From Peoples into Nations - A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his vast and disparate possessions, but his action ...Show more
Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The Pulitzer prizewinning biography of Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light. Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, Robert K. Massie unfolds the extraordinary story of Peter the Great. A volatile feudal tsar with a taste ...Show more
Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years by Gyles Brandreth
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
A personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarchThis intimate, personal biography of Queen Elizabeth II tells the story of her remarkable life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitiv ...Show more
Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
"Riveting." --The New York Times Book Review Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island in this true story of human nature at its best--and at its worst. It is 1864, and Captain Thomas Musgrave's schooner, the Grafton, has just wrecked on Auckla ...Show more
A Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
"Narrated by a distinguished historian, here is an account of the grand adventure of human history. It is the story of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents, and ending with the recent millenn ...Show more
A History of the Crusades - Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades by Steven Runciman
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
The third volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion' Steven Runciman's triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events th ...Show more
Around the World in a Dugout Canoe - The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum by John MacFarlane; Lynn J. Salmon
$54.99 AUD
Category: History
The first independent account of the remarkable voyage of the Tilikum.
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
Offering a beguiling view of the history of walking, Wanderers guides us through the different ways of seeing--of being--articulated by ten pathfinding women writers. "A wild portrayal of the passion and spirit of female walkers and the deep sense of 'knowing' that they found along the path."--Raynor Wi ...Show more
Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada by Elizabeth Drayson
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
Lost Paradise is a book about a unique and pivotal European city. Although there are a number of interesting biographies of major cities such as London, Rome, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and Barcelona, this is the first narrative history of the city of Granada for English-speaking readers, which celebrates and ...Show more
King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The compelling story of Martin Luther King's life and achievements has become simplified and domesticated in a way that fails to do full justice to his radical vision and importance. Now, in King, we get the most comprehensive and complete portrait ever written about this iconic figure.The first major ...Show more
War and Punishment by Mikhail Zygar
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
As soon as the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began, prominent independent Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar took action. He circulated a petition that was signed first by hundreds of his cultural and journalistic contacts and then by thousands of others. That brave act led to a new law in Russia crimi ...Show more
The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, His Heirs and the Founding of Modern China by John Man
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire ...Show more