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Adventure of English (Flipback) by Melvyn Bragg
$27.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Flipback
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
Autumn Manoeuvres by Melvyn Bragg
$29.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
Jimmie Johnston first became a Labour MP in Cumbria when there was a brave new post-war world to build. Now, in the late 70s, another general election looms but he is no longer so optimistic. And as he fights to keep his seat, his family begins to fracture around him and scandal threatens. In this absor ...Show more
Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg
$39.99 NZD
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
Now is the Time by Melvyn Bragg
$37.99 NZD
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
Now is the Time by Melvyn Bragg
$27.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
In this gripping novel, Melvyn Bragg brings an extraordinary episode in English history to fresh, urgent life. 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. Y ...Show more
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 by Melvyn Bragg
$39.99 NZD
Category: Bibles & 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
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 by Melvyn Bragg
$29.99 NZD
Category: Bibles & 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 great ...Show more
The "South Bank Show": Final Cut by Melvyn Bragg
$29.99 NZD
Category: Film, TV & Theatre
What drives a musician to write extraordinary songs? How do writers create their worlds? How does an actor achieve greatness? For over thirty years of The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg has interviewed many of the greatest cultural icons of our age. These interviews offer revelatory insights into the liv ...Show more
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