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The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today, it seems: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations, anti-social behaviour....
Raising the Dead: The Men Who Created Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein , introduced readers around the world to the concept of raising the dead through scientific procedures. Those who read the book were thrilled by this...
The Australian Wars: The truth about the bloody battles fought to
It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all...
Stuff the British Stole
An uproarious, illuminating trek through contested history, from the creator of the hit podcast and TV series. Plt;iPgt;In the days of the British Empire, things were taken that probably shouldnP#8217;t...
Churchill
From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever...
Fair Game: Australia's First Immigrant Women
In 1832, the British government sent 400 young single women to Sydney and Hobart to balance the male-dominated societies. Viewed as a colourful butterflies alighting on the antipodean shores, the...
Secret Weapons of World War II
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Critical Acclaim for Secret Weapons of World War II "Breuer has produced yet another collection of rip-roaring tales...A delightful addition to the niche that Breuer has so successfully carved out."...
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in
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Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Devil in the White City, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin,...
Florence and the Medici: The Pattern of Control
The enduring fascination of the Medici emanates from their ability as individuals and as a family to control the government of Florence - first, within a quasi-democratic system, and finally...
The Wars of the Roses: And the Lives of Five Men and Women in the
During the amazing 15th-century bloodbath of the Wars of the Roses, three kings, a Prince of Wales, and eight royal (or semi-royal) dukes died in battle, murder or sudden death,...
Pickled, Potted and Canned: The Story of Food Preserving
We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers and the dried goods on our shelves. Yet behind the story of food preservation is the history of...
War in the Shadows
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The book titled War in the Shadows by the author Peter Medcalf. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the
A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture-"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status" (Nicholas...
EXPORT TWENTIETH CENT RUSSIA
Expanded study of the events of 1917. Includes short biographies of key people. Case studies in each chapter focus on key issues.
Who Was the Man in the Iron Mask? and Other Historical Enigmas
Who was Elizabeth I's true father? Who really murdered the princes in the Tower? Did Buckingham poison James I? And who was the Man in the Iron Mask? These, and...
Naval Battles of the First World War
With the call to action stations of August 1914, the Royal Navy faced its greatest test since the time of Nelson. Geoffrey Bennett's classic history of the Great War at...
Delivered from Evil: Saga of World War Two
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"A first-class popular history of the war, lively, entertaining, and continuously informative."--"Publishers Weekly" "His ability to recreate the emotions of war makes this monumental work a living history."--"Booklist"
Nefarious: A life in crime - my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and
A Daily Mail Book of the Week Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a...
Wellington: The Iron Duke
Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's...
Uncle Cam: The Story Of William Cameron Townsend Founder Of The Wycliffe Bible Translators And The Summer Institute Of Linguistics
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew lives in the twentieth century have been as extraordinary or as consequential as that of...
Australian Aviation Year Book 1970
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn 1970, Australian aviation stood at a remarkable crossroads — fifty years removed from the legendary...
Australian Aviation: Year Book 1968-1969
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the jet age, when Australia's skies were being reshaped by bold ambition...
Australian Aviation Year Book
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA vital snapshot of an industry...
Land And Power: British And Allied Policy On Germany's Frontiers 1916-19
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the close of the First World War, the boundaries of a shattered Europe hung in...
A Very Short History Of The World
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the first stirrings of life on a primordial Earth to the geopolitical complexities of the modern age,...
A Maritime History Of Australia
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the first tall ships that broke the horizon off an unknown southern continent to the bustling steam-powered...
Media Monitors Australia 1904-2004
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor a century, the pulse of Australia's public discourse has been captured, catalogued, and preserved by a single...
Through Mud And Blood To Victory
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the brutal trenches of the Western Front to the hard-won armistice of 1918, Through Mud...
A Few Great Captains: The Men And Events That Shaped The Development Of U.S. Air Power
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the formative decades between the two World Wars, a small band of visionary...
Flight Into The Ages: Incredible True Stories Of Aircraft On The Earth Plane And Beyond (SIGNED)
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the thundering roar of propeller-driven warbirds to the supersonic scream of modern jets, Flight...
Images & Industry: Television Drama Production In Australia
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before streaming algorithms dictated what audiences would watch, Australia's television drama industry fought its own...
45 Years With Philips
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew corporate memoirs capture the soul of an industrial empire as vividly as this remarkable insider...
From Massacres To Mining: The Colonization Of Aboriginal Australia
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA searing indictment of one of history's most overlooked injustices, From Massacres to Mining: The Colonization of Aboriginal...
Overlord Coastline: A History Of D-Day With Special Emphasis On What Can Be Seen Today
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew military operations have shaped the modern world as profoundly as the Allied landings on the...
Freemasonry And The Vatican: A Struggle For Recognition
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, Internally sound. At the intersection of two of history's most secretive and powerful institutions lies a conflict...
Peoples Of The Horn Of Africa: Somali, Afar And Saho
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Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Reading copy with minimal markings. Map at rear intact. In the vast and ancient landscapes...
Select Documents In Australian History 1788-1850: Vol I
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore Australia was a nation, it was a story written in dispatches, letters, journals, and proclamations — and...
A Desperate Set Of Villains: The Convicts Of The Marquis Cornwallis, Ireland To Botany Bay, 1796
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn 1796, a battered convict transport ship named the Marquis Cornwallis set sail from Ireland, its hold crammed...
The Barbed Wire Waltz: The Memoirs Of The Last Waltz King
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind every great waltz lies a story of survival — and The Barbed Wire Waltz: The...
Round The World With A Postage Stamp: A Booklet For Teachers And Children About The Universal Postal Union
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat can a humble postage stamp reveal about the interconnected world we live in? Round the...
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
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Edition: 2nd printingCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadowy depths of the Pacific Ocean, a secret war raged beneath the waves —...
Unravelling Piltdown: The Science Fraud Of The Century And Its Solution
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of history's most audacious acts of scientific deception, a carefully constructed forgery fooled the world's leading...
Historic Sites And Scenes Of England
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Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEngland is a land where...
The Rise And Fall Of The Dinosaurs: The Untold Story Of A Lost World
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTwo hundred and fifty million years ago, the world as we know it was wiped clean — and...
The Shadow's Edge: Australia's Northern War
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the vast, sun-scorched wilderness of Australia's Northern Territory, a forgotten theatre of war unfolded that would test...