Political Science

The No. 1 bestselling story of one of Ireland's top homicide investigators 'Thrilling and insightful' Ray D'Arcy, RTE 'Intriguing . . . a great read . . . it's the story of Ireland in a way' Nicola Tallant'Important and compassionate' Irish Times* * *'A...

A New York Times bestseller and winner of a 2015 Prose Award!There is a threat lurking online. A secret war with the power to destroy your finances, steal your personal data, and endanger your life.In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870206907Author Jane AaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Honno LtdPublisher Honno LtdWeight(grams) 352g

In this compelling investigation, author Michael Smith explores the critical moment in a spy's life: that split-second decision to embrace a double life; to cheat and hide and hurt; to risk disgrace - even death - without any guarantee of being rewarded...

Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestsellerChristopher Meyer was Ambassador to the United States from 1997 to 2003, during which time he was an eyewitness to and...

This book is a study of a shift in the politics and finance of development from one centered in the institutions and ideas of the post-World War II global political economy to the emergence of South-South economic ties and the rise of authoritarian or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932863690Author Alan HartFormat PaperbackPage Count 391Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWinner of a PROSE Award"Fascinating...Eye-opening...Illuminating...Patterson carefully explores the complexity of the structural machinery behind Jamaica's dazzling successes and dismal failures."-Carrie...

Lasting over 120 years, the Arab-Israeli conflict involves divergent narratives about history, national identities, land ownership, injustices and victimhood. Domestic forces and actors as well as international and regional dynamics have ensured the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306873577Author Bradley HopeFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Da Capo Press IncPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 170mm * 105mm...

This book offers an introduction to crime science; it is specifically for police and security professionals. Written by one of the founders of crime science and an expert in crime reduction, it considers the unique characteristics of the approach, its...

In Marx's Literary Style, the Venezuelan poet and philosopher Ludovico Silva argues that much of the confusion around Marx's work results from a failure to understand his literary mode of expression. Through meticulous readings of key passages in Marx's...

The key to understanding technology lies not in the future--but in the past. That's the contention of Lizzie O'Shea's Future Histories, a grand tour through past and present to explore the practical--and sometimes revolutionary--possibilities of our...

Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army's experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western Europe and the North African desert. Following the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982131630Author Craig WhitlockFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Free PressPublisher Simon & Schuster LtdWeight(grams) 481g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Pulitzer Prize 2010.Book InformationISBN 9780307277909Author John Milton CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352582Author Rick BishopFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day saints and heroes.In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants...

This is a book about how 21st-century capitalism really works. Modern economics strips away social, historical, and political context from analysis of 'the economic', but the economy is far too important to leave exclusively to the economists...

'A virtuoso feat ... a book of panoramic breadth' New York Times Book Review'A devastating analysis ... Wright is a master of knitting together complex narratives' The ObserverJust as Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower became the defining account of our...

School is tough enough without throwing a hijab into the mix... Amal is a 16-year-old Melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, exams, chocolate and magazines. She's also a Muslim, struggling to...

'A masterful intervention that is particularly pertinent for an age of austerity, pandemic, and rising living costs' Robert Chapman, author of Empire of Normality The rise of the extreme right globally, the crisis of capitalism and the withdrawal of...

George Buchanan (1506-82) was the most distinguished Scottish humanist of the sixteenth century with an unparalleled contemporary reputation as a Latin poet, playwright, historian and political theorist. However, while his contemporary importance as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780964010482Author John ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Bridger House Publications Inc.Publisher Bridger House Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonisation, Cambodia had gained its independence and was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan capital city of Phnom Penh. Teenagers cycled along the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760893040Author Richard McGregorFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198083Author Scholastique MukasongaFormat PaperbackPage Count 153Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books

When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defences of London . . . it will fall to me to save the...

On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for 37 days. The Feminist Five became a global cause celebre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on their behalf, and activists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910885697Author Martin EmpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications

'Uncompromising... A masterful writer poised for even more great success' - Forest Whitaker, Academy award-winning actorA memoir, penned with one good finger, about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful.Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683730552Author Mona DelahookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint PESI Publishing & MediaPublisher PESI Publishing & Media

This is the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250190437Author Ralph FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Between the decline of the labor movement, the aftershocks of the falls of so-called "actually existing socialism," and the long exile of even social democrats from the levers of real power, we have gotten far too used to thinking of leftism as a...

Understand Political Philosophy is an in-depth guide to the philosophers and political ideas who have shaped our society. Quickly and easily get to grips with the key thinkers and theories, from Aristotle to Wollstonecraft, from capitalism to...

The history of 'personality disorder' services is problematic to say the least. The very concept of 'personality disorder' is under heavy fire, services are often expensive and ineffective, and many service users report feeling that they have been lied...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805069532Author Kevin PhillipsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Times BooksPublisher Times BooksWeight(grams) 358g

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Known as the official handbook of the federal government, this annual resource provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, international organizations in...