Philosophers' Secret Fire, the - A History of the Imagination
Philosophers' Secret Fire, the - A History of the Imagi...
Is there any place for the ancient myths of our ancestors in...

The Secret of Chanel No. 5 - The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
The Secret of Chanel No. 5 - The Intimate History of th...
With its rich golden hue, art deco-inspired bottle, and time...

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child - Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child...
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi’s tomb? Did ...

The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1 - From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution
The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1 - From C...
The Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny ...

The Untold History of the United States
The Untold History of the United States
‘This is not history for history’s sake, however this is t...

The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The Histo...
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of...

The Natural History Book - The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth
The Natural History Book - The Ultimate Visual Guide to...
A monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to Earth’s...

The Penguin History of the World - 6th edition
The Penguin History of the World - 6th edition
The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne...

The Oxford History of the Novel in English: English and British F
The Oxford History of the Novel in English: English and...
The Oxford History of the Novel in English is a 12-volume se...

The Lane - The Official history of the world famous home of the Spurs
The Lane - The Official history of the world famous hom...
This beautiful coffee table book celebrates the history of W...

A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored
A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical ...
A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years...

In the Line of Fire - The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach
In the Line of Fire - The Inside Story from the Lions H...
Warren Gatland’s In the Line of Fire is the ultimate chroni...

The Penguin History of the Second World War
The Penguin History of the Second World War
The Penguin History of the Second World War - University tex...

The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals
The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappr...
The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisal...

Philosophers' Secret Fire, The - A History Of The Imagination

Crossing the Line: Australia's Secret History in the Timor Sea

Crossing the Line: Australia's Secret History in the Timor Sea

For fifty years; Australia has schemed to deny East Timor billions of dollars of oil and gas wealth.With explosive new research and access to never-before-seen documents; Kim McGrath tells the story of Australia’s secret agenda in the Timor Sea; exposing the ruthlessness of successive governments. Australia did nothing to stop Indonesia’s devastating occupation of East Timor; when –...
Delphi - A History of the Center of the Ancient World

Delphi - A History of the Center of the Ancient World

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the “omphalos”—the “center” or “navel”—of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi’s oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Mich...
In the Line of Fire - The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach

In the Line of Fire - The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach

Warren Gatland’s In the Line of Fire is the ultimate chronicle of this summer’s remarkable Lions tour to New Zealand – home of the fearsome All Blacks, the double world champions – which culminated in an historic and nerve-shredding series draw. The book is the Head Coach’s wonderfully candid and vibrant record of the withering ferocity, the turbulent peaks and troughs, the triumphs and desp...
Nancy Clancy; Secret of the Silver Key

Nancy Clancy; Secret of the Silver Key

Join Nancy Clancy in New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser’s fourth Nancy Clancy chapter book! In this perfect follow-up to Super Sleuth; Secret Admirer; and Sees the Future; Nancy and her best friend; Bree; must go back in time to solve a mystery. Nancy and Bree set out to unlock the secret of the silver key in the hopes of finding some treasure along th...
The Secret - A gripping novel of how far a mother would go for her child from the #1 author of The Letter

The Secret - A gripping novel of how far a mother would go for her child from the #1 author of The Letter

‘Riveting’ Lesley Pearse on The Letter. ‘Gripping’ Good Housekeeping on The Secret. From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter comes The Secret – a powerful, twisting novel that you won’t be able to put down. Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear. Beth is searching for ans...
The Honest History Book

The Honest History Book

In Australia’s rush to commemorate allthings Anzac, have we lost our ability to look beyond war as the central pillarof Australia’s history and identity? Thepassionate historians of the Honest History group argue that while war has beenimportant to Australia – mostly for its impact on our citizens and our ideas ofnationhood – we must question the stories we tell ourselves about our history.We ...
Ignite the Fire - The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

Ignite the Fire - The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

“A look at personal training that goes beyond the textbooks.” – Muscle & Fitness Now in a revised, expanded, and upgraded edition, Ignite the Fire is the highly practical approach to personal training already relied on by thousands of trainers Worldwide. Repeatedly called one of the “best books for personal trainers,” it provides a clear road map teaching you how to become a personal trainer...
Dragon and Kangaroo - Australia and China's Shared History from the Goldfields to the Present Day

Dragon and Kangaroo - Australia and China's Shared History from the Goldfields to the Present Day

The fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country – our intertwined history from colonial times to today. Chinese ‘presence’ in Australia extends from well before the time of Captain Cook – trading with northern Australia long before Europeans came here – right through to the present day, with Chinese activities ranging from being the main customer for our iron o...
Secret Seven: The Secret Seven - Book 1

Secret Seven: The Secret Seven - Book 1

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven – ready to solve any mystery, any time – in Enid Blyton’s classic series of 15 mystery novels. It’s their first adventure and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of a mystery! The gang are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house ...
A History of the Crusades II - The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187

A History of the Crusades II - The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187

The second volume of Steven Runciman’s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades ’There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams…’ Steven Runciman’s unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learning and vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life the personalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of ...
Fast Times and Excellent Adventures - The Surprising History of the '80s Teen Movie

Fast Times and Excellent Adventures - The Surprising History of the '80s Teen Movie

‘Brilliant’ Mail on Sunday Take a trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS and ‘Axel F’; of outsiders, lost boys and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields and the Brat Pack; of three Porky’s, two Coreys and one summer when everyone called her Baby . . . Fast Times and Excellent Adventures goes behind the scenes of...
Magna Carta - The True Story Behind the Charter

Magna Carta - The True Story Behind the Charter

‘A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta…his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.’ Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday ’I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history.’ Gerard DeGroot, The Times At Runnymede, on the banks of the Riv...
Doctor Who: Dalek - The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe

Doctor Who: Dalek - The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe

Dalek is the never-before-told history of the Doctor’s most dangerous enemies, the famous ‘Outer Space Robot People’ of the planet Skaro – from their genesis in the thousand-year conflict between Thals and Kaleds, to their survival of the Time War and (as foreseen by the Time Lords) their conquest of the universe. Along the way, the authors also reveal all-new stories about these legendary cre...
A History of the Crusades I - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

A History of the Crusades I - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

The first volume of Steven Runciman’s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades ’On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel’ An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman’s A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and inste...
Crossing the Line - Australias Secret History in the Timor Sea

Crossing the Line - Australias Secret History in the Timor Sea

With explosive new research and access to never-before-seen documents, Kim McGrath tells the story of Australia’s secret agenda in the Timor Sea, exposing the ruthlessness of successive governments. Australia did nothing to stop Indonesia’s devastating occupation of East Timor, when – on our doorstep – 200,000 lives were lost from a population of 650,000. Instead, our government colluded with ...
Barney and the Secret of the Whales

Barney and the Secret of the Whales

What is the sailor’s secret about the treasure of Australia’s colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia’s fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor’s secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasing whales make you rich? Is adventure at sea worth leaving everything he loves? ...
The Power of Henry's Imagination (the Secret)

The Power of Henry's Imagination (the Secret)

A boy learns the secret to locating his missing stuffed bunny in this picture book about the extraordinary power of imagination, from the team behind the phenomenally bestselling The Secret. When Henry’s beloved stuffed rabbit, Raspberry, goes missing, he enlists his whole family to help him search for the missing toy. But Raspberry can’t be found. Then Henry’s grandfather suggests that Henry u...
History - From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day

History - From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day

From the origins of Homo sapiens to the 21st century, this dynamic visual encyclopaedia of world events tells the surprising and inspiring history of the world. Exploring world history and featuring historical figures that have shaped our past and present, this newly updated third edition includes key contemporary issues, political developments, changes in leadership, and more. Each historical...
A History of the Vikings

A History of the Vikings

‘An utterly splendid book, quite the most brilliantly written, balanced, and explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language.’ Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A highly readable narrative follows the developmen...
Girt - The Unauthorised History Of Australia

Girt - The Unauthorised History Of Australia

Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia . . . In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia’s past, from megafauna to Macquarie – the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are. Girt introduces forgotten heroes like Mary McLoghlin, transported for the crime of ‘felony of sock’, and Trim the c...
A History of the English-speaking Peoples

A History of the English-speaking Peoples

An authoritative survey of the history of English-speaking peoples throughout the world combines intriguing, closely observed biographical profiles—of Alfred the Great, Victoria, Joan of Arc, Lincoln, and other notables—with an account of the key events and issues of the era. The narrative commences fifty-five years before the birth of Christ, when Julius Caesar famously “turned his gaze upon B...