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    How Societies Overwhelm Others

    by David Day ...
    In this bold, sweeping book, David Day surveys the ways in which one nation or society has supplanted another, and then sought to justify its occupation - for example, the English in Australia and North America, the Normans in England, the Spanish in Mexico, the Japanese in Korea, the Chinese in Tibet. Human history has been marked by territorial aggression and expanion, an endless cycle of ... Read more

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  • The Hobbits of Tolkien

    An Illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's Hobbits, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History

    by David Day ...
    An entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the explorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth.Here in his latest book, Tolkien expert David Day unpicks the myriad of riddles, puns and mystical ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Heroes of Tolkien

    An Exploration of Tolkien's Heroic Characters, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History

    by David Day ...
    Series series Tolkien
    In J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, Middle-earth endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great men, women and mystical creatures to arise, influence and shape the course of its history.Here in this book, Tolkien expert David Day examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, and analyses Middle-earth's most celebrated ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Quest for King Arthur

    by David Day ...
    "Quest for King Arthur is the most enlightening single text on King Arthur to have been written since Malory first laid his hero to rest" Terry Jones, medievalist and director of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Quest For King Arthur traces Arthur’s evolution from the earliest records of the historical Artorius Dux Bellorum through countless incarnations to the idealized figure of the King ... Read more

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  • The Changing Fundamentals of Oil and Gas

    Overview of the Changing Oil and Gas Sector

    by David Day ...
    Series Book 1 - Energy Series
    A new perspective and oveview of the entire oil and gas sector:from exploration to production and with an emphasis on future perspectives for both non-technical and technical people. It explores the occupational and business opportunities and thus helps to provide a platform for careers in the sector.In some detail the different sectors of the industry are explained as well as key principles of ... Read more

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  • The Hobbit Companion

    by David Day ...
    Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga's thrilling surface.Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J. R. R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Dark Powers of Tolkien

    An illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's Portrayal of Evil, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History

    by David Day ...
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    J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda to the War of the Ring, Tolkien's Middle-earth has seen war and rebellion, devastation and loss, in which the powers of darkness emerged.Here in his latest book, best-selling author and Tolkien expert David Day explores Tolkien's portrayal ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Dictionary of Tolkien

    An A-Z Guide to the Creatures, Plants, Events and Places of Tolkien's World

    by David Day ...
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    $2.99 USD

  • The Battles of Tolkien

    An Illustrate Exploration of the Battles of Tolkien's World, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History

    by David Day ...
    Series series Tolkien
    The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles. Men versus Orcs, Elves versus Sauron, Goblins versus Dwarves - the history of Middle-earth has seen some of the greatest characters pitted against each other time and time again. From the iconic battle of Helm's Deep to the Destruction of Isengard, The Battles of Tolkien analyzes each battle in depth, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Paul Keating

    by David A Day ...
    In the tradition of his bestselling CURTIN and CHIFLEY, David Day's exhaustive biography of one of our most fascinating prime ministers.Paul Keating was one of the most significant political figures of the late twentieth century, firstly as treasurer for eight years and then Prime Minister for five years. Although he has spent all of his adult life in the public eye, Keating has eschewed the idea ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hawke PM

    The making of a legend

    by David Day ...
    The companion volume to YOUNG HAWKE: the making of a larrikin from the award-winning historian and author of CURTIN and CHIFLEYBob Hawke was one of the most influential Australians of the twentieth century, firstly as Australia's most powerful trade union leader in the 1970s before becoming the longest serving Labor prime minister in the 1980s. The government of this formerly hard-drinking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Antarctica: A Biography

    A Biography

    by David Day ...
    Since the first sailing ships spied the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world's imagination. David Day's brilliant biography of Antarctica describes in fascinating detail every aspect of this vast land's history--two centuries of exploration, scientific investigation, and contentious geopolitics. Drawing from archives from around the world, Day provides a ... Read more

    $25.99 USD