Collection: Reference

Holds a mirror to some of the world's greatest cities. It traces their historic structure and unique character through maps and panoramic views produced over the centuries. Show how the architectural form and social life of our cities have been shaped.

Film has captured and shaped our world for more than 100 years. This classic record of the movie industry explores the magic of cinema from its birth right up to the latest blockbusters. Also features the latest Academy Awards and major movie events.

Presents an architectural tour of fifty-nine of the worlds most enduring Christian churches including St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City, Frank Lloyd Wrights Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, and Le Corbusiers Chapel at Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp, France

This volume records baptisms, marriages and burials not only at Port Macquarie, but also in the Hastings, Macleay and Manning River Valleys, giving a fascinating insight into early settler (and convict) society.

Day-by-day account traces the course of events as they unfold simultaneously on the battlefield, in naval warfare and in Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia the capitals of Union and Confederate forces and encyclopedia with more than 1000 entries.

Biographical accounts of all 26 tsars, from the empire-building Ivan the Great to Nicholas II, executed by a Bolshevik firing squad.

Biographical accounts of 57 of the foremost Romans of the Republic, spanning the centuries from the foundation of Rome in 753 BC to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.