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Xi Jinping: A Study in Power by Kerry Brown
RRP: €13.08€8.97'Kerry Brown's Xi is the perfect primer for understanding Xi Jinping's status as China's greatest ruler since Mao and as this century's least assailable statesman' John Keay, author of China: A History'A valuable primer for anyone looking to get up to... -
Growing Beans: A Diet for Healthy People & Planet by Susan Young 9781856232180
RRP: €15.41€9.98Beans are easy to grow, easy to cook, delicious, nourishing and beneficial for us and the planet. Growing your own beans not only helps you build healthy soil in your garden, it also provides you with a nutrient-rich diet. Beans can play a role in... -
Surprise Attack: The Victim's Perspective, With a New Preface by Ephraim Kam 9780674013544
RRP: €36.83€29.06Ephraim Kam observes surprise attack through the eyes of its victim in order to understand the causes of the victim's failure to anticipate the coming of war. Emphasizing the psychological aspect of warfare, Kam traces the behavior of the victim at... -
What Is Populism? by Jan-Werner Muller
RRP: €11.89€8.71'This lucid guide is essential reading' GuardianFrom Donald Trump to Recep Erdogan, populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist? What precisely is... -
Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics by Peter Geoghegan 9781789546033
RRP: €17.84€16.26The Sunday Times bestseller. 'A compulsively readable, carefully researched account of how a malignant combination of rightwing ideology, secretive money (much of it from the US) and weaponisation of social media have shaped contemporary British (and... -
The Danger of Dreams: German and American Imperialism in Latin America by Nancy Mitchell 9780807847756
€53.36American imperialism in Latin America at the beginning of the 20th century has been explained, in part, as a response to the threat posed by Germany in the region. But, as Nancy Mitchell demonstrates, the German actions that made the US defensive - and... -
The Precipice: Neoliberalism, the Pandemic and the Urgent Need for Radical Change by Noam Chomsky
RRP: €10.70€7.91In this powerful collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky exposes the problems of our world today, as we stand in this period of monumental change, preparing for a more hopeful tomorrow.'For the left, elections are a brief interlude in a life of real... -
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark Harmon 9781400337019
RRP: €23.80€15.87NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." - Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the... -
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes by Tariq Ali
RRP: €29.75€25.01The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magisterial, has adopted many of his hero's mannerism! And,... -
The Finance Curse: How global finance is making us all poorer by Nicholas Shaxson
RRP: €11.89€8.71This is a book that none of us can afford to ignore - an agenda-setting, campaigning investigation that shows how global finance works for the few and not the many.** A Financial Times Book of the Year **'Essential reading' YANIS VAROUFAKISWe need... -
Our Masters' Voices: The Language and Body-language of Politics by Max Atkinson
RRP: €42.83€37.71`Max Atkinson presents a neat blend of applied political psychology and communications theory that is bound to be read closely in the corridors of power. His study of the art of effective political persuasion will revolutionize - for the better -... -
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd
RRP: €15.46€10.56Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa-she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience. With razor-sharp wit and glistening moral... -
The State of Us: The good news and the bad news about our society by Jon Snow 9781529176063
RRP: €13.08€9.51'A fascinating call to arms full of insight' IndependentAfter four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation . . . the good news and the bad newsIt is rare in history that so many... -
The Caucasus: An Introduction by Thomas De Waal
RRP: €19.03€15.86In this new updated version of The Caucasus, Thomas de Waal introduces readers to this complex region. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the breakaway territories that have tried to split away from them constitute one of the most diverse and challenging... -
Anti - Woke: Selected Essays by Brendan O'Neill by Brendan O'Neill 9781925826265
RRP: €19.04€14.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925826265Author Brendan O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Connor Court Publishing Pty LtdPublisher Connor Court Publishing Pty... -
README.txt: A memoir from one of the world’s most famous whistleblowers by Chelsea Manning 9781529110623
RRP: €13.08€9.51An extraordinarily brave and moving memoir from one of the world's most famous whistle-blowers, activists and trans women.In 2013, Chelsea Manning was sentenced to thirty-five years in military prison for the largest leak of classified documents in... -
Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Angloworld by James Belich
RRP: €24.98€21.82Why are we speaking English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that led to the explosive settlement of the American West and its forgotten twin,... -
International Human Rights Law in Africa by Frans Viljoen 9780199645596
RRP: €117.81€117.66This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa. It examines the institutions, norms, and processes for human rights realization provided for under the United Nations system, the African Union, and sub-regional... -
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres 9781838770822
RRP: €15.46€10.66THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG'One of the most inspiring books I have ever read' YUVAL NOAH HARARI'Inspirational, compassionate and clear. The time to read this is NOW' MARK RUFFALO'Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare... -
Cromwell'S Major-Generals: Godly Government During the English Revolution by Christopher Durston 9780719060656
RRP: €23.79€20.96The first full-scale study of the rule of Cromwell's major-generals over England and Wales during 1655 and 1656. This is a period which had a dramatic impact upon contemporaries and has remained a powerful symbol of military rule down to the present day... -
Churchill and Malta's War 1939-1943 by Douglas Austin
