Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook by Annie Gray
$28.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
The story of the twentieth century through one woman's life and the food she cooked for our most famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This is the story of a woman who was not a royal, not rich, not famous; someone who simply worked hard and enjoyed her life. But while Georgina Landemare saw herself ...Show more
An Autobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth by M. K. Gandhi
$55.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi one of the greatest men to walk this earth, begins the story of his life with descriptions of his childhood in Porbandar and Rajkot in Gujarat, his schooldays, his early marriage, the lessons he learnt when he tried stealing, told lies and smoked cigrattes, and his unshakable ...Show more
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (PB) by Walter Isaacson
$35.99 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
During his 84-year life Benjamin Franklin was America's best scientist, inventor, publisher, business strategist, diplomat, and writer. He was also one of its most practical political thinkers. America's first great publicist, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public and polished it ...Show more
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West by Katie Hickman
$38.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
"Myth and misunderstanding spring from the American frontier as readily as rye grass from sod, and - like the wiry grass - seem as difficult to weed out and discard."The true-life story of women's experiences in the 'Wild West' is more gripping, more heart-rending, and more stirring than all the movies, ...Show more
Captain Scott by Ranulph Fiennes
$32.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography | Reading Level: very good
Featuring more than 56,000 entries, this thoroughly updated Seventh Edition contains the medical terminology used in more than 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas--plus comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the nursing field. The book includes 1,000 enriched color images and ph ...Show more
Churchill: The Power of Words by Sir Winston S. Churchill
$35.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. His wartime writings and speeches revealed both his vision for the future and his own personal feelings, fascinating generation after generation with their powerful style and thoughtful reflection. ...Show more
Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I by Kelcey Wilson-Lee
$25.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized - and largely mythical - notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of the great ...Show more
Edda Mussolini - The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
$40.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography | Reading Level: very good
Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter: spoilt, venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but brave, and ultimately strong and loyal. She was her father's confidante during the 20 years of Fascist rule, acting as envoy to both Germany and Britain, and pla ...Show more
Elixir - A Story of Perfume, Science and the Search for the Secret of Life by Theresa Levitt
$39.99 NZD
Category: Historical Biography | Reading Level: near fine
'Dizzying and fragrant, elegant and riveting . . . truly a captivating achievement!' Aimee Nezhukumatathil'If you read this book you will be changed . . . this book feels like an actual elixir. Absolutely stunning' Kiese LaymonTwo friends in a Parisian perfume shop make a discovery that will transform o ...Show more
Enough Horizon: The Life and Work of Blanche Baughan by Carol Markwell
$30.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
One of the first writers to speak with an authentic New Zealand voice, Blanche Edith Baughan (1870-1958) was known as a poet and local travel writer. Enough Horizon tells Blanche's story, her successes and her struggles: a troubled upbringing with a mentally ill mother in London, and her emigration to ...Show more
Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy by Anne Sebba
$38.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography | Reading Level: very good
"I don't think I've ever read a book that has moved me more" ANTHONY HOROWITZ "Masterful, original and painfully gripping" PHILIPPE SANDS "A brilliant and fresh take on a famous case" SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Ethel Rosenberg's story is America's Dreyfus Affair: a catastrophic failure of humanity and justi ...Show more
Events in the Life of Phillip Tapsell: The Old Dane by Jonathan Adams
$45.00 NZD
Category: Historical Biography
Hans Falk, born in 1790 in Copenhagen, took to the sea as a lad, changed his name to Phillip Tapsell, and after many adventures settled at Maketu in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. There he became the key trader for Bay of Plenty iwi and married into the highest levels of Te Arawa, while helping other trib ...Show more