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The Ascent Of Man
$30.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight dent in spine and yellowed cover.In this seminal work of non-fiction, "The Ascent...
The Jews In Victoria In The Nineteenth Century
$120.00 AUD
Author: Lazarus Morris GoldmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Published by the Author, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Frayed and foxed blue cloth....
The Life Of William Robertson Smith
$25.00 AUD
Author: John Sutherland Black And George ChrystalBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam and Charles Black, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...
Brian Fitzpatrick: A Radical Life
$20.00 AUD
Author: Don WatsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on FEPDon Watson’s "Brian Fitzpatrick: A Radical...
A Short Account Of The History Of Mathematics
$15.00 AUD
Author: W. W. Rouse BallBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dover Publications, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chipping on cover and minor yellowing to page edges.This academic text, "A...
Liber Melburniensis; Centenary Edition
$40.00 AUD
Author: R. M. JUKES (editorial)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic text, "Liber...
A True-Born Englishman: Being The Life Of Henry Fielding
$15.00 AUD
Author: M. P. WillcocksBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This compelling biography, "A Born English-Man," meticulously chronicles...
The Story Of My Life
$50.00 AUD
Author: Sir Edward ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1918Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and stained cloth. Front hinges slightly crack. Worn and yellowed spine. Bumping on corners.This autobiography...
The Life And Letters Of Sir Edmund Gosse
$25.00 AUD
Author: The Hon. Evan Charteris, K.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1931Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Small stamps on prelims, otherwise internally sound. This...
After The Victorians: The World Our Parents Knew
Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...
Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallorys Life and
An extraordinary treasure trove Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....
Ritual
Italian-born, Canadian-based documentary photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has made it his life's mission to photograph the immigrant experience, working class culture and social justice issues. Considered "one of Canada's pre-eminent documentary...
West Wall: The Battle for Hitler's Siegfried Line: The Spellmount
An account of the battle for the Siegfried Line in the final year of World War II, which raged for six, long, bloody months along a front of 350 miles...
Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten
A stunning investigation and indictment of the elements in United States' foreign lobbying industry and the threat they pose to democracy. For years, one group of Americans has worked as...
Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women
'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...
A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects
The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects and ephemera, revealing life on board, luxury and magnificence, and peril and disaster. Explore the history of the great ocean...
Ben Franklin Stilled the Waves: An Informal History of Pouring Oil on
When Benjamin Franklin, the 18th-century American statesman and scientist, watched the calming effect of a drop of oil on the waves and ripples of a London pond, he was observing...
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of
A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that...
The Wager
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* 'The beauty of The Wager unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction...
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
What is leadership? What are the secrets of the phenomenon by which one person can lead millions - sometimes to salvation, sometimes to destruction? Is leadership innate, or can it...
Broadcast Wars: The money, the ego, the power behind your remote
BROADCAST WARS is an explosive look at a tumultuous period (2003-2011) in Australian television as the Nine and Seven networks traded blows, new technologies emerged and old personalities and management...
Francis de Groot: Irish Fascist Australian Legend
$30.00 AUD
Saturday, 19 March 1932, the day of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the most significant occasions in the history of the city of Sydney. The public...
Telling Lies About Hitler: The Holocaust, History and the David Irving
Evans describes how he came to be involved in the case, and reflects on the interaction of historical and legal rules of evidence. He recounts his discovery of how Irving...
The Hitler Bloodline: Uncovering the Fuhrer's Secret Family
Adolf Hitler was one of six children born to his mother, and one of eight born to his father from two of his three marriages. Alois Hitler, ne Schicklgruber, was...
The Bush
Why do we have such a profound attachment to the bush? Perhaps it is because the harsh, mysterious and utterly foreign outback provided the unforgiving crucible that created distinctly Australian...
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II
'Lovely... delivers the warmest of glows' - Telegraph 'Who wouldn't love this chocolate-box delight of insights and snapshots of The Queen...A treasure chest' - Good Housekeeping A sparkling celebration of...
What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women's
"There are many women like Belen whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."- Kirkus Reviews (starred...
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...
The Times Churchill
A must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, or the fascinating story and enduring legacy of an extraordinary figure: Winston Churchill. Widely regarded as one of the most...
History of Cities in Maps: The ultimate visual exploration of human
A fascinating cartographic study of urban development, perfect for map and history lovers. The city, a concept nearly as old as history itself, is a paradox of human innovation and...
Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's
'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern... a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A...
Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it
One of the government's former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want. Influence makes you think...
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians
$12.00 AUD
In 410 AD Rome was overrun by barbarians. But what really happened as the lights of Europe went out and the dark ages began?
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
Native Americans make up less than one per cent of the total US population but represent half the nation's languages and cultures. Here, in one grand sweep, is the full...
The History Gossip: Was Anne of Cleves a Minger? and 365 Other
TikTok sensation Katie Kennedy, aka @TheHistoryGossip, serves up a delicious blend of fascinating, witty and salacious history tea for every day of the year. With infectious wit and historical insight,...
Charles Wheeler - Witness to the Twentieth Century: A Life in News.
Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, was one of Britain's greatest news reporters. For more than four decades, he reported for radio and television from most of the world's...
Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of HMT "Rohna"
$80.00 AUD
This book recounts for the first time the tragic loss of more than 1,000 American soldiers in 1943 when their troopship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
London: Immigrant City
TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH 'One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which the diversity of immigrant origins has...
Songs in Stone: Monuments That Call, Command and Captivate
This notebook is about architecture - the expression of love, faith and life carved in stone. It walks you through the corridors of history in the most engaging and illuminating...
City of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester
Confronted with a declining jobs base, deepening social problems and apparent indifference on the part of central government, many British cities made an "entrepreneurial turn" during the 1980s and 1990s....
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
Mindstorms has two central themes: that children can learn to use computers in a masterful way and that learning to use computers can change the way they learn everything else....
Thoroughly Modern: The pioneering life of Barbara Ker-Seymer,
The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer 'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times 'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it...
The World Since 1945
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF GLOBAL CHANGE FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY The world since 1945 has witnessed fundamental changes, notably the increasing influence of the West - particularly the...
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea (Collins Modern
The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The...