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I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country by Elena Kostyuchenko 9781847927699
RRP: $28.38$20.15To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko's fearless attempt to document Russia as experienced by those whom it systematically and brutally erases: village girls recruited into sex work, queer people in the outer... -
The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said
$17.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679739883Author Edward W. SaidFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm)... -
The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul Collier
RRP: $14.18$11.08*FEATURED IN BILL GATES'S 2019 SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS* 'This is a beautifully written and important book. Read it' Martin Wolf, Financial TimesFrom world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a... -
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville
RRP: $14.18$10.02China Mieville's brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: The Communist Manifesto. 'It's thrilling to accompany Mieville... as he wrestles - in critical good faith and incandescent commitment - with a... -
The Breakdown: And Here's What We Can Do About It by Tatton Spiller
RRP: $12.89$8.84We're living through The Breakdown. A time of enormous political upheaval and polarised opinion. Many of us feel ill-equipped to understand and debate the issues currently rocking our world. At last, here is a sane voice of reason that cuts through the... -
The Rebel by Albert Camus 9780141182018
RRP: $12.89$9.17A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade. This Penguin Modern Classics... -
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 by Frank Dikotter
RRP: $19.34$14.13Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of 'The People's Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine. 'The seminal English language work on the subject' Sunday Times 'A major... -
Routledge Handbook of Climate Justice by Tahseen Jafry
RRP: $56.75$49.59The term "climate justice" began to gain traction in the late 1990s following a wide range of activities by social and environmental justice movements that emerged in response to the operations of the fossil fuel industry and, later, to what their... -
Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954-1968 by Thomas E Ricks 9781250872524
RRP: $25.80$21.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250872524Author Thomas E RicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g -
A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey
RRP: $23.21$20.02Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Its spread has depended upon a... -
The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush by Elvin T. Lim 9780195342642
RRP: $113.52$100.25Why has it been so long since an American president has effectively and consistently presented well-crafted, intellectually substantive arguments to the American public? Why have presidential utterances fallen from the rousing speeches of Lincoln, Teddy... -
The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 by Christopher Andrew
RRP: $24.50$18.07'Sensationally good ... A riveting story, the real-life spooks and spies far more compelling than anything you will see on the screen ... history doesn't come more fascinating than this' Evening Standard For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have... -
Political Theory: An Introduction by Andrew Heywood 9781350328563
RRP: $47.72$42.42While Western modern political thought has been a story of inclusion, it has also been one of continued exclusion and new forms of political oppression and silencing. This is why political theory is so necessary today. Political thought is diverse. From... -
England: An Elegy by Sir Roger Scruton
RRP: $20.63$16.07In this poignant and personal tribute, Roger Scruton gives an account of England which is both an illuminating analysis of its institutions and culture, and a celebration of its virtues. Covering all aspects of the English inheritance, and informed by... -
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 by Margaret Atwood
RRP: $25.80$18.95In this funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient collection of essays cultural icon Margaret Atwood asks:- Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?- How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?- How can we... -
Firefighter Tests: Sample Test Questions for the National Firefighter Selection Tests by Richard McMunn 9781907558122
RRP: $16.77$11.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907558122Author Richard McMunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 129Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become LtdDimensions(mm) 242mm * 170mm * 85mm -
Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim
RRP: $32.25$22.10In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel. 'Remarkable.' Max Hastings, THE SUNDAY TIMES Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time... -
America and Iran: The Long and Winding Road, from 1720 to the Present by John Ghazvinian
RRP: $45.15$28.11Selected as one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times In recent times, the United States and Iran have seemed closer to war than peace, but that is not where their story began. When America was in its infancy, Thomas Jefferson and... -
The Lies of the Land: An Honest History of Political Deceit by Adam Macqueen
RRP: $14.18$10.02'A fun history of political dishonesty' The TimesIn a history full of wit and acumen, Private Eye journalist Adam Macqueen dissects the gripping stories of the biggest political lies of the last half-century, from the cover-up of Churchill's stroke to... -
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolome Las Casas
RRP: $12.89$9.17Bartolome de Las Casas was the first and fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World. An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages, Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he... -
