James II: The Last Catholic King by David Womersley
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Penguin Monarchs
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. And yet, most of that life wa ...Show more
Jungle Dark by Steve Strevens
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
On 21 July 1969, 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment forced their way through the damp Vietnamese jungle on a patrol as part of Operation Mundingburra. With the insects biting and the humidity sapping their strength, the platoon established a safe harbour and listened as the new ...Show more
Man Who Saved Smithy: Fighter Pilot, Pioneer Aviator, Hero - the Extraordinary Life of Sir Gordon Taylor Mc, Gc by Rick Searle
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
Patrick Gordon 'Bill' Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation. As a fighter pilot during the First World War he won the MC. His wartime flying was the start of a life-long career during which he would use aircraft to pioneer air routes across several oceans. Returning to Australia after the war he b ...Show more
A Very Dangerous Woman:: The Lives, Loves and Lies of Russia's Most Seductive Spy by Deborah McDonald
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical
Spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century's greatest writers, the Russian aristocrat Baroness Moura Budberg was born in 1892 to indulgence, pleasure and selfishness. But after she met the British diplomat and secret agent Robert Bruce Lockhart, she sacrificed everything ...Show more
Universal Man - The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes by Richard Davenport-Hines
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
From the bestselling and award-winning author of 'An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century. John Maynard Keynes is the man who saved Britain from financial crisis not once but twice - over the course of two W ...Show more
After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring by Joseph F. Polak
$44.00 AUD
Category: Historical
This memoir is a fascinating portrait of mother and child who miraculously survive two concentration camps, then, after the war, battle demons of the past, societal rejection, disbelief, and invalidation as they struggle to reenter the world of the living. It is the tale of how one newly takes on the wo ...Show more
Taking Flight Lores Bonney's Extraordinary Flying Career by Kristen Alexander
$39.99 AUD
Category: Historical
From her first taste of the air when she joined Bert Hinkler in the cockpit for a joy ride in 1928, Lores Bonney was hooked. With her aviation licence and the support of her husband, she took to the Australian and international skies and braved the challenge of long-distance flying. In 1931 Lores broke ...Show more
The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino
$36.95 AUD
Category: Historical
Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favourite Parisian street. "I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs", Sciolino explains as she celebrates the area's rich history and vibrant lives. While many cities suffer from the levelling effects of ...Show more
Dodging the Devil by George Martindale
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical
On the 21st August 1914, George Martindale along with many of his peers enlisted for the war in service of Australia. Part of the 5th Battalion, he served for over 3 years and witnessed some of the biggest and most catastrophic battles of World War 1. From the very beginning, when George was sent to Egy ...Show more
Princess by Jean Sasson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Princess Trilogy
This title is a reissue of a shocking true story of life behind the veil.
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Historical
Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and im ...Show more
Richard: No. III by Charles Ross
$37.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series
Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the criti ...Show more