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Amazons: Real Warrior Women Of The Ancient World by John Man
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to p ...Show more
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Reading Level: very good
'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.' Guardian____________________ The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. ...Show more
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
$35.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Reading Level: near fine
The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today?s descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their heir ...Show more
Ninja by John Man
$35.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Ninja by John Man has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire by John Man
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admiration f ...Show more
Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire by John Man
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic worldâe(tm)s preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admirat ...Show more
The Amazons by John Man
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of ruthless, hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legend has it they would cut off their breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their boy childr ...Show more
The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, His Heirs and the Founding of Modern China by John Man
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Reading Level: near fine
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire ...Show more
The Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, his Heirs and the Making of Modern China by John Man
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved ...Show more
Xanadu by John Man
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as "The Travels", uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure ...Show more
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