Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain by Steve Tibble
$51.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation--but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect ...Show more
Handwritten Remarkable People on the Page by Lesley Smith
$79.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The less it is part of everyday life, the more the appeal of handwriting grows. This wonderful selection of treasures from the Bodleian Library introduces remarkable individuals through documents written by their own hands. From the second century BCE to the present, individual lives and relationships a ...Show more
Aristotle (The Great Philosophers) by Kenneth Mcleish
$14.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do anything in this world without courage'Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers that has ever lived. Taught by Plato, he was the first genuine scientist i ...Show more
History Year by Year: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years.When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the war of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happen ...Show more
No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus explains how the world works (and why you should care) by Sam Koslowski, Zara Seidler
$35.00 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Understand the news stories that matter. Be part of the important conversations. And feel confident - whether you're walking into a date, a work event or a voting booth. From the creators of the phenomenally successful news service The Daily Aus comes your ultimate playbook for how the world works.Do yo ...Show more
Together We Can: Everyday Australians Doing Amazing Things To Give Our Planet a Future by Claire O'Rourke
$24.99 AUD
$32.99 (24% off)
Category: General Non Fiction
Inspiring stories about people around Australia who are taking action on climate change, helping create a better future for our children and for the planet, while at the same time deepening connections with each other. Millions of Australians are quietly freaking out about climate change, and Claire O'R ...Show more
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling and much loved author Neil Gaiman, whose novel American Gods has been adapted into a major television series, brings vividly to life the stories of Norse mythology that have inspired his own extraordinary writing in this number one Sunday T ...Show more
Viking Women: Life and Lore by Lisa Hannett
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Let's travel in time together, a thousand or so years back, and meet Viking women in their hearth-lit world.How did these medieval viragoes live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-and-blood beings with fears and feelings - not just as names in sagas or runes carved into stone? In this gro ...Show more
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. ...Show more
Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History by Otto English
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
From the author of Fake History, Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these previously unquestioned idols and exposing what they were trying to hide. Was Che Guevara really a revolutionary hero? Should Mother Teresa be honoured as a sai ...Show more
The Future of Geography: How power and politics in space will change our world by Tim Marshall
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Tim Marshall on Geopolitics Ser.
Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics. We’re entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to com ...Show more
Lonely Planet Stargazing Around the World: A Tour of the Night Sky by Lonely Planet
$39.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Lonely Planet Ser.
Embark on an adventure to see the stars with this inspiring guide that spotlights the world's best places to explore the night sky. Discover 100 spectacular sites including dark sky parks, observatories and wild mountains and experience the meditative wonder of stargazing - with essential travel tips so ...Show more