Steamship Travel in the Interwar Years by Coons Lorraine Varias Alexander
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
'Tourist Third Cabin' offers a window into a bygone era in which modern steamships like the Queen Mary, the Normandie, and the Olympic transported new breeds of tourists between Europe and North America, and dazzled them with their technological marvels and palatial interiors. The interwar period saw th ...Show more
Medieval Medicine by Mount Toni
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Category: History
Calling to mind a time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians, the phrase 'Medieval Medicine' conjures up horrors for us with our modern ideas on hygiene, instant pain relief and effective treatments. Although no one could allay the dread of plague, the ...Show more
Henry V by Cole Teresa
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Category: History
In the latter years of the fourteenth century a child was born, so unimportant that even his exact date of birth is unknown. Yet before his twenty-seventh birthday the turn of fortune's wheel had brought him the crown of England. The kingdom he inherited as Henry V was deeply divided after the seizure o ...Show more
History of World Religions by Adams Simon
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Category: History
Perhaps the strongest single force to shape mankind's history and culture, religion is as prevalent and diverse today as ever. This comprehensive family reference book explores the incredible range of faiths and beliefs that have sculpted our society through the ages. Discover the stories and sacred tex ...Show more
Alfred Mylne the Leading Yacht Designer: Volume 1 by Nicholson Ian
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
In 1896, Alfred Mylne founded his yacht design company, now one of the oldest British yacht design firms in existence. Between 1896 and 1920, he designed several beautiful, race-winning yachts. In this book, Ian Nicolson uses original plans to demonstrate the beauty of the earliest Mylne yachts, and tel ...Show more
Introduction to Open Boat Cruising by Nicholson Ian
$38.95 AUD
Category: History
This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys small boat cruising, or anyone considering taking up the sport. Ian Nicolson is a renowned nautical author who has always been particularly keen on open boat cruising. Here he imparts the benefits of many years spent investigating and indulging in this fun, che ...Show more
Ian Nicolson Trilogy by Nicholson Ian
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Category: History
This trilogy tells how Ian Nicolson, yachtsman, naval architect and author, joined a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 45-foot ketch Maken from England via the Panama Canal to Vancouver, Canada. It goes on to describe how Ian returned home from Vancouver: how he hitch-hiked his way between Canada's e ...Show more
Living Off the Land by Jarvis Charlotte
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Category: Natural History
It's possible to produce food from your own backyard whatever the size available. Learn to be a beekeeper, a poultry owner and how to provide vegetables for the table. For those with a little more land, progress to pigs, sheep, goats and even alcapas. Living off the Land will point you in the right dire ...Show more
Real Wuthering Heights by Wood Steven Brears Peter
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Category: History
Top Withins Farm on Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire, is internationally famous as the inspiration for Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and visited every year by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world. Apart from the Bronte connection it stands on the Pennine Way and is one of the highligh ...Show more
Illustrated Introduction to the Somme 1916 by Parker Robert J
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Category: History | Series: An Illustrated Introduction to
The Battle of the Somme epitomised the cruelty of the Western Front. 1 July 1916 witnessed the opening round of the British Army's attempt to break through an eighteen-mile front of heavily defended German lines straddling the River Somme in northern France. Preceded by an artillery bombardment of over ...Show more
History of Medicine in 100 Facts by Rance Caroline
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Category: History | Series: In 100 Facts
The history of medicine is a vast subject, encompassing the whole of humanity in every region of the globe. For millennia, our ancestors have sought to combat disease, relieve pain and postpone the Grim Reaper's inevitable victory, doing so with a fortitude and humour that makes their experiences resona ...Show more
Loss of the Titanic by Beesley Lawrence
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Category: History
Originally published in 1912, and long out of print in the UK, this new edition has been reset and newly illustrated with over 100 contemporary photos and illustrations. New introduction by Lawrence Beesley's grandson, New York Times journalist Nicholas Wade. Includes artefacts and photographs of in pos ...Show more