London Made Us - A Memoir of a Shape-Shifting City by Robert Elms
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'London is a giant kaleidoscope, which is forever turning. Take your eye off it for more than a moment and you're lost.' Robert Elms has seen his beloved city change beyond all imagining. London in his lifetime has morphed from a piratical, bomb-scarred playground, to a swish cosmopolitan metropolis. Mo ...Show more
The Brothers York: An English Tragedy by Thomas Penn
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'A gripping, complex and sensational story, told with calm narrative command ... With insight and skill, Penn cuts through the thickets of history to find the heart of these heartless ...Show more
Gresham's Law - The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker by John Guy
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
Banker, gaoler, smuggler, spy: the many lives of a Tudor power-broker.
Splash ! 10 000 Years of Swimming by Howard Means
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
A global history of swimming, from humankind's first dip in what is now the driest spot on earth to the 2020 Olympics.
Great Cities Through Travellers' Eyes by Furtado, Peter
$19.99 AUD
$24.99 (20% off)
Category: History
Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences and perceptions of the world's great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The thirty-eight cities covered in this entertaining anthology of travellers' tales are spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, ...Show more
Robbery Under Arms by BOLDREWOOD Rolf
$19.95 AUD
Category: History
A story of life and adventure in the bush and in the goldfieldsWith the sub heading ?A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields? it was Robbery Under Arms that established Rolf Boldrewood?s reputation in the literary world, and by which he is still most widely known. It is a great n ...Show more
Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with your Country by Bruce Pascoe
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
A wide-ranging, personal and powerful work that resonates with historical and contemporary Australian debates about identity, dispossession, memory, and community. Ranging across the national contemporary political stage, this book critiques the great Australian silence when it comes to dealing respec ...Show more
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
A personal, spirited, and concise chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most fascinating countries in the world--Israel.Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700 miles away but remains a hot button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But while everyone ...Show more
Vandemonians: The Repressed History of Colonial Victoria by Janet McCalman
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
From award-winning author and historian Janet McCalman, the engrossing tale of Tasmanian convict settlers in colonial Victoria It was meant to be 'Victoria the Free', uncontaminated by the Convict Stain. Yet they came in their tens of thousands as soon as they were cut free or able to bolt. More than ha ...Show more
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family, the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on hi ...Show more
The Rise Of Rome by Anthony Everitt
$21.76 AUD
Category: History
A complete account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. A gripping account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. 'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' The Spectator Sta ...Show more
Norse Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the origins of Thor and Loki, Odin and Freya, the gods and giants of the Vikings, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From the legends of Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya and all the gods of Asgard come the 'The ...Show more