The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
32.99 AUD
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Category: History
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to her breast - or so the leg ...Show more
Victoria: The Woman Who Made the Modern World by Julia Baird
14.99 AUD
35.00 (57% off)
Category: History
Fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth in 1819, Victoria was an ordinary woman thrust into an extraordinary role. Born into a world where women were often powerless, Victoria went on to rule the most powerful country on earth with a decisive hand. As a teenage queen, she eagerly grasped th ...Show more
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell
25.99 AUD
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Category: History
"This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of England you'll have ever read. Certainly, the funniest. Because David Mitchell will explain how it is not all names, dates or ungraspable historical headwinds, but instead show how it's really just a bunch of random stuff that happened with a fe ...Show more
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age by Tom Holland
32.99 AUD
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Category: History
The third in the epic trilogy narrating the history of the Roman Empire from renowned historian Tom Holland. Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with Rubicon, and continued with Dynasty, now arrives at the period which marks the apogee ...Show more
The Book Of Roads And Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
29.99 AUD
36.99 (18% off)
Category: History
A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest the world had ever seen, established with astonishing speed. A people obsessed with travel, knowledge and adventure. Winner of the Indie Book Awards 2023 Non Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for the BookPeople Non Fic ...Show more
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory
29.99 AUD
37.99 (21% off)
Category: History
One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history. We have fallen into the belief that women were absent from great events, and ineffectual in normal times. Through a radical reframing of the conventional eras of our history, Normal Women tells the story of our nation - not w ...Show more
The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
26.80 AUD
27.99 (4% off)
Category: History
Everyone who has ever visited Japan says it feels 'different'. It is a small island nation with few natural resources, limited space and a history of swinging between isolation and openness to the outside world. This past has produced an extraordinary aesthetic culture that has inspired artists, archite ...Show more
Troll Hunting Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout by Ginger Gorman
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: Social Issues | Reading Level: very good
In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online. She received scores of hateful tweets, including a death threat. A picture of Ginger heavily pregnant alongside her husband and two-and-half year old daughter appeared on a fascist website. Understandably she was terrified, but once the attack subsid ...Show more
Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women by Ellen Atlanta
32.99 AUD
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Category: Social Issues
'I am surrounded by women who are emblems of modern feminism and #Girlboss culture. These same women admit to me in private that the hardest part of the day is getting dressed, that they Facetune their photos, obsess over diets, break down over their appearance and spend thousands on invasive treatments ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
32.99 AUD
36.99 (10% off)
Category: History
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
Italy in a Wineglass: The Taste of History by Marc Millon
32.99 AUD
34.99 (5% off)
Category: History
A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change. The world is enamoured with Italy: its culture, art, food and fashion, its beautiful landscapes and famous cities — and, of course, its wine.From the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism ...Show more
Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story (PB) by Robert Hardman
34.99 AUD
36.99 (5% off)
Category: History
An insightful and authoritative account of the first year of King Charles's reign by royal expert and the bestselling author of Queen of Our Times, Robert Hardman. The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presenc ...Show more