Ancient Greece - A Political, Social, and Cultural Hist...
Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History is...
Cheap Print and Popular Song in the Nineteenth Century:...
Cheap Print and Popular Song in the Nineteenth Century: A Cu...
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in Eu...
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in Europea...
The Frame in Classical Art: A Cultural History
The Frame in Classical Art: A Cultural History - University ...
Japanese Fashion: A Cultural History
Japanese Fashion: A Cultural History - University textbook f...
Believing in Australia: A Cultural History of Religions...
Believing in Australia: A Cultural History of Religions - Un...
To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia...
To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Co...
Chocolate, Women and Empire: A Social and Cultural Hist...
Chocolate, Women and Empire: A Social and Cultural History -...
Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of Americ...
Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Ad...
The Ghost - A Cultural History
White Trash - The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
The New York Times Bestseller, with a new preface from the author This estimable book rides into the summer doldrums like rural electrification. . . . It deals in the truths that matter.Dwight Garner, The New York Times This eye-opening investigation into our countrys entrenched social hierarchy is acutely relevant.O, The Oprah Magazine White Trash will change the way we think abo...
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capi
Why is there so much inequality?In this short book; world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xeniaâs deceptively simple question. Using personal stories and famous myths â from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix â he explains what the economy is and why it has the power to shape our lives.Intimate yet universally accessible; Talking ...
Time the Great Places of History - Civilization's 100 Most Important Sites: An Illustrated Journey
This title lets you join TIME for a grand tour of civilizations most important landmarks. Here is a bucket list for the intellectually curious, a lavishly illustrated survey of the places where history was forged where influential battles were fought, where empires rose and fell, where religions were founded and artistic renaissances flourished. This book is for readers fascinated by ...
Funnybones: The Ghost Train - The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train is one of the titles in Allan Ahlbergs iconic childrens picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! Whoo-ooo-ooo! Its midnight at the station and the three skeletons climb aboard the ghost train for a spooky ride. But they discover something even more scary! By far o...
The Lies of the Land - An Honest History of Political Deceit
Trust in our politicians is at an all-time low. Were in a post-truth era, where feelings trump facts, and where brazen rhetoric beats honesty. But do politicians lie more than they used to? And do we even want them to tell the truth? In a history full of wit and political acumen, Private Eye journalist Adam MacQueen dissects the gripping stories of the biggest political lies of the last hal...
The Dealer is the Devil - An Insiders History of the Aboriginal Art Trade
Adrian Newsteads explosive memoir lifts the lid on what Robert Hughes once described as the last great art movement of the 20th century. After thirty years sitting round campfires with Aboriginal artists all over Australia, Newstead has produced the definitive expose of the first great art movement of the 21st century. From remote indigenous communities with their dispossessed population...
Beast Quest: Spiros the Ghost Phoenix - Special
Evil Wizard Malvel has kidnapped Toms aunt and uncle the only family he has since his father, Taladon, went missing. The only way Tom can rescue them is to uncover the last secret of the Beasts
There is in fact a seventh Beast: Spiros the Ghost Phoenix. She guards the skies, caught between life and death. But she has the power of All-Sight, and only she will be able to find where Toms aunt...
The Ghost Fields - The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 7
WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. A bullet-ridden body is unearthed from a buried WW2 plane but the body isnt from WW2. Dr Ruth Galloway must discover who the victim was, and who put him there, in this atmospheric mystery for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves. An almost gothic plot, involving family feuds and a crumbling stately home . . . one of the most vivid novels in a d...
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 Australias secret agenda in the Timor Sea, exposing the ruthlessness of successive governments. Australia did nothing to stop Indonesias 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 ...
The Fox and the Ghost King
A delightful tale of victory against all odds from master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, lavishly illustrated by Michael Foreman. Every fox in the whole town, in the whole country just about, is a football fan
And we all have an impossible dream. In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football all foxes do. But their favourite team keeps losing a...
The Ghost
An undercover warrior and her sworn enemy play a seductive game of cat-and-mouse in New York Times bestselling author Monica McCartys sexy new Highland Guard novel. Joan Comyn swore allegiance to Robert the Bruce the day she witnessed Englands barbarous king torturing her famous mother, Scot patriot Bella MacDuff. Now the mysterious beauty slips into mens hearts like a specter and entices En...
The World is Your Burger - A Cultural History
An encyclopaedic, eye-catching tribute to one of the worlds most popular foods the humble hamburger Celebrate the classic hamburger with this unprecedented collection of essays, photographs, and ephemera a colourful look at the burgers origins and impact, assembled by a true burgerphile whose passion has taken him around the globe. Perfect for home cooks and pop-culture addicts alike, ...
The Holocaust - A New History
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER AND THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNT FOR 30 YEARS. By far the clearest book ever written about the Holocaust, and also the best at explaining its origins and grotesque mentality, as well as its chaotic development Antony Beevor Groundbreaking. You might have thought that we know everything there is to know about the Holocaust but this book proves there is ...
The Ghost
Britains former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders. The ghost soon discovers that his distinguished new client has secrets in his past...
The Ghost - A Cultural History
Five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has even been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it. Samuel Johnson Ghosts are woven into the very fabric of life. In Britain, every town, village, and great house has a spectral resident, and their...
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia - History, Principle and Interpretation
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia examines the body of constitutional jurisprudence in an original and rigorous yet accessible way. It begins by exploring the historical and intellectual context of ideas surrounding the Constitutions inception, and closely examines its text, structure, principles and purposes in that light. The book then unpacks and critically analyses the High C...
Paris Fashion - A Cultural History
Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture, Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick Worth to Gabrielle Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent, fashion history is dominated by the names of Parisian couturiers. But Valerie ...
The Ghost Brigades
Hard-core science fiction at its very best, the sequel to his extraordinary Old Mans War They are the special wing of the Colonial Defence Forces, elite troops created from DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDFs toughest operations. The universe is a dangerous place for humanity, as three hostile races combine to halt our further expansion into space. Their linchpin...
The Ghost - The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton
A revelatory new biography of the sinister, powerful, and paranoid man at the heart of the CIA for more than three tumultuous decades. CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most important unelected officials in the US government during the 20th century. Virtually untouchable, he operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president himself. In this gripping biograph...
Harvey Angell And The Ghost Child
Orphan Henrys dream to see the ocean finally comes true when his Aunt Agatha plans a seaside vacation. But Henrys got more important things to do than sit on the beach and eat ice cream. He has a mystery to solve! Henry cant sleep a wink his first night at Sibbald House because he hears moaning and groaning coming from somewhere inside the house. And when Henry discovers a hidden bedroom tha...
Australia - A Cultural History
`Aperceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modernAustralia which is both erudite and well-written Duncan Bythell JohnRickards Australia: A Cultural History, firstpublished in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a culturalperspective. It has also acquired a reputation as an introduction to thedevelopment of Australian society and was listed...