Croydon - Inside and Out by John Hutchinson; Geoff Arnott; Les Hutchinson; Stephen McGoldrick
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
"Croydon Inside and Out" combines text and photographs so that it records a snapshot of Croydon in order to preserve places, events and people in time, in the context of the history, architecture, streetscape and natural environment of the suburb. The book therefore serves as a time capsule for future g ...Show more
Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries' Telegraph What was it really like to rule and be ru ...Show more
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World. The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it. Major religions that rose to dominate Earth's largest con ...Show more
Lebanon Days by Theodore Ell
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A captivating memoir that unravels the emotional struggles of a nation the world has long overlooked. Through the eyes of an outsider, this story takes a deep dive into the intimate details of Lebanon's hardships, providing a profound understanding of its people and their journey. 'An astonishing piec ...Show more
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
$51.95 AUD
Category: History
Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England?
Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age by Norman Ohler
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
A brilliant and original investigation into the medical origins of LSD and how the Nazis and the CIA turned it into a weapon, by the author of Blitzed. First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum' by the CIA, Tripped reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in Ap ...Show more
Corners of Melbourne by Robyn Annear
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Melbourne's favourite historian, as seen in the acclaimed documentary, The Lost City of Melbourne, takes us on an unorthodox tour of the city's streets and corners, telling stories about the events and people that have made these the most interesting places to be.What better defines a city than its stre ...Show more
Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service by Tom Petch
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'Awesome!' ANDY McNAB | 'You must read this book' Colonel TIM COLLINS OBE | 'Extraordinary' Sir RANULPH FIENNESForget what you thought you knew. Discover the REAL story of how the SAS was created.From ex-SAS Commander Tom Petch, this is the never-before-told story of how the world's preeminent Special F ...Show more
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest the world had ever seen, established with astonishing speed. A people obsessed with travel, knowledge and adventure. Winner of the Indie Book Awards 2023 Non Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for the BookPeople Non Fic ...Show more
The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse by Peter FitzSimons
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened ...Show more
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling and much loved author Neil Gaiman, whose novel American Gods has been adapted into a major television series, brings vividly to life the stories of Norse mythology that have inspired his own extraordinary writing in this number one Sunday T ...Show more
Ninja - Unmasking the Myth by Stephen Turnbull
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world's greatest exponent of secret warfare. He infiltrates castles, gathers vital intelligence and wields a deadly knife in the dark. His easily recognizable image is that of a secret agent or ass ...Show more