History Books

From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard. The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats.

A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline.

This biography of Aaron Sherritt, whose involvement with the Kelly Gang led to his infamous death, explores the factors that led to his fate and the nature of his involvement with both outlaws and police.

Ageless Wisdom is a 600-page storehouse for those who love quotations. It's like having the wisdom, of an entire library of books, contained in a single volume.

It is 1906 and Moshe is a young baker in a small shtetl in Romania. When the tailor's daughter leaves for America, he decides to follow her. Little does he know she has not gone to America, but to Canada instead. He has no money, no prospects, nothing but a little piece of dough wrapped in a handkerchief in his pocket.

Discover The Gods and Myths of African Mythology

A Short History of TheatreWorks presents an illustrated chronology of the first dozen years of this small but remarkable theatre company that grew out of Victoria's community theatre movement at the beginning of the 1980s and continues to support local, original theatre from its home base in the Acland Street Parish Hall in St. Kilda. TheatreWorks first gained a reputation for innovative performance styles in 1982 with their revolutionary production of Storming Mont Albert by Tram - the world's

Speaking to those who see coffee not only as an enticing beverage, but also as a muse, this book is an eclectic collection of writings that captures the historical, cultural, health, and social justice aspects of coffee. Includes fun facts and recipes.

Feb. 12, 1917 The world will settle down to peace and harmony and let us hope with the firm knowledge that there will never be such a holocaust of murder as this has been." The year is 1915 and the world is in chaos. Ernest Diss was a successful entrepreneur running a car repair business in Los Angeles. He saw it as his duty to return to Canada and join the fighting, persuading his brother, Frank, to enlist with him. He finished his training in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he met Amy Grah

Prejudice against or hatred of Jews-known as antisemitism-has plagued the world for more than 2,000 years. The Holocaust-the state-sponsored persecution/murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators from 1933-1945, is history's most extreme example of antisemitism. Yet even in the aftermath of the Holocaust, antisemitism remains.

Using a wide range of sources Wickremesekera examines the challenges faced by Sri Lanka's military forces during the first phase of the armed conflict with the Tamil militants from the first deployment of the army in the North to combat terrorism in 1979 to the first major military operation conducted by the Sri Lankan armed forces in May 1987.

Try for a moment to imagine what it must have been like to face the horrors of the trenches during WWI, the mud, the blood, the rats, the lice and the constant fear of death. Now try to imagine being there at the age of 16.