Books from Pier 9
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Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies: My Year-Long Quest to Find and Watch the Worst Movie Ever Made
By Michael AdamsFor a year. That's 365 bad movies in 365 days. No fast-forwarding. No pressing the stop button.This is comic-quest memoir mixed with 'extreme' movie criticism and laced with film trivia and celebrity interviews.
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1001 Days That Shaped the World
A comprehensive guide to those extraordinary moments that defined human history, written by respected figures from the fields of science, history, and journalism.
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Now newly revised for 2018, this fascinating book is the ultimate critical guide to history's greatest albums.
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I Kill
By Giorgio FalettiThe writing, red as blood. I kill ...A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer in this relentlessly suspenseful thriller.
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1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
By Tony MottA comprehensive guide to the greatest video games ever made.
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The War Scientists: The Brains Behind Military Technologies of Destruction and Defence
By Thomas J. CraughwellThis title looks at the individuals through history who have invented military technologies, the human faces behind life-saving and death-dealing science.
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History's Greatest Deceptions: And the People Who Planned Them
By Eric ChalineEasy-reading, entertaining history with fifty occasions of grand deception outlined and illuminated.
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The Field Guide to Natural Wonders: The Secret World of Optical, Atmospheric and Celestial Phenomena
By Keith C. HeidornAn entertaining and beautifully illustrated guide to nature's greatest mysteries.
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Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting
By Australian War Memorial, Nola AndersonA book for the shelf in every Australian home, showcasing the extensive collection of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and telling the story of Australia's involvement in all theatres of war.
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1001 Inventions That Changed the World
This book explores the fascinating stories behind the breakthroughs and traces the development of each invention from original concept to completion. 1001 Inventions That Changed The World is nothing less than an alternative history of the ...
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History's Greatest Mysteries: And the Secrets Behind Them
By Bill PriceTakes a fascinating, lighthearted but informative look at fifty of the world's most famous and infamous unresolved stories and unexplained events.
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History's Worst Crimes: And the People Who Solved Them
By Bill PriceHistory's Worst Crimes takes an informative look at fifty of the world's most notorious robberies, murders, frauds, forgeries, kidnappings, and hijackings, and explains how they were solved-or, in some cases, why they remain unsolved.
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Once a Jolly Hangman
By Alan ShadrakeSingapore has one of the highest execution rates per capita in the world.
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The Almost Complete History of the World: 75 Incredible Events from Ancient Times to Today
By Joseph Cummins, Barry Stone, James Inglis"Recorded history is rich with events that have changed the course of human experience-events that have rippled through the centuries, and still others that rumble on today.
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History Makers: 100 Most Influential People of the Twentieth Century
By Ian Whitelaw, Julie WhitakerAn entertaining and thought-provoking romp through some of the 20th century's most influential figures.
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Fame and Infamy: History's Most Shocking Frauds, Scandals and Intrigues
By Ed WrightA vastly entertaining survey of the most bizarre, outrageous and calamitous scandals in history.
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Triumph and Tragedy: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Immortal Emperors
By Alexander CanduciTriumph and Tragedy provides a superbly il
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
By Steven Jay ScheiderThe definitive film guide, this fully updated volume brings together the most significant movies from every country and all genres.
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Simpson's Donkey: A Wartime Journey to Gallipoli and Beyond
By Peter StanleySimpson's Donkey takes us on a journey around the countries of the Mediterranean during the First World War. Gallipoli is only a part of this story.
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History's Lost Treasures: And the Secrets Behind Them
By Eric ChalineHistory's Lost Treasures takes a light-hearted but informative look at fifty of the world's greatest treasure troves and explains how they vanished (and in some cases remain unfound).