God: A Human History of Religion by Reza Aslan
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History
THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER InGod, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on faith and the birth of religion. From the origins of spiritual thought to the concept of an active, engaged, divine presence that underlies all creation, Aslan exa ...Show more
The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapseto Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History
From the creator of the wildly popular podcast comes Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: History at the Extremes. Dan Carlin has created a new way to think about history. His award-winning podcast is revered for its unique blend of high drama, enthralling narration, and Twilight Zone-style twists. A politica ...Show more
Beneath Another Sky by Norman Davies
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History
Human history is a tale not just of constant change, but of perpetual restlessness. In Beneath Another Sky the esteemed historian Norman Davies embarks upon a journey round the world to show the layers of experience that underpin our present - and brilliantly complicate our view of the past. 'If you are ...Show more
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by de Hamel Christopher, Christopher de Hamel
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History
An extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts. Winner of The Wolfson History Prize and The Duff Cooper Prize. A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Book Gift Guide Pick Meetings with Remarkable ...Show more
Civilization: A History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: General History
Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book. From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making things, from basic technology and everyday objects, suc ...Show more
Leaders Who Changed History
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History
Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential leaders, with this innovative and boldly graphic book.Comprehensive in its scope and depth, and fully illustrated, Leadersprofiles leaders from all walks of life - kings, queens, and political leaders; m ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that caused the French Revol ...Show more
Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals by Ken Follett
$19.99 AUD
Category: General History
Ken Follett will donate his proceeds from this book to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine. 'The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something price ...Show more
Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick by David Frye
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History
Historian David Frye presents a bold new thesis on how 'civilization' happens-the epic story of history's greatest manmade barriers, from ancient times to the medieval era and into the present.At the dawn of humanity's ascent, there was only bloody conflict: nomadic tribes slashing at each other, and ea ...Show more
The Great Journeys in History by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
$24.99 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: near fine
Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles their stories and many more, describing epic voyages of discovery from the extraordinary migrations out of Africa by our earliest ancestors to th ...Show more
Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine Howe
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History
This is a chilling, truly authoritative anthology of real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America. From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to dea ...Show more
Rebel Women by Rosalind Miles
$32.99 AUD
Category: General History
More than twenty-five years ago The Women's History of the World, by the brilliant historian, journalist and academic, Rosalind Miles, burst upon the world. It was instantly lauded and applauded by everyone from A.S. Byatt ('Witty, balanced, inexorable . . . and splendid') to the Washington Post ('an in ...Show more