Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History by Otto English
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
From the author of bestseller Fake History, Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars in history.'A brilliant book.'James O'BrienWhether it's virtuous leaders in just wars, martyrs sacrificing all for a cause, or innovators changing the world for the better, down the ...Show more
Hitler's Brothel by Steve Matthews
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Two sisters are cruelly separated by war in tragic circumstances. Ania is imprisoned in a concentration camp in Poland and Danuta's search for her sister leads her into the Polish Underground. They each do what they must to survive long enough to find each other. Their dream of being united ends in shoc ...Show more
White Mughals - Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William Dalrymple
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
White Mughals is the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time.James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of Hyderabad when he met Khair-un-Nissa
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times History Book of the YearChristianity ...Show more
Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the revolution by ARROW, MICHELLE
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked.The Whitlam government of 1972–75 appointed a women’s advisor to national government — a world first — and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for wome ...Show more
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
'Stunningly written' Sunday Times ... 'Richly absorbing' Guardian... 'Hooks you in from the start' Times... 'Masterful' Independent... 'Hugely compelling' Observer... 'Wonderful' Financial Times Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, bitter cold and suffering. Yet there is another tale to tell. ...Show more
Prehistory of Australia by John Mulvaney and Johan Kamminga
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Australia's human prehistory through more than 40,000 years is the challenging theme of this masterly survey. John Mulvaney and Johan Kamminga bring together the discoveries and often controversial interpretations of six decades of archaeological research to reveal that across this island continent, in ...Show more
Bosom Buddies - A Celebration of Female Friendships Throughout History by Violet Zhang; Sally Nixon (Artist)
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Featuring 25 remarkable and inspiring female friendships throughout history, Bosom Buddies is an illustrated celebration of these empowering relationships between women. From the formidable Trung Sisters and friendly rivals Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf to powerhouse partners Oprah Winfrey and ...Show more
The Golden Maze - A biography of Prague by Richard Fidler
$9.95 AUD
Category: History
ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution br ...Show more
Australian Bushrangers 1820-1880 by Ian Knight; Mark Stacey (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Men-At-Arms Ser.
Featuring rare period photos, this highly illustrated history tells the story of the frontier outlaws who defied the authorities on the wild Australian frontier in the Victorian era, and the Crown forces who eventually hunted them down. The first "bushrangers" or frontier outlaws were escaped or time- ...Show more
Music: A Fold out Graphic History by Nicholas O'Neill
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: What on Earth Fold-Out Graphic History
Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History is a richly illustrated timeline of the history of music from 60,000 years ago to the present day, published in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall. Children's author Susan Hayes and award-winning composer and musician Nicholas O'Neill take you on a journey through s ...Show more
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
A New York Times BestsellerBasis for the movie LincolnOn May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited for the results from the Republican National Convention. Lincoln won, Goodwin demonstrates, because of his extraordinary ability to put himself in the place ...Show more