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The Dream Colony: A Life in Art by Walter Hopps
RRP: £30.00£23.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632865298Author Walter HoppsFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 663g -
The Astronaut Wives Club Lily Koppel 9780755362622
RRP: £10.99£7.40As American astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from shy military spouses to American royalty: having tea with Jackie Kennedy,... -
Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak 9780300097429
RRP: £15.99£13.82Janusz Korczak (1879-1942) is one of the legendary figures to emerge from the Holocaust. A successful pediatrician and well-known author in his native Warsaw, he gave up a brilliant medical career to devote himself to the care of orphans. Like so many... -
Victor Lustig: The Man Who Conned the World by Christopher Sandford
RRP: £20.00£15.04An Austro-Hungarian with a dark streak, Victor Lustig was a man of athletic good looks, with a taste for larceny and foreign intrigue. He spoke six languages and went under nearly as many aliases in the course of a continent-hopping life that also saw... -
Court Lady and Country Wife: Royal Privilege and Civil War - Two Noble Sisters in Seventeenth-Century England by Lita Rose Betcherman
RRP: £19.99£13.75The Percy sisters were born during the reign of Elizabeth I, daughters of the Earl of Northumberland, one of the most powerful men in the land and a conspirator in the gun powder plot. They came to prominence at the Court of Charles I. Lucy, the Countess... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: £14.95£9.86Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music by Philip Watson 9780571361694
RRP: £12.99£8.56The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Bill Frisell.FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam... -
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy by Helen Rappaport
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Rappaport uses new sources to give a vivid account of Albert's death . . . a valuable and insightful book which will change our view of Queen Victoria.' Spectator When Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was... -
The Patient Doctor: How one man's cancer diagnosis led to a quest to put the heart back into healthcare Dr Ben Bravery 9780733647444
RRP: £14.99£9.80At the age of twenty-eight, with his Beijing-based science communications business doing well and a new relationship blossoming, Ben Bravery woke from a colonoscopy to be told he had stage 3 colorectal cancer. As a scientist, Ben understood the... -
The Long Song of Tchaikovsky Street: a Russian adventure Pieter Waterdrinker 9781912854073
RRP: £18.99£17.18'History doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes.' One day in 1988, an enigmatic priest knocks on Pieter Waterdrinker's door with an unusual request: will he smuggle seven thousand bibles into the Soviet Union? Pieter agrees, and soon finds himself living in... -
Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges by Glenn Lovell
RRP: £26.95£21.62Escape Artist - based on Glenn Lovell's extensive interviews with John Sturges, his wife and children, and numerous stars, including Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, and Jane Russell - is the first biography of the director of such acclaimed films as ""The... -
Traveling Soul: the Life of Curtis Mayfield by Todd Mayfield 9780912777726
RRP: £17.95£13.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780912777726Author Todd MayfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Zephyr PressPublisher Zephyr Press -
Chasing Black Gold: The Incredible True Story of a Fuel Smuggler in Africa by Robert Stone
RRP: £12.99£9.62For two decades Robert Stone made his living on the high seas. A modern-day pirate, he was a pioneer saturation oil-field diver, treasure hunter and smuggler, which brought him more money than he knew how to spend. Stone spent the last ten of his... -
In Search of Mary: The Mother of All Journeys by Bee Rowlatt
RRP: £12.99£9.09Toddler in tow, Bee Rowlatt embarks on an extraordinary journey in search of the life and legacy of the first celebrity feminist: Mary Wollstonecraft. From the wild coasts of Norway to a naked re-birthing in California, via the blood-soaked streets of... -
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini 9781101886984
RRP: £18.00£11.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101886984Author Leah ReminiFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm)... -
You've Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected by Cynt Marshall
RRP: £23.00£16.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593359419Author Cynt MarshallFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
Aftershocks: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Identity Nadia Owusu 9781529342895
RRP: £9.99£6.80*** ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021 ***'One of the most moving books of the new year' STYLIST'Gorgeous and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES'Brilliant and devastating . . . tender and lacerating' PANDORA SYKES'One of the literary world's most promising... -
Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim
RRP: £12.99£11.92On the heels of Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and "The greatest MC of all time," Rakim.The musician and Hip Hop legend-hailed as "the greatest MC of... -
It's Messy: On Boys, Boobs, and Badass Women by Amanda de Cadenet 9780062412461
RRP: £18.99£13.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062412461Author Amanda de CadenetFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Harper WavePublisher Harper WaveWeight(grams) 136g -
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by Admiral William H. McRaven 9781538729755
RRP: £14.99£9.96Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin... -
Equal Power: Gender Equality and How to Achieve It by Jo Swinson
