The Riddles Of The Sphinx: Inheriting The Feminist History Of The Crossword Puzzle by Anna Shechtman
34.99 AUD
Category: History
Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen’s Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator’s compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women’s work and feminist protest. The indisputable “queen of crosswords,” ...Show more
The Shortest History of Italy: A Captivating Journey from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic by Ross King
27.99 AUD
Category: History
Embark on a captivating journey through 3000 years of Italy's rich history Italian history has always been about resilience and rebirth ... It is a country that for so many centuries has offered up visions of the wonders to which we humans, at our very best, can aspire. Italy was the centre of Europe's ...Show more
Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh
34.99 AUD
Category: History
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in e ...Show more
One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink by Matthew Parker
36.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dilly's Story Ser.
'Marvellous...escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of EmpirelandThe story of the British Empire at its maximum territorial extent, including a wider range of voices of the colonised than have ever been recorded before29th Sept ...Show more
Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe by Julia John; Fox Guy
39.99 AUD
Category: History
A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever. The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun wedding and then a coronation, ending j ...Show more
The Race to the Future by Kassia St Clair
34.99 AUD
Category: History
An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float th ...Show more
SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY by Doctor Tom Lewis
32.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sy ...Show more
Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White
35.00 AUD
Category: Warfare
The incredible story of one of WW2's most iconic aircraft told through one impossible mission by the master of the aviation thrillerBuilt of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls Royce engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast, armed to the teeth, the DeHavilland Mosquito was the pl ...Show more
Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation by David Baker
34.99 AUD
Category: History
The big history of sex from early life to sexbots How did sex begin? How did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence does our genetic ancestry have on our love life today? And what might sex look like in the future? Sex traces where all the facets of human sexuality came from, ...Show more
The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie
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Category: History
What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the p ...Show more
The Infinite City - Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London by Niall Kishtainy
32.99 AUD
Category: History
In a brilliant and original new history of London, Niall Kishtainy weaves together visions of utopia through the ages to offer a unique history of ideas and introduce London as the capital of utopian thought.The Infinite City combines narrative history, biography and philosophy to show how London has be ...Show more
The Core of an Onion by Mark Kurlansky
34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples--featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world. As Julia Child once said, "It is hard to imagine ...Show more