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A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy . . . The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Perfect for readers of Robert Macfarlane, Helen Macdonald and James Rebanks - as well as fans of...

'Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly.' Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over twenty years, five of which have been spent policing the 'quiet' Isles of Scilly, a group of islands...

Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins' candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell over 100...

Twenty years undercover - one man's true story of life as an undercover cop. A must-read for fans of Donnie Brasco. For over 20 years Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. He travelled the globe on different passports. He fraternised...

This is The Sunday Times And New York Times Bestseller. Ronda Rousey is one of the most dominant mixed-martial-arts fighters in history. UFC's undefeated bantamweight champion, and an Olympic medallist in judo, her professional fight record is...

A walk down the cobbles with one of Coronation Street's best loved characters. From her first appearance in 1972, Deirdre Barlow (nee Hunt) went on to become one of the street's most iconic stars and been at the centre of some of its most explosive...

Katie Price returns with this incredible new instalment of her life in the public eye. But only now is she ready to tell her story. After finding love with Kieran, Katie thought she had found the man of her dreams and that happy-ever-after was possible...

Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama...

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Jenni Murray presents the...

In 1945, John Randall was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. Now in his 90s, Randall was one of that league of extraordinary gentlemen handpicked for...

Among You is the gripping real-life story of a soldier serving on the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an unforgettable, unflinching account of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Jake Wood lives parallel lives: encased in the glass...

This is the life story of the 20-something north London girl who has taken the music world by storm. Topping the charts for weeks on end and winning consistent international critical acclaim, she already has two Grammys and a clutch of other awards...

A celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this fabulous collection of photographs from the archives of the Daily Mail shows Queen Elizabeth from the time she was a new-born baby in 1926, through her childhood and the war...

The hit BBC TV series CALL THE MIDWIFE is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, chronicling her life as a midwife in London in the 1950s. FAREWELL TO THE EAST END is the third book in the trilogy. Following on from the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE and...

In 1908 Muriel Matters, known as 'that daring Australian girl', chained herself to an iron grille in the House of Commons to demand votes for women, thus becoming the first woman to make a speech in the House. The following year she made headlines around...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898185246Author Doc TogdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint Aro Books WorldwidePublisher Aro Books WorldwideWeight(grams) 634gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

'Well if you have a big life, a lot of stuff happens. Dad had a big life.' - Peter Hillary Edmund Hillary is a towering figure among adventurers. His conquest of Everest and his dedication to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known. While...

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Military Memoirs of Four Brothers, first published in 1829 and reprinted for the first time since 1838, is an extremely rare record of the military service of one family during the Napoleonic Wars. The Fernyhoughs of Lichfield provided four officers to...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860821462Author Mgr Vernon JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Catholic Truth SocietyPublisher Catholic Truth Society

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854115010Author Anne Price-OwenFormat PaperbackImprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 585g

A niece of Jane Austen and a novelist herself, Catherine Hubback was fifty-two years old when she left England for America. She travelled to California on the Transcontinental Railroad and settled in Oakland, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay...

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Maraniss reveals the startling story of US President Barack Obama's early years. At the heart of Obama's psyche, and therefore his presidency, is his life-long struggle to form an identity. Through in-depth...

Once the opinionated, party-going socialite, complete with celebrity girlfriends and ridiculous haircuts, Kevin Pietersen has developed into the biggest crowd pleaser in English cricket, some would say modern sport. This fascinating and well-researched...

Annie was Charles and Emma Darwin's adored first daughter. Her death at the age of ten broke their hearts. At the time, Darwin was working secretly on his theory of evolution and the pain of his daughter's death sharpened his conviction that natural laws...

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Kenneth and Patrick Doyle grew up in a family of nine children in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Though the home was dysfunctional and all the children suffered at the hands of their parents, Kenneth and Patrick were singled out for horrific abuse at the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844264520Author Margaret WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Upfront PublishingPublisher Upfront PublishingWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844018703Author Joan CherryFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844011223Author Keith DesmondFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

At the age of nine, Jin Xing entered a military academy. He knew that he had been born to dance and, in Mao's China, it was the army that provided the best training. His exceptional talent was soon recognised; by the time he was eighteen, he was regarded...

This is the story of Aurora Ortiz, who lives in Madrid, and who, at the age of only thirty, has been widowed and needs to find a job. Although she is in no position to choose, she would ideally like to work as a caretaker in a quiet block of flats where...