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Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change

This book is a unique text that reassesses the fundamentals of sustainable design. It provides an insight into the real changes that are necessary to give our modern day built environment both 'sustai... [more]

So You Want To Be A Coach

If you are a beginner coach and you are coaching a squad of young people or your local community club or even a school teacher, this book will be invaluable.

So, you want t... [more]

The Australian Ark

This definitive book on the introduction of domestic animals to Australia begins with the first white settlement at Botany Bay. It explores the foundations of our wool and beef industries, examining t... [more]

History & Mythology

Atlas of the Jewish World

Nicholas de lange ISBN0871960435

The Atlas of the Jewish World
The Cultural Atlas series combines intellectual depth and visual richness to survey the world's most intriguing civilizations. Weaving together geography, history,... [more]
$ 49.95
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Australians And Greeks - Vol 3: The Later Years

Hugh Gilchrist 1920831193

Few people have played as great a part as the Greeks in shaping modern Australia; it is a fascinating story. Twenty years in the researching, AUSTRALIANS AND GREEKS, is amongst the most thorough and a... [more]
$ 79.95
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Celtic Mythology

Geddes & Grosset ISBN 1855342995

Celtic Mythology is as rich in its way as the mythologies of Classical world and Scandinavia. It not only includes gods and the giants against whom they struggled, warriors like Cuchulainn and the cha... [more]
$ 33.00
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Christian Philosophy A-Z

Daniel J. Hill & Randal D. Rauser ISBN 0748621520

A handy guide to the major figures and issues in Christian philosophy from Augustine to the present.
This volume covers a broad historical sweep and takes into account those non-Christian philo... [more]
$ 29.95
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Civilizations Exploration & Conquest

Charts the amazing progress of humankind, from the Stone Age to the Space Age isbn 184215527x

This is the story of humankind’s remarkable journey from a hand-to-mouth existence in small, isolated groups to the first civilizations and the rise of mighty empires. Civilizations, Exploration &... [more]
$ 27.50
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CONSPIRACY - History's Greatest Plots, Collusions and Cover-Ups

Charlotte Greig ISBN 1841933333

Conspiracy theories arise out of the belief that mysterious forces are conspiring behind the scenes to control and manipulate an unsuspecting public. In times gone by, the prime movers behind conspira... [more]
$ 22.00
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Eastern Philosophy The greatest Thinkers & Sagas from Ancient to Modern Times

Kevin Burns ISBN 184193433X

Philosophy can be one of the most intimidating and difficult of disciplines, as any of its students can attest. EASTERN PHILOSOPHY breaks down the obstacles to understanding the ideas of some of histo... [more]
$ 17.60
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Ethics A-Z

Jonathan A. Jacobs ISBN 0748620141

This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosoph... [more]
$ 29.95
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Flanders Then & Now

The Ypres Salient and Passchendaele John Giles ISBN0900913487

Throughout the centuries Flanders has been the scene of numerous bloody encounters as the soldiers of various nations fought over that comparatively limited area of land, includin... [more]

$ 87.50
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Gallipoli Then and Now

Steve Newman ISBN1870067290

World War I-Other Theatres Virtually unheard of prior to 1915, Gallipoli, the Turkish peninsula bordering the Dardanelles-the narrow waterway linking the Mediterranean with the Bl... [more]

$ 87.50
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Gallipoli: The Front Line Experience

Tolga Ornek & Feza Toker isbn 0868197831

The story of Gallipoli as it’s never been told before using accounts from both Turkish and Allied solders. When troops from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India and France landed at Gallipoli on 25... [more]
$ 38.50
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Great Empires & Discoveries

The leaders, citizens, wars, conquests, technology and achievements that shaped the ancient world isbn 1842154605

This highly visual, thematic history explores the way civilizations have pushed the boundaries f the known world since the beginning of time. It shows how human society evolved from small, isolated g... [more]
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Greece & Rome at War - New Edition

Peter Connolly ISBN 185367303X

This volume remains one of the finest – and certainly the best illustrated –surveys of classical warfare ever produced, as accessible to those new to the subject as it is valuable to those working in ... [more]
$ 105.00
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Greenwood Biographies

Ideal for student research assignments, this series covers the most interesting historical and contemporary figures from curriculum subject areas including science, history, literature, politics and t... [more]
$ 39.95
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Greenwood Guides to Historic Events in the Ancient World

Providing succinct yet in-depth examinations and current perspectives on landmark events of the ancient world, books in this series stimulate critical thinking and provide ready-reference material inc... [more]
$ 59.95
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Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World

Each of these one-stop resources can be described as a "library in a book". Whether it is through a historical overview, an essay on a perticular aspect of the event, a contemporary evaluati... [more]
$ 59.95
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Greenwood Histories of Modern Nations

