Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. ...Show more
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms (HB) by Richard Fidler
$39.99 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. When Richard Fidler came across the account of Ibn Fadlan - a tenth-century Arab diplomat who travelled a ...Show more
The Wager by David Grann
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BALLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION*'The beauty of The Wager unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction books I've ever read' Guardian 'The greatest sea story ever told' Spectator'A cracking yarn... Grann's taste for desperate predicaments finds its fullest expre ...Show more
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
$51.95 AUD
Category: History
Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England?
A History of Women in 101 Objects: A walk through female history by Annabelle Hirsch
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. A History of Women in 101 Objects tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in society th ...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
Revealing Secrets an Unofficial History of Australian Signals Intelligence & the Advent of Cyber by Clare Birgin, John Blaxland
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
This unofficial account of Australian Signals intelligence reveals the organisation's efforts to reveal the secrets of others. What is Australian signals intelligence? Why do we have a national signals intelligence agency and why are our three armed services involved? What do they all do and why is it c ...Show more
A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next by Tom Standage
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a timely and illuminating history of personal transportation, and how it has transformed the world we live in.Beginning around 3,500 BC with the wheel, and moving through the eras of horsepower, trains and bicycles, Tom Standage puts the rise of the car a ...Show more
The Wreck of the Sailing Ship 'Netherby'A Miracle of Survival by Donald Ernest Charlwood
$16.95 AUD
Category: History
The Wreck of the Sailing Ship Netherby is the story of an 1866 shipwreck on the western coast of King Island, in southern Australia. It tells of a near miracle, vividly related by three different participants. Here was a ship with 413 emigrant passengers and a crew of 38, impaled by night on serrated re ...Show more
The 1863 Shipboard Diary of Edward Charlwood - From England to Australia by Edward Charlwood; Don Charlwood (Foreword by)
$9.95 AUD
Category: History
This beautiful book is a facsimile reproduction of the elegantly handwritten diary of 27-year-old Edward, accompanying his bride to her new land. It is an entertaining and informative account of their voyage onboard the Suffolk ¿ a voyage similar to that taken by the many immigrants of the sailing ship ...Show more
The Australian Women's Weekly: Celebrating 90 Years of an Australian Icon by The Australian Women's Weekly
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
On the morning of June 10, 1933, newspaper sellers were struggling to keep up with demand as a new periodical flew off the shelves. Two large headlines clamoured for attention on the cover- "Equal Social Rights for Sexes!" cried one, while the second, "What Smart Sydney Women Are Wearing," was accompani ...Show more