Dear Mutzi: A story of love, escape and finding the forgotten by Tess Scholfield-Peters
$35.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Harry Peters — formally Hermann Ludwig Pollnow, known to his family as Mutzi — was born in Berlin in 1920. As a teenager, he fled Nazi Germany and landed in rural Australia. Harry’s parents, Max and Edith, stayed and perished in Nazi camps. This story, of forced migration, assimilation, loss, resilience ...Show more
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
$25.00 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Picador Collection
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating mix of memoir and science, telling the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives. Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne.'No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.' - H ...Show more
Escape from the Ghetto: The Breathtaking Story of the Jewish Boy Who Ran Away from the Nazis by John Carr
$23.00 AUD
Category: Historical
'Trust me, this is a great true story' - Ken Follett'It deserves to be ranked among the great survival stories of the Second World War' - The Jewish Chronicle~~~~~The captivating true story of one boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis. A tale of extraordinary courage, incredible adventure, and ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
$25.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. 'An important historical record and a well-paced story in its own right, Great-Uncle Harry is also much more than that- a tremendous act of love.' Guardian _____________________________ ...Show more
Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain by Robert Harvey
$39.00 AUD
Category: Historical
King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig
$38.00 AUD
Category: Historical
The compelling story of Martin Luther King's life and achievements has become simplified and domesticated in a way that fails to do full justice to his radical vision and importance. Now, in King, we get the most comprehensive and complete portrait ever written about this iconic figure. The first major ...Show more
The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine by Miko Peled
$35.00 AUD
Category: Historical
A powerful account, by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled, of his transformation from a young man who'd grown up in the heart of Israel's elite and served proudly in its military into a fearless advocate of nonviolent struggle and equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis. His journey is mirrored in ...Show more
A Rift in Time: Travels with My Ottoman Uncle by Raja Shehadeh
$35.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land by Rachel Cockerell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Historical
On June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail into the Atlantic. It is heading not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galve ...Show more
China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikotter
$25.00 AUD
Category: Historical
'A revolutionary book' Sunday Times ... 'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan .... *A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR* How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archiv ...Show more
Charles - The Heart of a King by Catherine Mayer
$30.00 AUD
Category: Historical
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 'Breathtaking' The Times ' The book that made headlines around the world.' Independent The former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims much higher. A landmark publication, Charles- ...Show more
Lawrence of Arabia: The definitive 21st-century biography of a 20th-century soldier, adventurer and leader by Ranulph Fiennes
$37.00 AUD
Category: Historical
An enthralling and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the inspiration for the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes Co-opted by the British military, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revol ...Show more