The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters by Anne De Courcy
$23.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Women in History Ser.
The Viceroy's Daughters is the riveting chronicle of the dazzling lives of three remarkable sisters -- aristocratic, rich, spirited and willful-born when the wealth and privilege of the British upper classes were at their zenith. Irene (born 1896), Cynthia (born 1898) and Alexandra (born 1904) were the ...Show more
Sahib : The British soldier in India 1750-1914 by Richard Holmes
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
From bestselling author of "Tommy and Redcoat", the rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire considered to be the jewel in Britain's imperial crown. "Sahib" is a broad and sweeping military history of the British soldier in India, but its focus, like that of "Tommy an ...Show more
Sense and Nonsense in Australian History by John Hirst
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
Although a self-proclaimed conservative, Hirst's work has received high praise from historians ranging from Don Watson to Stuart Macintyre. This book collects key pieces on convict society, the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism, the republican movement and more.
Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body by James Hall
$40.00 AUD
Category: History
A brilliant critical analysis and explanation of Michelangelo's obsession with the human body. Michelangelo's art is exhilarating, but also bewildering. What is the source of his incomparable power? In this bold and absorbing study, the art critic James Hall explores the body-language of Michelang ...Show more
Somewhere Below : The Sydney Scandal Exposed by JOHN SAMUELS
$28.95 AUD
Category: War
Eighteen days before Pearl Harbour, Japan opened fire on Australia. The RAN's cover-up of the action that sank HMAS on the 19th November, 1941 has been a public scandal for decades. This book explains how Churchill and Roosevelt sacrificed Sydney and the US Pearl Harbour fleet.
Civilisation
$28.00 AUD
Category: History
The classic international bestseller - a marvellously exciting and stimulating look at the emergence and development of Western civilisation Kenneth Clark's sweeping narrative looks at how Western Europe evolved in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire, to produce the ideas, books, buildings, wor ...Show more
The Italian Boy by Sarah Wise
$25.00 AUD
Category: History
In The Italian Boy, Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also, by making use of an incredibly rich archival store, the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners.
Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia by David Day
$26.99 AUD
Category: Australian
David Day's much-lauded history of Australia Claiming a Continent won the prestigious Non-Fiction Prize at the 1998 South Australian Festival Awards for Literature. Now in its fourth edition this study of Australian history is sure to draw new readers. Provocative and daring Day has established him ...Show more
Kokoda by Paul Ham
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
For the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail wher ...Show more
The End of Poverty: How we can make it happen in our lifetime by Jeffrey Sachs
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Marrying vivid storytelling with acute analysis, he sets the stage by drawing a conceptual map of the world economy and explains why, over the past 200 ...Show more
The Shield of Achilles by Philip Bobbitt
$29.95 AUD
Category: War
For centuries, civilisation has been defined by epoch-making cycles of war and peace. But now our world has changed irrevocably. What faces us in this era of uncertainty? How do we protect ourselves against war machines that can penetrate the defences of any state? Is it too late to try? Visionary and p ...Show more
Catherine De Medici: A Biography by Leonie Frieda
$27.00 AUD
Category: European
She nursed dynastic ambitions, but was continually drawn into political and religious intrigues between catholics and protestants that plagued France for much of the later part of her life. It had always been said that she was implicated in the notorious Saint Barthlomew's Day Massacre, together with th ...Show more