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Disintegration in Frames: Aesthetics and Ideology in the Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav Cinema by Pavle Levi
RRP: £54.00£45.95Disintegration in Frames examines the ways in which national identity and interethnic relations are approached, evaluated, and critically dissected in films by directors such as Dusan Makavejev, Emir Kusturica, and Srdan Dragojevic; subcultural... -
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews
RRP: £9.99£5.98Now in B-format paperback, this book describes ten women over the past three hundred years who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers. Wanderers traces their footsteps, from eighteenth-century parson's... -
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition by J. R. R. Tolkien 9780008628765
RRP: £30.00£16.28The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord... -
Norfolk: A photographic journey through the land of Ruth Galloway by Elly Griffiths 9781529427523
RRP: £30.00£20.40A stunning companion to Elly Griffiths' beloved crime series, the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, and a photographic journey through magical Norfolk.Norfolk, a land of peaceful broads, marshy fens, sprawling coastline and shady brecks, is the home of Dr Ruth... -
The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin
RRP: £7.99£3.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999675998Author Ursula Le GuinFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Ignota BooksPublisher Ignota Books -
The Screwtape Letters: Letters from a Senior to a Junior Devil (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic) by C. S. Lewis
RRP: £9.99£6.64A milestone in the history of popular theology, 'The Screwtape Letters' is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil... -
The Complete Poems of John Donne by Robin Robbins 9781408231241
£39.40The Poems of John Donne is one volume paperback edition of the poems of John Donne (1572-1631) based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of his work from composition to circulation and reception. Donne's output is tremendously varied in style and form and... -
The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin
RRP: £15.00£8.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307275950Author James BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
East of Eden by John Steinbeck 9780143129486
RRP: £19.00£12.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Oprah Book Club.Book InformationISBN 9780143129486Author John SteinbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam... -
Something Speaks to Me: Where Criticism Begins by Professor Michel Chaouli 9780226830421
£20.31An account of criticism as an urgent response to what moves us. Criticism begins when we put down a book to tell someone about it. It is what we do when we face a work or event that bowls us over and makes us scramble for a response. As Michel Chaouli... -
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction by Jack Trimpey
RRP: £18.99£11.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671528584Author Jack TrimpeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Doing English: A Guide for Literature Students by Robert Eaglestone
RRP: £19.99£18.52Doing English presents the ideas and debates that shape how we 'do' English today, explaining arguments about the value of literature, the canon, Shakespeare, theory, politics and the subject itself.In his lucid and engaging style, Robert... -
How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren
RRP: £10.99£7.00With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare... -
Spenser: The Faerie Queene by A. C. Hamilton 9781405832816
£32.20The Faerie Queene is a scholarly masterpiece that has influenced, inspired, and challenged generations of writers, readers and scholars since its completion in 1596. Hamilton's edition is itself, a masterpiece of scholarship and close reading. It is now... -
Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic) by C. S. Lewis
RRP: £9.99£6.64One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, 'Mere Christianity' has sold millions of copies worldwide. The book brings together C.S. Lewis's legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, in which... -
Palestine by Joe Sacco
RRP: £20.00£15.42A powerful graphic novel, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine.In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking... -
The Qur'an by Muhammad Abdel Haleem 9780192805485
RRP: £14.99£11.35'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam... -
Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction by Mark Bould
RRP: £29.99£27.87Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction is a collection of engaging essays on some of the most significant figures who have shaped and defined the genre. Diverse groups within the science fiction community are represented, from novelists and film makers to... -
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross
RRP: £16.99£12.47'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where... -
A Concise Companion to Chaucer by Corinne Saunders 9781405113885
RRP: £40.95£37.57This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority,... -
The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses by Harry Blamires 9780415138581
