He Reo Wahine: Māori Women's Voices from the Nineteeth Century by Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla
$54.95 AUD
Category: History
During the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to the Native Land Court to assert their rights. He Reo Wahine is a bold new introduction to the experience o ...Show more
Private Life of Edward Iv by Ashdown Hill John
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
From the moment it became public news, the validity of Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Widville, the beautiful widow of a Lancastrian knight, was repeatedly called into question. This alarmed Elizabeth Widville and led her into political killings. She was terrified that she would lose her crown and that ...Show more
Russian Revolution by Moorehead Allan
$44.95 AUD
Category: History
The Russian Revolution dismantled the ancient Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old regime was replaced in February 1917. In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was remove ...Show more
Encyclopedia of Mythology by Cotterell Arthur
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
In this important volume three ancient mythologies are brought to life: the Classical mythology of ancient Greece and Rome; the fairytale myths of the Celtic world; and from Northern Europe, tales of Germanic gods, Nordic warriors and fearsome giants. For maximum accessibility each entry is listed in A- ...Show more
Rituals and Religion of Ancient Egypt Rites Gods by Gahlin Lucia
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
Egypt's cultural heritage is vast, and the story of this ancient civilization has captured our imagination. This fully illustrated book provides a treasure chest of found objects, archaeological sites, hieroglyphic inscriptions and beautiful tomb art from ancient Egypt. It introduces the gods and goddes ...Show more
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain by Phillips Charles
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
Explore the history of the British Isles in this celebrationof its monarchs, and the development of its finearchitectural legacy. The first half is a magnificentillustrated history of Britain's kings and queens, includingsuch internationally recognized characters as Henry VIIIand Elizabeth II. The secon ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Fish & Shellfish and Other Aquatic Creatures by Hall Derek
$59.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
The watery habitats of the world are home to a more var ied and concentrated array of animal lif e than an yw her e on dry land. This guide contains an explanation of how cer tain key animal groups ha ve evolved to live and breed within their dif ferent environments. The detailed directory section provi ...Show more
Keeping Chickens in Your Garden by Hams Fred
$26.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
This is a practical guide to raising chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys in your backyard, with over 400 photographs. It is an expert manual on keeping poultry in the garden: rearing, housing, breeding and maintaining health. It includes instructions for making a poultry house from recycled materials, as ...Show more
Portrait Revolution by Kay Julia
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
This book has grown out of an international collaborative project known as Julia Kay's Portrait Party in which hundreds of artists from all over the world have come together online and made tens of thousands of portraits of each other, working from photographs posted online. Along the way oil painters, ...Show more
Beaver by Stevenson Scotty
$43.95 AUD
Category: History
Stephen Donald etched himself into All Blacks folklore with that 'kick' in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park. Donald, one of the country's most popular All Blacks, had not originally been wanted for the World Cup squad. He was whitebaiting in the Waikato and effectively off the rugby grid when ...Show more
Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand by Media Oratia
$82.95 AUD
Category: History
Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand is the definitive work on practice and procedure in the New Zealand House of Representatives. The fourth edition incorporates a decade of developments since the third edition in 2005, and reflects many significant changes in parliamentary law, practice and procedure ...Show more
Family of Richard III by Hicks Michael
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
The Wars of the Roses were quarrels within the Plantagenet family, of which Richard's dynasty, the House of York, was one branch. They were about family trees - the capacity of family relationships both to unite and to divide - and notoriously about the slaughter of cousins, in-laws, brothers, and nephe ...Show more