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12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg
$26.99 AUD
Category: Reference
When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence ...Show more
Credo by Melvyn Bragg
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Set in the 7th century, an epic novel about the historical figure St Bega, an Irish Princess, which brings Britain during the Dark Ages dramatically to life.
Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
John visits his ageing mother Mary in her nursing home by the sea, and mourns the slow fading of her mind. Hoping to shore up her memory, he prompts her with songs, photographs and questions about the 1940s, when she was a young woman and he a child in a small Cumbrian town. But he finds that most of al ...Show more
In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg (ed.)
$35.00 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Reading Level: good-very good
Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly entertains and fascinates substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and take us on an amazing tour through the history of ideas, from philosophy, science and history to pol ...Show more
In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg
$22.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics
Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly enlightens and entertains substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and takes us on an amazing tour through the history of ideas, from philosophy, physics and history to re ...Show more
In Our Time - The Companion by Melvyn Bragg; Simon Tillotson
$45.00 AUD
Category: History and Politics
'Melvyn not only makes you think ... he makes it enjoyable too. He's brilliant.' - John Humphrys, the Today Programme.'In a troubled world where many sneer at experts, In Our Time is always a treat. Those who know what they're talking about, talk about it, and they do it under the benevolent if occasion ...Show more
Love Without End a Story of Heloise and Abelard by Melvyn Bragg
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A classic love story, retold for our times. Heloise, a young scholar reputed to be the cleverest woman in 12th-century France, arrives in Paris set on entering the city's masculine world of learning. Frustrated in her wishes, she is stunned when the brilliant, radical philosopher, Peter Abelard, consen ...Show more
Now is the Time by Melvyn Bragg
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
At the end of May 1381, the fourteen-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian Poll Tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign. Within two ...Show more
On Giants' Shoulders by Melvyn Bragg
$27.95 AUD
Category: Science
Published to tie-in with BBC Radio 4 series, the story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures, from Archimedes to Crick and Watson. Exploring their impact and legacy with leading scientists of today, Bragg conveys the excitement and importance o ...Show more
Remember Me... by Melvyn Bragg
$25.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
It was not love at first sight. It proved to be not much of a conversation! Nothing should have come of it. A passionate but ultimately tragic love affair starts when two students - one French, one English - meet at university at the beginning of the sixties. From its tentative early stages, the relati ...Show more
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
$28.00 AUD
Category: Reference
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the ...Show more
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 by Melvyn Bragg
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books, both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, and many believe, had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the grea ...Show more