True stories: discovery, historical & scientific books

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

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

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

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

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

History rarely shines a light on the formidable Mughal begums who boldly navigated the imperial courts, brokered...  Read More >>

- 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 >>

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.  Read More >>

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

The extraordinary story of the theft of priceless Chinese antiques around the world and the connection to crimes...  Read More >>

This book not only brings you folk stories, myths and details of local and cultural beliefs about these animals,...  Read More >>

Un deslumbrante recorrido por el papel y el significado del corazón en la filosofía, la religión, la ciencia y el...  Read More >>

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Fatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy)....  Read More >>

From the author of The Dragon's Treasure and The Vanishing, comes a new History Hunter mystery about the legendary...  Read More >>

Anna Funder's Samuel Johnson Prize-winning Stasiland is an Australian classic, the definitive account of tyranny...  Read More >>

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Die Heirat Maximilians mit Maria von Burgund (1477), seine Wahl zum Romischen Konig (1486) und die spanische sowie...  Read More >>

Raising the Poisoned Dead maps out the complex contours of a still unresolved mid-Victorian murder mystery which...  Read More >>

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