Tombland (Shardlake #7) by C. J. Sansom
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Shardlake Ser.
Summer, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos... the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry.Since the old King's death, Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's younger daughter, the Lad ...Show more
Poison - The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners by Ben Hubbard
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of ...Show more
Legendary Ladies by Ann Shen
$37.99 AUD
Category: History
From the beloved author and artist behind Bad Girls Throughout History comes this lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality. Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home. Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune and p ...Show more
Traitors and Spies by John Fahey
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The history of Australia's intelligence operations in the early 20th century reveals the dark underside of Australian politics, including early infiltration by Russian agents, persecution of innocent civilians, and corruption, right up to the prime minister's office. Dozens of Russian anarchists, social ...Show more
Pure Invention - How Japan Conquered the World in Eight Fantasies by Matt Alt
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Today we take it for granted that Japan is a forge of the world's fantasies: the birthplace of Transformers and Pokémon, of food trends like ramen and artisanal whisky and cutting-edge manga and anime. But it wasn't always this way. The first Japanese products that trickled into the global marketplace a ...Show more
India in the Persianate Age - 1000-1765 by Richard M. Eaton
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
The Indian subcontinent might seem a self-contained world. Protected by vast mountains and seas, it has created its own religions, philosophies and social systems. And yet this ancient land experienced prolonged and intense interaction with the peoples and cultures of East and Southeast Asia, Europe, Af ...Show more
Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s-1930s by Philip Jones
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
Between 1870 and 1920, as many as 2,000 cameleers and 20,000 camels arrived in Australia from Afghanistan and northern India. Australia's Muslim Cameleers is a rich pictorial history of these men, their way of life and the vital role they played in pioneering transport and communication routes across ou ...Show more
Breaker Morant by Peter FitzSimons
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. Born in England and emigrating to Qu ...Show more
Transcendence - How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time by Gaia Vince
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
* A TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR *From the prize-winning author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, the astonishing story of how culture enabled us to become the most successful species on Earth 'A wondrous, visionary work' Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers Humans are a planet-altering ...Show more
Bugsy Siegel - The Dark Side of the American Dream by Michael Shnayerson
$34.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Jewish Lives Ser.
The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "A highly readable, fast-moving contribution to the annals of 20th-century organized crime."--Kirkus Reviews In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-19 ...Show more
The Hidden History of Burma by Thant Myint-U
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
A compelling and timely inside account of the recent crisis in Burma and its troubled journey from dictatorship to democracy. 'A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.' - Financial Times 'Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma.' - William Dalrymple Precariously positioned be ...Show more