(, Main)

Helps you examine the Marcoses more closely - not to exonerate them but, rather, to explain the political and social roots of their regime, sustained for so long by support from Washington.

(Hardback)

A niece of Jane Austen and a novelist herself, Catherine Hubback wrote regularly to her eldest son John and his wife Mary. Her letters offer an articulate, detailed commentary on life in California by a gentlewoman managing a household and finding her place in a new world

The untold story of an IRA unit, and a killing that has echoed across the decades

(Paperback)

What secrets lie beneath the wrappings of an ancient Egyptian mummy

(Paperback, Main - Print on Demand)

And Man Created God is a sweeping exploration of the religions of the world at the time of Jesus: this is popular history at its best.

(Paperback)

Cover subtitle: The Australian Inland Mission: a century of service to the outback.

(, Second edition)

An authoritative survey of Angkor and the Khmer civilization that incorporates revelations from new discoveries that are completely rewriting history.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Before women even got the vote, this novel prophesied women presidents, prime ministers and leaders of the opposition. Before the Wright Brothers or Richard Pearse flew, it predicted global air travel.

(, New edition)

The way fossils have been interpreted in the past often tells us more about the personalities involved than it does about prehistory. But it is through these personalities that in the end we have come to learn extraordinary things about the real origins of life on earth.

(Hardback, Main)

Astonish Me! is an adrenaline-charged rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how individual artists can change and shape the story of culture - and allow us to see ourselves in new ways.

(Paperback)

This book tells the story of every one of Australia's 25 prime ministers.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

(, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

On 3 January 1941 Australian soldiers led an assault against the Italian colonial fortress town of Bardia. Two days later, after 55 hours of heavy fighting, the position fell to the Australians in a resounding victory. The success at Bardia was considered to be one of the greatest military feats in Australian history.

(Hardback)

The desperate weeks of desert warfare that gave the Allies hope that they could put Nazi Germany on the run

Facing death rather than enslavement - a story of one man's triumphant choice and ultimate rise to national hero.

(Paperback)

Here Timothy Tackett tests some of the diverse explanations of the origins of the French Revolution by examining the psychological itineraries of the individuals who launched it--the deputies of the Estates General and the National Assembly. Based on a wide variety of sources, notably the letters and diaries of over a hundred deputies, the book ass

(Paperback)

A globe-spanning, different and vital new history of gender.

The story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Sen. Doug Jones' prosecution of the last living bombers.

A powerful book of portraits offering an extraordinary, evocative snapshot of New Zealanders facing the First World War.

(Hardback, Bilingual edition)

A groundbreaking volume offering the most comprehensive overview of GDR visual culture. From fashion photography to secret police surveillance equipment, this unrivaled catalogue features more than 2,500 artifacts, design pieces, and everyday objects, gathered from the extraordinary collections of the Wende Museum, Los Angeles. Never before has...

(, 2nd edition)