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It is the evening of 18 July 1898 and the world-renowned novelist Emile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking on the highest powers in the land with his open letter 'J'accuse' and losing. Forced to leave Paris, with nothing but the clothes he is standing...

Twenty days after Britain's dramatic vote to leave the European Union, with the government still reeling from the political aftershock, a new Prime Minister captured Downing Street. Few were more surprised by this unexpected turn of events than Theresa...

For four decades Archie Macpherson has been one of Britain's finest football commentators. Instantly recognisable, he's never been short of an opinion or far from controversy. After joining the BBC full-time in 1969, he established himself not only as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385346375Author Bill ParcellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 582gDimensions(mm) 235mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418832Author Christopher RonnauFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550228120Author Steven JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 263g

Individual rights cannot always take precedence over collective, social responsibility. Without self-moderation, our streets, schoolyards, public transport, waiting rooms and restaurants would turn into bear pits. Most citizens understand that. Some,...

TONI MASCOLO was a happy one-year-old toddler in the sleepy Italian town of Scafati, near Pompeii, when, in September 1943, the Allied landings at Salerno brought war to his family's doorstep. More than seventy years later, he is the distinguished head...

Francis Brennan is the epitome of someone who is growing old gracefully, with his stylish suits and zest for life ever-present as he prepares to turn 70 in September 2023. Though still full of beans, he's had a couple of knocks, from health scares to...

Waking up bleary-eyed and beaten, Oxana wondered how she had got there. Then she remembered: her abusive husband, the dream of a better life, the 'job' that turned into a nightmare.... Tricked into prostitution by her best friend, Oxana was...

In the summer of 2008 Kimberley Motley quit her job as a public defender in Milwaukee to join a program that helped train lawyers in war-torn Afghanistan. She was thirty-two at the time, a mother of three who had never travelled outside the United States...

Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. Following Ginsberg's death in 1997, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet and on Ginsberg's journals and correspondence to produce an immensely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845990862Author Satsvarupa Dasa GoswamiFormat HardbackPage Count 370Imprint Intermex Publishing LtdPublisher Intermex Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578082950Author Robert Victor LukeFormat PaperbackImprint Robert Victor LukePublisher Robert Victor LukeWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Insane Mode is the astounding story of the most revolutionary car company since Ford, revealing how, under Elon Musk's leadership, it is bringing to an end the era of gasoline-powered transportation. Hamish McKenzie, journalist and former writer for...

One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a GBP20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the...

Hong Kong, 2019. Communist China wants to bring the former British colony under its control. The people of Hong Kong - used to the freewheeling democracy that has made it Asia's financial capital - take to the streets to protest. The stage is set for one...

Described as the Irish John Peel, Dave Fanning has been a major player in the Irish and global music scene for over 30 years. In this compelling memoir, RTE Radio 2 DJ Dave Fanning will give the behind-the-scenes story of all the international...

Sailor's Hope provides a moving account of a multi-faceted man, tracking his engagement with the extraordinary changes occurring in the Atlantic and Pacific Worlds in the decades after the American and French Revolutions. William Cooper was born in...

Georges Simenon was, during his lifetime, the bestselling writer alive. He created Chief Inspector Maigret, one of the most-loved and sanest characters in modern fiction, but was himself an alcoholic, a fantasist, a man possessed by the demon of sexual...

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Matt Roper is a journalist working in the human rights field. He is also the author of the popular StreetGirls.About the AuthorMatt Roper is a journalist working in the human rights field. He is also author of the No.1 best-seller Street Girls.Book...

'It's no mystery or secret how much I enjoy Lawrence Chaney.' - RuPaul'Tackles everything from gender identity, the thrill of a wig and why Scottish talent is often overlooked.' - i NewsLawrence Chaney has wowed audiences across the globe as the winner...

Today Vincent Cable is best known as 'the undisputed heavyweight champion of the credit crunch in Parliament' (Robert Peston), revered for his prescience and authority on the world economic crisis. But his journey to become Britain's most respected...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913144432Author Mark WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Penniless Press PublicationsPublisher Penniless Press PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800992313Author Richard Rhys O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 29mm

THE HEARTWARMING TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO BROUGHT LOVE TO IRELAND For centuries, Irish matchmakers have performed a vital service, bringing people together in love and marriage. It is a mysterious art, and the very best matchmakers have an almost...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781433689123Author Lecrae MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Broadman & Holman PublishersPublisher Broadman & Holman PublishersDimensions(mm) 223mm *...

Original tales by remarkable writersHometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all...

The life of Sir Harry Perry Robinson (1859-1930) unfolds like a Boy's Own adventure. Born in India and educated at Oxford, Harry fled to the United States to make his name and fortune. After a stint in the gold mines of the American West, he became a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782228226Author Anne-Louise LowreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Paragon PublishingPublisher Paragon PublishingWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

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Roy Brindley has earned over a million pounds, has a contented family life, owns an incredible house and both a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he's not always had money to play with. In fact, he hasn't always had a home. Addicted to gambling like the...

The doomed love affair that united Ancient Rome & Egypt. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Somewhere between their vilification...

Boo is an unlikely hero. The runt of his litter, class dunce in puppy training, clumsy and short-sighted - the odds are stacked against him. But there's more to little Boo than meets the eye: he radiates love and empathy. Working as a therapy dog...

Eagles seemed to dominate Marcus Morris's life. As a clergyman's son, he grew up with the eagle of the church lectern; as a priest himself he had his own lecterns. A brass inkwell topped by a flying eagle became the symbol of the most famous eagle of all...

Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil's wild romance has gripped the nation. It has been a dramatic relationship from the start: the turbulent musical genius met the hedonistic likely lad in a north London boozer and together they have had a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780394759487Author James SalterFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random...

With their silly puns, down-to-earth style and obvious affection for each other, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins were a defining part of 1990s popular culture. For two years their hit show, Light Lunch, was staple viewing for housewives and students up and...