RRP: £43.99£40.24Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses. Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their way through this formidable, remarkable novel and gain an understanding of it which, without help, it might have... -
Selected Diaries by Virginia Woolf
RRP: £12.99£9.09Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded... -
And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
RRP: £9.99£6.48The classic collection of poetry from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMAMaya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love,... -
Bedside Companion for Food Lovers: An anthology of literary morsels for every night of the year by Jane McMorland Hunter 9781849947961
RRP: £22.95£14.68A delicious literary anthology all about food. With extracts from over 200 authors, it embraces fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and even a smattering of recipes, with one piquant extract for every night of the year.This absorbing book is a literary feast... -
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond
RRP: £35.00£24.55A unique companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation's Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself. In The Lord of the Rings: A... -
Trivium: The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric by John Martineau
RRP: £19.95£13.46If you've ever wanted to know more about the power of 'P', the hypnotic rhythm of anapestic tetrameter, or how to change the mood of a verb, then look no further. If you've ever needed to catch a red herring, wield a zeugma, deepen your pathos or... -
The Culture: The Drawings by Iain M. Banks 9780356519425
RRP: £50.00£34.70This extraordinary collection celebrates the dazzling worldbuilding of Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.Faithfully reproduced from notebooks he kept in the 1970s and 80s, these annotated original... -
The Connell Short Guide To Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca by Theo Tait 9781907776939
RRP: £7.99£6.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907776939Author Theo TaitFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Connell GuidesPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
The Weird And The Eerie by Mark Fisher
RRP: £8.99£6.03What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each... -
Gossip from the Forest: The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
RRP: £10.99£7.32Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating... -
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey by Daniel Mulhall
RRP: £13.99£9.75Marking the centenary of Ireland's - and possibly the world's - most famous novel, this joyful introductory guide opens up Ulysses to a whole new readership, offering insight into the literary, historical and cultural elements at play in James Joyce's... -
The Collected Poems by Robert Frost
RRP: £12.99£9.09A wonderful collection of Robert Frost's writingNo poet is more emblematically American than Robert Frost. Hailed as 'the most eminent, the most distinguished Anglo-American poet' by T.S. Eliot, he is the only writer in history to have been awarded four... -
Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings by Jane Yeh
RRP: £33.99£33.01Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings provides a complete creative writing course: from ways to jump-start your writing and inspire your creativity, right through to presenting your work to agents and publishers.It covers the genres of fiction,... -
Bedside Companion for Book Lovers: An Anthology of Literary Delights for Every Night of the Year by Jane McMorland Hunter
RRP: £22.95£14.58A glorious treasury of literary curiosities for every night of the year. Bedside Companion for Book Lovers contains an eclectic mix of fact and fiction, letters, diaries, essays and dedications, all suffused with the joys of books and reading. The... -
The Female Body in Medicine and Literature by Andrew Mangham 9781846318528
RRP: £24.99£23.48The Female Body in Medicine and Literature features essays that explore literary texts in relation to the history of gynaecology and women's surgery. Gender studies and feminist approaches to literature have become busy and enlightening fields of enquiry... -
A Theory of Adaptation by Linda Hutcheon
RRP: £47.99£43.78A Theory of Adaptation explores the continuous development of creative adaptation, and argues that the practice of adapting is central to the story-telling imagination. Linda Hutcheon develops a theory of adaptation through a range of media, from film... -
The Library of Greek Mythology by Apollodorus
RRP: £7.99£5.79The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists... -
The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future by Farah Karim-Cooper
RRP: £22.00£14.45SHAKESPEARE: increasingly irrelevant or lone literary genius of the Western canon? 'Powerful and illuminating' James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, winner of the Baillie Gifford 'Winner of Winners' 2023 ... -
Daphne Du Maurier by Daphne Du Maurier
RRP: £10.99£7.12The definitive biography of Daphne Du Maurier, one of history's greatest psychological thriller novelistsRebecca, published in 1938, brought its author instant international acclaim, capturing the popular imagination with its haunting atmosphere of... -
The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga by Arthur Avalon 9780486230580
RRP: £20.99£13.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486230580Author Arthur AvalonFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...