Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Sapiens shows us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from ove ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Bryson | Reading Level: very good
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got ...Show more
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Forced onto the throne by the great power players at court, Queen Jane reig ...Show more
Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice Knollys had a life of dizzying highs and pitiful ...Show more
30-Second Ancient Greece by Matthew Nicholls
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
The 50 most important achievements of a timeless civilization, each explained in half a minute. Ancient Greek civilization laid the foundations for so many aspects of modern western life, from architecture to philosophy. But can you recite the Classical orders with confidence (are you sure what an order ...Show more
The King's War - A Commoner, the Crown and Britain's Greatest Struggle by Mark Logue; Peter Conradi
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The broadcast that George VI made to the nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939 - which formed the climax of the multi Oscar-winning film The King's Speech - was the product of years of hard work with Lionel Logue, his iconoclastic Australian-born speech therapist. Yet the relationship between ...Show more
Hidden History: Secret Origins 1st world war by Gerry Docherty
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
Mary, Queen of Scots: A Study in Failure by Jenny Wormald; Anna Groundwater (Foreword by)
$18.99 AUD
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Category: History | Series: The\Stewart Dynasty in Scotland Ser.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history's romantically tragic figures. Devious, naïve, beautiful and sexually voracious, often highly principled, she secured the Scottish throne and bolstered the position of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Her plotting, including probable ...Show more
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage by Geoffrey Blainey
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphori ...Show more
The Big Book of Australia's War Stories by Jim Haynes
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Here are the stories of Australia's iconic battles and campaigns from the time of federation to the Vietnam War. Some are still household names, although their historical significance may be a mystery to most Aussies. Others are barely remembered now, but are part in our history and deserve to be retold ...Show more
Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour by Mikey Robins
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Rollicking and informative, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour is your guide through some of the most shameful behaviour indulged in by humanity's most celebrated figures, as told by Mikey Robins, one of Australia's most beloved comedians. It is often said that we live in era of constant o ...Show more