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Crowdie And Cream And Other Stories: Memoirs of a Hebridean Childhood by Finlay J. Macdonald
RRP: £12.99£8.60CROWDIE AND CREAM: Peopled with characters like Great Aunt Rachel, 'built like a Churchill tank and with a personality to match', these are the stories of a childhood, of the hard years of the Depression, and then the departure of the island's young men... -
Margot Fonteyn by Meredith Daneman
RRP: £18.99£13.61Margot Fonteyn - born plain Peggy Hookham - was dreamed into existence by the architects of British ballet: Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton and Constant Lambert. Carried to fame on a wave of wartime patriotism, Margot's sense of duty rather than... -
The Philosopher of Palo Alto: Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC, and the Original Internet of Things by John Tinnell 9780226757209
RRP: £25.00£20.92A compelling biography of Mark Weiser, a pioneering innovator whose legacy looms over the tech industry's quest to connect everything-and who hoped for something better. When developers and critics trace the roots of today's Internet of Things-our smart... -
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus
RRP: £13.99£10.95In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus' ground-breaking sequel to Banker to the Poor , he outlines the concept of social... -
The John Wayne Code: Wit, Wisdom and Timeless Advice by Editors of the John Wayne Official Magazine 9781942556589
RRP: £15.99£9.69John Wayne was more than a movie star. He was a symbol for everything good and decent about America, inspiring everyday people to reach just a little bit more and try a little bit harder. During his 72 years and more than 150 movies, John Wayne... -
The Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy
RRP: £10.99£7.77'One of the best books ever written about sailing'Time 27,000 miles, three and a half to five months alone at sea, chilling casualty rates, the unrelenting strain of handling 60-foot boats day and night, the absolute certainty of weather and waves that... -
Harry Hill's Fight!: Thirty Years Not Quite at the Top by Harry Hill
RRP: £20.00£13.75A TIMES BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2021 'The funniest man in the world has written the funniest book in the world.' DAVID WALLIAMS'A brilliant insight in to what it takes to go from regular funny bloke to one of the best stand ups I've ever seen.' LEE... -
Our Zoo by June Mottershead
RRP: £12.99£8.60'With characteristic self-effacement, she puts the escapades of charismatic animals ahead of her own feelings.' The Guardian.When George Mottershead moved to the village of Upton-by-Chester in 1930 to realise his dream of opening a zoo without bars, his... -
The Victorian Master Criminal: Charles Peace and the Murders of Cock and Dyson by David C. Hanrahan 9780750962971
RRP: £16.99£12.94On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking 'the beat' at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 November 1876, Arthur Dyson, an engineer, was murdered in his own backyard at... -
The Royal Line of Succession by Dulcie M. Ashdown
RRP: £6.00£4.48The best-selling illustrated guide to the British Monarchy and the succession process, updated and redesigned for 2018. Queen Elizabeth II is descended from King Egbert through 12 centuries of monarchs. Showcasing all the family trees, from the... -
The Girl Without a Voice: The true story of a terrified child whose silence spoke volumes by Casey Watson
RRP: £9.99£7.58Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the shocking and deeply moving true story of a young girl with severe behavioural problems. This is the first of several stories about 'difficult' children Casey helped during her time as... -
Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir by Joyce Johnson
RRP: £10.99£8.94January 1957: girl meets boy on a blind date arranged by Allen Ginsberg. The girl was Joyce Johnson, the boy Jack Kerouac, and it was nine months before 'On The Road' became a permanent part of the American vocabulary. But like Robin Hood's and Peter... -
Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story by Bernadette Murphy
RRP: £14.99£10.95In December 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is the most famous story about any artist in history. But what really happened on that dark winter night?In Van Gogh's Ear, Bernadette Murphy reveals the truth. She takes us on an extraordinary... -
The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis 9780807076927
RRP: £18.99£12.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807076927Author Jeanne TheoharisFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 533gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Is It Really Too Much To Ask?: The World According to Clarkson Volume 5 by Jeremy Clarkson
RRP: £10.99£7.77The fifth volume in the mega-bestselling World According to Clarkson series.Well, someone's got to do it: in a world which simply will not see reason, Jeremy sets off on another quest to beat a path of sense through all the silliness and idiocy. And... -
Making Decisions: Thinking Bigger, Seeing Further by Ed Smith
RRP: £9.99£6.64Winning takes many forms. For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making - rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success. And to help us all win... -
I Promise To Be Good by Arthur Rimbaud
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812970159Author Arthur RimbaudFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)... -
High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver
RRP: £10.99£7.32**NOW INCLUDING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DEMON COPPERHEAD**TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONTHE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHORWith the eyes of a scientist and the vision of a poet, Barbara... -
Into the Night: A Year with the Police by Matt Lloyd-Rose 9781035004249
RRP: £16.99£12.28As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week.'Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel' - Iain SinclairA vividly told yet reflective account of a year as a volunteer police officer, examining the nature of policing, its impact on those who are policed... -
Without Frontiers: The Life and Music of Peter Gabriel by Daryl Easlea