RRP: €15.46€10.36During the first four years of the Second World War, Winston Churchill and his military advisers were constantly concerned with the defence and sustenance of Malta. From 11 June 1940, the island, only sixty miles from Italian and German airfields in... -
A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter Hitchens
RRP: €23.80€18.52There are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than the education of their children. In his new book, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the increase of class distinction and... -
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Loung Ung 9781840185195
RRP: €14.27€10.31Soon to be a major film, co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie PittUntil the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried... -
WTF?: A Times top 10 bestseller by Robert Peston 9781473661318
RRP: €13.08€9.06THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER'Richly argued and brilliantly written... a deeply thoughtful analysis that should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand where we have gone wrong.' Vernon Bogdanor, Financial TimesIn WTF? Robert Peston draws on his... -
Drug, Set, and Setting: The Basis for Controlled Intoxicant Use by Norman E. Zinberg 9780300036343
€33.93A leading expert on drug use illuminates the factors that permit some people to use such highly addictive and dangerous substances as alcohol, marijuana, psychedelics, and opiates in a controlled fashion. "This cogently written work should be of... -
White Torture: Interviews with Iranian Women Prisoners - WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2023 by Narges Mohammadi 9780861548767
RRP: €14.27€9.79Fourteen women testify to the shocking human rights abuses in Iranian prisons WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2023 'A must-read for anyone concerned with human rights in Iran. A gripping, moving and utterly shocking account.' Kylie Moore-Gilbert ... -
Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine by Jisheng Yang
RRP: €17.84€13.03Yang Jisheng's Tombstone is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimesMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in... -
Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe by Michael Lowy 9781608464715
RRP: €20.22€15.58Ecosocialists believe that the prevention of an unprecedented ecological catastrophe and the preservation of a natural environment favourable to human life are incompatible with the expansive and destructive logic of the capitalist system. In... -
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson 9781035039036
RRP: €13.08€8.72‘Funny and compulsively readable’ – Louis TherouxWhat if a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room? In Them Jon Ronson sets out to find this room, with the help of the extremists – Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen – that... -
How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer 9780300269307
€30.30A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally? To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that... -
The Nature of Legislative Intent by Richard Ekins 9780199646999
RRP: €115.43€107.43Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions? The question matters because the interpretation of statutes is often thought to centre on the intention of the legislature and because the way in which the legislature acts is relevant to the authority... -
Brain and Mind Made Simple David Nutt 9781914603006
€24.18A stimulating account of interest to all students of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology or biology - and of immense value to 'first timers' including undergraduates and A-level students. Written by one of the UK's leading brain science experts, it... -
Reclaiming the Jewel of Africa: A blueprint for taking Nigeria and Africa from potential to posterity Olusegun Aganga 9781788604499
RRP: €23.79€16.12'A living manual for the renaissance of an eminent African country!' Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa, 1999-2008A practical roadmap for transforming the largest economy in Africa.Reclaiming the Jewel of Africa is an insider's account of how to take... -
Rentier Capitalism: Who Owns the Economy, and Who Pays for It? by Brett Christophers
RRP: €15.46€13.10In this landmark book, the author of The New Enclosure provides a forensic examination and sweeping critique of early-twenty-first-century capitalism. Brett Christophers styles this as 'rentier capitalism', in which ownership of key types of scarce... -
Strong Female Lead: Rethinking Leadership in a World Gone Wrong Arwa Mahdawi 9781529360677
RRP: €13.08€9.06'Fascinating . . . the most incredible argument for why a female model of leadership might actually be the more powerful and sustainable one' Scarlett Curtis'A bold, rigorous and lyrical work which feels both timely and essential' Musa Okwonga, author of... -
Independence or Union: Scotland's Past and Scotland's Present by T. M. Devine
RRP: €13.08€9.51'Deserves to be read by everyone interested in the future of the United Kingdom' Andrew Marr, The Sunday TimesThere can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the... -
Order and Justice in International Relations by Rosemary Foot 9780199251209
€83.25The relationship between international order and justice has long been central to the study and practice of international relations. For most of the twentieth century, states and international society gave priority to a view of order that focused on the... -
The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell For Putin's Power Gambit - and How to Fix It by Mikhail Khodorkovsky
RRP: €23.80€17.74'I'm a fairly calm fellow; I don't usually get het up about things. But I was, let's say, concerned when I tuned into the Moscow Echo radio station and heard that the Kremlin had put a price on my head. The announcement didn't quite say 'dead or alive'... -
Manual Handling in Health and Social Care, Second Edition: An A-Z of Law and Practice by Michael Mandelstam
RRP: €36.88€36.00Manual Handling in Health and Social Care is written for all those involved in the manual handling of adults or children - including those carrying it out, assessors, managers and commissioners. It lays out the current legal requirements in a... -
I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange
RRP: €8.32€5.91The feminist book they tried to ban in France 'A delightful book' Roxane Gay Women, especially feminists and lesbians, have long been accused of hating men. Our instinct is to deny it at all costs. (After all, women have been burnt...