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1914-1918 Voices and Images of the Great War: r
This book uses personal accounts and illustrations, mainly from the author's own archives, to cover all aspects of World War I - from departure of the Old Contemptibles to fight...
The Pie At Night: In Search of the North at Play
Join Stuart Maconie as he clock off in the north of England Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of...
In the Name of Peace: How History's Great Pacifists Changed the World
In the Name of Peace discusses the leaders, great and small, whose adherence to nonviolence, even in the face of ruinous opposition, has changed the course of history. Pacifist leaders...
Gallipoli
April 2005 is the 90th anniversay of the Gallipoli landings and this special hardback commemorative edition to mark the occasion. This book brings an epic tragedy to life, the account...
Opinions and Reflections
A Free Mind at Work 1990 - 2015 'Opinions and Reflections' is an edited selection of the work of a public intellectual with a distinctive independence of mind and a...
Electrifying Sydney: A Hundred Years of EnergyAustralia
George Wilkenfeld and Peter Spearritt
'Against All Odds': The British Army of 1939-40
The story of the British Army's efforts to fashion a modern fighting force to match the growing Nazi menace, its baptism of fire upon the fields of Scandinavia and France,...
The Life of the Admiral Christopher Columbus: By His Son Ferdinand
""The cornerstone of the history of the American continent."" --Washington Irving This revised edition (originally published in 1959) of the famous biography of Columbus by his son Ferdinand was published...
Old London Bridge: The Story of the Longest Inhabited Bridge in Europe
The story of Old London Bridge is a turbulent and varied one, spanning over 600 years of history from 1176 to 1832. In every period, the bridge was the focal...
Time Line: History Of The World
$12.00 AUD
From the earliest peoples - through the rise and fall of some of the greatest empires, internal conflicts and world wars, religions and customs - to the great technological achievements...
Atua: Sacred Gods from Polynesia
$120.00 AUD
The Polynesian concept of atua -of gods, figurative objects and associated beliefs-developed over thousands of years and spread throughout the region. The superb examples of sculpture illustrated in this volume...
People of the Wetlands: Bogs, Bodies and Lake-dwellers
The book titled People of the Wetlands: Bogs, Bodies and Lake-dwellers. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Evil: An Investigation
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, evil remains as potent and radical a force in the world as it has ever been. We all know evil when we encounter...
Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade after Divorce
Examines the results of a ten-year study of the long term effects of divorce on American families, parents, children, courtship, marriage, and society.
Life and Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco
A presentation of furnishings from the baroque palaces of 17th-century Rome. It discusses the relationship of Roman baroque decorative arts and the development of palace architecture; arts and their connection...
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, started his literary career with the publication of The Story of...
The Lost Olympian of the Somme
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Impeccably detailed and beautifully written, The Lost Olympian of the Somme is the story of an Olympic gold medallist and forgotten war hero. Frederick Kelly's first-hand account offers a startling...
Scapegoat
In the beginning there was blame. Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and we've been hard at it ever since. We may have come a long way from the...
Scotland's Empire 1600-1815
The Scots had an enormous impact on the global development of the British Empire as emigrants, soldiers, merchants and colonial administrators. Imperial Scotland provides a comprehensive examination of their crucial...
Altered Pasts: Counterfactuals in History
A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940: seemingly minor twists of fate on...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...
Seven Miles Down: The Story Of The Bathyscaph "Trieste"
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Author: Jacques Piccard And Robert S. DietzBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction account chronicles the groundbreaking journey of the bathyscaph Trieste into the deepest reaches...
Western Islamic Architecture
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Author: John D. HoagBinding: PaperbackPublished: Studio Vista London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume chronicles the rich and diverse architectural...
Popular History Of Philosophy
$20.00 AUD
Author: Rev. Msgr. Teodoro De La Torre, S.T.D., Ph.D.Binding: PaperbackPublished: Lumen Christi Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePopular History Of Philosophy...
Discoveries From The Cinquecento
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Author: Clovis WhitfieldBinding: PaperbackPublished: Colnaghi & Co., 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDiscoveries From The Cinquecento presents a compelling examination of the...
