The Stockmen: The Making of An Australian Legend by Evan McHugh
49.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Working in some of the world's most challenging natural landscapes with beasts from tame to totally wild, the stockman speaks to something within the soul of every Australian. Evan McHugh, one of Australia's foremost chroniclers of the outback and the bush, presents the fascinating history of the stockm ...Show more
Fifty Machines That Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
35.00 AUD
Category: History
Some of the most significant advances in the past two centuries have been made in the fields of science and technology. From Stephenson's 'Rocket' to Sony's 'Walkman', mechanical devices have helped to define our culture and to transform the way we live our lives. More recently, their reach has extended ...Show more
Saving Private Sarbi: The True Story of Australia's Canine War Hero by Sandra Lee
26.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Saving Private Sarbi is the dramatic and heart-warming true story of a scruffy black Labrador-cross trained by the Australian Army as an explosives detection dog for the most dangerous combat mission imaginable. This canine warrior went missing in action following a historic battle between the elite SAS ...Show more
The Politics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
39.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained | Reading Level: very good
This is an innovative and accessible guide to government, law, and power. Learning about the vast concept of politics can be daunting, but "The Politics Book" makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas, simply explained. Step-by-step summaries, graphics, and quotations help even the compl ...Show more
Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
19.99 AUD
Category: History
We know how the Wars of the Roses ended - with Richard III's body under a Leicester car park - but this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the battles and bloodshed. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke ...Show more
Kokoda by Paul Ham
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
For the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail wher ...Show more
A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
28.00 AUD
Category: History
"A Short History of Byzantium" is renowned historian, and author of "A History of Venice", John Julius Norwich's classic history of Byzantium. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of ...Show more
History's Greatest Mysteries by Bill Price
29.99 AUD
Category: History
History's Greatest Mysteries delves into the grey areas to examine the imponderable and sometimes unlikely stories of actual events and real people. From the gruesome murders committed by Jack the Ripper to the whereabouts of Lord Lucan, and from the loss of an entire continent to the case of a missing ...Show more
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic - Abacus 40th edition by Tom Holland
14.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Abacus 40th Anniversary
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe ...Show more
Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra by Peter Stothard
39.99 AUD
45.00 (11% off)
Category: History
When Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, finds himself stranded in Alexandria in the winter of 2010 after his flight to South Africa has been cancelled, he sets out to explore a nation on the brink of revolution. Guided by two native Egyptians, Stothard traces his own life-long inte ...Show more
Tales From The Political Trenches (Updated for 2013 Election) by Maxine McKew
24.95 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
'Not many leaders are gifted a second chance. In the short time he had before he faced the verdict of the people, Kevin Rudd had to revive respect and credibility in his governing party. Beyond that, he needed to give Australians a bit of hope, and return a sense of pride to a country that for too long ...Show more
History of Britain & Ireland by Dorling Kindersley
35.00 AUD
Category: History
This is the definitive visual guide to 5,000 years of British history, now in paperback. The History of Britain & Ireland traces the key events that have shaped the British Isles. From the Elizabethan age of Shakespeare to the Iraq and Afghan wars of the 21st century, this beautifully illustrated bo ...Show more