Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy by Tim Harford
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Fifty Inventions that Made the Modern Economy paints the epic picture of economic change in an intimate way, by telling the stories of tools and ideas that had far-reaching and unexpected consequences.
The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship Under Yeltsin and Putin by David Satter
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprising it took s ...Show more
Bible in Australia by Meredith Lake
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
WINNER AUSTRALIAN HISTORY 2019 PM'S PRIZE The revelatory story of the Bible in Australia, from the convict era to the Mabo land rights campaign, Nick Cave, the Bra Boys, and beyond. Thought to be everything from the word of God to a resented imposition, the Bible has been debated, painted, rejected, tr ...Show more
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
From the Pulitzer Prize winning of the acclaimed Ghost Wars, this is the full story of America's grim involvement in the affairs of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2016'The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events' New York Review of BooksIn the wake of the terrible shock of 9/11, the C. ...Show more
Has the West Lost It? by Kishore Mahbubani
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The West's centuries-old status as the center of global wealth and power is coming to an end. As the new powers--China and India from Asia and others from Africa and Latin America--rise to the top of the world's pecking order, how should the West react? Kishore Mahbubani argues passionately and provocat ...Show more
Fascism - A Warning by Madeleine Albright
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The #1 NYT BESTSELLER A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. "There is priceless wisdom on every page." Kirkus Starred re ...Show more
The House of Islam by Ed Husain
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
'Not just timely but important too. Ed Husain does not just set out the fundamentals of Islam as a religion but explains how and why understanding it properly matter. This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies ...Show more
John Curtin's War Volume II - Triumph and Decline by John Edwards
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The first volume of John Curtin?s War was recognized as 'a landmark in Australian political biography? (The Australian) and 'remarkable? (AFR). That book ends with the fall of Singapore and a fundamental realignment of Australia?s place in the world- 'The Americans were coming. So were the Japanese.? Th ...Show more
Mary, Queen of Scots: A Study in Failure by Jenny Wormald; Anna Groundwater (Foreword by)
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Stewart Dynasty in Scotland Ser.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history's romantically tragic figures. Devious, naïve, beautiful and sexually voracious, often highly principled, she secured the Scottish throne and bolstered the position of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Her plotting, including probable ...Show more
How Political Correctness is Destroying Education by KEVIN. DONNELLY
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
There¿s no doubt that political correctness has undermined and weakened Australia¿s education system and made it almost impossible for teachers and schools to fulfil their roles as key guardians of our children¿s education and the nation¿s future. Dr Kevin Donnelly follows his highly acclaimed and bests ...Show more
An Incredible Race of People : A Passionate History of Australia by Bob Katter, Jr
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
"In 1988, Queensland politician Bob Katter Jnr was, at short notice, called upon to officiate and entertain the King and Queen of Spain. At dinner the three discussed Australian white settlement and our forebears, prompting Queen Sofia to remark, 'What an incredible race of people you are.' Today Bob Ka ...Show more
After the Count by Stephanie Convery
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Sydney boxer Davey Browne died in 2015 after being knocked out in the final round of a title fight that he was about to win. Compelling and criticial, this book is an investigation into Davey's death, together with Stephanie Convery's personal narrative about her own boxing story. Who is responsible whe ...Show more