The Great Journeys in History by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: near fine
Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles their stories and many more, describing epic voyages of discovery from the extraordinary migrations out of Africa by our earliest ancestors to th ...Show more
Battle on 42nd Street: The Anzacs' Gruesome Last Stand in Crete by Peter Monteath
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History
At what point does the will to survive on the battlefield give way to bloodlust? The Battle of Crete was one of the most spectacular military campaigns of the twentieth century. For the first time in history, German forces carried out an invasion entirely from the air while poorly equipped Anzac and Bri ...Show more
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-hunting in the Raj by Anne De Courcy
$22.99 AUD
Category: General History
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators, soldiers and businessmen. With the advent of steam travel and the opening of the Suez Canal, countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible me ...Show more
This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality by Peter Pomerantsev
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
When information is a weapon, everyone is at war. We live in a world of influence operations run amok, a world of dark ads, psy-ops, hacks, bots, soft facts, ISIS, Putin, trolls, Trump. We've lost not only our sense of peace and democracy - but our sense of what those words even mean. As Peter Pomerants ...Show more
Written in History: Letters That Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$22.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
Outstanding selection of great letters from ancient times to the 21st century, touching on power, love, art, sex, faith, and war. Written in History: Letters that Changed the World celebrates the great letters of world history, and cultural and personal life. Bestselling, prizewinning historian Simon Se ...Show more
At Home: A Short History of Private Life Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
$59.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
What does history really consist of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activities take place? At home. This was the thought that inspired Bill Bryson to start a journey around the r ...Show more
Watson's Pier by Joshua Funder
$32.99 AUD
Category: General History
Stan Watson was among the first ashore at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and survived battle, fear and disease to build the pier at Anzac Cove from which so many men later escaped. He faced what seemed like an impossible mission: to get every man out alive. Watson never claimed to be the last man to leave ...Show more
The Mammoth Hunters (#3 Earth's Children) by Jean M. Auel
$19.95 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
Using text and algorithms, this text emphasizes both the evaluation and management of patients with varied urologic disorders. Suitable for both clinicians and investigators, this book should be of value to practitioners requiring a quick reference in addition to residents studying for board examination ...Show more
Illustrated Myths of Native America: The Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes and Great Plains by Tim McNeese
$15.00 AUD
Category: General History
The first in a series covering the myths and legends of Native Americans, this volume covers the tribes of the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes and Great Plains. It retells over 50 myths and legends, placing them in the context of the cultural, geographical and historical background of each tribal regi ...Show more
Into the Silence - The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
$35.00 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: good
If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the 26 British climbers who, on three expeditions (1921-24), walked 400 m ...Show more
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by de Hamel Christopher, Christopher de Hamel
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History
An extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts. Winner of The Wolfson History Prize and The Duff Cooper Prize. A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Book Gift Guide Pick Meetings with Remarkable ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that caused the French Revol ...Show more