The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the fight for women in science by Kate Zernike
38.00 NZD
Category: History
The story of how a group of determined, brilliant women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. It shows that real power is collective power and that speaking up and allying yourself with likeminded others is one of the key pathways to change. This is ...Show more
Eject! Eject! by John Nichol
40.00 NZD
Category: History
'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, comes a brilliant new book that reveals the astonishing story of an invention that has saved many thousan ...Show more
Where the Flaming Hell Are We?: The story of young Australians and New Zealanders fighting the Nazis in Greece and Crete by Craig Collie
38.00 NZD
Category: History
The gripping story of Australia and New Zealand in the fight for the Aegean - through the eyes of the soldiers. 'We used our knees and our rifle butts and our blades. For a while we stopped being ordinary blokes and became blood-lusted creatures.' March, 1941: 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops a ...Show more
P.S. Burn This Letter Please by Craig Olsen
38.00 NZD
Category: History
With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a small number of Lower East Side clubs. They occupied the margins of society, determined to live authentically, despite the atte ...Show more
A Spy in Plain Sight - The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen--America's Most Damaging Russian Spy by Lis Wiehl
40.00 NZD
Category: History
A legal analyst for NPR, NBC, and CNN delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the "worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history" the case of Robert Hanssen--a Russian spy who was embedded in the FBI for two decades. As a federal prosecutor and the daughter of an FBI agent, Wiehl has a ...Show more
Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez
35.00 NZD
Category: History
‘Janina Ramirez is a born storyteller, and in Femina she is at the peak of her powers. This is bravura narrative history underpinned by passionate advocacy for the women whom medieval history has too often ignored or overlooked. Femina is essential reading’ - Dan Jones, bestselling author of The Plantag ...Show more
Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
23.00 NZD
Category: History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2022A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022_______________'Rigorous, deft and entertaining ... a sparkling read' - The Spectator'The ride is thrilling ... a work of serious scholarship' - Sunday Telegraph_______________For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been ...Show more
Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Katherine Pangonis explores five forgotten cities of the Mediterranean: Syracuse, Antioch, Ravenna, Tyre and Carthage. Each of these of these ancient cities has a claim to have been the centre of the world in its own time. Their fascinating entwined history takes in Alexander the Great, the Byzantine g ...Show more
The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War by Tom Whipple
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Tom Whipple is the science editor at The Times, and a bad loser. His has spent countless hours phoning experts and distilling their knowledge - normally about rather more serious subjects than games. He has also been a feature writer for Times2 - and still writes freelance features for the Economist Int ...Show more
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving me ...Show more
Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945 by Halik Kochanski
48.00 NZD
Category: History
A sweeping, original history of occupation and resistance in war-torn EuropeAcross the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some countries - such as Denmark - were within tight limits allowed to run themselves. Others - such as France - were constrained not only by ...Show more
365 Gays of the Year (Plus 1 for a Leap Year): Discover LGBTQ+ history one day at a time by Lewis Laney
40.00 NZD
Category: History
365 Gays of the Year is a celebration of Queer history told through one LGBTQ+ figure for each day of the year. A fun and fascinating compendium of LGBTQ+ icons, one for every day of the year, and a celebration of queer history - or as RuPaul would say; Herstory!Discover your queer hero and learn someth ...Show more