True stories: discovery, historical & scientific books

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A New Voyage Round the World

A New Voyage Round the World

Author: William Dampier ,  Nicholas Thomas
ISBN: 9780241413289
Format: Paperback
$24.99

William Dampier was a sea captain, scientific observer, plantation manager - and a pirate. This account of his journey...  Read More >>

No Earthly Pole: The Search for the Truth about the Franklin Expedition 1845

No Earthly Pole: The Search for the Truth about the...

Author: E. C. Coleman
ISBN: 9781398102118
Format: Hardback
$64.69

The recent discovery and filming of Frankin's HMS 'Terror' has brought the tragic story of the expedition into the...  Read More >>

The Man who Collected Women

The Man who Collected Women

Author: Nigel Barley
ISBN: 9781912049745
Format: Paperback
$22.95

A novel about eccentric 19th-century Englishman Alexander Hare: a trader and slave-owner in the East and a friend...  Read More >>

Killing at its Very Extreme: Dublin: October 1917- November 1920

Killing at its Very Extreme: Dublin: October 1917- November...

Author: Derek Molyneux ,  Darren Kelly
ISBN: 9781781177549
Format: Paperback
$49.14

Killing At its Very Extreme takes us to the heart of events between October 1917 and November 1920 describing the...  Read More >>

Hold On Edna!: The heartwarming true story of the first baby born on the NHS

Hold On Edna!: The heartwarming true story of the first...

Author: Aneira Thomas
ISBN: 9781913406318
Format: Paperback
$23.26

The true story of the first NHS baby. Hold On Edna! is a nostalgic tale of community spirit, hardship and family...  Read More >>

Hinterland: Summer

Hinterland: Summer

Author: Freya Dean ,  Tom Hutchings
ISBN: 9781911343899
Format: Paperback
$25.88

Fifth issue of an anthology of creative non-fiction publishing out of the University of East Anglia.  Read More >>

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade...

Author: Sam Kean
ISBN: 9781529374889
Format: Paperback
$24.99

New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean tells the incredible story of how a renegade group of spies kept Hitler...  Read More >>

Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough

Author: Lizzie Huxley-Jones ,  Sarah Papworth
ISBN: 9780702302879
Format: Paperback
$15.50

David Attenborough: explorer, broadcaster, natural historian. Explore the beauty of the world we inhabit with national...  Read More >>

The New Cross Massacre Story: Interviews with John La Rose

The New Cross Massacre Story: Interviews with John La...

Author: Linton Kwesi Johnson ,  Gus John
ISBN: 9781999619824
Format: Paperback
$19.41

In 1981, a fire at a birthday party in New Cross killed 13 young black people. In March, the New Cross Massacre...  Read More >>

Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics: From Counting to Chaos Theory - How Numbers Changed the World

Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics: From Counting to...

Author: Robert Snedden (Author)
ISBN: 9781838572884
Format: Hardback
$31.02

Will appeal to aspiring mathematicians and anyone with an interest in history.  Read More >>

Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance in Wartime Macao

Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance...

Author: Paul French
ISBN: 9789887963899
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Based on true stories and new research, Paul French weaves together the stories of those Jewish refugees who moved...  Read More >>

Titanic - The  Unsinkable  Ship

Titanic - The Unsinkable Ship

Author: G2 Entertainment
ISBN: 9781782816614
Format: Paperback
$34.19

On 10 April 1912, the luxurious ocean liner, RMS Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage. Just four days later whilst...  Read More >>

Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons and the Plot to Kill Hitler

Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons...

Author: Catherine Bailey
ISBN: 9780241989449
Format: Paperback
$23.26

**Formerly published as The Lost Boys** 'Remarkable. A powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of...  Read More >>

Penguin Diplomacy: Brian Roberts, polar explorer, treaty maker and conservationist

Penguin Diplomacy: Brian Roberts, polar explorer, treaty...

Author: June Roberts
ISBN: 9781861519634
Format: Paperback
$55.63

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Master Pongo: A Gorilla Conquers Europe

Master Pongo: A Gorilla Conquers Europe

Author: Mustafa Haikal ,  Thomas Dunlap
ISBN: 9780271082165
Format: Hardback
$77.99

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Peter Arnott: Two Plays: Tay Bridge / The Signalman

Peter Arnott: Two Plays: Tay Bridge / The Signalman...

Author: Peter Arnott
ISBN: 9781913630003
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Two plays exploring the Tay Bridge disaster, in an ensemble piece and monologue. On the night of Sunday December...  Read More >>

Great Breakthroughs in Physics: How the Story of Matter and its Motion Changed the World

Great Breakthroughs in Physics: How the Story of Matter...

Author: Robert Snedden (Author)
ISBN: 9781789508499
Format: Hardback
$31.02

An excellent introduction to what has been described as the science that studies matter, motion, time and space....  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604391
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604384
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604339
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604346
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604353
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604315
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604322
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 9781800604360
Format: Paperback
$25.80

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Exulted from the comfort of his...  Read More >>

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