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The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague (HB) by Richard Fidler
$39.99 AUD
Category: General
ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution bro ...Show more
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests ...Show more
Victoria & Abdul The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu
$24.99 AUD
Category: British History
Now a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears. History's most unlikely friendship--this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearest companion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim. In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of hert ...Show more
A Shakespeare Motley - An Illustrated Compendium by The Shakespeare The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
$24.99 AUD
Category: British History
A Shakespeare Motley is a delightful cabinet of Shakespearean curiosities, arranged in alphabetical order, that will inform, enthuse, intrigue, and amuse anyone who wants to know more about the life and work of the world's best-known author. Drawing unusual connections, this ingenious guide will show yo ...Show more
A Brief Guide to Secret Religions : A Complete Guide to Hermetic, Pagan and Esoteric Beliefs by David V. Barrett
$15.00 AUD
Category: General | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This wide-ranging book explores the diversity of esoteric and occult beliefs. Neo-Paganism is one of the fastest-growing new religions in the western world where witchcraft or Wicca, Druidry, and Urban Shamanism are thriving. Alongside this there has been an upsurge in New Age ideas of an even wider var ...Show more
Mozart the Freemason : The Masonic Influence on His Musical Genius by Brigitte Jack (TRN); Massin Cain
$15.00 AUD
Category: General
An exploration of Mozart's strong ties to Freemasonry and how its principles profoundly shaped his musical work - Reveals how Mozart structured his music on Masonic ritual and ceremony to provide a musical lexicon of Masonic symbols - Shows that Freemasonry plays the same role in Mozart's work as Luther ...Show more
Spinning Tops & Gumdrops: A Portrait of Colonial Childhood by Edwin Barnard
$44.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Spinning Tops & Gumdrops captures a time when `imagination, skill, and daring' was the source of children's play. Quoits and jacks, hide and seek, cricket with a kerosene tin for a wicket, dress ups and charades, can all be seen in these appealing images. Children climb trees, run races, and build r ...Show more
Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers by Garry Linnell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Charismatic, intelligent and handsome, George Scott is unlike any other bushranger. Born into a privileged life in famine-wracked Ireland, Scott's family loses its fortune and is forced to flee to New Zealand. There, Scott joins the local militia and fights as a soldier against the Maori in the brutal N ...Show more
A Short History of the Victorian Era by Gordon Kerr
$15.00 AUD
Category: British History | Series: Pocket Essentials Ser.
Beginning in the 1830s and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the Victorian Era saw the British Empire--the largest the world had seen--dominate the world. British ingenuity in the fields of technological development and the heavy industry of its Industrial Revolution led to Britain being ...Show more
Hannibal by Ernle Bradford
$15.00 AUD
Category: General
Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example set by his father, Hamilcar, he dedicated his life to the defeat of Rome. At the outbreak of the Second Punic War, Hannibal famously led an army across the Pyrenees and the ...Show more
Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography by Simone Barlow; Ashlee Horyniak
$20.00 AUD
Category: Australian History
Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography is a rich resource for teachers to use in the Geography classroom. Based on the concepts in Bruce Pascoe's highly acclaimed book Dark Emu, this resource presents lesson content for the topics: Biomes and Food Security (Vic Year 9)/Su ...Show more
Pocket Essentials: History of the Cathars by Sean Martin
$15.00 AUD
Category: General | Series: Pocket Essential Ser.
Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting, and non-violence. They completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings; Cathar services and ceremonies, by contrast ...Show more