History
A Short History of Japan
Curtis Andressen
Format: Paperback
New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a comprehensive, readable history of the land of the Rising Sun, from its ancient origins to its fascinating present.
Australia's Democracy
John Hirst
Format: Paperback
The full story of Australia's democracy from one of our leading historians.
Deliverance
Don Greenlees and Robert Garran
Format: Paperback
The groundbreaking account of East Timor's struggle for nationhood, thoroughly researched and expertly written, with information from dozens of insider interviews and hundreds of secret documents. A classic of investigative journalism.
Holocaust on Trial
D. D. Guttenplan
Format: Paperback
David Irving is a leading Holocaust revisionist. He sued Penguin Books for libel claiming he had been falsely labelled a Holocaust denier. The trial was one of the strangest to take place in an English court: the judge had to give a verdict on history.
Firefighters
Gary McKay
Format: Paperback
A behind-the-scenes look at the dangerous world of firefighting.
Long Shadows
Erna Paris
This work addresses a pressing contemporary issue - who owns and controls the past? - for decisions taken by those in power in the past cast long shadows into the future.
Into the Arms of Strangers
Mark Jonathan Harris
For nine months prior to World War Two, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to 10,000 children at risk from the Nazi regime - ninety per cent of them Jewish - from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
Phar Lap
Geoff Armstrong and Peter Thompson
Format: Hard Cover
The definitive book on this much loved and much lauded Australian icon.
Living out Loud
Graham Willett
Format: Paperback
From Fred Nile to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Living Out Loud is the first full-length history of the Australian gay and lesbian movement.
The House of Packer
Bridget Griffen-Foley
Format: Paperback
The first book about the origins of the Packer millions and Australia's richest family.
