Revolting by Mick Hume
16.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: General Adult
A short, sharp intervention in the crucial debate about the future of democracy, which has been brought to a head by events from Brexit to the Trump phenomenon. In response to the emerging "I'm a democrat, but..." consensus, this book will argue for a forthright defence of democracy against its enemies ...Show more
Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life by Peter McPhee
29.99 AUD
Category: History
For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was the first modern dictator, a fanatic who instigated the murderous Reign of Terr ...Show more
City on a Grid - How New York Became New York by Gerard Koeppel
24.99 AUD
Category: History
"The best account to date of [how] an odd amalgamation of democracy and capitalism got written into New York's physical DNA."--New York Times "Intriguing...breezy and highly readable." --Wall Street Journal "[An] expert investigation into what made the city special."--Publishers Weekly "A fun, fascinati ...Show more
The Billion Dollar Spy: A true Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman
29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
January, 1977. While the chief of the CIA's Moscow station fills his gas tank, a stranger drops a note into the car. In the years that followed, that stranger, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the West's most valuable spies. At enormous risk Tolkachev and his handlers conducted clandestine meetings across ...Show more
The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit by Josh Ireland
32.99 AUD
Category: History
'An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut' Damien Lewis Playboy. Fascist. Strongman. Thief. Traitors. September 1939. For years now Britain has been rudderless, divided and grievously unequal. Successive governments have flound ...Show more
The Nazi Doctors (Revised Edition): Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide by Robert Lifton
35.00 AUD
Category: History
In his most powerful and important book, renowned psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton presents a brilliant analysis of the crucial role that German doctors played in the Nazi genocide. Now updated with a new preface, The Nazi Doctors remains the definitive work on the Nazi medical atrocities, a chilling expo ...Show more
The House of the Dead by Daniel Beer
26.99 AUD
Category: History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2017 THE TIMES, BBC HISTORY and TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'Masterful, gripping ...filled with astonishing, vivid and heartbreaking stories of crime and punishment, of redemption, love and terrifying violence. It has an amazing cast of despots, murderers, whores ...Show more
Egypt: Lost Civilizations by Christina Riggs
37.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Lost civilizations
From ancient Rome to the present day, ancient Egypt has been a source of fascin--ation and inspiration in many other cultures. But why? Christina Riggs introduces the history, art and religion of Egypt from its earliest dynasties to its final fall to Rome - and explores the influence ancient Egypt has h ...Show more
Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation by Peter Marshall
69.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: Scholarly/Undergraduate
A sumptuously written people's history and a major retelling and reinterpretation of the story of the English Reformation Centuries on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply contentious. Peter Marshall's sweeping new history-the first major overview for general readers in a gen ...Show more
Jungle of Stone: The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya by William Carlsen
29.99 AUD
Category: History
Secondhand. The extraordinary true story of the rediscovery of the Mayan civilization: In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Empire of Ice, comes the forgotten tale of 19th century American John Lloyd Stephens's quest to uncover and understand the ancient world's most advanced civilization amid th ...Show more
Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein by John Nixon
22.99 AUD
Category: History
A riveting, revealing and news-making account of the CIA's interrogation of Saddam, written by the CIA agent who conducted the questioning. In December 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, US military forces captured Iraqi president Saddam Hussein near his hometown of Tik ...Show more
Reboot: A Democracy Makeover to Empower Australia's Voters by Richard Walsh
27.99 AUD
Category: History
If you want real change, change the system. Reboot offers a tantalising glimpse of a better future, where politicians work directly and closely with those who voted for them. Utopian? Disillusional? Richard Walsh makes a tour de force argument for doing away with the senate, embracing a republic and hav ...Show more