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The Lion Who Never Roared: The Star Robbed of England Glory by Matt Tiller 9781801504317
RRP: £19.99£14.04The Lion Who Never Roared: The Star Robbed of England Glory is the incredible story of Jack Leslie, the only black player in the Football League when he was selected for his country in 1925 only to be dropped due to the colour of his skin. Jack had an... -
Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius
RRP: £9.99£7.29The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of... -
The See-Through House: My Father in Full Colour by Shelley Klein
RRP: £9.99£7.11'A charming account of a daughter, a house and a fastidious dad' Sunday TimesShelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid. With colourful glass panels set against a forest of trees, it was like living... -
It's A Love Story by Shirlie Kemp 9781913406370
RRP: £8.99£6.45'From Wham! to Spandau Ballet, from success to chaos in the blink of an eye - Martin and I are two ordinary people who have been on an extraordinary adventure together. Through it all, our commitment to each other and to our family is what has always... -
Hideyoshi by Mary Elizabeth Berry
RRP: £20.95£16.88Here is the first full-length biography in English of the most important political figure in premodern Japan.Hideyoshi-peasant turned general, military genius, and imperial regent of Japan-is the subject of an immense legendary literature. He is best... -
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher Hitchens
RRP: £8.99£6.08In this frank and damning expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to help the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish was to serve God... -
The Incredible Voyage: A Personal Odyssey by Tristan Jones 9781493066773
RRP: £16.99£13.34In a salty, slashing style, Tristan Jones unfolds his extraordinary saga--a six year voyage during which he a covered a distance equal to twice the circumference of the world--revealing both a rich sense of history an insuppressible Welsh wit.With a... -
Chasing Justice: My Story of Freeing Myself After Two Decades on Death Row for a Crime I Didn't Commit by Kerry Max Cook
RRP: £11.99£10.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060574659Author Kerry Max CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources by Asser
RRP: £12.99£9.09Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive... -
James Bond: the Authorised Biography: (James Bond 007) by John Pearson 9781915797148
RRP: £9.99£7.16"It was a strong face, certainly - the eyes pale grey and very cold, the mouth was hard, the dark hair - grey-streaked now - still fell in the authentic comma over the forehead." This is how John Pearson reacted to his first encounter with the real... -
Billy Bragg: Still Suitable for Miners by Andrew Collins
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Love me or hate me. It's a great read' - Billy Bragg He was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party and the miners. He is Billy Bragg, passionate protest folk singer and tireless promoter of political and humanitarian causes... -
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
RRP: £9.99£7.27Even when I was funny, I wasn't this funny'Augusten Burroughs, author of Running With Scissors Have you ever embarrassed yourself so badly you thought you'd never get over it? Have you ever wished your family could be just like everyone else's? Have you... -
Saving Danny by Cathy Glass
RRP: £9.99£6.64The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending him away. ... -
What Does Jeremy Think?: Jeremy Heywood, Civil Service and the Making of Modern Britain by Suzanne Heywood
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Seasoned Whitehall watchers often remark: "It wouldn't have been like this if Jeremy Heywood were still around." ... How could it be that the effectiveness of the once-revered civil service had become... -
Captain Scott by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
RRP: £10.99£7.40Sir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress and the sheer physical pain that Scott lived through; he has suffered... -
The Perfect Gentleman: a Muslim boy meets the West by Imran Ahmad
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789556759Author Imran AhmadFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 391g -
Between Silk and Cyanide: A Code Maker's War 1941-45 by Leo Marks
RRP: £17.99£14.04In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went to war. He was twenty-two and a cryptopgraher of genius. In Between Silk and Cyanide, his critically acclaimed account of his... -
Beautiful: A beautiful girl. An evil man. One inspiring true story of courage by Katie Piper
RRP: £10.99£7.77'I heard a horrible screaming sound, like an animal being slaughtered ... then I realised it was me.'When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model.But then she... -
There and Back Again by Pete Burleigh 9781398455054
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398455054Author Pete BurleighFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Edith Sitwell: Avant garde poet, English genius by Richard Greene
RRP: £14.99£9.80For the better part of forty years, Edith Sitwell's poetry has been neglected by critics. But born into a family of privileged eccentrics, Edith Sitwell was highly regarded by her contemporaries: the great writers and artists of the day who attended her... -
Always Unreliable: Memoirs by Clive James
RRP: £16.99£12.47Always Unreliable is the collected first three volumes of Clive James's eloquently witty autobiographies, Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England and May Week Was in June.In Unreliable Memoirs we meet the young Clive James - dressed in shorts and... -
