True stories: discovery, historical & scientific books

This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of...  Read More >>

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings...  Read More >>

Profiling 60 medical milestones, this book highlights the people and stories behind these key moments while also...  Read More >>

Profiling 9 important naturalists of the pre-Darwinian age who set off to quantify, categorize and rationally explain...  Read More >>

'Part memoir, part beginner’s guide, part self-help, but wholly wonderful book … It's a real treat to read these...  Read More >>

When a raging flood destroys their home, Peter and Alex face more than just mud and ruin—they battle bureaucracy,...  Read More >>

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk with over $1 billion in gold and silver-and one...  Read More >>

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk with over $1 billion in gold and silver-and one...  Read More >>

The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons...  Read More >>

Gives a description of a voyage from the summer capital of British India - Simla, to the capital of China - Peking....  Read More >>

Written in real time during his ambitious trek, this book from 1911 documents British journalist Edwin J. Dingle's...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1898, this book is a record of British army officer Francis Younghusband's adventures from...  Read More >>

This book details a three-year expedition to study ethnic minorities in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet led by French...  Read More >>

In 1901, journalist Francis H. Nichols traveled from New York to China's Shaanxi province to report on the famine...  Read More >>

Two-time National Outdoor Book Award-winning author Buddy Levy's thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship...  Read More >>

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'An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of...  Read More >>

'Back in 2012, everyone knew who Bradley Wiggins was. Everyone, that is, but me. Thirteen years after the summer...  Read More >>

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- Major global co-edition written by well-known NZ author - Popular science that explains modern physics in easy...  Read More >>

The true story of the wife of the Shah of Iran and how the collapse of their relationship influenced the end of...  Read More >>

'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast  Read More >>

'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast  Read More >>

This is the astounding story of the six female aviators who battled to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic...  Read More >>

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