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Idea of Home: Boyer Lectures 2011
Geraldine Brooks
Prose: non-fiction; History
Paperback
For The Boyer Lecture 2011, best-selling author and journalist Geraldine Brooks tackles the topic of At Home in the World.... [more]
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Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
Norman Davies
History; European history
Hardback
How many British people know that Glasgow was founded by the Welsh in a period when neither England nor Scotland existed?... [more]
Stranger Magic
Marina Warner
History
Hardback
Magic is not simply a matter of the occult arts, but a whole way of thinking, of dreaming the impossible. This book shows... [more]
A Nation In The Making: Australia at the Dawn of the Modern Era
Alasdair McGregor
Photography & photographs; History; Regional & national history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Hardback
The output of the two largest photographic studio's in Australia in the late 19th century were bought & placed in storage.... [more]
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Dead Men's Silver: The Story of Australia's Greatest Shipwreck Hunter
Hugh Edwards
Biography; Biography: general; True stories: discovery, historical & scientific; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Maritime history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Ships & shipping: general interest
Paperback
This is a romantic story of shipwreck hunting, with pieces-of-eight, Dutch ducatons, German talers, Burgundian crowns, and... [more]
Panic
David Marr
Literary essays; History; Cultural studies; Sociology; Politics & government
Paperback
Australians see themselves as a relaxed and tolerant bunch. But scratch the surface and you'll uncover an extraordinary level... [more]
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The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953
Robert Dallek
History; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000
Paperback
A reinterpretation of the postwar years. It examines what drove Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, De Gaulle, and Truman, among... [more]
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Shipwrecks of the Southern Seas
Craig Cormick
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Maritime history; Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback
Tells 15 stories - some iconic, many little known - of shipwreck, mutiny, piracy and marooning in the region of Australia,... [more]
Kiev 1941: Hitler's Battle for Supremacy in the East
David Stahel
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Battles & campaigns
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A 2011 account of one of the largest battles of World War II and its place in Germany's Eastern campaign. [more]
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Cities of the Classical World: An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of...
Colin McEvedy
History; Classical history & classical civilisation
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From Alexandria to York, this title allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. It features 120 maps... [more]
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Private Journal of a Voyage to Australia
James Bell
Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Diaries, letters & journals; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Geographical discovery & exploration; Expeditions
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On 19 November 1838 James Bell, then aged 21, set out in the sailing vessel the Planter from St Katharine Docks in London... [more]
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Great Railway Maps of the World
Mark Ovenden
History; Historical maps & atlases; Transport: general interest; Trains & railways: general interest
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An illustrated and comprehensive history of the world's greatest railway maps, and the railways behind them. [more]
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The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection...
Judith Flanders
Biography; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Crime & criminology
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'We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done... [more]
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A History of Tasmania
Henry Reynolds
History; Regional & national history; Australasian & Pacific history
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This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions through to the modern... [more]
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Hiroshima Nagasaki
Paul Ham
History; Second World War; Nuclear weapons
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Nobody is more disturbed, said President Truman, three days after the destruction of Nagasaki in 1945, 'over the use of the... [more]
Speak Now: Australian Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage
Victor Marsh
History; Social issues & processes; Ethical issues & debates; Gay & Lesbian studies; Sexual behaviour
Paperback
A collection of essays, reflections and personal stories that show the passion and depth around the issue of same-sex marriage.... [more]
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Mafia State: How One Reporter Became an Enemy of the Brutal New Russia
Luke Harding
History; Politics & government
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Offers an account of the insidious methods used by a resurgent Kremlin against its so-called enemies - human rights workers,... [more]
The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck - and Could Now Throw it...
Peter Hartcher
History; Sociology; Politics & government; Economic history
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Australia is an international success story, but can it stay on top? The Sweet Spot takes a provocative look at how Australia... [more]
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Foundation: A History of England
Peter Ackroyd
History; British & Irish history
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Part of a six-part history of England, this first volume takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than... [more]
Citizen Sailors: The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Glyn Prysor
History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War; Naval forces & warfare
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Seen through the eyes of sailors themselves, this title gives an account of life in the wartime Royal Navy: humanity and horror,... [more]
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1493: How the Ecological Collision of Europe and the Americas Gave Rise...
Charles Mann
History; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Biology, life sciences
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A sweeping, hugely readable account of history's biggest ecological invasion,when Europe and the Americas collided for the... [more]
The Elizabethans
A. N. Wilson
History; British & Irish history
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Presents the story of the Elizabethan Age. This title also presents the story of Virgin Queen, Francis Drake and political... [more]
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When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation...
Charles Townshend
History; Middle Eastern history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Battles & campaigns
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Charts Britain's path from one of its worst military disasters to extraordinary success with largely unintended consequences,... [more]
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Leningrad: Tragedy of a City Under Siege, 1941-44
Anna Reid
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Battles & campaigns
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The siege of Leningrad is one of the great stories of extraordinary and heroic endurance in World War II [more]
The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
John Cooper, MANLEY
History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Espionage & secret services
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Queen Elizabeth's Secretary, Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her. He ran a network of agents... [more]
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