RRP: £8.99£6.08Shortlisted for the 2018 Parliamentary Book Awards (Best Memoir by a Parliamentarian)Why does power remain concentrated in the hands of men?And why do the problems of sexism sometimes feel just too big to solve?In this passionate call to arms, leader of... -
God's Biker: Motorcycles and Misfits by Sean Stillman
RRP: £15.99£11.61Zac's Place is a church in Swansea. It is a small chaotic community of Jesus followers where the most fragile of life's walking wounded try to work out their faith, because they quite simply wouldn't fit anywhere else. It's also the spiritual home for... -
Don't Stop Believin' by Olivia Newton-John
RRP: £16.99£11.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982122256Author Olivia Newton-JohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
James Patterson: The Stories of My Life by James Patterson
RRP: £10.99£7.77'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton'The whole story of his truly astonishing life' Bob Woodward'The book was damn near addictive. I loved it' Ron Howard'At times his poignant narrative will bring you to tears' Patricia Cornwell'A... -
Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan Darryl Pinckney 9781529426045
RRP: £30.00£19.40WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2023A Times Best Literary Non-Fiction Book of the YearCritic and writer Darryl Pinckney recalls his friendship and apprenticeship with Elizabeth Hardwick and Barbara Epstein and the introduction they... -
Playing with Myself by Randy Rainbow 9781250801715
RRP: £15.99£10.25Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered YouTube with a stylish pair of pink glasses, an inexhaustible knowledge of show tunes, and the most gimlet-eyed view of American politics this side of Mark Twain finally tells all in Playing with Myself, a memoir sure... -
The Interrupted Journey by John Fuller
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593468234Author John FullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Shadows of a Princess by Patrick D. Jephson
RRP: £12.99£9.09Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana's death, this sensational bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period. In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a... -
Steps in Time: An Autobiography by Fred Astaire
RRP: £15.99£11.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061567568Author Fred AstaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Raising A Rare Girl: A memoir about parenting, disability and the beauty of being human by Heather Lanier
RRP: £14.99£9.80Award-winning writer Heather Lanier's memoir about raising a child with a rare syndrome, defying the tyranny of normal, and embracing parenthood as a spiritual practice that breaks us open in the best of ways.Like many women of her generation, writer... -
Counterfeit Worlds: The Cinematic Universes of Philip K. Dick by Brian J. Robb 9781915359032
RRP: £14.99£9.80Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Though he struggled to make a living during his lifetime, his work has since served as a deep seam of ideas to be mined by filmmakers... -
Lillian Armfield: How Australia's first female detective took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs and changed the face of the force by Leigh Straw
RRP: £13.99£9.20An engaging account of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman - Australia's first female detective - LILLIAN ARMFIELD is also the vivid and gripping story of the origins of Sydney's organised crime underbelly.'Special Constable' Lillian Armfield was... -
The Kings and Queens of Britain by Cath Senker 9781838574994
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838574994Author Cath SenkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
A Matter Of Appearance: A Memoir of Chronic Illness by Emily Wells
RRP: £9.99£6.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911710011Author Emily WellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Seven Stories Press UKPublisher Seven Stories Press UK -
Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent by Paul Mendes-Flohr
RRP: £18.99£16.58From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the first major biography in English in over thirty years of the seminal modern Jewish thinker Martin Buber"A scrupulously researched, perceptive biography."-Robert Alter, New York Times Book Review An authority... -
Duke: The Official John Wayne Movie Book by Editors Of The Official John Wayne Magazine
RRP: £19.99£19.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948174831Author Editors of the Official John Wayne MagazineFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Topix Media LabPublisher Topix Media LabWeight(grams)... -
The Trials of Radclyffe Hall Diana Souhami 9781780878782
RRP: £14.99£9.80Radclyffe Hall was born in 1880 in Bournemouth in a house inappropriately named 'Sunny Lawn'. Her mother drank gin in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy, and her father fled the family home. At the mercy of a violent mother and sexually abusive... -
Josephine Butler: A Very Brief History by Jane Robinson
RRP: £15.99£11.61When Josephine Butler died in 1906, she was declared by Millicent Fawcett to have been 'the most distinguished Englishwoman of the nineteenth century'. With impassioned speeches and fiery writing, Butler's campaigns for women's rights shook Victorian... -
The Child Is the Teacher: A Life of Maria Montessori by Cristina De Stefano
RRP: £27.99£18.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635420845Author Cristina De StefanoFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC -
Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius by Bob Blaisdell
RRP: £22.00£14.45A revelatory portrait of Chekhov during the most extraordinary artistic surge of his life.In 1886, a twenty-six-year-old Anton Chekhov was publishing short stories, humor pieces, and articles at an astonishing rate, and was still a practicing physician. ...