Why Weren't We Told? by Henry Reynolds
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Historian Henry Reynolds has found himself being asked these questions by many people, over many years, in all parts of Australia. The acclaimed Why Weren't We Told?is a frank account of his personal journal towards the realisation that he, like generations of Australians, grew up with a distorted and i ...Show more
Ten Rogues: The unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land to Chile by Peter Grose
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
From the grim docks of nineteenth-century London to the even grimmer shores of the brutal penal colony of Norfolk Island, this is a roller-coaster tale. It has everything: defiance of authority, treachery, piracy and mutiny, escape from the hangman's noose and even love. Peopled with good men, buffoons, ...Show more
Science City - Craft, Commerce and Curiosity in London 1550-1800 by Jane Desborough; Alexandra Rose
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
- An accessible yet enlightening handbook exploring London's rich history as a world-leading city of science- Richly illustrated with a myriad of scientific and mathematical instruments, drawings, paintings and maps- Official companion to a new gallery opening at the Science Museum in autumn 2019 - an i ...Show more
Just Money: Misadventures in the Great Australian Debt Trap by Royce Kurmelovs
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The debt business is booming. Millions of Australians grapple with credit cards, mortgages and student debt repayments each day. As the result of a car crash without insurance, investigative journalist Royce Kurmelovs finds himself among them. When a debt collector knocks on his door, he embarks on a j ...Show more
A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin by Simon Jenkins
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
A sweeping, illustrated history of Europe--a continent whose imperial ambitions, internal clashes, and existential threats are as vital today as they were during the conquests of Alexander the Great In just a few hundred years, a modest peninsula off the northwest corner of Asia has seen the rise and fa ...Show more
The African Lookbook - A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women by Catherine E. McKinley; Jacqueline Woodson (Foreword by); Edwidge Danticat (Foreword by)
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
An unprecedented visual history of African women told in striking and subversive historical photographs--featuring an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat and a Foreword by Jacqueline Woodson. Most of us grew up with images of African women that were purely anthropological--bright displays of exotica where ...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
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capital to a small, easy defendable city in the Po estuary - Ravenna. From then until 751 AD, Ravenna was firs ...Show more
1001 Days That Shaped the World by FURTADO, PETER
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Fully updated for 2021, this is a comprehensive guide to those extraordinary moments that defined human history, written by respected figures from the fields of science, history, and journalism.
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail by Ray Dalio
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
From the international bestselling author of Principles and legendary investor Ray Dalio, who has spent half a century studying global markets, The Changing World Order examines history's most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from ...Show more
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World Illustrated Edition by Peter Frankopan
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world.Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian, explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the wes ...Show more
Dark Fleet by Len Kasten
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
Reveals the Nazi-Reptilian infiltration of the U.S. government, their secret space program, and their slave colonies throughout the solar system - Details "Operation Paperclip," which enabled Nazis and their Reptilian partners to infiltrate the U.S. military-industrial complex, including NASA and th ...Show more