Rebellion: Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642 by Tim Harris
57.95 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
A gripping new account of one of the most important and exciting periods of British and Irish history: the reign of the first two Stuart kings, from 1567 to the outbreak of civil war in 1642 - and why ultimately all three of their kingdoms were to rise in rebellion against Stuart rule. Both James VI an ...Show more
Kith: The Riddle of the Childscape by Jay Griffiths
22.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Kith is Jay Griffiths's passionate polemic in defence of childhood. In Kith, Jay Griffiths seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy ...Show more
Empire State Building by Elizabeth Mann
14.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities | Series: Wonders of the World S.
This is an illustrated story of when New York reached for the skies; the story of an American icon! It was 1929 and the race was on to put up the tallest building in the world. Less than two years later, the Empire State Building was completed and the race was over. This book tracks this wonder of moder ...Show more
Vikings at War (PB) by Kim Hjardar; Vegard Vike
49.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Vikings at War presents a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war: their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and conquest campaigns that brought the Vikings to ...Show more
Ceremonial Swords of Britain - State and Civic Swords (HB) by Edward Barrett
80.00 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
The British Isles have long been steeped in a rich heritage of ceremony and tradition, and there are few artefacts that evoke this culture so strongly as the ceremonial sword. Undertaking a monumental task to create a celebration of artistry, craft and tradition, author Edward Barrett travelled to over ...Show more
Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (4 Book bundle PB) by Susan Wise Bauer
135.00 AUD
Category: History & Humanities | Series: Story of the World Ser.
Available in paperback, this four-volume narrative world history tells the story of the entire globe, from the earliest nomadic humans all the way to the Persian Gulf war at the end of the twentieth century.Told in an entertaining, engaging style, The Story of the World uses the stories of women and men ...Show more
Avery Everywhere: A Day with the Vikings (HB) by JACOPO OLIVIERI
25.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Avery is a little curious child who simply loves history and... can travel in it! Every title is an adventure in history bringing together fiction and non-fiction: follow the "fictional" story of Avery and his friends and learn history with the special in-depth non fiction spreads. Each volume is a grea ...Show more
Avery Everywhere: A Day in the Middle Ages (HB) by JACOPO OLIVIERI
25.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Avery is a little curious child who simply loves history and... can travel in it! Every title is an adventure in history bringing together fiction and non-fiction: follow the "fictional" story of Avery and his friends and learn history with the special in-depth non fiction spreads. Each volume is a grea ...Show more
Here be Monsters: Is Technology Reducing Our Humanity? by Richard King
32.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Technology is developing fast — so fast that it threatens to overwhelm the very species whose genius lies in its technological cunning: us. From the metaverse to genetic engineering and mood-altering pharmaceuticals, to cybersex and cyberwar and the widespread automation of work, new technologies are re ...Show more
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich by Harald Jähner
27.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
The internationally bestselling and prize-winning history of German life in the fallout of the Third Reich, filled with eye-opening, shocking and vitally human stories of ruin, repression and revival.***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021***A 2021 Book of the YearThe Times * Sunday Times * Te ...Show more
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
27.99 AUD
Category: Reference
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the ...Show more
Conspiracy Theories: A Guide to the World's Most Intriguing Mysteries by Jamie King
24.99 AUD
Category: History & Humanities
Did Michael Jackson fake his own death in a bid to escape financial ruin or was he murdered? Was it aliens that helped to build the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids and what were they trying to cover up? Is the food industry colluding to make us addicted to sugar? You'll discover startling evidence on thes ...Show more