Nathaniel's Nutmeg - How One Man's Courage Changed the ...
In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped...
The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History
A refreshingly original biography for fans of The Darkest Ho...
Operation Mincemeat - The True Spy Story that Changed t...
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTION One April morning in...
Monash and Chauvel - How Australia's Two Greatest Gener...
Monash and Chauvel is a gripping narrative history that foll...
The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History
From Londons inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the New York...
The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History
From London s inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of ...
The Tree Lady - The True Story of How One Tree-Loving W...
Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist...
The End Of My Addiction - How one man cured himself of ...
Dr Olivier Ameisen was a brilliant cardiologist and running ...
The Almost Complete History of the World - 75 Incredibl...
Recorded history is rich with events that have changed the c...
Horse - The Animal that Changed the World - Infinity
The Infinity series brings the world of non-fiction to life,...
Martin Luther - The Man Who Rediscovered God and Change...
On All Hallows Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luth...
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Just One Damned Thing After Another - The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book One
The first book in the USA Today bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyones cup of tea. History is just one damned thing after another. Arnold Toynbee Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Marys Institute of Historical Research, a different kind of academic work is taking place. Just dont call it time travelthese ...
The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History
A refreshingly original biography for fans of The Darkest Hour The must-read biography of the year. Evening StandardHe writes with gusto
the result is a book that is never boring, genuinely clever
this book sizzles. The Times The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference.On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Winston Churchills death, and written ...
The Undoing Project - A Friendship that Changed the World
THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think
What a story it is Sunday Times Youll love it
full of surprises and no small degree of tragedy Tim Harford In 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in eve...
THE RANCHER'S ONE-WEEK WIFE/CLAIMED BY THE COWBOY
The Ranchers One-Week Wife Kathie DeNosky Blake Hartwell is a sexy-as-sin rodeo champion with money to burn and a way with the ladies, but to Karly Ewing hes her soon-to-be ex! Their whirlwind affair ended with Vegas `I dos-but saying yes was a mistake. So Karly heads to his ranch, divorce papers in hand, only to be stranded with the man she cant resist! Will temptation lead them to ...
Under the Knife - A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations
This is history with a surgeons touch: deft, incisive and sometimes excruciatingly bloody The Sunday Times Utterly eccentric and riveting Mail on Sunday Eye-opening and, frequently, eye-watering . . . a book that invites readers to peer up the bottoms of kings, into the souls of rock stars and down the ear canals of astronauts The Daily Telegraph How did a decision made in the op...
Game Changer - How John Borghetti changed the face of aviation in Australia
The biography of one of Australias most fascinating and enigmatic business leaders, John Borghetti From mail boy to CEO the trajectory of John Borghettis career seemed set for a corporate fairy-tale ending
until it nearly wasnt. After 36 years at Qantas, Borghetti was passed over for the top job and found himself having to start again. He hesitated before signing on with Virgin, the l...
Lillian Armfield - How Australia's first female detective took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs and changed the face ...
An engaging account of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman Australias first female detective LILLIAN ARMFIELD is also the vivid and gripping story of the origins of Sydneys organised crime underbelly. Special Constable Lillian Armfield was policing Sydneys mean streets during some of the most dramatic years of crime in the city. By the late 1920s, eastern Sydney was the heartland...
Man Fast - How one woman's dating detox turned into a spiritual reckoning across four continents
Smart, funny, and deeply wise Mirabai StarrA funny, courageous, and inspiring memoir about one womans journey into the unknown Elisabeth Eaves, author of Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five ContinentsAny cute boys? Natasha Scriptures 64-year-old Indian mother wants to know. Once again, Natasha finds herself explaining that it is not easy to find a husband while serving as a relief work...
The Fox Hunt: Four Strangers; Thirteen Days; and One Man's Amazin
A young manâs moving story of love; war; and hope in which he recounts his harrowing escape from fanaticism and a brutal civil war in Yemen; with the help of a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of interfaith activists in the West. Born in the Old City of Sanaâa; Yemen; to a pair of middle-class Shiite doctors; Mohammed Al Samawi was a devout Muslim raised to think o...
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...
The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History
From Londons inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the New York Times-bestselling story of how Churchills eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchills death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he p...
The Future is History - How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
A brave and eloquent critic of the Putin regime
For anyone wondering how Russia ended up in the hands of Putin and his friends, and what it means for the rest of us, Gessens book gives an alarming and convincing picture. The Times In The Future is History Masha Gessen follows the lives of four Russians, born as the Soviet Union crumbled, at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. E...
I Am Malala - How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world. J.K. Rowling Written by Malala in collaboration with critically acclaimed author, Patricia McCormick, this childrens edition tells the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world and did. Her journey will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth,...
Dunstan - One Man. Seven Kings. England's Bloody Throne.
One man. Seven Kings. Englands bloody throne. Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent The Times Tenth century England: a divided and broken country of misrule. Yet King Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, seeks to unite the kingdom under one crown. By his side is Dunstan of Glastonbury priest, soldier, visionary and, so...
Obama - The Call of History
Peter Bakers authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obamas achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, doesnt look like all the presidents on the dollar bills. With vivid colour photographs by New York Times photog...
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...
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...
The Fender Telecaster - The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World
An in-depth history and celebration of over six decades of the Tele, now available in paperback.The Fender Telecaster is a working-class hero and the ultimate blue-collar guitar. It wasnt meant to be elegant, pretty, or sophisticated. Designed to be a utilitarian musical instrument, it has lived up to that destiny. In the hands of players from Muddy Waters to James Burton, Bruce Springsteen to J...
Lone Wolf - How Emirates Team New Zealand stunned the world
On June 26, 2017, on the turquoise waters of Bermudas Great Sound, Peter Burling (26) became the youngest ever helmsman to win the premier trophy in sailing, the Americas Cup. Amongst several other firsts, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron became the first club ever to win back the Americas Cup  and did so against one of the best funded and technologically astute teams in the 166-year ...
The Map That Changed the World - A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
In the summer of 1815 an extraordinary hand-painted map was published in London. Some eight feet tall and six feet wide, brightly coloured in sea-blue, green, bright yellow, orange, umber it presented England and Wales in a beguiling and unfamiliar mixture of lines and patches and stippled shapes. It was the product of one mans obsession with rocks, a passion that sustained him whilst the ...
Golf Style - Homes and Collections Inspired by the Course and the Clubhouse
Golf is more than just a sport. It is an incomparable source of camaraderie, a test of ones equanimity, and a reminder of the sheer joy of playing a simple gamein concept, at leastin the fresh air. Like any pursuit that people grow to love, it just wont stay put. Its allure extends far beyond the course, turning up in the ways we decorate and in the clothes we wear, in our art and literatu...