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Biographic: Bowie - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
$22.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that David Bowie (1947-2016) was an iconic singer, songwriter and actor, whose lyrics, performances and ever-changing persona were at the heart of pop culture for over five decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he smoked 80 cigarettes a day, acted in 27 films, sold over 140 mi ...Show more
Biographic - Einstein - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the creator of the theory of relativity that revolutionized modern science. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he did not learn to speak until he was 4 years old; that he was asked to become the President of Israel in 1952, but refused; that he w ...Show more
Biographic The Beatles - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Viv Coot
$22.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that The Beatles (1960-1970) were the most famous pop group of all time, who were at the heart of 1960s counterculture and whose songs transformed the music world. What, perhaps, they don't know is that they have spent more than 1,300 weeks, or 25 years, on the Billboard chart; that the ...Show more
Churchill: Great Lives in Graphic Form by Richard Wiles
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic
The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creative. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Many people know that Sir Wi ...Show more
Sherlock - Great Lives in Graphic Form by V. I. V. CROOT
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Sherlock Holmes was an enigmatic detective who, with his companion Dr. Watson, pursued criminals through Victorian and Edwardian England. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he investigated 60 fully documented cases, including 37 murders; that 46 of those cases began in his offi ...Show more
Van Gogh (Biographic) by Sophie Collins
$13.79 NZD
$22.99 (40% off)
Category: Art, Music, Theatre and Dance | Series: Biographic
Many people know that Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was a 19th-century Dutch artist, a leading light of the Post-Impressionist movement who painted 'Sunflowers' and cut off his own ear. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he sold, in his lifetime, only one of the 2,100 artworks he painted; that, in 1998 ...Show more
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