 | The World of the Book
Des Cowley & Clare Williamson
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All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book. From the earliest known myths and legends to postmodern fictions, books are mirrors of real worlds, windows into imagined worlds and keepers of powerful ideas. Beautifully illustrated, The World of the Book is a celebration of this age-old tradition... | $14.95 | |
 | Bible Now
Richard Elliott Friedman & Shawna Dolansky | For millennia, people have used the Bible as a touchstone on important social and political questions, and rightly so. But many use the Bible simply as a weapon to wield against opponents in a variety of debates--without knowing what the Bible actually says about the issue in question. In The Bible Now, two respected biblical scholars tell us carefully what the Bible says or does not say about a wide range of issues... | $33.95 | |
 | The Book of Common Prayer
The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Brian Cummings | 'In the midst of life we are in death' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history... | $32.95 | |
 | Australia and Appeasement
Imperial Foreign Policy and the Origins of World War II
Christopher Waters | On 3 September 1939, Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, broadcast to the Australian people the news that their country was at war with Germany. He outlined how every effort had been made to maintain the peace by keeping the door open to a negotiated settlement... | $39.95 | |
 | Complete History of the World: The Times | From cavemen to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of exploration, THE TIMES COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE WORLD is the book that has all the answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one breathtaking single historical source... | $30.00 | |
 | Anzacs on the Western Front
| The head of research at the Australian War Memorial presents a wealth of information as he retraces the WWI battles fought by Australian and New Zealand troops on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. | $49.95 | |
 | In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's BerlinErik Larson | The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp... | $35.00 | |
 | Cities of the Classical World
An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization
Colin McEvedy | From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The key feature of "Cities of the Classical World" is 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defences, monuments and places of worship... | $39.95 | |
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