Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim
34.99 AUD
Category: History
An award-winning journalist takes to the protest-riven streets of Hong Kong to write this startling landmark account of the island city's complex past and precarious future. The story of Hong Kong has long been obscured by competing myths- to Britain, a 'barren rock' with no appreciable history; to Chin ...Show more
To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration by Edward J. Larson
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History
NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a "suspenseful" (WSJ) entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time: in 1909 three daring expeditions-led by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Peary, and the dashing Duke of the Abruzzi-simultaneously raced to the top, ...Show more
History of the World Map by Map by SNOW PETER (FOREWORD BY)
65.00 AUD
Category: History
Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the action an ...Show more
The Wager by David Grann
34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on ...Show more
The Last of the Nomads by W. J. Peasley
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently in the traditional way. Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back more than 30,000 years. The Last of the Nomads tells of an extraordinary journey i ...Show more
Wish You Were Here: The Lives, Loves and Friendships of the Butlin's Girls by Lynn Russell
9.99 AUD
17.99 (44% off)
Category: History
Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin's holiday camps. 'When I got to the camp I felt as if I'd suddenly walked into Utopia - it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze...There seemed to be laughter coming from ...Show more
Matthew Flinders, Navigator and Chartmaker by Geoffrey C. Ingleton
29.99 AUD
199.99 (85% off)
Category: Australian History
Do You Remember the 1960s?: Objects and Moments of a Dynamic Era by Patricia Masso
19.99 AUD
29.99 (33% off)
Category: History
Do you remember the groovy days back in the 1960s? Excitement, freedom and revolution - the call for change was born in the sixties! Men's hair grew long, women's skirts became short and people dreamed of love, peace and happiness. Everything seemed to be possible: a just society for all races and both ...Show more
Secret Societies: Unmasking the Illuminati, Freemasons & Knights Templar by Flash Guides
7.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Lightning Guides
Secret Societies: Unmasking the Illuminati, Freemasons, & Knights Templar, explores the fascinating history of groups that operate slightly outside of the mainstream and just how far their influence extends. From Middle Ages and the formation of the Knights Templar to the Skull & Bones society a ...Show more
The 20th Century in Bite-sized Chunks by Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle
9.99 AUD
22.99 (56% off)
Category: History
A rich, complex and absorbing subject, it’s hard to find the history of the twentieth century in one accessible book... until now. From two world wars, to astonishing scientific progress and social upheaval, the twentieth century saw unprecedented change. In this concise history of a century like no oth ...Show more
The History of the Atzec & Inca: Two Illustrated Reference Books: Discover the History, Myths and Cultures of the Ancient Peoples of Central and South by PHILLIPS, CHARLES
19.99 AUD
29.99 (33% off)
Category: History
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: History Press Ser.
The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was esta ...Show more