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A Postillion Struck by Lightning by Dirk Bogarde
RRP: £14.99£10.95______________ First published in 1977, A Postillion Struck by Lightning is volume one of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs. Following Bogarde from childhood through adolescence, to the beginnings of his budding career, A Postillion Struck by... -
The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall Daphne Du Maurier 9781844080748
RRP: £10.99£7.40FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA' ... a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'Unlike many authors of popular historical biographies, du Maurier resembled Antonia Fraser in being an indefatigable researcher' FRANCIS KING'du Maurier has no equal'... -
The Mottled Lizard by Elspeth Huxley
RRP: £15.99£11.61In this sequel to The Flame of Thika, Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends, their home and their travels, the glorious wildlife and scenery, described in rich and loving... -
Hanging on: A life inside British climbing's golden age by Martin Boysen 9781911342311
RRP: £12.99£9.26The start of a love affair: 'I kicked off my shoes and prepared to climb in stocking feet, aware of an enormous sense of occasion as I laid hands on the rock and stepped up on the first rounded hold. It was not a hard climb but that was unimportant. I... -
Ansel Adams: An Autobiography by Ansel Adams
RRP: £13.99£13.84In this bestselling autobiography, completed shortly before his death in 1984, Ansel Adams looks back at his legendary six-decade career as a conservationist, teacher, musician, and, above all, photographer. Written with characteristic warmth, vigour,... -
Life, Death, Tai Chi and Me: My Brain Injury Journey by Jason Riddington 9781035804658
RRP: £10.99£7.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035804658Author Jason RiddingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
27 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful by John Piper
RRP: £36.99£27.93In this book, John Piper celebrates the lives and ministries of 27 leaders from church history, offering a close look at their perseverance amidst opposition, weakness, and suffering-inspiring readers toward a life of Christ-exalting courage, passion,... -
Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe by Banning Eyre
RRP: £34.00£30.29Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle and cultural identity. Mapfumo was born in 1945 in what was then the British colony of Rhodesia (now... -
The Actors' Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others by Prof. Angela V. John 9781910901687
RRP: £9.99£8.22The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actors' capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. Richard... -
One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General by William P. Barr 9780063158603
RRP: £26.00£21.44INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former attorney general provides a candid account of his historic tenures serving two vastly different presidents, George H.W. Bush and Donald J. Trump.William Barr's first tenure as attorney general under... -
Accidental Agent: Behind Enemy Lines with the French Resistance by John Goldsmith 9781473887817
RRP: £19.99£14.28John Goldsmith's wartime exploits are all the more remarkable considering that at first his services were consistently refused due to his being over 30. Not easily deterred he eventually became a tank driving instructor in the ranks. In 1942 accidental... -
A House in Flanders by Michael Jenkins
RRP: £12.99£9.09In 1951 Michael Jenkins, then 14 years old, spent the summer with 'the aunts in Flanders'. His 'aunts' were a group of elderly women whose connection to his family had never been explained but they immediately embraced him and he quickly became... -
1939-1945 As I Remember: The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry at War by Leslie C. Wheeler
RRP: £25.00£18.94Leslie Wheeler was born in Devizes, Wiltshire in 1909, and in 1927 he enlisted in his local Territorial Army regiment, the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. Leslie served throughout the Second World War in the Middle East, North Africa, and Italy as a senior... -
The Man in the Arena: From Fighting Isis to Fighting for My Freedom by Eddie Gallagher 9781733428002
RRP: £32.00£20.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733428002Author Eddie GallagherFormat HardbackPage Count 452Imprint Ballast BooksPublisher Ballast BooksWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 170mm *... -
Fat, Forty And Fired: The year I lost my job and got a life Nigel Marsh 9780749954024
RRP: £10.99£7.40Approaching forty, Nigel Marsh's life seems almost perfect: he has moved with his family from the UK to Sydney and runs the Australian office of a leading advertising agency. However, he is also stressed, overweight and struggling to balance a career, a... -
Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin
RRP: £8.99£6.45Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin's achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor... -
Fisher's Face by Jan Morris
RRP: £12.99£8.56Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. He was also a colossal figure to contemporaries, both loved and loathed, a man of exceptional charm, presence and charisma. Since the late 1940s, Jan... -
Life on a Knife Edge by Lawrence Nasrallah 9781838046460
RRP: £9.95£7.11Memoirs of an Iraqi who settled in the UK and became a captain on a major airline. Also includes his struggles to gain a happy future for his autistic sonBook InformationISBN 9781838046460Author Lawrence NasrallahFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint i2i... -
Mrs Guinness: The Rise and Fall of Diana Mitford, the Thirties Socialite by Lyndsy Spence
RRP: £9.99£7.55Before Diana Mitford's disgrace as a social pariah, she was a celebrated member of the Bright Young Things, moving at the centre of 1920s and '30s London high society. She was a muse to many: Helleu painted her, James Lees-Milne worshipped her, Evelyn... -
Confessions of a Conjuror by Derren Brown
