The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Their 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 mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositi ...Show more
Jerusalem: The Biography A History of the Middle East by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world. Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the world ...Show more
The Hunger War by Matthew Richardson
$80.00 AUD
Category: History
A Wide-Ranging Study of the Food Which Sustained Civilians and Soldiers During the First World War, Vivid Accounts of the Experience in Britain Germany, France, Russia, Italy, and Else, Assesses the Impact of Food Shortages and Rationing on the Outcome of the Conflict Book jacket.
The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
On a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mughal is Bahadur Shah Zafar II, one of the ...Show more
Shackleton: How the Captain of the newly discovered Endurance saved his crew in the Antarctic by Ranulph Fiennes
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The enthralling life, endurance and incredible leadership of Sir Ernest Shackleton, told by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there. In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endu ...Show more
50 Philosophy Classics: Thinking, Being, Acting Seeing - Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books by Tom Butler Butler Bowdon
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. From Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, from 20th-century greats Jean-Paul Sar ...Show more
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. ...Show more
Battles that Changed History by DK
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
A visual journey through more than 3,000 years of combat, revisiting some of the biggest battles in historyFrom the fury of the Punic Wars to the onslaught of Operation Desert Storm, relive the most famous battles in history in this gripping guide.This military history book takes you on a journey throug ...Show more
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$42.99 AUD
Category: History
Discover the most important ideas in philosophy and the individuals behind them Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe. Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers in a clear and simple way, The Philo ...Show more
Greek Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From the birth of Zeus, to Prometheus, Pandora and Helen of Troy, Odysseus and Jason and the Argonauts, the myths of the Greeks and, later, the Romans, are passionate and powerfully told. The Gods are jealous of each other's powers, subject to mighty outbursts of love and a ...Show more
Female Factory Workers in WW1 and WW2 by Paul Chrystal
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
This book is about women in World Wars I & II - women working in factories and on farms, or toiling perilously in field stations just behind the front lines, in inhospitable hospitals and convalescent homes. It is, therefore, about the prodigious contribution women made to the war efforts from 1914- ...Show more
The Ship Beneath the Ice - The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths of the most hostile sea on Earth. The Ship Beneath the Ice is the astonishing story of the ship and its discovery, told by Mensun Bound, the Director of Exploration on the Endurance22 Expedition.'As ...Show more