The Dogs That Made Australia by Guy Hull
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Hunter. Worker. Legend. The untold story of the dog's role in building a nation. The Dogs That Made Australia pays tribute to the dogs that gave their all for our prosperity: the fearless hounds that saved fledgling colonies from famine; the courageous heelers and tireless collies that powered the rise ...Show more
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn
9.99 AUD
24.99 (60% off)
Category: History
A writer's search for his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original and riveting epic, brilliantly exploring the nature of time and memory. 'The Lost' begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during the Holocaust - an unm ...Show more
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family by Alison Bashford
59.99 AUD
Category: History
'This is history with the engaging intimacy of a novel. Bashford brilliantly marries intellectual history with the story of four generations in a literary tour de force' Professor Jim Secord, author of Visions of Science 'Packed with insights ... tells a magnificent story about the huge personalities a ...Show more
The Story of Australia: For the Young (And the Curious) by Don Watson
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
A modern classic- Don Watson's history of Australia for children of the twenty-first century History told so well it gives us a better idea of who we are - and who we are likely to become. Don Watson's The Story of Australia is a modern history of our nation that integrates new understandings about Ind ...Show more
Northmen - The Viking Saga 793-1241 by John Haywood
9.99 AUD
24.99 (60% off)
Category: History
'Haywood's lucid explanations of the cultures of the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are vital to understanding the motivations for their movements' KIRKUS REVIEWS. The violent and predatory society of Dark Age Scandinavia left a unique impact on the history of medieval Europe. From their chill northern ...Show more
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri
19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Stop the denial Abandon guiltInterrogate capitalismWhen it comes to racial justice, how do we transform demonstrations of support into real and meaningful change? Shortly after the death of George Floyd, Emma Dabiri shared a resource on Instagram called 'What White People Can Do Next'. Within days, she ...Show more
Looking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen
26.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Looking After Country with Fire is a picture book for 5- to 10-year-olds that demonstrates respect for Indigenous knowledge, following the success of Victor Steffensen's bestselling adult book Fire Country. Mother Nature has a language. If we listen, and read the signs in the land, we can understand it. ...Show more
Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942: Japan’s First Land Defeat in World War II by Michael Veitch
24.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgott ...Show more
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Rabbi Daniel Gordis
9.99 AUD
Category: History
Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, -one of the most respected Israel analysts- (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has capture ...Show more
Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway. Just after midnight on the 1st March 1942, Australia's most celebrated cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survi ...Show more
The Queen Is Dead: The passionate and powerful bestselling book by critically acclaimed journalist and author of Tears of Strangers and Talking to My Country by Stan Grant
34.99 AUD
Category: Literature
From Stan Grant, leading journalist and author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers Talking to My Country and Australia Day, comes an extraordinary and powerful call to action. 'History is not weighted on the scales, it is felt in our bones. It is worn on our skin. It is scarred in memory.' The Que ...Show more
Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly's Little Sister by Rebecca Wilson
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Kate Kelly has always been overshadowed by her famous brother Ned, but the talented young woman was a popular public figure in her own right. This moving biography tells her astonishing story in full for the first time.Kate Kelly, the daring sister of legendary bushranger Ned Kelly, was mysteriously fou ...Show more