RRP: £9.99£7.11Peter Gabriel rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's biggest hit,... -
The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life by Jonathan Rowson
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A nuanced and witty meditation on confronting the challenges life throws at us all' Oliver Burkeman Jonathan Rowson's competitive success as a chess Grandmaster and work as an applied philosopher have given him a unique perspective on why the great... -
The Guv'nor Revealed: The Untold Story of Lenny McLean by Lee Wortley 9781786064493
RRP: £8.99£6.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786064493Author Lee WortleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint John Blake Publishing LtdPublisher John Blake Publishing Ltd -
The Good Sharps: The Brothers and Sisters Who Remade Their World by Hester Grant 9781784707224
RRP: £10.99£7.77The enthralling story of an eighteenth-century family and their extraordinary achievements.Four brothers, three sisters. Brought up in a Northumberland rectory and in the close of Durham Cathedral, the Sharps would achieve exalted positions at the heart... -
A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals, 1941-1945 by Ernst Junger 9780231127417
RRP: £22.00£17.76Ernst Junger was one of twentieth-century Germany's most important-and most controversial-writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war's horrors even as he... -
Stand Up, Speak Out: My Life Working for Women's Rights, Peace and Equality in Northern Ireland and Beyond by Monica McWilliams
RRP: £19.99£16.82By the age of ten, Monica McWilliams was dispensing payouts in her granny's post office, book-keeping for her cattle-dealer father and leaving no one in any doubt that she could stand up for herself. She went on to break the mould in so many ways, as a... -
Miss Shirley Bassey by John L. Williams
RRP: £12.99£8.60John L. Williams draws on original research and interviews to provide a portrait of a young woman on the cusp of stardom, whose rise to fame was in many ways symbolic of a changing world.About the AuthorJohn L. Williams is the author of six books, most... -
The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs by William S. Burroughs
RRP: £12.99£9.09William Burroughs' work was dedicated to an assault upon language, traditional values and all agents of control. Produced at a time when he was at his most extreme and messianic, The Job lays out his abrasive, incisive, paranoiac, maddened and maddening... -
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
RRP: £12.99£8.18*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian... -
My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by Nikola Tesla
£5.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603868143Author Nikola TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm -
Wild: The Life of Peter Beard: Photographer, Adventurer, Lover by Graham Boynton
RRP: £27.99£18.59He was the original 20th century "enfant terrible" with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame. The scion of several old WASP fortunes, he was by instinct an adventurer, and the more dangerous the... -
Off Balance by Dominique Moceanu 9781451608663
RRP: £17.99£11.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451608663Author Dominique MoceanuFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Touchstone BooksPublisher Touchstone BooksWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 228mm *... -
It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too): A memoir about loving madly and letting go by Nora McInerny Purmort
RRP: £14.99£9.80'This story will compel you to both laugh and cry, just as the title promises. May we all bring Nora's honesty, passion and hope to our lives' Lena Dunham This isn't a cancer story. It's a love story. Twenty-something Nora bounced from boyfriend to... -
Sleuth: The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures by Philip Mould
RRP: £14.99£9.70CSI meets Who Do You Think You Are? meets Time Team meets The Antiques Roadshow. Two-dimensional works of art become three-dimensional thrillers. Philip Mould is an international art dealer who has lived the high stakes game of art sleuthing... -
Ansel Adams: A Biography by Mary Street Alinder
RRP: £16.99£13.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620408001Author Mary Street AlinderFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 554g -
Eagles: Take It To The Limit by Ben Fong-Torres
RRP: £20.00£12.65Eagles: Take It To The Limit is the fascinating inside story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, written by one of music journalism's most influential voices. Ben Fong-Torres was at Rolling Stone magazine when the Eagles were a cover story in... -
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair
RRP: £18.99£11.53**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave and big-hearted woman who's grown up to be not so mean, after all' JENNIFER LARUE, WASHINGTON POST'Grabs you by the collar and says listen to all that I have... -
An Autobiography: and Other Writings by Anthony Trollope 9780199675296
RRP: £10.99£7.77'I hated the office. I hated my work...the only career in life within my reach was that of an author.' The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. After a... -
Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson
RRP: £16.99£12.28Patricia Highsmith - author of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN and THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY - had more than her fair share of secrets. During her life, she felt uncomfortable about discussing the source of her fiction and refused to answer questions about her private... -
On the Red Hill: Where Four Lives Fell Into Place by Mike Parker
RRP: £10.99£7.77WINNER OF THE WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2020__________________________'A moving story of love, tradition and landscape.' Evening Standard, 'Books of the Year''A moving, multilayered memoir... extraordinary,... -
The Moth - All These Wonders: 49 new true stories by The Moth
RRP: £12.99£9.09From storytelling phenomenon The Moth: a collection about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best stories ever told on their stages. All These Wonders features The Moth's customary variety of voices. Storytellers range from Suzi...