The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast by Tom; Sand Goalhanger; Holland Podcasts
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys - there's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past - from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland a ...Show more
Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was remembered as the acme of kingship, a model to be closely imitated by his successors. William Shakespeare de ...Show more
The Shortest History of Music by Andrew Ford
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
From award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford, The Shortest History of Music is a lively, authoritative tour through several thousand years of music. Packed with colourful characters and surprising details, it sets out to understand what exactly music is - and why humans are irresistibly draw ...Show more
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present (HB) by Fareed Zakaria
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The international best-selling author explores the revolutions-past and present-that define the chaotic, polarized and unstable age in which we live Fareed Zakaria first warned of the threat of "illiberal democracy" two decades ago. Now comes Age of Revolutions- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the P ...Show more
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' GuardianTheir names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleu ...Show more
The Cars of the 60's: A History of Cars Manufactured and Assembled in Australia during the 1960s by Farmer Gavin
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
A History of Cars Manufactured and Assembled in Australia during the 1960s
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam SangheraAward-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of what we call patriarchy, uncovering a complex history of how it first became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from pre ...Show more
The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast by Tom; Sand Goalhanger; Holland Podcasts
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkein, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland ...Show more
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth -- how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. How is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest? Why is a famous fabric pattern from India best known by the name of a Scottish town? How is a Chinese dr ...Show more
Australian Heist by James Phelps
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Australia's Number 1 True Crime Writer on Australia's Greatest Gold Robbery. On 15 June 1862, a gang of bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes, NSW. They escaped with a pile of cash and 77 kilograms of gold, worth about $10 million today. It remains the largest gold robber ...Show more
Book of Sacred Magic of Abramelin...Mage by S. L. MacGregor Mathers (Translator)
$47.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dover Occult Ser.
Around the turn of the century, when Aleister Crowley was working out his system of Magick, the source that he turned to for basics was the system of Abramelin of Egypt. From Abramelin he took his concepts of protections, purifications, evocations, vestments, and dromena down to specific details. This s ...Show more
History Of The Criminal Justice System in Victoria by Rimington Colin
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
An authoritative, comprehensive account of Victoria’s justice system, starting with a tour of the historic justice precinct which is located on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street, Melbourne. The author takes us back to the earliest days of Victoria’s settlement and introduces the politicia ...Show more