The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest the world had ever seen, established with astonishing speed. A people obsessed with travel, knowledge and adventure. Winner of the Indie Book Awards 2023 Non Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for the BookPeople Non Fic ...Show more
Churchill in Quotes - Wit and Wisdom from the Great Statesman by Press Association (Photographer)
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Churchill in Quotes celebrates the lifeand wit of this iconic figure - combining archive photography with theinspiring speeches, wry remarks and cutting comments he was known for. Sir WinstonChurchill, statesman, orator and former Prime Minister was a man whose words gavehope and inspiration to the Bri ...Show more
Gods, Heroes and Monsters - Myths and Legends from Around the World by Mark Daniels
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Since the dawn of communication, humankind has looked around itself and used myths and legends to make sense of the world.Imaginative tales of goddesses, heroes, villains and beasts bring understanding to the biggest questions in life: Who made the world? What happens when we die? Where did we come fr ...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
Norse Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The Vikings and their norse gods fought a constant battle with nature. Their landscape, with its stark mountains and long nights created a particularly rough mythology, with profound contrasts and unforgettable heroes: Odin, Thor and Loki are just some of the familiar characters that maintain an influen ...Show more
Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London by Douglas Model
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
This vivid memoir is incredible true story of the author, Douglas Model, growing up amidst the horrors of the Blitz and V bombs falling on London during World War 2. It contrasts his peaceful infant life in suburbia before the war with the terror of bombs falling closer and closer, trembling in an air r ...Show more
Trapped in Terror Bay - Solving the Mystery of the Lost Franklin Expedition by Sigmund Brouwer
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
This enthralling and up close tale of the ill-fated Franklin expedition reveals bone-chilling details of what really happened in Terror Bay!In 1845, Sir John Franklin's expedition set sail for the Arctic from England in search of the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Not only did they ...Show more
Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings by Matt Lodder
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing 'an art without a history'. 'No-one', it went on, 'has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing.' Until now. Painted People is a beguiling and intimate look at an untold history of humanity. The earliest tattoos ye ...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
Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History by Otto English
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the author of Fake History, Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these previously unquestioned idols and exposing what they were trying to hide. Was Che Guevara really a revolutionary hero? Should Mother Teresa be honoured as a sai ...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
How Fat was Henry VIII? And Other Questions on Royal History by Raymond Lamont-Brown
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Perfect for all history lovers' quizzing needs about the Royal Family! Ever wondered how fat Henry VIII really was? Or what made Mary I "Bloody"? Over many hundreds of years, British royalty has had its fair share of accidents, rumors, scandals, misrepresentations and misconceptions. For instance, could ...Show more