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Hidden In Plain View by Raymond G. Dobard
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385497671Author Jacqueline L. TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
To the One I Love the Best by Ludwig Bemelmans
RRP: £9.99£6.70Ludwig Bemelmans came to the California home of famed interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, for cocktails. By the end of the night, he was firmly established as a member of the family: given a bedroom in their sumptuous house, invitations to the... -
Escape or Die: True stories of heroic escape in the Second World War by Paul Brickhill
RRP: £9.99£4.11Extraordinary times. Extraordinary courage.Here, from the bestselling author of The Great Escape, are eight true and startling escape stories from the Second World War.The heroism of the servicemen who dared to defy their captors in this volume is... -
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: The short and gilded life of Tara Browne, the man who inspired The Beatles' greatest song by Paul Howard
RRP: £12.99£9.26Few people rode the popular wave of the sixties quite like Tara Browne. One of Swinging London's most popular faces, he lived fast, died young and was immortalized for ever in the opening lines of 'A Day in the Life', a song that many critics regard as... -
The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song by Caroline Davison 9781784744540
RRP: £20.00£14.29***AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4******WINNER OF THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE******LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA AWARDS***A beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIn January... -
The Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
RRP: £10.99£6.47The critical and biographical introduction tells of Lady Wortley Montagu's travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716, where her husband had been appointed Ambassador. Her lively letters offer insights into the paradoxical freedoms conferred on Muslim... -
Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution by Duncan Campbell-Smith
RRP: £10.99£7.77The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. 'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS 'A fascinating account' Aeroplane Monthly 'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank... -
Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock
RRP: £18.99£14.01The book covers the whole of Hitler's life, from his obscure beginnings through his advance to supreme absolute power and then his final decline and suicide in the bunker as Russian shells fell around him. Bullock divides the narrative into three main... -
Girls Like Us: Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month and New York Times bestseller by Cristina Alger 9781529351682
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Full of surprises you truly don't see coming' HARLAN COBEN'Instantly gripping and compulsively readable' RILEY SAGERGuilty or innocent? The primary suspect in a murder case is her father ... FBI Agent Nell Flynn has come home for the first time in a... -
Sex, Spies and Scandal: The John Vassall Affair by Alex Grant 9781785907883
RRP: £20.00£14.48In September 1962, John Vassall, a clerk at the Admiralty in London, was unmasked as a Soviet spy. After being photographed in compromising positions while working at the British embassy in Moscow, Vassall was blackmailed into handing British defence... -
Light the Road of Freedom by Sahbaa Al-Barbari
RRP: £19.99£16.44Sahbaa Al-Barbari's story provides a unique perspective on Palestinian experiences before and after the 1948 Nakba. Born and educated in Gaza, Al-Barbari was an activist in her community. When Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967, Al-Barbari and her... -
Taylor Swift: The Whole Story by Chas Newkey-Burden
RRP: £9.99£6.64The full story of Taylor Swift's stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who's taking over the world A small-town girl with an incredible talent, and the strength to... -
The struggle continues: 50 Years of tyranny in Zimbabwe by David Coltart 9781431423187
RRP: £30.00£24.57David Coltart is one of the most prominent political and human rights figures in Zimbabwe. In 2000, he was elected to Parliament and, following the creation of a 'coalition' government in September 2008, he was appointed Minister of Education, Sport,... -
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley
RRP: £12.99£8.60'A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.' Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII'Has much of the abundant charm of its author.' Spectator'The glory of this book is in the details.' The Times'Worsley's command of the material and... -
100 Women Who Made History: Remarkable Women Who Shaped Our World by DK
RRP: £14.99£11.35If you thought that it was a man's world, think again! 100 Women Who Made History is the exciting story of the women who changed the world.Get ready to meet some of history's wonder women. From super scientists like Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin to... -
A Championship Year by Jenson Button
RRP: £12.99£8.60From nowhere to the winner's podium: the story of Jenson Button's astonishing domination of the F1 world championship.On 4 December 2008, just a few months before the new season was due to start, the Honda Racing F1 team, which Jenson Button had been... -
Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War by David Boyd Haycock 9781906964320
RRP: £9.99£8.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906964320Author David HaycockFormat PaperbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters & More in the Wild by John Plant
RRP: £22.00£16.02THE PERFECT GIFT FOR SURVIVALISTS, OUTDOOR LOVERS AND ARMCHAIR ADMIRERS OF PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY.Disconnect from digital and reconnect with your inner caveman.BUILD. COOK. HUNT. HEAT. SURVIVE.COULD YOU THRIVE IN THE WILDERNESS?The most primitive human... -
A Bookshop of One’s Own: How a group of women set out to change the world by Jane Cholmeley 9780008651046
RRP: £16.99£11.47The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book... -
Alastair Campbell Diaries: Volume 7: From Crash to Defeat, 2007-2010 by Alastair Campbell
