The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
37.99 NZD
Category: Military History
In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the Holocaust, award-winning journalist and best-selling novelist Jonathan Freedland uncovers the extraordinary story of the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man who was determined to warn the world--and ...Show more
Peril by Bob Woodward, Robert Costa
27.99 NZD
Category: Politics
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLERThe storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 revealed the transition from President Trump to President Biden to be one of the most dangerous periods in American history, with the result of the election called into question by the sitt ...Show more
The Second World War by Antony Beevor
29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific and China, and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects. ...Show more
Empire and the Making of Native Title: Sovereignty, Property and Indigenous People by Bain Attwood
53.99 NZD
Category: World History
This book provides a new approach to the historical treatment of indigenous peoples' sovereignty and property rights in Australia and New Zealand. By shifting attention from the original European claims of possession to a comparison of the ways in which British players treated these matters later, Bain ...Show more
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
60.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance agains ...Show more
The Flame of Resistance: American Beauty. French Hero. British Spy. the untold story of Josephine Baker by Damien Lewis
37.99 NZD
Category: Military History
During WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. This is the story of her heroic personal resistance to Nazi Germany. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music hall diva renowned for her singing and exotic dancing, her beauty ...Show more
Tremors in the Blood - Murder, obsession and the birth of the lie detector by Amit Katwala
35.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detectorHenry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife's blood. But was he a grieving husband, or a ruthless killer who'd conspired with bandits to have her murdered?To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology, and a ...Show more
Nazi Billionaires - The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong
37.99 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Packed with revelations, this history traces the corrupt, bloody money that was hoarded by Nazi families during and after the Second World War – and how that money has translated into wealth and power for well known companies and tycoons today. Three weeks after Hitler seized power in Germany he called ...Show more
No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs by Nury Turkel
37.99 NZD
Category: Politics
An Irish Times ‘Book to Look Out For in 2022’ A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee Nury Turkel was born in a ‘re-education’ camp in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution. He spent the first several months of his life in c ...Show more
A History of the World in 100 Limericks by Mick Twister
16.99 NZD
Category: World History
There is a young fellow named Mick Who's adapted the old limerick To cover, with mirth The whole history of Earth And what made its characters tick. These 100 lively and humorous limericks take us back to before the beginning of time itself and right up until yesterday evening when you were prob ...Show more
The Precipice: Neoliberalism, the Pandemic and the Urgent Need for Radical Change by Noam Chomsky
15.99 NZD
Category: Politics
In this powerful collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky exposes the problems of our world today, as we stand in this period of monumental change, preparing for a more hopeful tomorrow. 'For the left, elections are a brief interlude in a life of real politics, a moment to ask whether it's worth taking ti ...Show more
Anzac Sons: Mateship, Bravery and Sacrifice by Allison Paterson
39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
…Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful … Oh I do hope he is t ...Show more