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A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends by Lewis Spence
$14.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal "Myths and Legends of the North American Indians", Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture ...Show more
A Brief History of France by Cecil Jenkins
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
When we think of France, we tend think of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris or the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, France is home to extraordinary diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged through 2,000 years of history and it is this riveting story, ...Show more
A Brief History of Ireland by Richard Killeen
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel/Language | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The perfect introduction to the Irish story-a story wrapped in mythology and legend. Since its very origins, Ireland has become the home for a successive series of invaders-the Celts, Christians, Vikings, and Normans. And despite deprivation, desperation, and suppression, Ireland has developed an un ...Show more
A Brief History of Superheroes by Brian J. Robb
$14.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This is a fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. For over 90 years, superheroes have been interrogated, deconstructed, and reinvented. In this wide-ranging study, Robb looks at the diverse cha ...Show more
A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
"Do you feel like we're living in the end times? Does it seem like everything is on fire, and one disaster follows another? Here's a small comfort: you're not the first to feel that way. If there's one thing that people throughout history have agreed on, it's that history wasn't going to be around f ...Show more
A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond
$12.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
With the recent success of "Rome" on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Caesars is a must-read for all interested in what really went on in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is usually presented as a g ...Show more
Voices from the Holocaust by Jon E. Lewis
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The testament to a tragedy. "Voices from The Holocaust" follows the whole history of the 'Shoah' from Hitler's rise to power to the Nuremburg trials, but of course the exterminations and death camps of 'The Final Solution' take centre stage. It tells the story from the perspective of the people who were ...Show more
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