True stories: discovery, historical & scientific books

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The Big Book of Australian Yarns: and amazing true stories

The Big Book of Australian Yarns: and amazing true stories...

Author: Jim Haynes
ISBN: 9781761471865
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A new extended collection from Jim Haynes about the true essence of Australia-our yarns and stories, from every...  Read More >>

And Finally…: Weird and Wonderful Stories Told at the End of the News

And Finally…: Weird and Wonderful Stories Told at the...

Author: Ryan Herman
ISBN: 9780008648008
Format: Hardback
$29.99

And Finally… is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes...  Read More >>

Unknown Universe: Discover Hidden Wonders from Deep Space Unveiled by the James Webb Space Telescope

Unknown Universe: Discover Hidden Wonders from Deep...

Author: Dr Mark McCaughrean ,  Tom Kerss
ISBN: 9780008711023
Format: Hardback
$39.99

A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmos A beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from...  Read More >>

The Barn: The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of American Racism

The Barn: The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of...

Author: Wright Thompson
ISBN: 9781529154702
Format: Hardback
$55.00

How forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta to cause one of the most notorious murders in...  Read More >>

Serendipity: The Afterlife of the Object

Serendipity: The Afterlife of the Object

Author: Carol Mavor
ISBN: 9781789149500
Format: Hardback
$49.99

The sadness, as well as the joy, of unexpected discoveries.  Read More >>

Comprometida: Una historia de amor / Committed: a Skeptic Makes Peace With Marri age

Comprometida: Una historia de amor / Committed: a Skeptic...

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
ISBN: 9788466330329
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Cómo perder el miedo al matrimonio y llegar a ser felices... otra vez. La continuación de Come, reza, ama, una...  Read More >>

La firma de todas las cosas / The Signature of All Things

La firma de todas las cosas / The Signature of All Things...

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
ISBN: 9788466330336
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Todas las cosas pueden clasificarse y etiquetarse, excepto un espíritu aventurero. Una maravillosa novela de la...  Read More >>

A Knock at the Door: A Homeless Man, a Lawyer . . . and a Family Changed Forever

A Knock at the Door: A Homeless Man, a Lawyer . . ....

Author: Rob Parsons
ISBN: 9780008708665
Format: Hardback
$45.00

'An extraordinary story. Truly Inspirational' Tim Vine An astonishing story of human kindness,...  Read More >>

Australian Ghost Stories: New haunting true crime stories of the supernatural and paranormal from the bestselling author of AUSTRALIA'S MOST INFAMOUS JAIL and AUSTRALIAN HEIST

Australian Ghost Stories: New haunting true crime stories...

Author: James Phelps
ISBN: 9781460764152
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Haunting true crime stories of the supernatural and paranormal The most haunted home that world-famous ghost hunter...  Read More >>

The Fontainebleau: Where the love affair with Nerja, Spain began

The Fontainebleau: Where the love affair with Nerja,...

Author: Paul S. Bradley
ISBN: 9788409642427
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Where the tourists love affair with Nerja, Spain began in the 1970s  Read More >>

Maximilian I.: Herrscher Und Mensch Einer Zeitenwende

Maximilian I.: Herrscher Und Mensch Einer Zeitenwende...

Author: Markus Gnei ,  Manfred Hollegger
ISBN: 9783170374300
Format: Paperback
$79.20

Die Heirat Maximilians mit Maria von Burgund (1477), seine Wahl zum Romischen Konig (1486) und die spanische sowie...  Read More >>

Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS, THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY AND HUDSON FYSH

Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures...

Author: Grantlee Kieza
ISBN: 9780733341564
Format: Paperback
$35.99

The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders'...  Read More >>

More Great Australian Outback Police Stories

More Great Australian Outback Police Stories

Author: Bill Marsh
ISBN: 9780733343599
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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The Secrets of the Titanic

The Secrets of the Titanic

Author: Paul-Henri Nargeolet ,  Laura Haydon
ISBN: 9780008694081
Format: Paperback
$25.85

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic...  Read More >>

Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

Author: Georgie Codd
ISBN: 9780008603021
Format: Hardback
$39.47

Fatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy)....  Read More >>

Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains

Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s...

Author: George Mallory ,  Tom Newton Dunn
ISBN: 9780008702885
Format: Paperback
$34.99

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters...  Read More >>

Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage

Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy...

Author: Jeff Guinn
ISBN: 9781982186111
Format: Paperback
$35.00

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WHERE ONCE WE STOOD: Stories of the Apollo Astronauts Who Walked on the Moon - EXPANDED Artemis Edition

WHERE ONCE WE STOOD: Stories of the Apollo Astronauts...

Author: Christopher Riley ,  Martin Impey
ISBN: 9781916062511
Format: Paperback
$64.66

This book captures first-hand accounts of an extraordinary chapter in our history, when 12 men stood on the moon....  Read More >>

Gertrude and Me

Gertrude and Me

Author: Tony Burkys
ISBN: 9781923205093
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Growing up in Glebe in the 50s and 60s, guitarist Tony Burkys romps through his life on the road with the Original...  Read More >>

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Author: Ion Idriess
ISBN: 9781923205239
Format: Paperback
$34.95

In this book, Ion Idriess reflects on his life prospecting in far North Queensland from 1912 to 1914, and coincided...  Read More >>

Mine to Die

Mine to Die

Author: Rob Donovan
ISBN: 9781805142829
Format: Paperback
$25.85

There are many powerful stories in Mine to Die. They include the contrast between the lives of the rich mine owners...  Read More >>

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories...

Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 9781529918908
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title...  Read More >>

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater

The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of...

Author: Jeff Maynard
ISBN: 9780008532765
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading

The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories...

Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 9781529918892
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title...  Read More >>

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

The Immune Mind: The new science of health

Author: Monty Lyman
ISBN: 9781911709176
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Delving into the recent discovery of the brain's immune system, Dr Monty Lyman reveals the extraordinary implications...  Read More >>

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