nation's finest historical novelist. After the Gods. After the Myths and Legends came the world of Men. In their front rank stood Pericles. The Lion of the Golden Age. 'Brings war in the ancient world...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Pathfinders
The Pathfinders tells the untold story of the elite force that spearheaded almost every British bombing raid over Nazi Germany, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Kamikaze Hunters. This book is perfect for fans of John Nichol's Spitfire, Patrick Bishop's Fighter Boys, and Dambusters. The Sunday Times Bestseller! Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Thoroughly researched and with a real understanding of the times these six fascinating women lived through, Alison Weir's book reveals a Tudor England where personal needs and private emotion could, and frequently did, override or influence national events. One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. In this remarkable composite biography, Alison...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War
The dramatic and entertaining account of the revolution in Cuba, from the architect of its success. We were an army of shadows, of ghosts, walking as if to the beat of some dark psychic mechanism The Cuban Revolution changed the course of the twentieth century. Following years of brutal tyranny and poverty, a band of idealistic young people fought against...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid August 
The Ascent of Money
In The Ascent of Money, renowned historian Niall Ferguson weaves a rich narrative that chronicles the remarkable evolution of finance, tracing its origins and exploring its profound impact on human civilisation. Delving into the intricate tapestry of economic history, Ferguson provides a comprehensive account of how money has been the driving force behind pivotal events and societal transformations throughout the...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
SAS Italian Job
Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series: 'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS GHOST PATROL 'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS NAZI HUNTERS 'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' - Sunday Times on CHURCHILL'S SECRET WARRIORS 'True adventures laced with staggering bravery and sacrifice' -...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
SAS Shadow Raiders
SAS Shadow Raiders by Damien Lewis takes readers on an electrifying journey through one of the Second World War's most daring and covert operations. In the icy winter months of 1941, amidst the chaos and destruction of wartime Europe, an isolated Spitfire pilot from the RAF braved perilous skies and ventured alone across the French coast. There, precariously perched on...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
The Plantagenets
This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain. England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips late August-
A Croft in the Hills
A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness fifty years ago. A couple and their young daughter, fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities...Paperback$4200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
Latin Essential Dictionary
The home of trusted Latin dictionaries for everyday language learning. Latin Essential Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries is a handy and affordable Latin to English and English to Latin dictionary for everyday use, including guidance on Latin grammar and insights into Roman culture. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access when you most need it. Ideal for use at...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Palestinianism
Palestinianism is not only the newest manifestation of anti-Semitism; it also poses grave threats to peace, human rights, and democratic values. Its dangers must be exposed and challenged in the marketplace of ideas. It is the purpose of this book to pose that challenge and to put Palestinianism on trial for the moral crimes of bigotry, incitement to violence, and...Paperback$3500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
A Moment of War
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books In one of the great English war memoirs, we learn what it is to cross the Pyrenees through freezing snow to fight fascism in Spain; to narrowly escape execution by your own side; to kill a man with a borrowed rifle and feel nothing but shame. Moving and shrapnel-sharp, A Moment...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The First Migration
Thousands of years ago, migrants from South China began the journey that took their descendants through the Pacific to the southernmost islands of Polynesia. Atholl Anderson's ground-breaking synthesis of research and tradition charts this epic journey of New Zealand's first human inhabitants. Derived from the multi-award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History, this text weaves together evidence from numerous sources: oral...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Good as Gold
In the 1980s, life in New Zealand became brighter, louder, faster and wilder. While the decade is remembered for its big hair, bright clothing and excessive shows of wealth, it was also a time of social upheaval, protest and political reform. These years saw Kiwis make their mark on the global sport and fashion scenes, while back at home, we...Paperback$4499Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
King of Kings
A spellbinding narrative history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and its devastating consequences by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW STATESMAN, ATLANTIC AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A brilliant tale of greed, paranoia and hubris... a good place to start for anyone seeking to understand the current crisis'...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Manhattan Project
The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 announced to the world that nuclear weapons were no longer the stuff of imagination. From its inception in 1941, The Manhattan Project saw some of the West's best physicists and engineers develop the most potent armament known to man. In this book, Al Cimino explains the events...Paperback$1999Elsewhere:$2199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
