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Megrahi: You are My Jury: The Lockerbie Evidence
John Ashton
Biography: historical, political & military; History
Paperback
'You know me as the Lockerbie bomber. I know that I'm innocent. Here, for the first time, is my true story: how I came to... [more]
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
Ian Mortimer
History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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We think of Queen Elizabeth I as 'Gloriana': the most powerful English woman in history. We think of her reign (1558-1603)... [more]
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The Spirit of Venice: From Marco Polo to Casanova
Paul Strathern
History; European history; Social & cultural history
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The Republic of Venice was the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle... [more]
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Dampier's Monkey: the South Seas Voyages of William Dampier
His Hon Judge Mitchell
History; Maritime history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Marine engineering
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Dampier's Monkey examines the late-17th century ways of comprehending an expanding world by re-evaluating the travel narratives... [more]
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Storymen
Hannah Rachel Bell
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; History; Indigenous peoples; Social & cultural anthropology
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What do the artistic works of acclaimed author Tim Winton and eminent Ngarinyin lawman Bungal (David) Mowaljarlai have in... [more]
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The Roman Army: Legions, Wars and Campaigns
Hazel Dodge, Nigel Rodgers
History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
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A Military History of the World's First Superpower From the Rise of the Republic and the Might of the Empire to the Fall of... [more]
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The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection...
Judith Flanders
Biography; British & Irish history; 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; Australasian & Pacific history
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This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth... [more]
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Speak Now: Australian Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage
Victor Marsh
History; Social issues & processes; Ethical issues & debates; Gay & Lesbian studies
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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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Death in the City of Light: The True Story of the Serial Killer Who Terrorised...
David King
Biography; True crime; European history; The Holocaust
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Occupied Paris, 1944. The swastika flies from the top of the Eiffel Tower, Nazi officers patrol the elegant boulevards and... [more]
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The Best Australian Essays 2011
Ramona Koval
Literary essays; Anthologies (non-poetry); History; Society & Social Sciences
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In The Best Australian Essays 2011, Ramona Koval compiles a diverse and invigorating collection of the year's best non-fiction.... [more]
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Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939-45
Neill Lochery
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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Throughout World War II, Lisbon was at the centre of world attention. The only European city in which both the Allies and... [more]
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The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck - and Could Now Throw it...
Peter Hartcher
History; Politics & government
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Australians now officially have the best living conditions in the world. Our country is both fair and free - and the only... [more]
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Timothy Snyder
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Genocide & ethnic cleansing
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In the middle of Europe, in the middle of the twentieth century, the Nazi and Soviet regimes murdered fourteen million people... [more]
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When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation...
Charles Townshend
History; Middle Eastern history; First World War; Battles & campaigns
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Since 2003, Iraq has rarely left the headlines. But less discussed is the fact that Iraq as we know it was created by the... [more]
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A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival
Caroline Moorehead
Autobiography: historical, political & military; History; The Holocaust
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On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention... [more]
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Foundation: A History of England
Peter Ackroyd
History; British & Irish history
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This is the first volume in a new six-part history of England from acclaimed author Peter Ackroyd. Having written enthralling... [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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In February 2011, in scenes that evoked the chilliest moments of the Cold War, journalist Luke Harding was expelled from Moscow.... [more]
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Anzacs on the Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide...
Chris Roberts, Peter Pedersen
History; First World War; Land forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns
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Written by the Head of Research at the Australian War Memorial, this guides us through the battles in which Australians and... [more]
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Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
Eric Ives
Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless... [more]
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Looking for the Light on the Hill
Troy Bramston
History; Political parties
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Today, despite being in government, Labor is in crisis. Reduced to minority government after just one term and tanking in... [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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Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea.... [more]
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The Elizabethans
A. N. Wilson
History
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With all the panoramic sweep of his bestselling study The Victorians , A. N. Wilson relates the exhilarating story of the... [more]
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Panic
David Marr
History; Cultural studies; Politics & government
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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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