The Tongue Set Free: Remembrance of a European Childhood by Elias Canetti 9781847083562
RRP: £12.99£8.56'The Tongue Set Free is so beautifully written. It begins wtih an extraordinary image, Canetti's earliest memory. He comes out of a room. A man makes him stick out his tongue; if he talks he will cut it off. Years later Canetti realises that this was his... -
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon
RRP: £9.99£6.64During his lifetime Zevon never quite achieved the recognition he deserved, but he did build up a huge cult following and critical acclaim for his songwriting from some of the biggest names in the music industry. When he was diagnosed with cancer he... -
Private Equity by Carrie Sun 9781526634726
RRP: £16.99£12.98Named a most-anticipated book of 2024 by the Sunday Times, Financial Times, Stylist, Vogue, NPR.org, Oprah Daily, Town & Country and more. 'A moving story of how easily a life can be submerged by work, and what it takes to regain one's soul' Oliver... -
The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb: Founder of Save the Children by Clare Mulley
RRP: £12.99£9.09An unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb, not particularly fond of children herself, nevertheless dedicated her life to establishing Save the Children and promoting her revolutionary concept of human rights. In this... -
American Sherlock: Remembering a Pioneer in Scientific Crime Investigation by Evan E. Filby
RRP: £30.00£17.43Luke S. May played a significant role in the development of scientific methods of crime investigation. Although basically self-taught in scientific matters, May spent over a half century practicing scientific crime detection and built a solid reputation... -
A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre
RRP: £10.99£6.91A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy... -
Where Has Mummy Gone?: A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her by Cathy Glass 9780008305468
RRP: £9.99£6.64The true story of Melody, aged 8, the last of five siblings to be taken from her drug dependent single mother and brought into care. When Cathy is told about Melody's terrible childhood, she is sure she's heard it all before. But it isn't long... -
Ducat: A Sporting Life by Jonathan Northall
RRP: £19.99£15.02The Life and Death of Andy Ducat is the fascinating and captivating biography of one of England's earliest sporting heroes. The story starts in the reign of Queen Victoria and ends, tragically, on the hallowed turf of Lord's Cricket Ground during the... -
Hormonal: A Conversation About Women's Bodies, Mental Health and Why We Need to Be Heard by Eleanor Morgan
RRP: £10.99£7.40'The essential hormone handbook . . . it should be made part of the core curriculum up and down the land' STYLIST 'A must read. Informative, funny, moving and wise' JESSIE BURTONWe've gotten better at talking about mental health, but we still shy away... -
Alex & Me: how a scientist and a parrot discovered a hidden world of animal intelligence - and formed a deep bond in the process by Irene Maxine Pepperberg
RRP: £12.99£8.56On 6 September 2007, an African Grey Parrot named Alex died prematurely at 31. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were 'You be good. I love you.' Alex & Me is the remarkable true account of an extraordinary relationship between Irene and... -
A Prairie Faith: The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder by John J Fry 9780802876287
RRP: £19.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802876287Author John J FryFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)... -
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live by Peter Cave
RRP: £16.99£13.09In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought - and what they thought about - Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. With a lightness... -
Federer: The Definitive Biography by Chris Bowers
RRP: £9.99£6.52Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he... -
Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee 9781685890933
RRP: £30.00£19.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890933Author Margaret Juhae LeeFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing -
Fire of the North: The Life of St Cuthbert by David Adam
RRP: £10.99£7.77St Cuthbert, monk and bishop of Lindisfarne, was a man of extraordinary charm and ability. A preacher, teacher and pastor, he was also reputed to have gifts of prophecy and healing. David Adam, one of the most prolific and best-loved writers in the... -
Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess: Farming, Family and Delicious Recipes to Share by Amanda Owen
RRP: £8.99£6.23Retreat to the countryside with shepherdess Amanda Owens as she recounts stories from her life on the farm, of raising nine children and cooking beautiful, seasonal meals - complete with the recipes for you to enjoy at home.This edition of Celebrating... -
Isabella by Kirstin Downey
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2015. Long-listed for PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780307742162Author Kirstin... -
Our Rainbow Queen by Sali Hughes
RRP: £12.99£9.09This beautiful book takes a photographic journey through Queen Elizabeth II's ten decades of colour-blocked style. The photographs, which span the colours of the rainbow and a century of style, are gloriously accessorised with captions and commentary by... -
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke
RRP: £14.99£9.80Judy Garland, the girl with the pigtails in THE WIZARD OF OZ, was an entertainer of almost magical power. The woman of half a dozen comebacks and a hundred heartbreaks. To tell her story, Gerald Clarke took ten years, travelled thousands of miles...