The Golden Maze - A biography of Prague by Richard Fidler
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
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
The Race to the Future by Kassia St Clair
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float th ...Show more
The Rest is History (The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast) by Tom Holland; Dominic Sandbrook
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkein, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland ...Show more
The Walnut Tree: Untold Histories Of Violence, Women And The Law by Kate Morgan
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A devastating work of non-fiction that reveals a hidden history of women, violence and the law. ' A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they'll be.' So went the proverb quoted by a prominent MP in the Houses of Parliament in 1853. His words - intended ironically in a deb ...Show more
Yeelirrie 50 Years of Resistance by Shirley Wonyabong; Sandra Evans (Voice by); Geoffrey Stokes (Voice by); Steve McCartney; Darcy Gunning; Robin Chapple; Dave Sweeney; K. A. Garlick; Lucy Hacock; Bilbo (William) Taylor (Voice by); Shae Callan; Elizabeth Wonyabong; Ruby Hamilton; Annica Schoo; Marcus Atkinson; Richard Evans; Rocio Martin (Photographer); Simon Dooley (Photographer); Jessie Boylan (Photographer); Mia Pepper (Editor-In-Chief); Kenneth Liberman; Kado Muir; Vicki Abdullah (Voice by); Jennifer Narrier (Voice by); Geraldine Hogath (Voice by); Colleen Berry (Voice by); Gaye Harris (Voice by)
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
This book commemorates 50 years of resistance to uranium mining at Yeelirrie. It is a compilation of stories from anthropologists, lawyers, scientists, advocates and activists. And, most importantly, from those in the communities connected to this important place.
300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World by Seán Hewitt, Luke Edward Hall
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few, famous narratives are widely known - yet there's a rich literary tradition of Greek and Roman love that extends far beyond this handful of stories. Here, the poet Sean Hewitt and painter Luke Ed ...Show more
44 Days: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia by Michael Veitch
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Brilliantly researched and sympathetically told, 44 DAYS is more than just a fitting tribute to brave but overlooked heroes. It's also a top read.' ****ADELAIDE ADVERTISERThe epic World War II story of the heroes of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely trained pilots fo ...Show more
A Brief History Of The Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be by Deena Emera
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause-A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.Let's face it- The female body is an enigma. For teenagers first experiencing their periods, the month ...Show more
A Cold Spell: A Human History of Ice by Max Leonard
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet. 'In a bracingly original book, Max Leonard makes something we all take for granted into ...Show more
A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
'Comrade Stalin wishes to speak with you.' A fascinating exploration of the relationship between writers and tyranny, from the winner of the first Man Booker International Prize. In June 1934, Joseph Stalin allegedly telephoned the famous novelist and poet Boris Pasternak to discuss the arrest of fell ...Show more
A Dirty, Filthy Book: Sex, Scandal, and One Woman's Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century by Michael Meyer
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
An empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee and prize-winning Victorian histories. London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes ...Show more
A History of Treason by Diarmaid Macculloch; The National Archives
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The only complete study of treason in Britain from the introduction of the Treason Act in 1352, to the last execution for treason in this country after the Second World War.