Demagogue: - The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings. In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much ...Show more
Queen of Our Times - The Life of Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman
$20.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
The definitive new biography of Her Majesty The Queen by one of Britain's leading royal authorities. With original insights from those who know her best, unseen papers, new interviews with world leaders and a fresh perspective on the longest reign in British history, Robert Hardman tells the full life s ...Show more
From Russia with Blood - Putin's Ruthless Killing Campaign and Secret War on the West by Heidi Blake
$12.00 NZD
Category: Europe | Reading Level: near fine
The explosive, untold story of how Russia mastered the art and science of targeted assassination 'A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carré couldn't dream of. If this doesn't scare you, then you're not paying attention.' Oliver Bullough They thought they had found a safe hav ...Show more
A Collector's Guide to Modern Australian Ceramics by Janet Mansfield
$30.00 NZD
Category: Craft | Reading Level: very good
A History of the AMP 1848 1998 by Geoffrey Blainey
$40.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Reading Level: very good
The Race Underground - Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway by Doug Most
$14.00 NZD
Category: America | Reading Level: very good
In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew more congested, the streets became clogged with plodding, horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 crippled the entire northeast, a solution had to be found. Two brothers from one of the nation's great families-Henry Melvi ...Show more
James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang and Other Impolite terms as Used by the Convicts of the British Colonies of Australia by Simon Barnard
$14.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intensions. Convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with a useful idea: a dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts. And so, in ...Show more
This Is Burning Man by Brian Doherty
$16.00 NZD
Category: America | Reading Level: very good
A tour of the annual high-tech festival Burning Man discusses its history, the colorful characters that make up its participants, and the group creations that have been built at its Black Rock Desert site.
2017 War with Russia - An Urgent Warning from Senior Military Command by Richard Shirreff
$15.00 NZD
Category: Military | Reading Level: good-very good
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A History of the Bailiwick of Guernsey - The Islanders' Story by L James Marr
$25.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
A Citizen-Soldier Remembers 1942-1946 - 149th Armored Signal Company of the 9th Armored Division by George E McAvoy
$15.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: very good
The Fifties in Pictures by James Lescott
$10.00 NZD
Category: Photography | Series: In Pictures | Reading Level: very good
One of a series of books that together provide a comprehensive pictorial history of the 20th century, decade by decade. Presented in chronological order. About 250 photographs. Topics include the Korean War, the bomb, Marilyn Monroe, the Hungarian uprising, the space race, the Cuban revolution, films, a ...Show more