The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
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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
Just Friends: On the joy, influence and power of friendship by Gyan Yankovich
32.99 AUD
34.99 (5% off)
Category: social issues
Voice memos, care packages, hours-long phone conversations, treasured traditions that go back decades, glasses held aloft during wedding toasts, hands held at funerals, first cuddles with newborns, work lunches with work wives, taking it to the group chat - our friendships touch and enrich every part of ...Show more
We Are Your Soldiers: How Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World by Alex Rowell
32.99 AUD
34.99 (5% off)
Category: History
'A gripping account. Essential reading to understand the roots of the 2011 Arab Spring and the conflicts that have devastated so much of the region' EUGENE ROGAN, author of The Arabs: A History ______________________________________________ President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who ruled Egypt for eighteen yea ...Show more
Not Now, Not Ever: Ten Years On From the Misogyny Speech by Julia Gillard
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Category: social issues
This is a barn-burning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I'd had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
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Category: History
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
The Rest is History (The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast) by Tom Holland; Dominic Sandbrook
32.99 AUD
34.99 (5% off)
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
King Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed by Robert Jobson
23.99 AUD
24.99 (4% off)
Category: History
'To Charles, being monarch has nothing to do with power - he believes his role is to lead. It is up to others whether they choose to follow.' When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, it sent shockwaves around the world. The longest reigning and oldest monarch, at ninety-six years o ...Show more
Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation by Ronald Hutton
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Category: History
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, literatu ...Show more
The Ship Beneath the Ice - The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound
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Category: History
Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths of the most hostile sea on Earth. The Ship Beneath the Ice is the astonishing story of the ship and its discovery, told by Mensun Bound, the Director of Exploration on the Endurance22 Expedition.'As ...Show more
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt
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Category: History
September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes ...Show more
The War of the Windsors: The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family by Nigel Cawthorne
32.99 AUD
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Category: History
Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this new book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew.
Italy in a Wineglass: The Taste of History by Marc Millon
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Category: History
A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change. The world is enamoured with Italy: its culture, art, food and fashion, its beautiful landscapes and famous cities — and, of course, its wine.From the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism ...Show more