James Cook. The story of the man who mapped the world, Paperback - Peter FitzSimons

Bestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons reveals the real James Cook in this new biography.

Reducere. Runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award of 1987.This is the story of the man who saved Britain from invasion and gave it maritime supremacy.Jux...

Award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner takes on the world in this witty and erudite account of his search for the perfect dinn...

From two of America's most revered political journalists comes the definitive biography of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of st...

Publisher: Jaydem BooksAuthor(s): Arthur R. ChandlerIllustration(s): 8 colour illustrations, 150 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 192Publication d...

Reducere. A Captivating Account of the Golden Age of Piracy, the Search for Sunken Treasure, and the Business of Underwater ExplorationBored by his successfu...

The Catalpa Rescue is the gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history by the much-loved Peter FitzSimons.

Reducere. DescriptionNamed a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "mod...

Peter FitzSimons brings the Allied triumph at the Battle of Le Hamel to life, and tells the magnificent story of the first modern battle as it shou...

From 'Space Oddity', his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space, to the Scary Monsters album, Doggett examines in detail...

The Story of the Fly explores how a humble insect, with its fascinating history and manifold talents, holds the answer to profitably solving some o...

Reducere. Since his friend died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, David Sylvester adopted a mission to enhance the world one interacti...

Reducere. Golden KiteIn this one-of-a-kind historical picture book, author Glennette Tilley Turner tells the story of Fort Mose, which was founded in St. Aug...

DescriptionA little over a century ago, the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of ...

Reducere. DescriptionC mo un joven empresario logr estafar m s de 5 mil millones de d lares justo debajo de las narices de la industria financiera mundial.Un...

Reducere. Bond. James Bond. The ultimate British hero--suave, stoic, gadget-driven--was, more than anything, the necessary invention of a traumatized country...

Born in Jamaica, James Cook came to London at the age of nine. He went on to become a British and European boxing champion and has since dedicated ...

This seven-volume illustrated collection, published in 1821, contains the journals of Captain James Cook (1728-79) from his three voyages to the Pa...

Reducere. In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, brings to life the extraordinary story ...

Reducere. The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the concentration camp, Buna-Monow...

Reducere. "Astonishing and absorbing...from glam rock, minimalism and punk, to radical left-wing politics, music video, and a mass of other subjects that hel...

Reducere. 1. The Width of a Circle2. All the Madmen3. Black Country Rock4. After All5. Running Gun Blues6. Savior Machine7. She Shook Me Cold8. The Man Who S...

Reducere. Side BRunning Gun BluesSaviour MachineShe Shook Me ColdThe Man Who Sold The WorldThe Supermen

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Neil OliverNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 31Cover type: Paperback...

Reducere. "A hilarious and insightful journey into the world of restaurant meals."--Mario Batali "Nobody goes to restaurants for nutritional reasons. They go...

Reducere. Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining ...

Publisher: Random House AustraliaAuthor(s): Peter FitzSimonsNumber of pages: 768Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 200 x 129 x 52Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. "A vertiginous, white-knuckled adventure through some of the most spectacular forests in the world." ​--Washington Post Meet the man who climbs tre...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael WolffFrom the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields ...

The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan.

Reducere. In the annals of seafaring and exploration, there is one name that immediately evokes visions of the open ocean, billowing sails, visiting strange,...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): James Carl NelsonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 133 x 203 x 22Cover type: ...

The definitive biography of America's best-known and least understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped.Publisher: WW N...

Reducere. A fearless young Swede whose efforts saved countless Hungarian Jews from certain death at the hands of Adolf Eichmann, Raoul Wallenberg was one of ...