These engagingly written and succinct narrative histories of the world's nations cover prehistoric times through to today. Based on the most recent scholarship, each history provides a chronological n... [more]
$ 59.95
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Hanoi Biography of a City

William S. Logan isbn 0868404438

As Vietnam has opened up to the West since the late 1980s, awareness of the architectural richness of the national capital, Hanoi, has grown. Its striking combination of Chinese-influenced shop-houses... [more]
$ 19.45
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Indian Philosophy A-Z

Christopher Bartley ISBN 0748620281

This alphabetical handbook defines and explains key concepts in classical Indian philosophy, identifies controversial issues, describes major traditions of thought, and locates influential thinkers in... [more]
$ 29.95
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Jewish Philosophy A-Z

Aaron W. Hughes ISBN 0748621776

Provides a convenient and accessible single volume reference work where all of the essential terms and individuals associated with Jewish philosophy can be found enabling readers to learn about key in... [more]
$ 29.95
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Malaguna Road

The Papua and New Guinea Diaries of Sarah Chinnery isbn 0642106878

When Australian anthropologist E.W.P. Chinnery took his young Irish bride, Sarah, to Port Moresby in 1921, she did not imagine that the island of New Guinea would become her home for the next 16 years... [more]
$ 9.90
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Philosophy of Mind A-Z

Marina Rakova ISBN 0748620958

Philosophy of Mind A-Z contains entries on historical and contemporary key figures, explaining the importance of the longstanding debates and how the contemporary field has been shaped. It covers both... [more]
$ 29.95
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Philosophy of Religion A-Z

Patrick Quinn ISBN 0748620540

Provides an overview of the main themes, key figures and issues in the subject. Both topical and historical, it examines key concepts from the Absolute and the Afterlife to World Religions and Yoga as... [more]
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The Encyclopedia of Eastern Mythology

Rachel Storm isbn 0754812553

Legends of the East: the fabulous myths and tales of the heroes, gods and warriors of ancient Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, Tibet, China and Japan.
This comprehensive reference book reveals the... [more]
$ 33.00
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The Great Philosophers

Stangroom & Garney ISBN 184193299X

Philosophy has been underway for more than 200 years. This book traces the biggest thoughts in the largest and most influential parts of philosophy's long walk through history, beginning with the Acni... [more]
$ 27.50
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The Great Scientists

Farndon Woolf Rooney & Gogerly ISBN 1841933007

Perhaps the most significant product of science is not the invention but the scientific method that has sprung from Man challenging his world. It is hardly an exaggeration to state that those societie... [more]
$ 27.50
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The Historical Source Book for Scribes

Michelle P. Brown & Patricia Lovett ISBN 071234618x

This book brings together the approaches of a professional palaeographer and a practising scribe to focus in detail on manuscripts in the British Library and other important collections.

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$ 36.30
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The Illustrated Hebrew Bible

adapted by Ellen Frankel ISBN0810982242

The Illustrated Hebrew Bible is a massive, elegant edition of 75 powerful stories, parables, and prophesies from the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures, adapted by Ellen Frankel. A fresh tran... [more]
$ 49.95
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The Indonesian Language

It's history and role in modern society isbn 0868405981

The Indonesian Language
Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, and one of the most linguistically complex. Its ethnic groups speak more than 500 languages and of these Mala... [more]
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The Somme

Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson isbn 0868408441

If you are looking for an argument for the sheer insanity of war, then the history of the Battle of the Somme in World War 1 has to be a near-perfect example. With a fine sense of detail and a style ... [more]
$ 44.00
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The Somme Then & Now

John Giles ISBN 090091341X

To the majority of people ‘The Somme’ is synonymous with deeds of heroism, dashed hopes and terrible slaughter, with more than 57,000 Allied casualties on the first day – 1st... [more]

$ 87.50
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The Third Reich Then & Now

Tony Le Tissier ISBN1870067568

Sixty years have elapsed since the cataclysmic demise of Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich. This new book traces the rise of Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party during the twelve yea... [more]

$ 157.50
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The Western Front Then & Now

From Mons to the Marne and back John Giles ISBN 0900913711

This work covers the main British battle areas of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Starting with the spark that ignited the war, the outline of events brings the operation... [more]

$ 87.50
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To the Ends of the Earth-Journeys of the Great Explorers

Jon Balchin ISBN 1841932884

Fascinated by what lies beyond the boundaries of human experience, men and women have throughout history been irresistibly drawn to venture into the unknown. Lavishly illustrated, TO THE ENDS OF THE E... [more]
$ 22.00
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