Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement from 1971 to 1979 by Robert Hunter
29.95 AUD
Category: POLITICS & HISTORY
A gripping personal account, this book is written by a man who participated in some of the most publicized international environmental actions ever undertaken. Robert Hunter was a much loved member of Greenpeace from its inception, when he and 10 others sailed aboard a rusting ship on a voyage to protec ...Show more
Ill-Starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin by Anthony J. Brown
27.95 AUD
Category: POLITICS & HISTORY
'[Anthony Brown's] ingenious interweaving of the tales of these two very different expeditions brings the story of Australia's exploration to life in a riveting and insightful new narrative.' Tim Flannery Amid the Napoleonic Wars, France and Britain launched rival voyages of discovery to the Antipodes. ...Show more
Tambora and the Year Without a Summer - How a Volcano Plunged the World into Crisis by Wolfgang Behringer
52.99 AUD
Category: POLITICS & HISTORY
In 1816, the climate went berserk. The winter brought extreme cold, and torrential rains unleashed massive flooding in Asia. Western Europe and North America experienced a 'year without a summer', while failed harvests in 1817 led to the 'year of famine'. At the time, nobody knew that all these disturba ...Show more
Kenya - A Country in the Making, 1880 - 1940 by Nigel Pavitt
82.99 AUD
Category: POLITICS & HISTORY
Extraordinary photographs, along with extensive captions, document the transition from a barely explored paradise to a modern nation. This stunning collection of 720 photographs, many of them drawn from family archives and scrapbooks and all carefully restored, is one of the most important visual record ...Show more