The Windsor Diaries 1940-45 by Alathea Fitzalan Howard
9.99 AUD
34.99 (71% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: near fine
The Windsor Diaries are the never-before-seen diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard, who lived alongside the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at Windsor Castle during the Second World War. Alathea's home life was an unhappy one. Her parents had separated and so during the war she was sent to live wi ...Show more
The Secret Life of Books by Tom Mole
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves or store them in our attics. We give them as gifts. We write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life. Books are f ...Show more
Half the Sky: How to Change the World by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake a journey through Africa and Asia to meet an extraordinary array of women struggling under profoundly dire circumstances: a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery; an Ethiopian woman left for dead after a dif ...Show more
How the Mountains Grew by John Dvorak
14.99 AUD
47.99 (68% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
From the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Earthquake Storms comes the incredible story of the creation of a continet. For most of modern history, geologists could say little more about why mountains grew than the obvious: There were forces acting inside the Earth that caused mountains to ris ...Show more
The Book Collectors of Daraya: A Band of Syrian Rebels, Their Underground Library, and the Stories that Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui
9.99 AUD
34.99 (71% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
'There is no jail that can imprison the free word, nor is there a siege tight enough that can prevent the spread of information.' - Mazen Darwish, Syrian human rights activist, in a speech given on April 23, 2016, following his release from jail in 2015. In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus w ...Show more
Medicine: A Magnificently Illustrated History by Briony Hudson
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
This visually extraordinary book presents the history of medicine as it has never been seen before... perfect for readers aged 9+. From potions and ointments to modern day bionics, the journey through medicine has been one full of experiments, trials and breakthroughs. Humankind's battle to stay alive h ...Show more
Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen? by Philippa Jones
6.99 AUD
19.99 (65% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
Was the 'Virgin Queen' image just Tudor propaganda? Historian Philippa Jones, author of the acclaimed The Other Tudors, challenges the many myths and truths surrounding Elizabeth's life and reveals the passionate woman behind the scenes. Virgin Queen is the name for which the powerful and fearless daugh ...Show more
Lawbreaking Ladies by Erika Owen; Alexander Wright (Illustrator)
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
Discover 50 fascinating tales of female pirates, fraudsters, gamblers, bootleggers, serial killers, madams, and outlaws in this illustrated book of lawbreaking and legendary women throughout the ages. Many of us are familiar with the popular slogan "Well-behaved women seldom make history." But that ...Show more
Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook by Karina Urbach
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
What happened to the books that were too valuable to burn? The story of a Jewish chef whose bestselling cookbook was expropriated under the Nazi regime. Alice Urbach had her own cooking school in Vienna, but in 1938 she was forced to flee to England, like so many others. Her younger son was imprisoned i ...Show more
Shakespeare His Life and Works by Leslie Dunton-Downer, Alan Riding
19.95 AUD
49.99 (60% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
A new edition of the comprehensive guide to Shakespeare, exploring his life and works, and his enduring legacy, in a stunning gift format Unravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautifully illustrated guide to his life and works. Comedy and romance ...Show more
The Golden Maze - A biography of Prague by Richard Fidler
14.99 AUD
39.99 (62% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution br ...Show more
The Vagabonds - The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip by Jeff Guinn
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
A "fascinating slice of rarely considered American history" (Booklist)--the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison--whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life. In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thom ...Show more