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A Short History of the Twentieth Century by Geoffrey Blainey
$36.00 NZD
Category: History
Takes us on an incredible global journey through a tempestuous hundred years and brings to vivid life many of the events that marked the 20th century: two world wars, the rise and fall of communist states, the worst economic slump, the decline of European monarchies ane empires, the ascent of the first ...Show more
A Very Short History of The World by Geoffrey Blainey
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
A Very Short History of the World is the story of the world's people during the last four million years. It begins before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents, several of which were later marooned by the great rising of the seas. It is a story of the inhabited wo ...Show more
A Very Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey
$26.99 NZD
Category: History
Following the success of his A Short History of the World, eminent historian Geoffrey Blainey has abridged his account of the grand adventure of human history to create ad eve more accesible version of his absorbing work. A Very Short History of the Worldtraces the story of the world's people during the ...Show more
A Very Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey
$27.95 NZD
Category: History
"A Very Short History of the World" is the story of the world's people during the last four million years. It begins before human beings moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. It is a story of the inhabited world being pulled apart, and of it coming together again in recent cent ...Show more
Before I Forget by Geoffrey Blainey
$0.45 NZD
$45.00 (99% off)
Category: No Category | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Now in his late-eighties, and listed by the National Trust as a 'Living Treasure', in Before I Forget Geoffrey Blainey reflects on his humble beginnings as the son of a Methodist Minister and school teacher, one of five children, and a carefree childhood spent in rural Victoria, from Terang to Leongatha ...Show more
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage by Geoffrey Blainey
$40.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphori ...Show more
Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and His Rivals by Geoffrey Blainey
$37.00 NZD
Category: History
In 1769, two ships set out in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship and a small British naval vessel, The Endeavour, commanded by James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew of the other's existence.
Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and His Rivals by Geoffrey Blainey
$26.95 NZD
Category: History
Two ships set out in search of a missing continent- the St Jean-Baptiste,a French merchant ship commanded by Jean de Surville, and the Endeavour, a small British naval vessel captained by James Cook. Distinguished historian Geoffrey Blainey tells the story of these rival ships and the men who sailed the ...Show more
Sea of Dangers : Captain Cook and His Rivals by Geoffrey Blainey
$55.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In 1769, two ships set out in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship and a small British naval vessel The Endeavour, commanded by James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew of the other's existence.
The Story of Australia's People Vol. I: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia by Geoffrey Blainey
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
The vast continent of Australia was settled in two main streams, far apart in time and origin.The first came ashore some 50,000 years ago when the islands of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea were one. The second began to arrive from Europe at the end of the eighteenth century. Each had to come to term ...Show more