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1177 B.C - The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline
$37.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Ser.
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bron ...Show more
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - Revised and Updated by Eric H. Cline
$30.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Ser.
From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilised world ushered in the first Dark Ages. In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the 'Sea Peoples' invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy defeated them, but the victo ...Show more
A Companion to Australian Art by Christopher Allen (Editor); Dana Arnold (Series edited by)
$306.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History Ser.
A Companion to Australian Art A Companion to Australian Art is a thorough introduction to the art produced in Australia from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to the early 21st century. Beginning with the colonial art made by Australia?s first European settlers, this volume presents a collection of ...Show more
A Monument to Dynasty and Death - The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It by Nathan T. Elkins
$42.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Witness to Ancient History Ser.
Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life with the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of spectators as the emperor, Titus, inaugurated the new amphitheater with one hundred days of bloody spectacles. These games were much anticipated, for the new amphitheater had been under constructio ...Show more
A People's History of Tennis by David Berry
$33.00 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: People's History Ser.
Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons of society, but scratch beneath the surface and you'll quickly discover a different history, one of untold struggles on and off the courts. From the birth of modern tennis in Victorian Britain to the ...Show more
A Potted History of Fruit by Mike Darton; Jim Buckland (Foreword by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Food | Series: Potted History Ser.
Discover the origins, nature and personalities of everyday and unusual fruit.
A Treatise on Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci; John Francis Rigaud (Translator)
$25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.
The much overused word genius aptly describes only a few people in the history of civilization. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) unquestionably belongs in this elite group. Anyone who has looked in amazement at the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or the many drawings that sprang from his fertile imagination ma ...Show more
Augustus Caesar by David C.A. Shotter
$45.00 AUD
Category: Educational | Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History Ser.
History sees Augustus Caesar as the first emperor of Rome, whose system of ordered government provided a firm and stable basis for the expansion and prosperity of the Roman Empire. Hailed as 'restorer of the Republic' and regarded by some as a deity in his own lifetime, Augustus was emulated by many of ...Show more
Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela Kaplan
$29.95 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
The warbling and carolling of the Australian magpie are familiar to many although few of us recognize that it ranks among the foremost songbirds of the world. Its impressive vocal abilities, its propensity to play and clown, and its willingness to interact with people, make the magpie one of our most we ...Show more
Barney and the Secret of the French Spies (Secret History #4) by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
The new title in the critically acclaimed series that explores Australia's early Colonial secret history In 1798 orphaned Barney Bean now has a flourishing farm in the New SouthWales colony and everything he ever dreamed of ... except his childhood friendElsie. Butwhen Elsie falls ill and Barney rushes ...Show more
Barney and the Secret of the Whales (Secret History #2) by Jackie French
$13.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
What is the sailor's secret about the treasure of Australia's colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasin ...Show more
Black Saturday - That's Not the End of the Story by Peg Fraser
$29.95 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: History of Australia Ser.
The Victorian bushfires of February 2009 captured the attention of all Australians and made headlines around the world. One hundred and seventy-three people lost their lives, the greatest number from any bushfire event in this nation's history. In the wake of this tragedy much media and public commentar ...Show more