The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal by Peter Watson
29.99 AUD
Category: General
‘Majestic, ambitious’ Literary Review ____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity and sophistication, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and w ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Pirates by Howe, Katherine (ed)
32.99 AUD
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Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, The Penguin Book of Pirates takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the ...Show more
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins
34.99 AUD
Category: General
From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti and filled with ancient treasures, a Viking warship made for King Cnut himself, Henry VIII's spectacular Mary Rose and the golden age of the Tudor court, to the exploration of the Arctic, the tragic story of HMS Terror and tales of bravery a ...Show more
The Irish: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism by Turtle Bunbury
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Explore the lives of over forty men and women - great and otherwise - whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore played a profound role in world history.The Irish have always been a travelling people. Since 1800 an estimated 10 million people have left the Irish shores, and today more than 80 mill ...Show more
The Truck Book: The Definitive Visual History
55.00 AUD
Category: General
A RIP-ROARIN' RIDE THROUGH TRUCKIN' HISTORY! A lavishly illustrated celebration of trucks and trucking, from the first motorized wagons to the advent of driverless freight vehicles. Charting decade after decade of innovation and change, The Truck Book is a beautifully illustrated history of trucks and t ...Show more
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
36.99 AUD
Category: General
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
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer
26.99 AUD
Category: General
AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES * SUNDAY TIMES * TELEGRAPH * SPECTATOR * PROSPECT 'Utterly brilliant . . . Authoritative, lively and profoundly human, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand post-World War II Europe' Julia Boyd 'One of the be ...Show more
Mawson in Antarctica: To the Ends of the Earth by Joanna Grochowicz
19.99 AUD
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Douglas Mawson is a national hero and Antarctic explorer, famous for one of the most extraordinary feats of endurance in the history of polar exploration. His amazing story is brought vividly to life in compelling narrative non-fiction by the acclaimed author of Into the White: Scott's Antarctic Odyssey ...Show more
Too Many Battles for One Man: Captain William Valentine Herbert, Light Horse and Australian Flying Corps by Kathryn Spurling
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William Herbert’s life reflected that of an exceptional few, and of a nation. As a youthful member of the Australian Light Horse, he landed at Gallipoli before being evacuated back to Australia. Unwilling to accept defeat he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps and piloted RE8 aircraft in dangerou ...Show more
Migrants - The Story of Us All by Sam Miller
26.99 AUD
Category: General | Series: Dilly's Story Ser.
Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move. 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' Daily Telegraph 'Enjoyable, provocative and timely' Spectator 'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controvers ...Show more
Dear Mutzi: A story of love, escape and finding the forgotten by Tess Scholfield-Peters
34.99 AUD
Category: NLA General
Harry Peters — formally Hermann Ludwig Pollnow, known to his family as Mutzi — was born in Berlin in 1920. As a teenager, he fled Nazi Germany and landed in rural Australia. Harry’s parents, Max and Edith, stayed and perished in Nazi camps. This story, of forced migration, assimilation, loss, resilience ...Show more
Looking for Blackfella's Point: An Australian History of Place by Mark McKenna
39.95 AUD
Category: General
A history for every Australian who is interested in the story of settler-Australia's relations with Indigenous people--what happened between us, how we learnt to forget and, finally, how we came to confront the truth about our past and build a movement for reconciliation.