The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara
$50.00 AUD
Category: History
In this exhilarating celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance--published all around the world--a trailblazing Italian scholar sifts through our cultural and social behavior in search of the origins of our greatest invention: writing. The L where a tabletop meets the legs, the T between double do ...Show more
The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation by Julianne Schultz
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Publisher of Griffith Review, Professor Julianne Schultz challenges our notions of what it means to be Australian and asks timely and urgent questions about our national identity. Maybe because Australia has been so rich for so long, complacency and entitlement, rather than innovation and aspiration ha ...Show more
Survivor Tree (HB) by Marcie Colleen, Aaron Becker
$27.00 AUD
Category: History
This hopeful story of a resilient tree that grew (and still grows) at the base of the twin towers is a simple introduction for young readers to gain an understanding of September 11th and the impact it had on America. One September day, the perfect blue sky exploded. Dust billowed. Buildings crumble ...Show more
History of Everywhere (HB) by Philip Parker
$40.00 AUD
Category: History
Discover history as you've never seen it before – and all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time! Did you know the woolly mammoths were still around when the Egyptians built their pyramids? Or that Leonardo Da Vinci lived at the same time as Henry VIII and the Aztecs? Welcome to The History ...Show more
Country Town (HB) by Isolde Martyn
$27.00 AUD
Category: New Books
Explore an Australian country town through time in this innovative and informative picture book.Country Town tells the history of a fictional Australian town. See the town evolve as it is glimpsed from the same vantage point nearly every decade - from the First Nations mob living by the river crossing i ...Show more
Listified!: Britannica’s 300 lists that will blow your mind by Andrew Pettie
$44.99 AUD
Category: New Books
Brought to you from the team at Britannica Books, Listified! has more than 300 surprising and ingenious lists that will blow your mind. Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the universe – erupting volcanoes, medieval ...Show more
Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature by Claire Cock-Starkey
$28.00 AUD
Category: New Books
See nature in a whole new light with this enchantingly illustrated treasury of natural folklore and wild wisdom from around the world.Did you know that people used to believe that rabbits' ears would twitch in the direction of a thunderstorm? That lily of the valley flowers were formed from fairies' dri ...Show more
Marilyn Monroe (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$20.00 AUD
Category: New Books | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the true story of Marilyn Monroe, the iconic movie star. Little Norma Jeane grew up between foster homes, an orphanage, and a family friend's house--where she was forbidden to watch movi ...Show more
The Artillery at Anzac: Adaptation, Innovation and Education by Chris Roberts
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
This meticulously researched book provides the first comprehensive study of the employment of artillery and naval gunfire support at Anzac. Faced with huge difficulties on inferior ground the Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and British gunners quickly adapted to a hostile environment, employing innovat ...Show more
Three Cheers for Women! (PB) by Marcia Williams
$17.00 AUD
Category: Junior Non Fiction
Join Marcia Williams as she celebrates incredible women from around the world and throughout history. From writers to warriors and astronauts to activists, discover their awesome stories and be amazed by their achievements. Featuring Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Ja ...Show more