Who Discovered America? - The untold history of the peopling of the Americas by Ian Hudson, Gavin Menzies
7.99 AUD
29.99 (73% off)
Category: History
Building on the startling revelations of 1421, iconic historian Gavin Menzies explores the possibility that mankind made transcontinental voyages centuries before the supposed discoveries of European explorers. With meticulous research and an adventurer's spirit, Menzies has uncovered astounding new evi ...Show more
The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume by Tilar J. Mazzeo
9.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: P. S. Ser.
With its rich golden hue, art deco-inspired bottle, and timeless, musky scent, Chanel Number 5 is the world's bestselling perfume. Reverently known among industry insiders as "le monstre" - the monster - it is arguably the most coveted consumer luxury product of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. ...Show more
ARAB LOBBY THE INVISIBLE ALLIANCE THAT UNDERMINES AMERICAS I by MITCHELL BARD
9.99 AUD
Category: History
While critics claim that a nefarious Israel Lobby dictates U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Arab Lobby in this country is older, richer, and more powerful than the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The Arab Lobby is the first book in more than 25 years to investigate the scope and ac ...Show more
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
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22.99 (65% off)
Category: History
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. W ...Show more
No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time - and What They Did Next by Chris Wright
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22.99 (56% off)
Category: History
What do you do with the rest of your life, after you've achieved brilliance at an early age? This is the question posed by celebrated-journalist Chris Wright to some of the most renowned adventurers, athletes and politicians of the twentieth century. What happens if you are an athlete or gymnast and you ...Show more
Nein!: Standing up to Hitler 1935-1944 by Paddy Ashdown
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19.99 (50% off)
Category: History
From bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opposition to Hitler. 'Ashdown has a great gift for narrative history. He unearths little known stories and places them in context with great dexterity. His new book throws fresh and important light on a crucial ...Show more
Chasing the Demon - A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It by Dan Hampton
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - At the end of World War II, a band of aces gathered in the Mojave Desert on a Top Secret quest to break the sound barrier-nicknamed "The Demon" by pilots. The true story of what happened in those skies has never been told. Speed. In 1947, it represented the difference between vic ...Show more
The Morals of the Market - Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism by Jessica Whyte
39.99 AUD
Category: History
The fatal embrace of human rights and neoliberalism Drawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place of human rights in neoliberal attempts to develop a moral framework for a market society. In the wake of the Second ...Show more
The French Revolution by David Andress
14.99 AUD
35.00 (57% off)
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
In this miraculously compressed, incisive book David Andress argues that it was the peasantry of France who made and defended the Revolution of 1789. That the peasant revolution benefitted far more people, in more far reaching ways, than the revolution of lawyerly elites and urban radicals that has domi ...Show more
Enemy of All Mankind - A true story of piracy, power and history's first global manhunt by Steven Johnson
32.99 AUD
Category: History
“Most confrontations, viewed from the wide angle of history, are minor disputes, sparks that quickly die out. But every now and then, someone strikes a match that lights up the whole planet.” Henry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular—and wildly i ...Show more
Traitors and Spies by John Fahey
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian 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
Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values 30th Ed - Guide for Aust 1800-2020 (PB) by Michael Pitt (Editor)
39.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Renniks Australian Coins & Banknotes Ser.
The leading guide for Australian coin and banknote values. Covers 1800-2020.Edited by Michael PittThis comprehensive guide to Australian Coin & Banknote Values contains over 3,850 images and countless thousands of valuations. This book is a must for all collectors, whether you are just beginning or ...Show more