Ian Morris A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society―for the better"War! . . . . / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says...

Marcus Rediker Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the eighteenth century. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime...

Mara Moustafine WINNER OF THE NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD 2003 COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION AWARD SHORTLISTED NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2004 SHORTLISTED KIRIYAMA PRIZE 2004 SHORTLISTED TASMANIA PACIFIC BICENTENARY HISTORY PRIZE 2004...

Katie Hickman This title tells of the extraordinary lives and times of a small group of women who, during the course of the 19th century, rose from impoverished obscurity to...

Roy Hattersley In FIFTY YEARS ON, Roy Hattersley explores and explains the events which have shaped modern Britain. Combining acute analysis of domestic politics with a brilliant eye for the...

Edith Hall Who were the ancient Greeks? They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. But what was it that enabled them to achieve so much?The ancient Greeks were a...

Volker Weidermann It's as if they're made for each other. Two men, both falling, but holding each other up for a time.Ostend, 1936: the Belgian seaside town is playing host...

Zecharia Sitchin Modern Technology . . . or Knowledge of the Ancients? Space travel . . . Genetic engineering . . . Computer science . . . Astounding achievements as...

Zecharia Sitchin The groundbreaking, bestselling series—millions of copies sold worldwide! A classic of ancient human history—and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens —Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles...

Zecharia Sitchin Who was the divine architect of Stonehedge?They came to Earth thousands of years ago to usher in mankind's first New Age of scientific growth and spiritual enlightenment. Under...

Zecharia Sitchin s/t: A Guide to Visions, Angels & Other EmissariesThe Ultimate Human Experience The interaction between mankind and spiritual beings -- of Divine Encounters -- as recorded inscriptures and...

Zecharia Sitchin The gods who came before ColumbusIn the sixteenth century, Spanish conquerors came to the New World in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Instead, they...