American War of Independence - A Visual History
Two hundred and forty years after the signing of the Declara...
World War II - The Definitive Visual History
The definitive visual history looks at this epic war from ev...
The Tractor Book - The Definitive Visual History
The definitive visual history of the tractor The complete h...
Apollo - The extraordinary visual history of the iconic...
Explore the iconic Apollo space missions and moon landings t...
The Dark Crystal the Ultimate Visual History
Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History is the definitive ...
The Motorbike Book - The Definitive Visual History
The ultimate illustrated history of the motorcycle, this com...
American War Of Independence - A Visual History
My Dear Hamilton - Perfect for fans of Hamilton: An American Musical
A novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton A generals daughter
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washingtons penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, shes captivated by the young officers charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamiltons bastard birth and ...
Unbelievable - My Front-Row Seat To The Craziest Campaign In American History
Called Disgraceful, third-rate, and not nice by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on-and took flak from-the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history. Tur lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half, following Trump around the country, powered by packets of peanut butter and kept clean with dry shampoo. She visited forty states with...
Unbelievable - My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
Called Disgraceful, third-rate, and not nice by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on-and took flak from-the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history. Tur lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half, following Trump around the country, powered by packets of peanut butter and kept clean with dry shampoo. She visited forty states with...
Charlie and the War Against the Grannies
I didnt want Mrs Cyclopolos to explode. I just wanted a paper round. My name is Charlie Ian Duncan. I will be 12 on 2 February. I have written this history of my war with the grannies because I need everyone to know that I didnt mean for Mrs Cyclopolos to blow up. I just wanted a paper round. When I say my war with the grannies, I really mean the war I waged alongside my best friend Hils...
Doctor Who: Dalek - The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe
Dalek is the never-before-told history of the Doctors most dangerous enemies, the famous Outer Space Robot People of the planet Skaro from their genesis in the thousand-year conflict between Thals and Kaleds, to their survival of the Time War and (as foreseen by the Time Lords) their conquest of the universe. Along the way, the authors also reveal all-new stories about these legendary cre...
Broken Nation - Australians in the Great War
Winner of the 2014 Prime Ministers Literary Award for Australian History.If you read only one book about Australias experience of World War I . make it Broken Nation, an account that joins the history of the war to the home front, and that details the barbarism of the battlefields as well as the desolation, despair, and bitter divisions that devastated the communities left behind. Maril...
The Honest History Book
In Australias rush to commemorate allthings Anzac, have we lost our ability to look beyond war as the central pillarof Australias history and identity? Thepassionate historians of the Honest History group argue that while war has beenimportant to Australia mostly for its impact on our citizens and our ideas ofnationhood we must question the stories we tell ourselves about our history.We ...
The Natural History Book - The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth
A monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to Earths wildlife and natural wonders its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms this book was 5 years in the making. Covering more than 5,000 species, it is one-of-a-kind; the only book to offer a complete visual survey of Earths natural history. Packed with thousands of stunning, specially commissioned photographs,...
SAS - Rogue Heroes - the Authorized Wartime History
From the secret SAS archives, and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS Impeccably researched, superbly told by far the best book on the SAS in World War II Antony Beevor In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely aga...
Killing England - The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
The breathtaking latest installment in Bill OReilly and Martin Dugards mega-bestselling Killing series transports readers to the most important era in our nations history, the Revolutionary War. Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britains King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking t...
Australia and the War in the Air - Volume I - The Centenary History of Australia and the Great War
The first book in a new series that will explore Australias role in the Great War.From the earliest days of the Great War, Australians volunteered to fight in the air warfares newest arena, and one that would transform the nature of military operations. In the squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps and with Britains flying services, Australian airmen fought in campaigns that spanned the...
History - From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
From the origins of Homo sapiens to the 21st century, this dynamic visual encyclopaedia of world events tells the surprising and inspiring history of the world. Exploring world history and featuring historical figures that have shaped our past and present, this newly updated third edition includes key contemporary issues, political developments, changes in leadership, and more. Each historical...
American War
An audacious and powerful debut novel An extraordinary novel. Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven American War, a work of a singular, grand, brilliant imagination, is a warning shot across the bow of the United States. David Means, author of Hystopia Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that ...
Eleanor's Story - an American Girl in Hitler's Germany
ELEANORS STORY is the dramatic memoir of Eleanor Ramrath Garners youth, growing up as an American caught in World War II Berlin. It is a story of trying to maintain stability, hope, and identity in a world of terror and contrasts. During the Great Depression, Eleanors family moves to Germany, where her father has been offered a good job. But war breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlan...
American Sniper - The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwoods blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and...
The Untold History of the United States
This is not history for historys sake, however this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs Ed Vulliamy, Guardian /i> i>The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick s riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire the most powerful and dominant nation the world ...
Destined for War - Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydidess Trap, a deadly pattern of structural stress that results when a rising power challenges a ruling one. This phenomenon is as old as history itself. About the Peloponnesian War that devastated ancient Greece, the historian Thucydides explained- It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled...
TimeRiders - The Eternal War (Book 4)
Liam OConnor should have died at sea in 1912.Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010.Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026.But all three have been given a second chance to work for an agency that no one knows exists.Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history . . . A time wave has struck that alters the entire history of the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln ha...
American Sniper - Memorial Edition
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwoods blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture.From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and s...
Australian War Memorial - Treasures from a Century of Collecting
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is one of Australias most iconic institutions. Originally conceived during the turbulent years of the First World War, it was opened in 1941 and has grown to become one of the most important symbols of national identity. The Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting tells the story of the Memorial and the National Collection one of...
World War I - The Definitive Visual Guide
Engaging and entertaining reference guide to World War I From disaster to victory, Eyewitness World War I captivates readers and gives an insight into life in the muddy trenches, and what it was like to be a soldier, along with a broader picture of the world-changing events that led to the start of the conflict. Stunning real-life photographs, illustrating the people, places and stories, give you...