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A People's History of the Civil War - Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom by David Williams
$51.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\New Press People's History Ser.
The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it. Bottom-up history at its very best, A People's History of the Civil War "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States did for the study of ...Show more
A Short History of Japan by Curtis Andressen (Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies and Languages, Flinders University, Australia)
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History of Asia Ser.
From the dawn of time when the first settlers arrived in the islands of Japan, through feudalism with its heavy imprint of authoritarianism to 20th-century adventurism, American occupation and contemporary uncertainty, the author traces Japan's history and its social and political manifestations.
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl.From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donati ...Show more
Beyond Blue Skies - The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age by Chris Petty; Dennis R. Jenkins (Foreword by)
$63.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
In 1945 some experts still considered the so-called sound barrier an impenetrable wall, while winged rocket planes remained largely relegated to science fiction. But soon a series of unique rocket-powered research aircraft and the dedicated individuals who built, maintained, and flew them began to push ...Show more
Bold They Rise - The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 by David Hitt; Heather R. Smith; Robert L. Crippen (Foreword by)
$63.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world's first reusable spacecraft, it launched like a rocket ...Show more
Fallen Astronauts - Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition by Colin Burgess; Kate Doolan; Eugene A. Cernan (Foreword by)
$63.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called The Fallen Astronaut, along with a plaque bearing a list of names. By telling the stories of those sixteen astr ...Show more
Go, Flight! - The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992 by Rick Houston; Milt Heflin; John Aaron (Foreword by)
$67.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
The talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control at what is now Johnson Space Center occupied a room located on the third floor of Building 30, a room that at first glance looked like just another auditorium in just another government building but would eventually become known by many a ...Show more
Heart: A Vital History by Sandeep Jauhar
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: A History | Reading Level: very good
The heart is at the centre of every life. It is the first major organ to develop and, three billion beats later, it is the last to stop working. The object of fascination for countless scientists and artists across the centuries, the heart is as much a metaphorical as a physiological matter it can even ...Show more
Infinity Beckoned - Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989 by Jay Gallentine; Bobak Ferdowsi (Foreword by)
$63.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
Infinity Beckoned illuminates a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent and engaging style, Jay Gallentine conveys the trials and triumphs of the people on the ground who conceived and engineered the missions that put robotic s ...Show more
Modernism by Robin Walz
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: A Short History of a Big Idea
Outposts on the Frontier - A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations by Jay Chladek; Clayton C. Anderson (Foreword by)
$65.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest man-made structure to orbit Earth and has been conducting research for close to a decade and a half. Yet it is only the latest in a long line of space stations and laboratories that have flown in orbit since the early 1970s. The histories of these ear ...Show more
Paris - A Short History by Jeremy Black
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: A\Short History Ser.
Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a reputation for a peculiar joie de vivre, from art to architecture, cookery to couture, captivating minds and imaginations across the Continent and beyond. In Paris: A Short History, his ...Show more