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A Brief Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Nigel Cawthorne
$14.99 AUD
$20.99 (28% off)
Category: Fantasy | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This title offers a very readable overview of Tolkien and his work, incorporating a brief biography, an examination of the books and a look at the process of filming his work, including "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings saga". It explores how Tolkien's background as a medievalist and linguist info ...Show more
Fighting Elites: From the Spartans to the S.A.S. by Nigel Cawthorne
$45.00 AUD
$55.00 (18% off)
Category: Military
Throughout history, courageous groups of men have demonstrated their prowess in battle and indefatigable fighting spirit through episodes of human sacrifice and displays of extreme loyalty. Their deeds have never been forgotten, and their reputations have endured the passage of time. Fighting Elites tel ...Show more
Flight MH370: The Mystery by Nigel Cawthorne
$17.99 AUD
$22.99 (21% off)
Category: Transport
On 8 March, 00:41, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. At 01:19, the pilot bid air traffic control 'good night'. Two minutes later, the plane and its 227 passengers vanished from the skies. No trace has been found. The disappearance of flight MH370 has horri ...Show more
House of Horrors by Nigel Cawthorne
$16.00 AUD
$29.99 (46% off)
Category: Fiction
In the quiet Austrian town of Amstetten in the balmy spring of April 2008, a truly horrifying vision of hell was discovered by police in the cellar of a normal suburban home. On 28 August 1984, seemingly respectable family man Josef Fritzl had lured Elisabeth, the youngest of his seven children, into th ...Show more
Mammoth Bk of the Mafia by Nigel Cawthorne
$26.99 AUD
$29.99 (10% off)
Category: True Crime | Series: Mammoth Book of S.
A collection of insider stories from prominent ex-mafiosi, infiltrators and award-winning writers. It contains accounts by Richard 'The Iceman' Kuklinski, the contract killer who claimed to have murdered over 200 people in a career lasting 43 years.
The Curious Cures of Old England - Eccentric Treatments, Outlandish Remedies and Fearsome Surgeries for Ailments from the Plague to the Pox by Nigel Cawthorne
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
Did you know that a child can be cured of the whooping cough by passing it under the belly of a donkey? The history of medicine in Britain is filled with the most bizarre and gruesome cures for many common ailments. Although enthusiastically supported by doctors of the time, many of these cures were of ...Show more
The Strange Laws of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
Did you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed into the city of Chester after dark? In THE STRANGE ...Show more
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