History

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the legendary founding of the city on the banks of the Tiber to the dramatic collapse of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodNestled between the shimmering waters of Port Phillip Bay and Westernport Bay, the Mornington Peninsula has long been one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the crossroads of Europe and Asia, where Christian theology met Roman law and Greek philosophy, the Byzantine Empire endured for over a millennium — a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the first footprints left on an ancient continent to the forging of a modern nation, The Making of Australians chronicles the sweeping human...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the sunburnt plains of colonial Australia to the bustling wool auctions of Sydney and Melbourne, The Great Days of Wool: 1820-1900 chronicles the extraordinary...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFounded in 1875, the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club stands as one of Australia's most storied sporting institutions, and Richard Yallop's centenary chronicle brings...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the drawing rooms, homesteads, and goldfields of nineteenth-century Australia, women of extraordinary resilience carved out lives that history long overlooked — Colonial...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady became a publishing sensation, there was a woman behind...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind every legendary figure — conqueror or criminal, artist or autocrat — stands a woman whose influence shaped...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFortune, fate, and the flutter of a ticket — The Story of Lotteries in Australia, edited by Adele...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNestled in the heart of Victoria, the Latrobe Valley holds a rich and layered past that stretches from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTo mark the bicentenary of European settlement, Creating Australia: 200 Years of Art 1788–1988...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the dusty airstrips of the Western Desert to the thunderous contrails above the Pacific, The Royal Australian Air Force: An Illustrated History is a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the thundering pre-war Alfa Romeos to the sleek concept racers of the modern era, Automobile Library: Sports...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the heart of Victoria's goldfields, a city was born from fortune and ambition — Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat, 1851–1901 chronicles...

"Break Boundary" refers to the transformative point at which any system suddenly and irrevocably changes from its original state into something new. Coined by Kenneth E. Boulding in 1963, the...

How did the introduction of the button change medieval life? If you found yourself in Elizabethan England, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than...

The book titled Village London: Past and Present by the author Neil Grant. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The foundations for the modern textile industry were laid by the technical developments of the 18th century. Textile industries grew in Europe - especially England, Belgium, France - and in...

From the ecstasy of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies and the bitter controversies, this book captures every moment of life in the fast lane.

In 1970's New York, the ruthless Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in more than a million dollars a day. At the height of his...

The story of the 'seventh Mitford woman' told in full for the first time. Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, Deborah: these are the flamboyant Mitford Girls, the Bright Young Things...

Heiresses is a glorious book, endlessly entertaining and about much more than its stated subject. Thompson is a fabulous writer' Caroline O'Donoghue 'Witty, insightful, deliciously gossip-laden and slightly scandalous... Heiresses...

The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II. On August 27, 1943, news broke in...

New for 2020! Join the 750,000 listeners of the Sawbones Podcast as Dr Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin humorously discuss centuries of medical myths, mishaps and mayhem, including modern...

The book titled Century of Australian Prime Ministers by the author Joanne Holliman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'An exhilarating exploration of how we've been touched by the cosmos across human history' LEWIS DARTNELL 'Combines scientific expertise with vivid storytelling and a childlike wonder that shines on every...

In the ride-along tradition of Sarah Vowell, Tony Horwitz and Bill Bryson, this insightful history revisits the pivotal figures and key turning points of the American Revolutionary War. Revolutionary Roads...

The Imperial Japanese Navy was an early proponent of naval air power and commissioned the world's first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, the Hosho, in 1922. There followed a series of one-off...

The book titled Illustrated History of the Space Shuttle United States Winged by the author Melvyn Smith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

It would have been inconceivable," wrote Henry Kissinger in his best-selling book Diplomacy, that the architects of NATO would have seen as the end result of victory in the Cold...

Nostalgic book takes you back to a different age, remembering what life was like for those growing up in the 1930s. Do you remember collecting birds' eggs and cigarette cards?...

This is the story of the Bellerophon, a ship of the line known to her crew as the Billy Rufflan. And like any good biography it runs from birth (in...

The book titled The Last Call of the Bugle: The Long Road to Kapyong by the author Jack Gallaway. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes. Surviving Rome unearths another history, one of ordinary Romans, who worked with their hands and survived...

The village of Kibworth in Leicestershire lies at the very centre of England. It has a church, some pubs, the Grand Union Canal, a First World War Memorial - and...

The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain the country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most...

"Civilizations" takes the reader forward from the earliest days of human settlement to the civilizations of the New World overthrown by the Spanish Conquistadors. After a brief look at humanity's...

Thirty years after the epic journey chronicled in his classic work The Great Railway Bazaar, the world's most acclaimed travel writer re-creates his 25,000-mile journey through eastern Europe, central Asia,...

Presents personal narratives from the generation of Americans who were born in the 1920s, came of age during the Depression, fought in World War II, and came home to build...

The "golden age" between 1901 and the outbreak of World War I was generally a time of innocence and joy for Edwardian children. They were, however, still closely supervised and...