RRP: £25.00£18.84Caught in the no man's land between being a key figure in Downing Street and the relative anonymity of the world outside politics, Alastair Campbell finds himself being torn in several directions. Having succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister, Gordon... -
Like Farmer, Like Son by Adam Henson
RRP: £14.99£8.32'People say "Like father, like son", and the story of my life has mirrored my father's to a quite uncanny degree. Right from when I was a little boy, he was my rock; my mentor; my hero. It is no exaggeration to say that he taught me virtually everything... -
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
RRP: £18.99£11.13'It's hard to think of a better living practitioner of hilarious honesty than David Sedaris' The Times'David Sedaris is funny - invariably. That's his gift' Los Angeles TimesBack when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask-or... -
Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress by Honor Cargill-Martin 9781801102605
RRP: £10.99£7.51This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According to the Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, the Empress Messalina was a sexually insatiable schemer... -
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang
RRP: £12.99£10.78Discover the extraordinary story of the woman who brought China into the modern age, from the bestselling author of Wild Swans In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi - the most important woman in Chinese... -
The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer
RRP: £10.99£7.77WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020WINNER OF THE WINDHAM-CAMPBELL PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020FINALIST FOR THE PEN / JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 2020'Profound and unforgettable' Sally Rooney'A classic . . . I have long thought of Boyer as a genius'... -
Afterwardness by Mimi Khalvati
RRP: £9.99£6.99A 2019 Poetry Book Society Winter Wild Card. A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019. Ever since her first Carcanet book, In White Ink (1991), Mimi Khalvati has been drawn to the sonnet form. In Afterwardness its pull became irresistible. She has... -
The Bells of Old Tokyo: Travels in Japanese Time by Anna Sherman 9781529000450
RRP: £14.99£10.95As read on BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year AwardLonglisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize'Sherman's is a special book. Every sentence, every thought she has, every question she asks, every detail she... -
The Good Sister: The gripping domestic page-turner perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty by Sally Hepworth
RRP: £9.99£6.80'There's only been one time that Rose couldn't stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.'Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week... -
George Muller: Delighted in God by Roger Steer
RRP: £9.99£6.45George Muller's life is a powerful answer to modern scepticism. His name has become a by-word for faith throughout the world. In the early 1830s he embarked upon an extraordinary adventure. Disturbed by the faithlessness of the Church in general, he... -
Mary Queen of Scots: And the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Found naked amongst the destruction, the bodies of Darnley and his valet bore marks of strangulation... -
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman 9780008470180
RRP: £25.00£18.03*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year* *Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian ... -
Where There's a Hill: One woman, 214 Lake District fells, four attempts, one record-breaking Wainwrights run by Sabrina Verjee
RRP: £12.99£9.26'The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward, but also the greater the risk of failure. And fear of failure is the greatest barrier to success.'Sabrina Verjee is an ultrarunning phenomenon. In June 2021, on her fourth attempt, she became the first... -
Breaking & Mending: A junior doctor's stories of compassion & burnout by Joanna Cannon
RRP: £8.99£6.45'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse In this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as a junior doctor in visceral, heart-rending snapshots. We walk with her through the wards, facing extraordinary and daunting... -
Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography by Stuart Barker 9781789465082
RRP: £9.99£6.85With a foreword by Carl Fogarty'A worthy and fitting tribute to the King of the Roads' - Irish News Joey Dunlop's story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure. Born poor - dirt poor - with no running water, no... -
Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard
RRP: £12.99£8.60Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a self-styled title. It was the gift of history. Justin Pollard's enthralling,... -
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
RRP: £30.00£22.55'An absorbing book, beautifully told and with the writer fully in command of a huge body of research' Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday There was an epic sweep to Michelangelo's life. At 31 he was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world;... -
Skint Estate: A memoir of poverty, motherhood and survival by Cash Carraway
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Brilliant, horrifying and really f***ing funny' KATHY BURKE'Give[s] powerful voice to the often silent story that explains so much of Britain's current fracturing' OBSERVERI'm a scrounger, a liar, a hypocrite, a stain on society with no basic morals -... -
Driven: Rush in the '90s and "In the End" by Martin Popoff
RRP: £18.99£13.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770415706Author Martin PopoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada -
Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder by Christian Parenti
RRP: £20.00£16.43In retelling the story of the radical Alexander Hamilton, Parenti rewrites the history of early America and the global economy. For much of the twentieth century, Hamilton-sometimes seen as the bad boy of the founding fathers or portrayed as the patron... -
Between the Covers: Jilly Cooper on sex, socialising and survival by Jilly Cooper
RRP: £8.99£5.92'No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.' Gill Sims'Jilly Cooper's non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.' Pandora Sykes____________________'One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is...