Corsa Rosa: A History of the Giro D'italia by Brendan Gallagher
28.00 AUD
Category: History
The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017. Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw an opportun ...Show more
Built on Bones -15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death by Brenna Hassett
28.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The city has killed most of your ancestors, and it's probably killing you, too - this book tells you why
My European Family by Karin Bojs
27.99 AUD
Category: History
Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Fam ...Show more
One Cent Magenta by James Barron
24.99 AUD
Category: History
When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper known as the one-cent magenta sold at Sotheby's for nearly $US9.5 million, the highest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned and sol ...Show more
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives by Ian D. Clark
49.95 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to whi ...Show more
Ardennes 1944 by Antony Beevor
24.99 AUD
Category: History
From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevor's Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble tells the story of the German's ill-fated final stand. On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he could spl ...Show more
Us Women, Our Ways, Our World by Pat Dudgeon (Editor); Jeannie Herbert (Editor); Jill Milroy (Editor); Darlene Oxenham (Editor)
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
An exemplar of Indigenous Studies writing, epistemologically, theoretically and methodologically A collection of writings on women and Aboriginal identity from 14 senior Indigenous academics and community leaders. The collection engages with questions such as: What makes Aboriginal women strong? Why are ...Show more
The Moor's Last Stand by Elizabeth Drayson
39.99 AUD
Category: History
The Moor's Last Stand presents the poignant story of Boabdil, the last Muslim king of Granada. Betrayed by his family and undermined by faction and internal conflict, Boabdil was defeated in 1492 by the forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of the newly united kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. The C ...Show more
The Spies of Winter: The GCHQ Codebreakers Who Fought the Cold War by Sinclair McKay
18.99 AUD
Category: History
In 1945 the Second World War was over and a shattered world faced the future. For the men and women of the newly formed GCHQ, however, the next global conflict had already begun. Following on from the enormous success of his bestseller, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, renowned author Sinclair McKay u ...Show more
History Of The Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky
39.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'The greatest history of an event I know' - C.L.R. James Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, The History of the Russian Revolution offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history. This book presents, from the pers ...Show more
@War: The Rise of Cyber Warfare by Shane Harris
19.99 AUD
Category: History
The spies had come without warning. They plied their craft silently, stealing secrets from the world's most powerful military. They were at work months before anyone noticed their presence. And when American officials finally detected the thieves, they saw it was too late. The damage was done ...It coul ...Show more
The Equal Opportunities Revolution by James Heartfield
19.99 AUD
Category: History
The Equal Opportunities Revolution explains why bosses took equal opportunities on board just as they were tearing up union rights at work. It asks why greater rights led to greater inequality, and why advances in race and sex equality ran alongside social inequality. It shows how the equal opportunitie ...Show more