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New ReleaseThese Truths
These Truths invites us to peer into the space between health and illness, life and death, through the voices of the people who work on medicine's frontlines: doctors, nurses, EMTs, therapists, and more. In raw and revealing essays, stories, and poems, they share what it's like to deal with difficult patients, life-changing diagnoses, private doubts, painful failures, and the victories...Paperback$4499Elsewhere:$4799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
Endurance
In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began...Paperback$5300Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
Eyewitness Auschwitz
Filip Müller came to Auschwitz with one of the earliest transports from Slovakia in April 1942 and began working in the gassing installations and crematoria in May. He was still alive when the gassings ceased in November 1944. He saw millions come and disappear; by sheer luck, he survived. Müller is neither a historian nor a psychologist; he is a...Paperback$4125Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
South by South
Joseph Kinsey is not a name many of us know— or not as well as we know the name Robert Falcon Scott. But from his base in Christchurch, Kinsey—book and art collector, philanthropist, science enthusiast, businessman—forged deep connections with the Antarctic expeditions and the explorers themselves through his tireless work as the agent for various expeditions. Two other New Zealanders...Paperback$4299Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
New ReleaseThis is Our Game
"Reminds me of why I love football - at its heart, it's a reflection of the communities that are built around it. A special book." - Jamie Carragher You know when you’re in a Football City. The murals, the billboards, the graffiti, the colours on the bars and pubs. No two football cities are the same. That cross on the...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
Frommer's Japan
Frommer's books aren't written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like David McElhinney, who lives in Japan and has been published widely, covering the country's extraordinary culinary and arts scenes, including manga and anime; Japanese history and religious traditions;...Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow-
The Convenient Terrorist
A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's "War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems. The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow 
How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis
Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror. – Library Journal (starred review) [A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman. – Publishers Weekly In World War II's Poland, thirty-year-old Zofia Sterner and her husband Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination. Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow-
Socialism
Socialism, Utopian and Scientific is a political science classic that needs no preface. It ranks with the Communist Manifesto as one of the indispensable books for anyone desiring to understand the modern socialist movement. It has been translated into every language where capitalism prevails, and its circulation is more rapid than ever before. The book explains the differences between utopian...Paperback$3100Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow 
The Broken Middle
The Broken Middle offers a startlingly original rethinking of the modern philosophical tradition and fundamentally rejects the anti-philosophy and anti-theory of post-modernity. Extending across the disciplines from philosophy to theology, Judaica, law, social and political theory, literary criticism, feminism, and architecture, this book stakes itself on a renewed potential for sustained critique. Against the grain of much contemporary thought, this...Paperback$8799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The M4 Carbine
Developed as a fusion of the XM177E2 Colt Commando and the M16A2 assault rifle, the M4 has been tested and proven in major combat operations worldwide. This study describes the development process in detail, from production of the first XM4 prototypes in 1984 through numerous modified types until its official use as the M4 in 1994. Weighing 1lb less and...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Heart Remembers
The highly anticipated final book in the internationally bestselling The Art of Hearing Heartbeats trilogy, a moving story about love's power to transcend distances and heal seemingly irreparable wounds. Twelve-year-old Ko Bo Bo lives with his uncle U Ba in Kalaw, a town in Burma. An unusually perceptive child, Bo Bo can read people's emotions in their eyes. This acute...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
Silk Silver Opium
Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries, and trade, but also what became inevitable – war and humiliation. Much about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past inter-reactions, conflicts, victories, and humiliations. The South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
If you have ever suspected that "heavy water" is the title of a bootleg Pink Floyd album, believed that surface tension is an anxiety disorder, or imagined that a noble gas is the result of a heavy meal at Buckingham Palace, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry to set you on the road to chemical literacy. You don't...Paperback$5900Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Lost Voices of Pompeii
Relive the dramatic last day in Pompeii in this immersive story, based on the city’s real residents. We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Dr Jess Venner brings the ancient streets to life through the eyes of those who lived, worked, loved, and ultimately met their...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
The Nazi Mind
A propulsive narrative history of the motivations and mentalities behind the Nazis and their supporters, from a bestselling historian How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did they willingly - often enthusiastically - oversee mass murder? How did ordinary Germans tolerate the removal of Jewish people? And how do we ensure it never happens again? Bestselling...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
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