Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy by Benjamin Balint
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
When Franz Kafka died in 1924, his loyal friend and champion Max Brod could not bring himself to fulfil Kafka's last instruction: to burn his remaining manuscripts. Instead, Brod devoted the rest of his life to canonizing Kafka as the most prescient chronicler of the twentieth century. By betraying Kafk ...Show more
Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II by Gamble Bruce
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
In early 1942, while most of the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy. Based in Australia with poor supplies and no ground support, the pilots and crew ...Show more
Kathleen Folbigg Australia's Worst Female Serial Killer by Matthew Benns
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
This is the true story of Australia's worst convicted female serial killer, Kathleen Folbigg. Kathleen's children, Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura Folbigg, died one by one over a 10-year period in similar circumstances - suddenly, unexpectedly and while sleeping. Each time, she raised the alarm to her h ...Show more
Kidnapped by the Junta - Inside Argentina's Wars with Britain and Itself by Julian Manyon
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Acclaimed ITN journalist Julian Manyon digs down into Argentina's 'Dirty War' and its effect on the Falklands conflict.
Killing Thatcher - The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown by Rory Carroll
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret ThatcherKILLING THATCHER is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret Thatcher and to wiping out the British Cabinet - an extraordinary assassination attempt linked to the Northern Ire ...Show more
King Arthur - The Mystery Unravelled by Chris Barber
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, especially Wales and Cornwall, as King Arthur is reveale ...Show more
King Of The North Wind - The Life of Henry II in Five Acts by Claudia Gold
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans of Dan Jones, Ge ...Show more
King Richard - Nixon and Watergate: An American Tragedy by Michael Dobbs
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account -- told from inside the White House -- of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president. In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-elec ...Show more
King and Emperor - A New Life of Charlemagne by Janet L. Nelson
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Charles, king of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule a European super-state. That is why he is so often called 'Charles the Great'- by the French 'Charlemagne', and by the Germans 'Karl der Grosse'. His strength of character was felt to be remarkable from early in his long rei ...Show more
King and Outlaw - The Real Robert the Bruce by Chris Brown
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The iconic figure of Robert the Bruce has gone down through the centuries as one of the most remarkable leaders of all time. With equal parts tenacity and ruthlessness, he had himself crowned King of Scotland after murdering one of his most powerful rivals, and so began the rule of an indomitable milita ...Show more
King of the Air: The Turbulent Life of Charles Kingsford Smith by Ann Blainey
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages- the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first circumnavigation around the equator, the first non-stop crossing of the ...Show more
Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China by Jing Tsu
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a superpower in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living language?China today is one of the world's most powerful nations, yet just a ...Show more