War Museum Thessaloniki: Πολεμικο Μουσειο
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Author: Georgios FarmakisBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English - Greek text. War Museum Thessaloniki: Πολεμικο Μουσειο presents a comprehensive...
War Machine: The Rationalisation Of Slaughter In The Modern Age
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Author: Daniel PickBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work dissects the historical and psychological underpinnings...
The Trumpet Of Prophecy: A Sociological Study Of Jehovah's Witnesses
$120.00 AUD
Author: James A. BeckfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Basil Blackwell, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Trumpet Of Prophecy: A Sociological Study Of Jehovah's Witnesses presents a rigorous academic examination of...
The New York Times The Complete Front Pages 1851-2009
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Author: The New York TimesBinding: HardbackPublished: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: HEAVY. CD-Roms and magnifier included. This monumental collection chronicles over...
Firewood Tramways Of The Walhalla Mines 1865-1915: A Research Paper On The History Of The Firewood Tramways Of The Walhalla Mines
$45.00 AUD
Author: Terry & Brenda JenkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis meticulously researched historical account, Firewood Tramways Of The Walhalla Mines 1865 - 1915, chronicles a...
The Green Beret: The Story Of The Commandos 1940-1945
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Author: Hilary St. George SaundersBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the...
Amsterdam: In The Age Of Rembrandt
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Author: John J. MurrayBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAmsterdam: In The Age Of Rembrandt chronicles the vibrant history of...
The Agony Of Czechoslovakia '38/'68
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Author: Kurt WeisskopfBinding: HardbackPublished: ELEK LONDON, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis incisive work of political history chronicles the twin crises that shattered Czechoslovakia in 1938...
A History Of Cyprus
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Author: Katia HadjidemetriouBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA scholarly work, A History Of Cyprus chronicles the intricate past of...
Italian Fascisms: From Pareto To Gentile
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Author: Adrian LytteltonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light foxing on book block. Light wear on...
In The Shadow Of Queens: Tales From The Tudor Court (SIGNED)
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Author: Alison WeirBinding: HardbackPublished: Review, 2021Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives and dramatic fortunes of...
The Oxford History Of Australia: Volume 4, 1901-1942
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Author: Stuart MacintyreBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles a pivotal era in Australian history, detailing the nation's formative years from...
The Reign Of Elizabeth 1558-1603: Second Edition
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Author: J. B. BlackBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative historical account, The Reign Of Elizabeth 1558-1603, chronicles the pivotal era...
The Thirteenth Century 1216-1307
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Author: Sir Maurice PowickeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSir Maurice Powicke's seminal work, The Thirteenth Century 1216-1307, chronicles a pivotal era...
The Making Of An Australian Prime Minister
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Author: Laurie Oakes And David SolomonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cheshire, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis political biography, The Making Of An...
Zhukov
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Author: Otto Preston ChaneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: David & Charles, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life...
Records Of The Victorian Archaeological Survey Number 17: Captain Mills Cottage, Port Fairy, Victoria
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Author: P. J. F. CouttsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Victoria Archaeological Survey, Ministry for Planning and Environment, Victoria, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly...
Slab Hut To Red Brick: Ivanhoe Primary School (1853-2003) History And Community
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Author: Teresa Castelvetere, Dianne Fox, Louise RyanBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling local history, Slab Hut To Red...
The Genius Of Venice: 1500-1600
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Author: Jane Martineau And Charles HopeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the extraordinary artistic...
Sansovino: Portrait Of ?
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Author: Trenerry, Elizabeth | Ian Potter Museum of ArtBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...
From The Frontier: A Pictorial History Of Queensland To 1920
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Author: Duncan Waterson And Maurice FrenchBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrom The Frontier: A Pictorial History Of Queensland chronicles the formative years...
Having A Go!: Bill Boyd's Mallee
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Author: Weston BateBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHaving A Go!: Bill Boyd's Mallee chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Boyd, a figure deeply...
Border Country: Episodes And Recollections Of Mooroolbark & Wonga Park
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Author: G. JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: SHIRE OF LILLYDALE, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBorder Country: Episodes And Recollections Of Mooroolbark & Wonga Park chronicles the rich history and vibrant...