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Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage

Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy...

Author: Jeff Guinn
ISBN: 9781982186111
Format: Paperback
$35.00

Investigative reporter and bestselling author Jeff Guinn draws on never-before-seen documents and interviews with...  Read More >>

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Author: Ion Idriess
ISBN: 9781923205239
Format: Paperback
$34.95

In this book, Ion Idriess reflects on his life prospecting in far North Queensland from 1912 to 1914, and coincided...  Read More >>

Mine to Die

Mine to Die

Author: Rob Donovan
ISBN: 9781805142829
Format: Paperback
$25.85

There are many powerful stories in Mine to Die. They include the contrast between the lives of the rich mine owners...  Read More >>

WHERE ONCE WE STOOD: Stories of the Apollo Astronauts Who Walked on the Moon - EXPANDED Artemis Edition

WHERE ONCE WE STOOD: Stories of the Apollo Astronauts...

Author: Christopher Riley ,  Martin Impey
ISBN: 9781916062511
Format: Paperback
$64.66

This book captures first-hand accounts of an extraordinary chapter in our history, when 12 men stood on the moon....  Read More >>

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of...

Author: Jeff Maynard
ISBN: 9780008532765
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom...  Read More >>

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories...

Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 9781529918908
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title...  Read More >>

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories...

Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 9781529918892
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title...  Read More >>

The Secrets of the Titanic

The Secrets of the Titanic

Author: Paul-Henri Nargeolet ,  Laura Haydon
ISBN: 9780008694081
Format: Paperback
$25.85

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic...  Read More >>

Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

Author: Georgie Codd
ISBN: 9780008603021
Format: Hardback
$43.96

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

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

Author: Monty Lyman
ISBN: 9781911709176
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Delving into the recent discovery of the brain's immune system, Dr Monty Lyman reveals the extraordinary implications...  Read More >>

Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement

Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement...

Author: Roland Philipps
ISBN: 9781847927088
Format: Paperback
$37.99

The extraordinary, inspiring and ultimately tragic story of Sir Roger Casement, a remarkable man who led a life...  Read More >>

Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement

Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement...

Author: Roland Philipps
ISBN: 9781847927071
Format: Hardback
$69.99

The extraordinary, inspiring and ultimately tragic story of Sir Roger Casement, a remarkable man who led a life...  Read More >>

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

Author: Monty Lyman
ISBN: 9781911709169
Format: Hardback
$59.99

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Lady's Rock

Lady's Rock

Author: Sue Lawrence
ISBN: 9781915089922
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian: Writing the Life of a Roman Emperor

Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian: Writing the Life of...

Author: Keith Bradley
ISBN: 9781487548810
Format: Hardback
$232.88

This book offers a critical appreciation of Marguerite Yourcenar's historical novel Memoires d'Hadrien as an authentic...  Read More >>

India's Historic Battles: Imphal-Kohima,1944

India's Historic Battles: Imphal-Kohima,1944

Author: Hemant Singh Katoch
ISBN: 9789354899126
Format: Paperback
$41.37

In April 2013, Imphal-Kohima was named 'Britain's Greatest Battle' by the UK's National Army Museum. Indians fought...  Read More >>

The Jerusalem Files: The Secret Journey of the Menorah to Oak Island

The Jerusalem Files: The Secret Journey of the Menorah...

Author: Corjan Mol ,  Christopher Morford
ISBN: 9781786788368
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A non-fiction Da Vinci Code for the 21st century, this thrilling treasure hunt traces the voyage of the legendary Jewish...  Read More >>

The Yellow Joss

The Yellow Joss

Author: Ion Idriess
ISBN: 9781923024663
Format: Paperback
$29.99

With authenticity that sometimes surprises the reader, Idriess introduces us to Aboriginals from Northern Australia,...  Read More >>

Critical: Why the NHS is Being Betrayed and How We Can Fight for it

Critical: Why the NHS is Being Betrayed and How We Can...

Author: Dr Julia Grace Patterson
ISBN: 9780008603526
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it.  Read More >>

Under the Hornbeams: A true story of life in the open

Under the Hornbeams: A true story of life in the open...

Author: Emma Tarlo
ISBN: 9780571379804
Format: Hardback
$42.99

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The Satin Man: Uncovering the mystery of the missing Beaumont children

The Satin Man: Uncovering the mystery of the missing...

Author: Alan J. Whiticker Mullins
ISBN: 9781760796525
Format: Paperback
$26.99

On Australia Day 1966, the Beaumont children Jane, Arnna and Grant disappeared from an Adelaide beach. Despite...  Read More >>

Rose: The extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet: wife, stowaway and the first woman to record her voyage around the world

Rose: The extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet:...

Author: Suzanne Falkiner
ISBN: 9780733343339
Format: Paperback
$33.61

The voyage of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who defied the French for love. In 1814, in the aftermath of the...  Read More >>

Snakes, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll: My Early Years

Snakes, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll: My Early Years

Author: Romulus Earl Whitaker ,  Janaki Lenin
ISBN: 9789356997127
Format: Paperback
$56.90

Snakes, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll tells the story of a boy who would become one of the greatest conservationists of...  Read More >>

Maniac

Maniac

Author: Benjamin Labatut
ISBN: 9788433911001
Format: Paperback
$71.15

"""A triptych from the 20th century. Each of the three parts of This book stars a real character.""--"  Read More >>

Warhol After Warhol: Power and Money in the Modern Art World

Warhol After Warhol: Power and Money in the Modern Art...

Author: Richard Dorment
ISBN: 9781529081503
Format: Paperback
$36.99

By the long-time art critic of The Daily Telegraph, Warhol After Warhol tells the David-and-Goliath story of collector...  Read More >>

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