Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
36.99 AUD
Category: History
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting - a riveting history that reads like a thriller From the New York Times-bestselling aut ...Show more
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere
36.99 AUD
Category: History
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers, and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that ruled the known world. Through ...Show more
Deceptions of World War II: From camouflage techniques to deception tactics by Darman
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Category: Warfare
Discover the inner workings of the ingenious and outrageous acts of military subterfuge that took place during WWII. From fictitious spy networks feeding the enemy false information, to disguising an entire wartime industry, these incredible stories shed light on the deceptions – and their masterminds – ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
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Category: History
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan
24.99 AUD
Category: History
An indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HIS ...Show more
Paris - A Short History by Jeremy Black
34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History Ser.
Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a reputation for a peculiar joie de vivre, from art to architecture, cookery to couture, captivating minds and imaginations across the Continent and beyond. In Paris: A Short History, his ...Show more
Palestinians and Israelis: A Short History of Conflict by MICHAEL SCOTT-BAUMANN
32.99 AUD
Category: History
Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What are the origins of the Israeli Palestinian conflict? Why has it proved so intractable, and what are the implications of escalating tensions for both the Middle East and the world? The co ...Show more
A History of Christianity: 2,000 Years of Faith by DK
37.99 AUD
Category: History
Discover the story of Christianity and how it changed the world Who really was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity spread around the world? And how has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years? Providing the answers to these and many other questions, A History of Christianity charts the 2,000-year ...Show more
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
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Category: History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam Sanghera'By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to ...Show more
Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad
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Category: History
With a celebrated food writer as host, a delectable history of Roman cuisine and the world--served one dish at a time. Now in paperback. "There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum," writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome. From the table of a classic Roman restaurant, Viestad t ...Show more
A Cold Spell: A Human History of Ice by Max Leonard
34.99 AUD
Category: History
Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet. 'In a bracingly original book, Max Leonard makes something we all take for granted into ...Show more
Rebel Island: The incredible history of Taiwan by Jonathan Clements
49.99 AUD
Category: History
The gripping history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle--and the renewed threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a 'ball of mud', Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller tha ...Show more