The Death of Yugoslavia by Allan Little
RRP: $19.34$14.13The Death of Yugoslavia is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia, considered from a historical rather than a political or sociological point of view.Book InformationISBN 9780140261684Author Allan... -
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks
RRP: $16.76$11.09New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Essential' - Sunday Times 'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books 'A real game-changer'- Economist Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind... -
Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope and CompassionCompassion by Richard E. Boyatzis
RRP: $32.25$23.59The blockbuster best seller Primal Leadership introduced us to "resonant" leaders--individuals who manage their own and others' emotions in ways that drive success. Leaders everywhere recognized the validity of resonant leadership, but struggled with how... -
Explore PSHE for Key Stage 4 Student Book by Philip Ashton 9781510470415
$33.04Develop your students' skills and understanding of PSHE and encourage an active learning approach, all whilst providing essential coverage of the 2020 statutory guidelines.The flexible design of this KS4 student book is compatible with whichever way your... -
The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky 9781503637825
RRP: $28.37$23.70From a globally renowned expert on Russian military strategy and national security, The Russian Way of Deterrence investigates Russia's approach to coercion (both deterrence and compellence), comparing and contrasting it with the Western... -
Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies by Stefania Maurizi
RRP: $19.34$12.64*Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism 2021* *Winner of the Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award for Investigative Journalism 2022* *Winner of the Premio Angelo Vassallo Award 2022* 'I want to live in a society where... -
Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman
RRP: $20.63$14.10Throughout the 1960's and 70's, Abbie Hoffman criss-crossed the country, ferreting out alternative ways of getting by in America-some illegal and all radical. Causing scandals with its advice on how to Survive!, Fight!, and Liberate! in the "prison that... -
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor
RRP: $12.89$9.17Richard McGregor's The Party has been established as the book on China and its political leadership. It is indispensable to understanding what may soon become the most powerful country on earth, and here is it is newly updated to include material on the... -
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy by Quinn Slobodian
RRP: $32.25$23.25'Gonzo brilliance ... unique and highly entertaining' Financial Times'Revelatory reading' Adam Tooze, author of Crashed'After reading Quinn Slobodian's new book, you are not likely to think about capitalism the same way' JacobinLook at a map of the world... -
Built on a Lie: The Rise and Fall of Neil Woodford and the Fate of Middle England’s Money by Owen Walker
RRP: $14.18$10.02'This is a must read!' Vince Cable, former leader of the Liberal Democrats'Reads like a rip roaring tale of a corporate high wire act' John McDonnell, former Shadow Chancellor 'Should be sold with a bottle of blood-pressure pills' Edward Lucas, The Times... -
Walden and Civil Disobedience (Collins Classics) by Henry David Thoreau 9780007925292
RRP: $3.86$3.02HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,... -
Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! by Michael Moore
RRP: $14.18$10.02Now with more than three million copies sold, Oscar-winning filmmaker and political activist Michael Moore's bestseller Stupid White Men tells you everything you need to know about how the great and the good screw us over. It reveals - among other... -
The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher
RRP: $24.50$16.91This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher was the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. This is the story of her remarkable life in... -
A History of My Times by Xenophon
RRP: $16.76$11.73Xenophon's History recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the... -
The Boko Haram Reader: From Nigerian Preachers to the Islamic State by Abdulbasit Kassim
RRP: $38.70$35.28Since it erupted onto the world stage in 2009, people have asked, what is Boko Haram, and what does it stand for? Is there a coherent vision or set of beliefs behind it? Despite the growing literature about the group, few if any attempts have been made... -
The Long and Winding Road by Alan Johnson
RRP: $14.18$10.02Winner of the Parliamentary Book Award, best memoir by a Parliamentarian, 2016From the condemned slums of Southam Street in West London to the corridors of power in Westminster, Alan Johnson's multi-award-winning autobiography charts an extraordinary... -
Katie Price: Harvey and Me by Katie Price 9781913406691
RRP: $25.80$18.43When Katie Price found out she was pregnant with her first child Harvey, she could never have imagined the challenges that would lie ahead. From the very beginning, Katie has single-handedly raised her disabled son after his father Dwight Yorke cut... -
Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World by Nicholas Shaxson
RRP: $16.76$11.24WITH NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALBillionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist.In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly GBP400... -
Farewell Kabul: From Afghanistan To A More Dangerous World by Christina Lamb
RRP: $19.34$12.51From the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did the West's war in... -
The Economics and Science of Measurement: A Study of Metrology by Albert N. Link 9781032033679
RRP: $23.21$20.69Metrology is the study of measurement science. Although classical economists have emphasized the importance of measurement per se, the majority of economics-based writings on the topic have taken the form of government reports related to the activities...