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The Historian: The captivating international bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick
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The Historian
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Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
$30.00 AUD
A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over...
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times , BBC History Magazine , and Evening Standard Book of the Year 'Majestic, sparkling' Peter Frankopan...
The Countess of the Revolution
Author: Lana Kortchik Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 March, 1917 Petrograd is on the eve of revolution. For Countess Sophia Orlova, the city of her childhood -...
Justinian II of Byzantium
$40.00 AUD
Author: Constance HeadBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Wisconsin Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography meticulously chronicles the tumultuous reign of Justinian II, the last...
The Unwomanly Face of War
The unforgettable oral history of Soviet women's experiences in the Second World War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature "Why, having stood up for and held their...
Arthur Koestler: The Homeless Mind - Arthur Koestler and the Quest for Belonging
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Justinian II: The Roman Emperor Who Lost his Nose and his Throne and
Justinian II became Roman emperor at a time when the Empire was beset by external enemies. His forces gained success against the Arabs and Bulgars but his religious and social...
Costanza: 'Striking fictional retelling of this true history' - Sunday
'In Blackmore's striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation' SUNDAY TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION'Emotionally intense'...
The Romanovs: The Story of Russia and its Empire 1613-1918
Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 736 The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one...
Casanova: History Of My Life (12 Volumes in 6 Books)
$250.00 AUD
Author: Giacomo Chevalier de Seingalt CasanovaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Johns Hopkins, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Vols 7-8; 9-10 slight stains on cover...
Costanza: 'Striking fictional retelling of this true history' - Sunday
'In Blackmore's striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation' SUNDAY TIMES Rome, 1636: In the...
A Short History of Russia
An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of...
Costanza: 'Striking fictional retelling of this true history' - Sunday
'In Blackmore's striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation' SUNDAY TIMES 'Wonderful... This novel took...
Spies and Commissars: Russia and the West in the Russian Revolution
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The Secret History
This edition contains a revision of the existing translation, revision of chronology and genealogy, and a new introduction of 4-6000 words, new notes and a new selection of further reading...
A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin
The first short narrative history of the continent, from the author of the bestselling A Short History of England Europe has for two millennia been a remarkably successful continent. In...
KOSCIUSKO: The Mountain in History
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Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"Kosciusko: The Mountain in History" is an Australian historical and geographical study that traces the full human story of Australia's...
Costanza: 'Striking fictional retelling of this true history' - Sunday
'In Blackmore's striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation' SUNDAY TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION'Emotionally intense'...
A Short History of Russia's First Civil War: The Time of Troubles and the Founding of the Romanov Dynasty
Upon publication in 2001, Russia's First Civil War by Chester Dunning was greeted by scholars as a "historical tour de force," the first major post-Marxist reassessment of the Time of...
My Russia
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Author: Peter UstinovBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPeter Ustinov's My Russia presents a captivating and often humorous account of his personal connection to Russia, tracing...
Casanova's Women: The Great Seducer and the Women He Loved
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Told from the perspective of his innumerable sexual conquests, Casanova's Women renders a vivid flesh-and-blood portrait of the famed philanderer, clearing away the myth while illuminating the lives of the...
Kostya From Russia with Gloves
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Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova
A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch "Fully succeeds in communicating that 'vivid presentness,' that 'joyful eagerness' for life, which is what keeps...
The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to
By tracing the history of modern Russia from Mikhail Gorbachev to the rise of ex KGB agent Vladimir Putin, Arkady Ostrovsky reveals how the Soviet Union came to its end...
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, And The Birth Of Europe
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, And The Birth Of Europe, chronicles...
The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
The visionary history of the universe and human progress In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole...
On My Watch: Leading NATO in a Time of War
JENS STOLTENBERG OFFERS AN HONEST AND CANDID ACCOUNT OF A DRAMATIC DECADE AS THE LEADER OF NATO. When Stoltenberg took office as Secretary General of NATO in 2014, the world...
An Intelligent Person's Guide to History
A polemical introduction to history by one of the most controversial practitioners working today A critically-acclaimed guide by one of Britain's most compelling and controversial historians. John Vincent has often...
Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807
After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody...
Countess Tarnovska
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light tanning throughout text block due to ageHans Habe's Countess Tarnovska...
Casanova's Guide to Medicine: 18th Century Medical Practice
Giacomo Casanova's (1725-1798) reputation as libertine has sadly eclipsed his talents as scholar, linguist, prolific writer and manque doctor. Fortunately for us, he wrote his memoirs at the end of...
The Châteaux Of Greater Paris
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Author: Janine Et Pierre SoissonBinding: HardbackPublished: MINERVA, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis architectural history presents a magnificent survey of the grand estates surrounding the French capital. It...
Historical Narrative Of The Turko-Russian War: Servian And Montenegrin Campaigns Of 1876. Vol I
$300.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Thomson and Niven Melbourne , 1890Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscriptions on boards. Hinges...
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
$25.00 AUD
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Catherine, Empress of All the Russias
$12.00 AUD
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Message From Moscow
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Author: An ObserverBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a direct communication or report originating from the Soviet capital. The author,...
The Swan Thieves: A Novel
$12.00 AUD
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A Russian Journal
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good; yellowed spine. Binding - tight. A landmark work...
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a
1956. Boris Pasternak presses a manuscript into the hands of an Italian publishing scout with these words- 'This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.' Pasternak...