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Aelfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age by Max Adams
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and i ...Show more
In The Land of Giants: Journeys Through Dark Age Britain by Max Adams
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The bestselling historian tells the story of the landscapes, peoples and culture of early medieval Britain in eight walks, an epic sea voyage and a north-south ride by motorbike. The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain (410) and the death of Alfred the Great (899) have left few voices save ...Show more
The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria by Max Adams
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright. A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for T ...Show more
The Wisdom of Trees: A Miscellany by Max Adams
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature
A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural worldTrees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and ...Show more
Trees of Life by Max Adams
$49.99 AUD
Category: Nature
A captivatingly informative and visually beautiful survey of the tree species - from all over the world - that human cultures have found most useful. Each tree species is the subject of a concise text centred on a story - or stories - about the tree in question, and is depicted by means of a photograph ...Show more
Unquiet Women: From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment by Max Adams
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences – and voices – of some of the most extraordinary women in history. Unquiet Women is an exquisitely crafted patchwork of the forgotten lives of some of the most remarkable women in history. Wynflad was an Anglo-Sa ...Show more
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