RRP: £11.99£9.11The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Obsessed... -
Father and Son by Edmund Gosse
RRP: £11.99£8.64'This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs.' Father and Son stands as one of English literature's seminal autobiographies. In it Edmund Gosse recounts, with humour and pathos, his childhood... -
Joking Apart: My Autobiography by Donncha O'Callaghan
RRP: £11.99£8.43Donncha O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's leading international rugby players, and a stalwart of the Munster side. He was a key figure in the Irish team which won the IRB 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2009, and has won two Heineken Cup medals and two Magners... -
Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 8: 1936-1938 by T. S. Eliot
RRP: £50.00£48.41Eliot is called upon to become the completely public man. He gives talks, lectures, readings and broadcasts, and even school prize-day addresses. As editor and publisher, his work is unrelenting, commissioning works ranging from Michael Roberts's The... -
With Nails by Richard E. Grant
RRP: £9.99£7.95With an introduction by Steve MartinTwo pages into the script and an ache has developed in my gonads - I am both laughing out loud and agonized by the fact that the Withnail part is such a corker that not in a billion bank holidays will they ever... -
Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times by David S Reynolds
RRP: £23.00£21.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143110767Author David S. ReynoldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 1088Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 958gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
The Life of A.W. Tozer: In Pursuit of God by James L. Snyder 9780764215919
£13.30To understand the continued and far-reaching ministry of A. W. Tozer, it is important to know who he was, including his relationship with God. In The Life of A. W. Tozer, James Snyder lets us in on the life and times of a deep thinker who was not afraid... -
Prince: The Life The Genius The Legend by James Court
RRP: £17.00£14.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949515039Author James CourtFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint New Haven Publishing LtdPublisher New Haven Publishing LtdWeight(grams)... -
Society's Queen: The Life of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry Anne de Courcy 9781474625173
RRP: £10.99£7.40From the author of the critically acclaimed THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS, the story of a glittering aristocrat who was also at the heart of political society in the interwar years.At the age of twenty-one, Edith Chaplin married one of the most eligible... -
Introducing Joyce: A Graphic Guide by David Norris
RRP: £8.99£6.70James Joyce is one of the most famous--and controversial--writers of the twentieth century. The myth of his difficulty has discouraged many readers from works such as "Ulysses," but David Norris explores his life and work in this engaging and... -
More Lives than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada by Jenny Williams
RRP: £15.99£11.61Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including Alone in Berlin, portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a... -
The Art of Film: Designing James Bond, Aliens, Batman and More by Terry Ackland-Snow with Wendy Laybourn
RRP: £25.00£19.50'Tim Burton came in and commented, "Great, but how do they get in the car? There aren't any doors!" Sadly, I hadn't thought of that.'*What do *On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Great Muppet Caper have in common?**Terry... -
I Put A Spell On You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins by Steve Bergsman 9781627310758
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310758Author Steve BergsmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S. -
Melancholy Wedgwood by Iris Moon 9780262546348
RRP: £32.00£20.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546348Author Iris MoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley
RRP: £20.00£17.86Behind the glamour and the crowds. Beyond the movies and the records. Apart from all who knew him, wanted to know him, or just wanted to be near him.Billy Stanley knew Elvis Presley as a brother-and as a man of deep faith. From the day Billy Stanley... -
B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed by Shashi Tharoor 9781526173584
RRP: £16.99£12.48A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country's most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based... -
Chekhov: Scenes from a Life by Rosamund Bartlett 9780743230759
RRP: £14.99£10.95Rosamund Bartlett is steeped in Chekhov's writings, having worked as a translator and lecturer on the culture and history of nineteenth-century Russia. She has written not simply another biography of Chekhov but brought new understanding to the writings... -
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forche
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Astonishing, powerful, so important at this time' - Margaret Atwood (on Twitter) 'Riveting . . . intricate and surprising' - The New York Times 'Reading it will change you, perhaps forever' - San Francisco Chronicle An electrifying memoir set in the... -
Tchaikovsky: The Man and his Music by David Brown
RRP: £16.99£11.58This volume uniquely combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a detailed chronological guide to much of his oeuvre, from the most popular - Swan Lake or the 1812 Overture - to the lesser known pieces... -
James Taylor: Cut Short James Taylor 9781526751270
RRP: £9.99£7.11JAMES TAYLOR was born in Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, in 1990/. A sporting phenomenon from an early age, he chose to forge a life in cricket, establishing himself as one of the country's leading batsmen and an England regular. And then tragedy... -
Island Girl To Airline Pilot by Silva Mcleod
RRP: £14.99£10.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922539618Author Silva McLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle PublishingWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...