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A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun by Jonathan Clements
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Brief History of Asia Ser.
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. Stretching for nearly 2000 miles and encompassing almost ...Show more
A Brief History of Roman Britain by J.P. Alcock
$14.99 AUD
$33.99 (55% off)
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
In BC 55 Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until AD 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. This book is a social history of the period showing how roman socie ...Show more
A Brief History of Walt Disney by Brian J. Robb
$13.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Brief Histories
Both a fascinating account of Walt Disney's own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the groundbreaking Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar's Toy Story, as well as the hugely popular them ...Show more
A Brief History of the Age of Steam by Thomas Crump
$24.99 AUD
Category: Transport | Series: Brief Histories
In 1710, an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years, the steam engine would be at the heart of the industrial revolution that changed the fortunes of nations. Passionately written and insigh ...Show more
A Brief History of the Roman Empire - Rise and Fall by Stephen Kershaw
$14.99 AUD
$24.99 (40% off)
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula ...Show more
A Celebration of Friendship by Helen Steiner Rice
$5.65 AUD
Category: Gift and Wrap | Series: Helen Steiner Rice Collection
Celebrate your cherished friendships and experience new appreciation for those dear to your heart with this delightful gift book, featuring the popular verse of Helen Steiner Rice. Dozens of devotional readings are paired with inspirational poetry for a unique package that is sure to bring delight and ...Show more
A Chance to Shine by Lauren Brooke
$12.17 AUD
Category: Young Readers | Series: Chestnut Hill Ser.
Honey loves being at Chestnut Hill. She has her friends all around her and her gorgeous pony, Minnie, to ride. Things couldn't get any better. That is until she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime, but also given what could be the worst news ever. How will Honey decide what to do?
A Christmas Carol (Lit for Little Hands) by Brooke Jorden (Adapted by); David W. Miles (Illustrator); Charles Dickens; J. M. Barrie
$22.99 AUD
Category: Children's Board Books | Series: Lit for Little Hands Ser.
Bah Humbug Charles Dickens' classic Christmas ghost story, a tale of human nature and second chances, comes to life for children Tons of interactive elements invite kids to follow the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as he is haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas and learns the value of kindness. Much more than a ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre
$44.95 AUD
$49.95 (10% off)
Category: Australia | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 225 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and describes how they b ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories Ser.
Stuart Macintyre, one of Australia's most highly regarded historians, revisits A Concise History of Australia to provoke readers to reconsider Australia's past and its relationship to the present. Integrating new scholarship with the historical record, the fifth edition of A Concise History of Australia ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia 3rd ed. (PB) by Stuart Macintyre
$39.95 AUD
$46.95 (14% off)
Category: Australia | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, ...Show more