Books That Changed History - From the Art of War to Ann...
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A Short History Of The First World War
The First World War, lasting just four years, from 1914 to 1...
The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 1,...
The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 1, Glob...
The Penguin History of the Second World War
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The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 3,...
The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 3, Civi...
The Cambridge History of the Second World War
The Cambridge History of the Second World War - University t...
The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 2,...
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The Cambridge History of the Second World War
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The Cambridge History of the Second World War
The Cambridge History of the Second World War - University t...
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Books That Changed History - From The Art Of War To Anne Frank's
Maps That Changed The World
A stunning compilation of the most important, dramatic, beautiful and inspirational maps. An ancient Chinese proverb suggests, They are wise parents who give their children roots and wings and a map. Maps That Changed the World features some of the worlds most famous maps, stretching back to a time when cartography was in its infancy and the edge of the world was a barrier to explora...
Great Australian Scams, Cons And Rorts - A book of dodgy schemes and crazy dreams from the bush to the city
Australia is the birthplace and setting of some of the wildest, craziest and least-likely-to-succeed cons and rorts in history. From the cleverest double-crosses to the most unlikely and maddest schemes, master storyteller Jim Haynes reminds us that weve never been shy of pulling a trick or two. So how did a clever bushman who couldnt lie straight in bed steal a thousand head of cattle an...
Did you take the B from my _ook? (Books That Drive Kids Crazy, Book 2)
OUR NEW FAMILY FAVOURITE
A HILARIOUS RIDE AND ONE THAT ADULTS AND KIDS WILL BOTH LOVE - jayebyday.com on This Is a Ball For the Grown-Ups: OK. Two things you need to know. Firstly, your favourite thing in the whole world is the letter B. And secondly, youre about to sneeze and all the Bs are going to be blown out of the book. So until you can get your favourite letter back, youre abo...
Great Australian Scams, Cons and Rorts - A Book of Dodgy Schemes and Crazy Dreams from the Bush to the City
Australian history is
so curious and strange, that it
does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies
It is full of surprises, and adventures, and incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities; but they are all true, they all happened. Mark Twain Australia is the birthplace and setting of some of the wildest, craziest and least-likely-to-succeed cons and rorts in ...
Far from the Tree - Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Books for a Better Life Award, and one of The New York Times Book Reviews Ten Best Books of 2012, this masterpiece by the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing soa brave, beautiful book that will ...
I Let Him Go - The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger
I was crying so much I couldnt breathe. The thought of leaving the shopping centre without him was crushing. I knew that walking away from the place where he had gone missing, without any idea where he now was, meant that things were really bad. James had been right by my side and then he was gone forever. On 12th February 1993, Denise Fergus life changed forever. As she was running erran...
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.1
This isnt just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and its a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart, or Eleanor Roosevelt: she wa...
Anne Frank Remembered - The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Giess own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims. From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the...
Photos That Changed the World
Now available in an updated and revised edition, Photos that Changed the World gathers together images of pivotal moments in world history in one stunning volume. In lavish two-page spreads, this book presents nearly one hundred of historys most memorable photographs from the Wright Brothers first flight to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech to Nels...
Two from the Heart
From the bestselling author of Sundays at Tiffanys, two heart-warming tales about the power of a good story to open our eyes to lifes possibilities. Anne McWilliams has lost everything. After her marriage falls apart and a hurricane destroys her home she realises that her life has fallen out of focus. So she takes to the road to ask long lost friends and strangers a simple question- Whats...
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...
Dragon and Kangaroo - Australia and China's Shared History from the Goldfields to the Present Day
The fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country our intertwined history from colonial times to today. Chinese presence in Australia extends from well before the time of Captain Cook trading with northern Australia long before Europeans came here right through to the present day, with Chinese activities ranging from being the main customer for our iron o...
I Let Him Go - The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER I was crying so much I couldnt breathe. The thought of leaving the shopping centre without him was crushing. I knew that walking away from the place where he had gone missing, without any idea where he now was, meant that things were really bad. James had been right by my side and then he was gone forever. On 12th February 1993, Denise Fergus life changed fore...
The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles, so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men ...
From the Holy Mountain - A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu (`one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns (`the best travel book I have ever read George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the ...
The Art of Manipulating Fabric
The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing. In The Art of manipulating Fabric, Colette Wolff has set herself just this task, and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form a flat piec...
A Brief History of the Samurai
Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi reads like a thriller. If youre looking for a samurai primer, Clements guide will keep you on the hook Japan Times, reviewed as part of an Essential Reading for Japanophiles series From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is o...
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...
A History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
The third volume of Steven Runcimans classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion Steven Runcimans triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy be...
Humanity - A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, Second Edition
Renowned moral philosopher Jonathan Glover confronts the brutal history of the twentieth century to unravel the mystery of why so many atrocities occurred. In a new preface, Glover brings the book through the post-September 11 era and into our own time-and asks whether humankind can weaken the grip war has on us. Praise for the first edition: It is hard to imagine a more important book. Gl...
The Art of War
Sun Tzus The Art of War has been a vastly influential treatise on military strategy in the east from the time of Chinas Warring States Period (403-221 BC) onward. Though its first translation into a European language was only in 1782, the books significance was quickly recognized and even such towering figures of Western history as Napoleon and General Douglas Macithur have claimed it a sou...