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Carpathia Jay Ludowyke

(HACHETTE AUSTRALIA)

 H

istory books can be dry and

uninviting but not so Carpathia.

Jay Ludowyke retells with

careful attention to detail the events

of the night of 1912 when the

transatlantic passenger steamship

operated by RMS Cunard Line rescued

the survivors of its rival White Star

Line’s RMS Titantic. Seven years after

the dramatic and heroic rescue the

Carparthia was torpedoed by a

German submarine in Irish waters

during World War I. This book

examines the search

for the Carpathia’s

wreck on the

bottom of the North

Atlantic sea floor

over 150 metres

below the surface.

The perfect winter’s

day read.

July• 2018 | 131

Civilisations:

Encounters and the

Cult of Progress

David Olusoga

(ALLEN & UNWIN)

V

isitors to the British

Museum have long

marvelled at its

collection of alluring artefacts

and treasures from around the

world many of which were

brought back from the ‘New

World’ during an era of global

discovery. It’s in this museum

where British historian and

film-maker David Olusoga

begins this portrayal of

Western European civilisation’s

many journeys of discovering

of the wonders of foreign

lands. Civilisations tells the

story of how Western society

came to import the wonders of

the ancient worlds and cultures

and somehow make them their

own. If you’re a fan of

Olusoga’s BBC series you

won’t be disappointed.