NAGASAKI : THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENT AND UNKNOWING by Craig Collie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Asian
Using contemporary diaries and letters, mainly translated from Japanese, we follow a group of Nagasaki residents from the early morning of the day of the bombing of Hiroshima to midnight on the day of the second bombing in Nagasaki In a compelling narrative based on eyewitness accounts, contemporary di ...Show more
Infernal Triangle by Paul McGeough
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
It's been ten years since Al-Qaeda demolished the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001. One of the most pivotal events in the last fifty years, it was a dramatic moment in which, having previously vanquished the threat of Russian Communism, the USA discovered that it had a new enemy to co ...Show more
Journeys on the Silk Road by Joyce Morgan & Conrad Walters
$35.00 AUD
Category: Asian
The remarkable story of the world's oldest printed book begins in a meditation cave on the edge of the Gobi Desert. In 1900, a monk who guarded the sacred Caves of the Thousand Buddhas in western China discovered a hidden library that had been sealed for more than a thousand years. When explorer Aurel S ...Show more
Pakistan: A Personal History by Imran Khan
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
The fascinating story of Pakistan, seen through the eyes of its most famous son, Imran Khan. Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic c ...Show more
Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City by Paul Strathern
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
The Australian Book of Disasters by Larry Writer
$30.00 AUD
Category: Australian
The recent floods that ravaged Queensland saw three-quarters of the state declared a disaster zone - from the capital city on the Brisbane River to remote rural communities - and caused billions of dollars worth of damage, forcing thousands to abandon their homes. This latest assault by nature reminds u ...Show more
Black Watch: Liberating Europe and Catching Himmler - My Extraordinary WW2 with the Highland Division by Tom Renouf
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
As a 19-year old Black Watch conscript Tom Renouf's war began with some of the most vicious fighting of the conflict - against Himmler's fanatical 'Hitler Youth' SS Division. It ended with the capture of Himmler himself and Tom taking a trophy he still treasures - the Gestapo commander's watch. Seriousl ...Show more
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
$55.00 AUD
Category: British
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everythingone of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about ...Show more
Meeting Churchill: A Life in 90 Encounters by Sinclair McKay
$40.00 AUD
Category: British
Churchill through the eyes of those who met him, published for the 150th anniversary of his birth This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley Park cod ...Show more