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The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that
Massmarket edition of the hardback bestseller- In The Story of the World in 100 Moments Oliver presents a remarkable journey through time, curating one hundred moments that shaped our world,...
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage
The story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the Endeavour, to mark the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's claim to sovereignty. In 1768 Captain James...
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich
The internationally bestselling and prize-winning history of German life in the fallout of the Third Reich, filled with eye-opening, shocking and vitally human stories of ruin, repression and revival. THE...
The Britannias: An Island Quest
The story of Britain told through its islands - a personal journey through an ancient landscape The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into...
Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother's Secrets
A history of unmarried motherhood through three generations of an Irish family, and the secrets we conceal How far would you go for the missing? When Clair Wills was in...
Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible form For decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics....
The Hong Kong Diaries
The diaries of the last British Governor, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to...
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without
An acclaimed historian of ideas shows how capitalist extremists profit from the collapse of the democratic nation Look at a map of the world and you'll see a neat patchwork...
The Psychosis of Whiteness: Surviving the Insanity of a Racist World
An all-encompassing, insightful and wry look at living in a racist world, by a leading Black British voice in the academy and in the media Take a step through the...
Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022
A groundbreaking new history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World War to today A groundbreaking new history of the people at the centre of...
The Lucky Country: Popular Penguins
First published in 1964 The Lucky Country caused a sensation. The book was a wake-up call to an unimaginative nation, an indictment of a country mired in mediocrity and manacled...
What is History?: The George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures Delivered in
E. H. Carr's What Is History? is the classic introduction to the theory of history. Exploding the Victorian myth of history as a simple record of fact, Carr draws on...
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
A major new assessment of one of the most controversial topics in history The Bible observes that God made humanity 'for a while a little lower than the angels'. If...
A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men: The Forgotten British Special
"Well researched and riveting...The struggle of these four men against totalitarian injustice was noble, and this book memorializes it superbly."-The Wall Street Journal The untold story of four special operations...
The World After Gaza
From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications Memory of the Holocaust, the ultimate atrocity of...
The Art of Not Eating: A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire
A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian'A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject' The Herald'Fascinating' Katherine May'These books...
How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity
*A Waterstones Best Book of 2023**A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**A New York Times Editor's Pick*'Terrific' SARAH DUNANT'Lively and intriguing ... You'll never look at Renaissance portraits in...
Courage in the Skies: The untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary role in World War II
Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australia's war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas' exemplary contribution...
The Shipwreck Hunter: A lifetime of extraordinary discovery and adventure in the deep seas
'The underwater worlds of past and present collide in the depths of the ocean in this gripping and suspenseful narrative by David Mearns, a true expert on the mysteries of...
Monash and Chauvel: How Australia's two greatest generals changed the course of world history
Monash and Chauvel follows the extraordinary campaigns of the two most outstanding battlefield commanders of the First World War across all the Allied armies: John Monash and Harry Chauvel. John...
Dames, Principal Boys... and All That: A History of Pantomime in Australia
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Canadian State Trials, Volume IV: Security, Dissent, and the Limits of Toleration in War and Peace, 1914-1939
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Waterfront: Graft, corruption and violence - Australia's crime frontier from 1788 till now
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Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays
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Journeyings: The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990
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Edison and the Electric Chair
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