True stories: discovery, historical & scientific books

Tracks meets Wild in this account of Chinese Australian journalist Monica Tan's 6 month odyssey though outback Australia....  Read More >>

Great Britain was at war with France and Napoleon was ravishing Europe and the authorities decided that they needed...  Read More >>

The story is set in 19th century Melbourne. Dr James Beaney, a controversial surgeon, who amassed a fortune from...  Read More >>

The remarkable biography of a 19th century sailor, whose adventures led him to life with a tribe of headhunters....  Read More >>

Be inspired by the courage of this hard-working Southland farmer who led the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas in World...  Read More >>

The true story behind the 'Mrs Wilson' series shown on US Masterpiece PBS and BBC Television. In this US and International...  Read More >>

A New York Times bestseller and a Book of the Year for the Evening Standard and The Times. Is getting a little...  Read More >>

The story of a family of Scottish farmers who faced tough times in the second half of the nineteenth century after...  Read More >>

A fascinating celebration of America’s greatest innovators and inventions.  Read More >>

The definitive account of Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary's Trans-Antarctic Expedition, completed 60 years...  Read More >>

Story of the ship-owning Ismay family, and in particular Bruce Ismay, who joined the last lifeboat on the Titanic...  Read More >>

A true classic of Australian literature, Facey's simply penned story offers a unique window onto the history of...  Read More >>

'Using Nature's Shuttle' is a suspenseful, by turns comic or tragic, but always lively account of how young, idealistic...  Read More >>

Draws on the experiences of patients, physicians, and researchers to explain the revolutionary development of immunotherapy...  Read More >>

The case of Edith Thompson and her lover Frederick Bywaters, both hanged for murder in 1923.  Read More >>

The puzzling murder of Julia Wallace in Liverpool in 1931. A telephone message is left at a chess club, instructing...  Read More >>

New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams delves into the riveting and perilous world of fossil collectors...  Read More >>

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The book covers tales of suicide from Victorian and Edwardian London and many dramatic firsts. The first suicide...  Read More >>

Selina's Letter is inspired by true accounts and approaches the subject and stigma that is suicide. The book covers...  Read More >>

Selina’s Letter is inspired by true accounts and approaches the subject and stigma that is suicide. The book covers...  Read More >>

The Best of Tall Tales is a collection of true short stories from India's longest-running storytelling event. Featuring...  Read More >>

Donna aimlessly daydreams of pulling up stakes and starting a new life, until catapulted on a soul-changing journey...  Read More >>

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The Icelandic Adventures of Pike Ward is the entertaining and intrepid diary of a Devon fish merchant who became...  Read More >>