Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. Shakespeare's Restless World uncovers the extraordinary stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age at once distant and yet surprisingly familiar. From k ...Show more
On Glasgow and Edinburgh by Robert Crawford
$52.95 AUD
Category: History
Edinburgh and Glasgow enjoy a famously scratchy relationship. Resembling other intercity rivalries throughout the world, from Madrid and Barcelona, to Moscow and St. Petersburg, to Beijing and Shanghai, Scotland's sparring metropolises just happen to be much smaller and closer together--like twin stars ...Show more
Former People: the Destruction of the Russian Aristocracy by Douglas Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: 16
Epic in scope, intimate in detail, heartbreaking in its human drama, this is the first book to recount the history of the nobility caught up the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin's Russia. It is a book filled with chilling tales of looted palaces, burning estates, of despe ...Show more
The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle by Bernhard Rieger
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile--the Volkswagen Beetle--was one of the most beloved in the world. Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology, poli ...Show more
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives by Ian D Clark
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
This book is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. It provides a history of Aboriginal cross cultural exchanges with the expedition, as well as the various relief expeditions. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burk ...Show more
The China Choice: Why America Should Share Power by Hugh White
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
China is rising - how should America respond? That could be the crucial question of the twenty-first century, according to strategic expert Hugh White. It is also a crucial question for Australia, affecting our future economy and security. In this essential book, White considers the options for the Asia ...Show more
Zealot - The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
From the internationally bestselling author of "No god but God" comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker walked across ...Show more
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Romans But Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
'Jones's is a vital public service. He reminds us that while we shouldn't live in the past, we are wiser and stronger when we live with it' Bettany Hughes, Sunday Telegraph The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from our calendar and coins, to our lan ...Show more
Trent: What Happened at the Council by John W. O'Malley
$41.95 AUD
Category: History
The Council of Trent (1545--1563), the Catholic Church's attempt to put its house in order in response to the Protestant Reformation, has long been praised and blamed for things it never did. Now, in this first full one-volume history in modern times, John W. O'Malley brings to life the volatile issues ...Show more
Chinese Whispers: Why Everything You've Heard About China is Wrong by Ben Chu
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
We think we know China. The world's most venerable and self-confident civilisation, home to the largest unified race of people on the planet, China manufactures the objects that fill our lives. We see a country peopled by docile and determined factory workers, domineering 'Tiger Mothers' obsessed with e ...Show more
Journeys on the Silk Road: A Desert Explorer, Buddha's Secret Library, and the Unearthing of the World's Oldest Printed Book by Joyce Morgan; Conrad Walters
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Globe Pequot Ser.
When a Chinese monk broke into a hidden cave in 1900, he uncovered one of the world's great literary secrets: a time capsule from the ancient Silk Road. Inside, scrolls were piled from floor to ceiling, undisturbed for a thousand years. The gem within was the Diamond Sutra of AD 868. This key Buddhist t ...Show more
From the Trenches by Mark Dapin
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Others have written the myth, but the Anzacs themselves wrote their stories. Around the country, bronze soldiers in slouch hats stand silently at attention. It is the Anzacs' remarkable writing that reveals the lives behind the national legend. In the Trenches is a collection of gripping, awe-inspirin ...Show more