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Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations by Toni Morrison
RRP: $20.98$14.93"She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words." - Oprah WinfreyA vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered American writersSpanning four decades,... -
Russia's Military Revival by Bettina Renz 9781509516155
RRP: $33.58$30.26Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow's armed forces during both operations signalled to the world that Russia was back in business as a significant... -
Deep Collusion: Bain and the Capture of South Africa by Athol Williams 9780624091998
RRP: $35.68$29.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780624091998Author Athol WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Tafelberg Publishers LtdPublisher Tafelberg Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
The Representative of the People?: Voters and Voting in England under the Early Stuarts by Derek Hirst 9780521019880
RRP: $48.28$43.39Contested elections became a fact of political life for the first time in early-17th-century England as the gentry pressed for seats in a parliament which was growing increasingly important. Dr Hirst examines politics from the point of view of the... -
From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly
RRP: $46.20$38.56A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to todayIn the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his... -
Governance and Domestic Policymaking in Saudi Arabia: Transforming Society, Economics, Politics and Culture by Mark C. Thompson
RRP: $54.58$47.48Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Plan 2020 are governmental initiatives to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy and implement nationwide social changes. Media and scholarly attention often describe the success or failure of these ambitious... -
Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin by Sherard Cowper-Coles
RRP: $27.28$17.81In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. In 1977 fresh-faced Oxford graduate Sherard Cowper-Coles entered the hallowed portals of the Foreign Office... -
Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order by Robert Paxton
RRP: $63.00$49.75Robert O. Paxton's classic study of the aftermath of France's sudden collapse under Nazi invasion utilizes captured German archives and other contemporary materials to construct a strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period in France. With a new... -
On Stalin's Team: The Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics by Sheila Fitzpatrick
RRP: $42.00$33.37Stalin was the unchallenged dictator of the Soviet Union for so long that most historians have dismissed the officials surrounding him as mere yes-men and political window dressing. On Stalin's Team overturns this view, revealing that behind Stalin was a... -
Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change by George Marshall
RRP: $27.28$19.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632861023Author George MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 276g -
The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors' Toolkit by Dmitry Orlov 9780865717367
RRP: $37.78$28.98In the face of political impotence, resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and... -
Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective by Marcel Danesi 9781032393124
RRP: $79.78$70.10Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs. This exciting and original work is... -
Do Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-Lughod
RRP: $44.00$31.35Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this... -
Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy by Ayesha Siddiqa
RRP: $46.18$30.58Pakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the 'war on terror'. It is the third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state run by its army and intelligence service. Operating in the shadows, Pakistan's military industrial complex... -
Untitled Nonfiction by P. S.
RRP: $42.00$28.01#1 New York Times BestsellerPeter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted. That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly... -
Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline by Sinead Walsh 9781786992482
RRP: $33.58$26.17In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his... -
A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain by Tamasin Cave
RRP: $23.08$16.32Q. What's worth GBP2,000,000,000, answers to no-one and operates out of public sight? A. Britain's influence industry The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory - it's happening, and it affects every aspect of our... -
Intersectionality by Patricia Hill Collins 9781509539680
RRP: $37.78$33.68The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender,... -
Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy by Matt Stoller
RRP: $41.98$26.99"Every thinking American must read" (The Washington Book Review) this startling and "insightful" (The New York Times) look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism has transformed American politics, and business.Going back to our country's... -
If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? by G. A. Cohen
RRP: $67.10$52.86This book presents G. A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life. In the... -
Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis by Kenneth Waltz
RRP: $46.20$36.46What are the causes of war? How might the world be made more peaceful? In this landmark work of international relations theory, first published in 1959, the eminent realist scholar Kenneth N. Waltz offers a foundational analysis of the nature of conflict... -
Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World by Scott Shigeoka 9781035008704
RRP: $35.68$25.79'A timely bridge for our divided world' - Adam Grant, bestselling author of Give and TakeOpen your mind, heal your relationships, and connect across divides with this groundbreaking guide to deep curiosity from internationally-recognized curiosity... -
Stop Bloody Bossing Me About: How We Need To Stop Being Told What To Do by Quentin Letts
RRP: $35.68$25.79Hands, face, space. Curfews. Don't drink. Bend your knees. Conform, obey, comply - surrender. British life has become infested by bossiness. Boris Johnson won power as one of life's free-wheelers but his first year as PM saw a fever of finger-wagging... -
Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World by Tansy E. Hoskins 9781474609852
RRP: $31.48$28.25From the author of STITCHED UP: 'Makes a strong case for nothing less than a revolution' Emma Watson'A superb primer on everything that is wrong with our world - and how we can start to change it' NEW INTERNATIONALISTDO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOES COME... -
Milton: Political Writings by John Milton 9780521348669
RRP: $60.88$54.22John Milton was not only the greatest English Renaissance poet but also devoted twenty years to prose writing in the advancement of religious, civil and political liberties. The height of his public career was as chief propagandist to the Commonwealth... -
The Populist Moment: The Left After the Great Recession by Anton Jäger 9781804292488
RRP: $23.08$20.54After thirty years of retreat, the last decade has witnessed a resurgent left in the United States and Western Europe. This upsurge of anti-establishment candidates was not only left-wing but also populist. Though in most cases these movements ran out of... -
Companion to Marx's Capital, a: The Complete Edition by David Harvey
$48.49In recent years, we have witnessed a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's most foremost... -
Rentier Capitalism: Who Owns the Economy, and Who Pays for It? by Brett Christophers 9781788739726
RRP: $52.50$43.47In 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... -
Covid-19: The Fraud Continues by Vernon Coleman 9788793987654
RRP: $33.58$33.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793987654Author Vernon ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Korsgaard PublishingPublisher Korsgaard PublishingWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm)... -
On War by Carl von Clausewitz 9781853264825
RRP: $10.48$7.27Translated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot. On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense... -
The Cunning of Freedom: Saving the Self in an Age of False Idols by Ryszard Legutko 9781641771375
RRP: $39.88$27.15This book has two currents. The first is an analysis of the three concepts of freedom that are called, respectively, negative, positive, and inner. Negative freedom is defined as an absence of coercion, positive freedom as an ability to rule oneself and... -
The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We Can No Longer Ignore by Simen Saetre
RRP: $33.58$24.02Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from... -
Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in Iran by Malu Halasa 9780863569722
RRP: $31.48$20.58Jina Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of Iran's Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to the streets, uncovering their hair, burning headscarves and chanting 'Woman Life Freedom' - 'Zan Zendegi... -
Labour Takes Power: The Denis MacShane Diaries 1997-2001 by Denis MacShane 9781785908392
RRP: $52.50$37.46With the strong possibility of Labour forming our next government, it is fascinating to consider the last time the party stood on the verge of power, back in 1997. At that time, future Europe Minister Denis MacShane had a ringside seat that he would... -
Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti by Jake Johnston 9781250284679
RRP: $52.48$34.40Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels... -
In the Camps: Stories from China's High-Tech Penal Colony by Darren Byler
RRP: $27.28$17.98A revelatory account of what is really happening to China's Uyghurs'Intimate, sombre, and damning... compelling.' Financial Times'Chilling... Horrifying.' Spectator'Invaluable.' TelegraphIn China's vast northwestern region, more than a million and a half... -
Introduction to British Politics by John Dearlove 9780745620961
RRP: $83.98$75.73This is the long-awaited third edition of Dearlove and Saunders' highly acclaimed, best-selling, textbook on British politics. The book has been completely rewritten, reorganized and updated, while retaining the distinctive style and approach of the... -
You Don't Play With Revolution: The Montreal Lectures of CLR James by C. L. R. James 9781904859932
RRP: $29.40$28.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904859932Author CLR JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 333Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 535g -
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer
RRP: $31.48$26.17The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentle hearted torturer - the agency's "poisoner in chief." As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He... -
The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era by Gary Gerstle
RRP: $53.53$38.51Best Books of 2022: Financial Times Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022: De Tijd Shortlisted for Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century...