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100 Things You Will Never Do: And How to Achieve the Impossible by Daniel Smith
40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
Ever fancied travelling through time? Taming a lion? Winning a Nobel Prize? Well, here's how to attempt all that and more. Daniel Smith - author of 100 Places You Will Never Visit - takes you on an entertaining journey through 100 things you will (probably) never get the chance to do. Offering tips and ...Show more
100 Things You Will Never Find: Lost Cities, Hidden Treasures and Legendary Quests by Daniel Smith
40.00 NZD
Category: Travel
What happened to Amelia Earhart's aeroplane, Van Gogh's painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of the Mary Celeste? This fascinating book unlocks the world's lost property cupboard and sifts through buried treasure, mysterious disappearances and unknown locations, examining the evidence - and the conspiracy ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Daniel Smith
30.00 NZD
Category: Anthology/essay | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sharing stories, dispersing knowledge, examining the nature of our extraordinary species and imagining what lies beyond our known world. Books ultimately provide an invaluable and comprehensive record of what ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Smith, Daniel
26.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: A Short History of the World
Discover the power of the book through fifty of the most influential texts ever written from around the world and throughout time. From ancient game-changers like the Epic of Gilgamesh, through sacred texts and works of philosophical rumination by the likes of Confucius and Plato, via scientific treati ...Show more
How to Think Like Churchill by Daniel Smith
27.00 NZD
Category: Psychology
Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, Winston Churchill will always be remembered for his leadership during the Second World War. His commitment to 'never surrender', as well as his stirring speeches and radio broadcasts, helped inspire British resistance to the Nazi th ...Show more
How to Think Like Sherlock: Improve Your Powers of Observation, Memory and Deduction by Daniel Smith
20.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: How to Think Like Ser.
'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear'. Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes' techniques. In "How to think like Sherlock" you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, ded ...Show more
How to Think Like a Philosopher by Daniel Smith
33.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: How to Think Like ... Ser.
From Socrates to Sartre, Avicenna to Angela Davis, this accessible guide will get you up to speed on the world's greatest minds and help you to think like them.You've heard of Plato, but do you understand his Theory of Forms? What does René Descartes' maxim 'I think, therefore I am' actually mean? And h ...Show more
The Lucky Bugger's Casebook: Tales of Serendipity and Outrageous Good Fortune by Daniel M. Smith
38.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
What connects the discovery of America, the creation of Coca Cola and the art book bought for GBP50 that turned out to contain original Picassos? That's right: sheer blind luck. No matter how meticulously things are planned, time after time the most important bits of life are the product of simple, rand ...Show more
The Travel Writer's Field Guide by Phoebe Smith; Daniel Neilson
40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
The world is full of stories. Write them. Storytelling is all around us--it's a letter home, a blog post, a diary entry, a Tweet or an Instagram post, or a tale in a pub. The Travel Writer's Field Guide is an inspirational new reference book for anyone who loves to travel and wants to share their story. ...Show more
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