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The Sargo Incident

The Sargo Incident

Author: Anonymous Author Kanenas
ISBN: 9780645720839
Format: Paperback
$31.68

Dec 12, 1979 The USS Sargo limps into Pearl Harbor having suffered a catastrophic nuclear leak which goes on to...  Read More >>

Of Giants and Windmills: An Autobiography

Of Giants and Windmills: An Autobiography

Author: Moosa Raza
ISBN: 9789391125325
Format: Hardback
$59.49

Drawing on his experiences in the Indian public sector, Raza throws light on the workings of varied industries,...  Read More >>

From Fame to Infamy: Captain Forbes and the Loss of the Schomberg

From Fame to Infamy: Captain Forbes and the Loss of...

Author: Shannon Azzaro
ISBN: 9780645486001
Format: Paperback
$29.95

A fresh take on the story behind the wreck of the Schomberg, off the coast of Peterborough, Victoria in 1855. The...  Read More >>

The Tailor's Daisy

The Tailor's Daisy

Author: Nikita Catherine
ISBN: 9781800744981
Format: Paperback
$20.67

Joseph Thompson was a young man living in Ireland when he was swept up in the Great War, not returning home for...  Read More >>

Footsteps in the Snow

Footsteps in the Snow

Author: John Dudeney
ISBN: 9781849955393
Format: Paperback
$65.87

A personal and detailed account of a lifetime of challenges, achievements, death defying moments, awe and wonder...  Read More >>

N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia

N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia

Author: Mark Piesing
ISBN: 9780062851536
Format: Paperback
$29.99

"""The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors...  Read More >>

The Ship Beneath the Ice: Sunday Times Bestseller - The Gripping Story of Finding Shackleton's Endurance

The Ship Beneath the Ice: Sunday Times Bestseller -...

Author: Mensun Bound
ISBN: 9781035008452
Format: Paperback
$36.99

The extraordinary story of how the world’s most famous shipwreck was found, told by the man leading the search....  Read More >>

The Magnetism of Antarctica: The Ross Expedition 1839-1843

The Magnetism of Antarctica: The Ross Expedition 1839-1843...

Author: John Knight
ISBN: 9781849955010
Format: Paperback
$49.14

This is the first thorough account of the expedition - a pivotal moment in the annals of polar exploration. Never...  Read More >>

Among the Coal Dust

Among the Coal Dust

Author: Christine Jones
ISBN: 9781800747265
Format: Paperback
$23.26

The village of Whitwick is a simple one, like many British villages were around the country in the early twentieth...  Read More >>

Weather Almanac 2023: The Perfect Gift for Nature Lovers and Weather Watchers

Weather Almanac 2023: The Perfect Gift for Nature Lovers...

Author: Storm Dunlop ,  Collins Books
ISBN: 9780008532604
Format: Hardback
$22.99

The perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers. A fascinating month-by-month collection of facts,...  Read More >>

Returning Light: 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael

Returning Light: 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael...

Author: Robert L. Harris
ISBN: 9780008509408
Format: Paperback
$22.99

‘On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement...  Read More >>

Georg Forster: German Cosmopolitan

Georg Forster: German Cosmopolitan

Author: Todd Kontje (University of California, San Diego)
ISBN: 9780271093260
Format: Hardback
$217.00

Examines the life and work of writer and political activist Georg Forster (1754-1794), a participant in Captain...  Read More >>

Tata's Leadership Experiment: The Story of the Tata Administrative Service

Tata's Leadership Experiment: The Story of the Tata...

Author: Mukund Rajan ,  Sonu Bhasin
ISBN: 9789356293267
Format: Hardback
$49.95

The Untold Story of the Tata Group's Most Ambitious Leadership Development Programme In the mid-1950s, JRD Tata...  Read More >>

Anglo-Indians Abroad: Dreams Built on the Clash of Cultures

Anglo-Indians Abroad: Dreams Built on the Clash of Cultures...

Author: Andrea Malam BEM
ISBN: 9781913770488
Format: Paperback
$28.44

Curious to find out what it means to be an Anglo-Indian? Join Andrea Malam BEM as she shares the story of her journey...  Read More >>

The Age of Uncertainty: how the greatest minds in physics changed the way we see the world

The Age of Uncertainty: how the greatest minds in physics...

Author: Tobias Hürter ,  David Shaw
ISBN: 9781914484421
Format: Hardback
$64.69

The epic, page-turning history of how a group of physicists toppled the Newtonian universe in the early decades...  Read More >>

WILDLIFE INDIA@50: Saving the Wild, Securing the Future

WILDLIFE INDIA@50: Saving the Wild, Securing the Future...

Author: Manoj Kumar Misra
ISBN: 9789355205575
Format: Hardback
$108.65

In 2022, India celebrates 75 years of Independence and 50 years of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. A lot has...  Read More >>

The Age of Seeds: How Plants Hacked Time and Why Our Future Depends on It

The Age of Seeds: How Plants Hacked Time and Why Our...

Author: Fiona McMillan-Webster
ISBN: 9781760761783
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Plants evolved seeds to hack time. Thanks to seeds they can cast their genes forward into the future, enabling species...  Read More >>

The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover

The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover

Author: Paul Letersky ,  Gordon L. Dillow
ISBN: 9781982164713
Format: Paperback
$50.13

"“A fascinating and long overdue look from the inner sanctum... Take you deep inside the psyche of a man who knew...  Read More >>

A Normal Family: The Surprising Truth About My Crazy Childhood (And How I Discovered 35 New Siblings)

A Normal Family: The Surprising Truth About My Crazy...

Author: Chrysta Bilton
ISBN: 9781913183134
Format: Hardback
$45.00

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Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London

Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London

Author: Douglas Model
ISBN: 9780750999625
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The incredible true story of a boy trying to lead a normal life in London amidst the terrors and horrors of the...  Read More >>

Notes from a Summer Cottage: The Intimate Life of the Outside World

Notes from a Summer Cottage: The Intimate Life of the...

Author: Nina Burton
ISBN: 9780008467067
Format: Paperback
$19.99

‘I went for a walk around the garden. A great tit warbled above a patch of coltsfoot. I felt a thousand discoveries...  Read More >>

The Night was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain: An Edwardian Cricket Murder

The Night was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man...

Author: Gideon Haigh
ISBN: 9781761108266
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Gideon Haigh has written numerous acclaimed books on both cricket and true-crime - now he's unearthed a gripping...  Read More >>

To Hunt a Killer

To Hunt a Killer

Author: Julie Mackay ,  Robert Murphy
ISBN: 9780008507473
Format: Paperback
$19.99

*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023* *Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger...  Read More >>

Vikram Sarabhai:: The Space Man

Vikram Sarabhai:: The Space Man

Author: Shailaja Nair
ISBN: 9789390961535
Format: Paperback
$16.82

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Untold Stories Of The Exodus

Untold Stories Of The Exodus

Author: PRAN PANDIT
ISBN: 9789393029317
Format: Paperback
$28.44

“Mass exodus of more than three hundred thousand Kashmiri Hindus, the religious minority of Kashmir, in the year...  Read More >>

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