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Carpathia: The extraordinary story of the ship that rescued the survivors of the Titanic

Carpathia: The extraordinary story of the ship that...

Author: Jay Ludowyke
ISBN: 9780733640674
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories

Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories

Author: Jim Haynes
ISBN: 9781760632410
Format: Paperback
$22.99

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Stasiland: from the Miles Franklin Prize-winning author of All That I Am

Stasiland: from the Miles Franklin Prize-winning author...

Author: Anna Funder
ISBN: 9780143792529
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Anna Funder's Samuel Johnson Prize-winning Stasiland is an Australian classic, the definitive account of tyranny...  Read More >>

The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous Fall of Aviation's Golden Couple

The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous...

Author: Corey Mead
ISBN: 9781509828500
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A gripping, untold saga of love, betrayal and scandal at the height of the Roaring Twenties.  Read More >>

The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous Fall of Aviation's Golden Couple

The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous...

Author: Corey Mead
ISBN: 9781509828494
Format: Hardback
$51.75

A gripping, untold saga of love, betrayal and scandal at the height of the Roaring Twenties.  Read More >>

The Poor Clares in Belfast 1924-2012

The Poor Clares in Belfast 1924-2012

Author: Martin Magill
ISBN: 9781910044193
Format: Paperback
$25.88

Fr Martin J Magill comprehensively reserached the story of the Order of the Poor Clares and their time in Belfast...  Read More >>

16 Weeks and Everything After...

16 Weeks and Everything After...

Author: Paul Whymark
ISBN: 9781788033749
Format: Paperback
$51.72

16 Weeks and Everything After... uncovers the remarkable fact that over the last 50-60 years the establishment...  Read More >>

A Fortunate Life

A Fortunate Life

Author: A B Facey
ISBN: 9781925591408
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Albert Facey's story is the story of Australia. A true classic of Australian literature, Facey's simply penned story...  Read More >>

Rocket Men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man’s first journey to the moon

Rocket Men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts...

Author: Robert Kurson
ISBN: 9781911617105
Format: Paperback
$49.14

An Economist book of the year. Fifty years ago, Christmas 1968, Man first orbited the Moon. This book tells the...  Read More >>

To the Ends of the Earth: The Truth Behind the Glory of Polar Exploration

To the Ends of the Earth: The Truth Behind the Glory...

Author: John V. H. Dippel
ISBN: 9781633884113
Format: Hardback
$56.99

"From the late-17th to the early 20th century, intrepid explorers from America and Europe risked (and sometimes...  Read More >>

The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

Author: Jan Bondeson
ISBN: 9781445676289
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A historian’s research skills combined with a physician’s diagnostic flair, exploring our timeless fascination with...  Read More >>

Death of an Actress: A true story of sex, lies and murder on the high seas

Death of an Actress: A true story of sex, lies and murder...

Author: Antony M. Brown
ISBN: 9781910335826
Format: Paperback
$36.83

The second in the Cold Case Jury Collection, a unique series of true crime titles inviting the reader to deliver...  Read More >>

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked The World

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked The World

Author: Pénélope Bagieu
ISBN: 9781785039034
Format: Hardback
$69.99

Illustrated by award-winning Parisian artist Pénélope Bagieu, humorous dialogue and uncommon true tales make Brazen...  Read More >>

William Speirs Bruce: Forgotten Polar Hero

William Speirs Bruce: Forgotten Polar Hero

Author: Isobel P. Williams ,  John Dudeney
ISBN: 9781445680811
Format: Hardback
$51.75

A difficult man, a brilliant scientist, a brave explorer. William...  Read More >>

The Interesting Narrative

The Interesting Narrative

Author: Olaudah Equiano ,  Brycchan Carey (Northumbria University)
ISBN: 9780198707523
Format: Paperback
$23.95

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The Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions: A BBC Radio 4 Reading

The Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest...

Author: Sir David Attenborough ,  Sir David Attenborough
ISBN: 9781787531376
Format: Audio
$23.93

In 1954, the 28-year-old David Attenborough seized the opportunity to travel the world in search of rare animals...  Read More >>

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition...

Author: Caroline Alexander
ISBN: 9781526708786
Format: Paperback
$49.99

One of the best survival stories illustrated with Frank Hurley s superb expedition photographs  Read More >>

Arthur Balfour's Ghosts: An Edwardian Elite and the Riddle of the Cross-Correspondence Automatic Writings

Arthur Balfour's Ghosts: An Edwardian Elite and the...

Author: Trevor Hamilton
ISBN: 9781845409135
Format: Paperback
$38.68

This book tells the incredible story of the cross-correspondence automatic writings, described by one leading scholar...  Read More >>

Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land

Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land

Author: Rob Mundle
ISBN: 9780733338663
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Synopsis coming soon...  Read More >>

The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away: A Death That Brought the Gift of Life

The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away: A Death That Brought...

Author: Cole Moreton
ISBN: 9780008225742
Format: Paperback
$16.99

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Railways' Strangest Tales

Railways' Strangest Tales

Author: Tom Quinn
ISBN: 9781911042808
Format: Paperback
$19.99

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.  Read More >>

Venom: The Heroic Search for Australias Deadliest Snake

Venom: The Heroic Search for Australias Deadliest Snake...

Author: Brendan James Murray
ISBN: 9781760405694
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A powerful story about the search for Australia's deadliest snake  Read More >>

The Death of Holden: The bestselling account of the decline of Australian manufacturing

The Death of Holden: The bestselling account of the...

Author: Royce Kurmelovs
ISBN: 9780733638824
Format: Paperback
$22.99

An extraordinary account of the impending closure of the Holden factory in Adelaide. More than the end of a business...  Read More >>

The Wreck Of The Ten Sail: A true story from Cayman's past

The Wreck Of The Ten Sail: A true story from Cayman's...

Author: Sam Oakley
ISBN: 9780957646179
Format: Hardback
$46.58

Revisits the `Wreck of the Ten Sail' on the Cayman islands in 1794 in a new fully-illustrated account of the maritime...  Read More >>

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