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The Narrative of Trajan's Column by Italo Calvino

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Category: History | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished' Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind - whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or a crumbling Roman column - tell us about the gre ...Show more

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Bushido: the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

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Category: History | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.

'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.' Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding 'the soul of Japan'. O ...Show more

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Three Japanese Buddhist Monks by Saigyo; Kamo no Chomei; Yoshida Kenko

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Category: History | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.

'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky' These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead ta ...Show more

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The Rock: Looking into Australia's 'Heart of Darkness' from the Edge of Its Wild Frontier by Aaron Smith

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Journalist Aaron Smith's new memoir holds up a unique mirror to Australia. What he sees is at once amazing, disturbing and revealing. The Rock explores the failings of our nation's character, its unresolved past and its uncertain future from the vantage point of its most northerly outpost, Thursday Isla ...Show more

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Biting the Clouds: A Badtjala Perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 by Fiona Foley

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The power of history written down can be both lethal and deceptive, and that has long-lasting effects, both for those writing and those being written about. In this groundbreaking work of Indigenous scholarship, nationally renowned visual artist Fiona Foley addresses the inherent silences, errors and i ...Show more

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The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

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The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria, and to end in September 1066, when King Harald Hardrada of Norway died leading the charge against the English line at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. This book takes ...Show more

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Learning from the Germans - Confronting Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman

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As the western world struggles with its legacies of racism and colonialism, what can we learn from the past in order to move forward? Susan Neiman's Learning from the Germans delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical wrongdoings. Neiman, who grew up ...Show more

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Lost Letters from Vienna: Revelations of Exile by Sue Course

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In 1977, Sue Course discovered a box of airmail letters in the dark recesses of a cupboard, written in German. Her German was rusty, but she could see that most were from her parents and grandparents and were written from the time of the Nazi invasion of Vienna in 1938. The letters revealed a gripping t ...Show more

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The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague (HB) by Richard Fidler

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ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution bro ...Show more

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Time's Monster - History, Conscience and Britain's Empire by Priya Satia

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'In this searing book, Priya Satia demonstrates, yet again, that she is one of our most brilliant and original historians' Sunil Amrith, author of Unruly Waters For generations, the history of the British empire was written by its victors. British historians' accounts of conquest guided the consolidati ...Show more

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A History of the Universe in 21 Stars - (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow

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Expert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. Taking 21 stars (and three imposters, th ...Show more

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Coffeeland: A History by Augustine Sedgewick

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Once drunk only as part of an obscure Ottoman custom, coffee is now an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. It is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug. The very word 'coffee' is one of the most wi ...Show more

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The Narrative of Trajan's Column by Italo Calvino

$9.99 AUD

Bushido: the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

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Three Japanese Buddhist Monks by Saigyo; Kamo no Chomei; Yoshida Kenko

$9.99 AUD

The Rock: Looking into Australia's 'Heart of Darkness' from the Edge of Its Wild Frontier by Aaron Smith

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Biting the Clouds: A Badtjala Perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 by Fiona Foley

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The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

$59.99 AUD

Learning from the Germans - Confronting Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman

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Lost Letters from Vienna: Revelations of Exile by Sue Course

$32.95 AUD

The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague (HB) by Richard Fidler

$39.99 AUD

Time's Monster - History, Conscience and Britain's Empire by Priya Satia

$49.99 AUD

A History of the Universe in 21 Stars - (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow

$27.99 AUD

Coffeeland: A History by Augustine Sedgewick

$49.99 AUD

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The Narrative of Trajan's Column by Italo Calvino

$9.99 AUD

Bushido: the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

$9.99 AUD

Three Japanese Buddhist Monks by Saigyo; Kamo no Chomei; Yoshida Kenko

$9.99 AUD

The Rock: Looking into Australia's 'Heart of Darkness' from the Edge of Its Wild Frontier by Aaron Smith

$29.99 AUD

Biting the Clouds: A Badtjala Perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 by Fiona Foley

$34.99 AUD

The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

$59.99 AUD

Learning from the Germans - Confronting Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman

$22.99 AUD

Lost Letters from Vienna: Revelations of Exile by Sue Course

$32.95 AUD

The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague (HB) by Richard Fidler

$39.99 AUD

Time's Monster - History, Conscience and Britain's Empire by Priya Satia

$49.99 AUD

A History of the Universe in 21 Stars - (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow

$27.99 AUD

Coffeeland: A History by Augustine Sedgewick

$49.99 AUD

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