The LGBTQ + History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by Various; DK Publishing
$42.99 AUD
Category: History
A bold, accessible, and truly global overview of LGBTQ+ history, from the ancient world to the present day. Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world - their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions. Exploring and explaining the most important ideas and events in LGB ...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 Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun by Countess of Carnarvon
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon In November 1922, a new door to the ancient past was opened. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun would be the most astonishing of the young century, revealing the ruler’s sarcophagus and a treasure trove of artefacts: chariots and model boats, b ...Show more
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carre 1945-2020 by John le Carré, John le Carre
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Category: History
A collection of letters from John le Carre, one of the greatest British novelists of our time, and a fabulous letter writer, spanning decades from his childhood to his final yearsA Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicles not only le Carre's own life but the turbulent times to which he was witness ...Show more
Russia: Myths and Realities by Rodric Braithwaite
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Category: History
A short and pithy introduction to the history of Russia as we know it today.
Sunken Lands: A Journey Through Flooded Kingdoms And Lost Worlds by Gareth E Rees
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Category: History
Travel through drowned forests, vanished villages and sinking cities: the lost lands of our past, present - and future. 'A rich, haunting account of lost lands and vanished futures.' Professor David Farrier, author of Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils From Stone Age lands that slipped beneath the ...Show more
The Note Through the Wire - A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine and their incredible true story by Doug Gold
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
An extraordinary true story of a love that emerged, against all odds, from the brutal war in Nazi-occupied Europe.
Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Katherine Pangonis explores five forgotten cities of the Mediterranean: Syracuse, Antioch, Ravenna, Tyre and Carthage. Each of these of these ancient cities has a claim to have been the centre of the world in its own time. Their fascinating entwined history takes in Alexander the Great, the Byzantine g ...Show more
One Summer: America 1927 by Bill Bryson
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Category: History | Series: Bryson Ser.
In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest), a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. It was the summer tha ...Show more