Do No Harm - A Painful History of Medicine by Nick Arnold
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History
For the gruesomely curious or medically minded, this romp through the history of medicine packs in the fascinating and often macabre ideas and practices employed during humanity's constant battle against illness and injury. For the gruesomely curious or medically minded, this romp through the history of ...Show more
Domina - The Women Who Made Imperial Rome by Guy de la Bédoyère
$24.95 AUD
Category: World History
"An illuminating and highly readable narrative about the role of women at the center of imperial Rome--fascinating and important." --Lesley Adkins, author of Handbook to Life in Ancient RomeAugustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero--these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empi ...Show more
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
$26.99 AUD
Category: World History
Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition ...Show more
Durnford 1879 from Chatham to Isandlwana - Colonel Anthony William Durnford His Life and Mysteries Following His Death by Kristine Herron
$39.99 AUD
Category: World History
It has been 140 years since the Battle of Isandhlwana, on 22nd January 1879, when up to 20,000 Zulu Warriors, attacked Regiments of Queen Victoria's Army, killing them all. A career soldier with the Royal Engineers, Colonel Anthony William Durnford was blamed for the disaster by General Chelmsford. He b ...Show more
East West Street: On the origins of genocide and crimes against humanity by Philippe Sands
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History | Series: updated edition
Winner of the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for NonfictionWinner of the 2017 Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize"A monumental achievement...a profoundly personal account of the origins of crimes against humanity and genocide, told with love, anger and precision." -John le Carré "A narrative, to my knowledge un ...Show more
Edda Mussolini - The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
$35.00 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter: spoilt, venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but brave, and ultimately strong and loyal. She was her father's confidante during the 20 years of Fascist rule, acting as envoy to both Germany and Britain, and pla ...Show more
Egypt Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass by David Long
$27.99 AUD
Category: World History | Series: Magnified
Explore ancient Egypt, from the Nile to the pyramids, and learn what life was life for pharaohs, slaves and scribes in this fascinating search-and-find adventure. Use the magnifying glass to spot over 200 things in each eye-boggling illustration. Look inside temples and houses, and discover how mummies ...Show more
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History
I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her. At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Cath ...Show more
Embroidering Her Truth - Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter
$32.99 AUD
Category: World History | Reading Level: near fine
I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Cathol ...Show more
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
$32.99 AUD
Category: World History | Series: Emily Wilde Ser.
'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesEnter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting and heart-warming tale you'll read this year, featuring the ...Show more
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$65.00 AUD
Category: World History
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
$12.99 AUD
Category: World History | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Niall Ferguson's Empire is one of the most successful and controversial history books of recent years. Brilliantly re-telling the story of Britain's imperial past, it shows how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers from a rainy island in the North Atlantic came to build the most powerful empire in all h ...Show more