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1	A Short History of the 20th Century more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist Most readers will find much that is new to them here, and sometimes material that refutes what they thought they knew. Blainey's analysis of the world's great religions alone justifies the book, but it is only part of a broad tapestry that ranges across the entire human experience.-William L. O'Neill see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and His Rivals in the South Pacific more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship, the St. Jean-Baptiste, commanded by Jean de Surville, and a small British naval vessel, the Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook. That Christmas, in New Zealand waters, the two captains were almost within sight of each other, though neither knew ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $16.61! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Short History of the World more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist A history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle in other continents. Geoffrey Blainey concentrates on the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography. see all copies from $2.78! new only from $10.96! \| first editions
4	A shorter history of Australia more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.08! \| first editions
5	Triumph of the Nomads: A History of Aboriginal Australia more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $5.01! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
6	Triumph of the Nomads: A History of Ancient Australia more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $3.15! signed copies \| first editions
7	Mines in the spinifex; the story of Mount Isa Mines. more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $5.99! first editions
8	The tyranny of distance : how distance shaped Australia's history more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $7.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist Australia is one of the world's great sources of mineral treasure. Our landscape is littered with mines bearing evocative names like Rum Jungle, Noble's Nob, Broad Arrow and Siberia. The Rush That Never Ended tells the story of these mineral discoveries, describes the giants of Australia's mining history and records the tremendous influence that ... see all copies from $9.13! signed copies \| first editions
10	A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $21.83! new only from $26.37! \| first editions
11	Gold and paper, 1858-1982 : a history of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd. more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey, Geoffrey Hutton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12	The Blainey view more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey, Australian Broadcasting Commission add to wishlist see all copies from $17.01! first editions
13	Our side of the country : the story of Victoria more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $11.95! first editions
14	A Very Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist A Very Short History of the World is the story of the world's people during the last four million years. It begins before human beings moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. It is a story of the inhabited world being pulled apart, and of it coming together again in recent centuries. Blainey recreates human experience in ... see all copies from $32.01! new only from $84.29!
15	Triumph of the Nomads: A History of Aborginal Australia more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $2.25! first editions
16	A Very Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist "A Very Short History of the World" is the story of the world's people during the last four million years. It begins before human beings moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. It is a story of the inhabited world being pulled apart, and of it coming together again in recent centuries. Blainey recreates human experience in ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $19.10!
17	The Causes of War more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist Based on a survey of international wars fought since 1700 and updated in this edition to include the nuclear era, this work examines the causes of war, arguing that the causes of war and peace are closely related and emphasizing factors such as our understanding of why wars begin and end. In the "Washington Post" J.E.Ambrose judged an earlier ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.60! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Uma Breve Historia Do Mundo-a Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $13.94! new only from $14.74!
19	Black Kettle and Full Moon; Daily Life in a Vanished Australia by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $26.28! new only from $29.67! \| first editions
20	The great seesaw : a new view of the Western world 1750-2000 more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist An argument for the existence of a mental see saw which in the last 250 years has affected a wide range of human attitudes and activities. When the see saw tilts to extreme optimism or pessimism, all kinds of attitudes, normally seen as unconnected, move too. A variety of intellectual activities and movements are partly under the sway of the ... see all copies from $16.33! first editions
21 view cover	This Land is All Horizons: Australian Fears and Visions (Boyer Lectures) by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $19.50! first editions
22	Blainey, Eye on Australia: Speeches and Essays of Geoffrey Blainey more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $20.70! first editions
23	All for Australia. by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist see all copies from $17.21!
24 view cover	A History of Victoria more books like this by Geoffrey Blainey add to wishlist In this lively book, Geoffrey Blainey, Victoria's best known historian, traces the history of Victoria from the time the Aboriginals could walk across Bass Strait to the State's fall from grace and the collapse of the Cain government. see all copies from $20.07! new only from $20.07!
25	Sites of the imagination : contemporary photographers view Melbourne and its people more books like this by Isobel Crombie, Geoffrey Blainey, National Gallery of Victoria add to wishlist see all copies from $23.29! first editions

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