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The Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-Hwan
RRP: £10.99£7.32'I beseech you to read this account' - Christopher HitchensA magnificent, harrowing testimony to the voiceless victims of North Korea.Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' and tell his... -
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction by Alex Prichard 9780198815617
RRP: £8.99£6.45If you asked a passerby on the street what anarchism is, they may answer that it is an ideology based on chaos, disorder, and violence. But is this true? What exactly is anarchism? This Very Short Introduction provides a new point of departure for our... -
Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution by Simon Schama 9780141017273
RRP: £20.00£14.69One of the great landmarks of modern history publishing, Simon Schama's Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution is the most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution ever produced. 'Monumental ... provocative... -
On Liberty and the Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill
RRP: £8.99£6.45A prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of... -
The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek
RRP: £16.99£15.22The Road to Serfdom remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought. For over half a century, it has inspired politicians and thinkers around the world, and has had a crucial impact on our political and cultural history... -
An Oral History of the New York Commune: 2052-2072 by M. E. O'Brien
RRP: £12.99£11.60By the middle of the twenty-first century, war, famine, economic collapse, and climate catastrophe had toppled the world's governments. In the 2050s, the insurrections reached the nerve center of global capitalism-New York City. This book, a collection... -
Socialism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Newman 9780198836421
RRP: £8.99£6.45What is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become an outdated ideology in the 21st century? This Very Short Introduction considers the major theories in socialism, and explores its historical evolution from the French Revolution to the... -
Today We Die a Little: Emil Zatopek, Olympic Legend to Cold War Hero by Richard Askwith
RRP: £12.99£9.09LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of... -
How to Spot a Fascist by Umberto Eco
RRP: £3.99£3.14We are here to remember what happened and to declare solemnly that 'they' must never do it again. But who are 'they'?HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance - including Eco's... -
Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong
RRP: £10.99£7.25'Lucid and damning ... an absorbing - and infuriating - tale of complicity, coverup and denial' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions... -
Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume One: Not For Turning by Charles Moore
RRP: £18.99£14.01Not For Turning is the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential political figures of the postwar era. Charles Moore's biography... -
The Holocaust: An Unfinished History by Dan Stone
RRP: £22.00£16.02'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll probably find something here to make you think' Sunday Times 'Erudite..... -
AZADI: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. by Arundhati Roy
RRP: £10.99£7.77FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF MY SEDITIOUS HEART AND THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS, A NEW AND PRESSING DISPATCH FROM THE HEART OF THE CROWD AND THE SOLITUDE OF A WRITER'S DESKThe chant of 'Azadi!' - Urdu for 'Freedom!' - is the slogan of the freedom... -
The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant
RRP: £9.99£7.45A STORY OF UNSUNG BRAVERY AT A DEFINING MOMENT IN BRITAIN'S HISTORY 'Superb' Stephen Fry 'Thrillingly told' Dan Jones 'Fascinating' Neil MacGregor 'Astonishing' Peter Frankopan We like to think we know the story of how Britain went to war with... -
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
RRP: £9.99£7.11Albinus - rich, married middle-aged and respectable - is an art critic and aspiring filmmaker who lusts after the coquettish young cinema usherette Margot. Gradually he seduces her and convinces himself he is irresistible to her, but Margot has other... -
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy by Quinn Slobodian
RRP: £25.00£18.02'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... -
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu
RRP: £12.99£9.09One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019 One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2019 Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize'As enjoyable as it is thought-provoking' Jared DiamondBy the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, based... -
Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee: Winner of the Orwell Prize by John Bew
RRP: £15.99£11.33**WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING****WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY***Book of the year: The Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Evening Standard*'Outstanding . . . We still live in the society... -
On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky
RRP: £8.99£6.45On Anarchism is an essential introduction to Noam Chomsky's political theory.On Anarchism sheds a much needed light on the foundations of Chomsky's thought, specifically his constant questioning of the legitimacy of entrenched power. The book gathers his... -
How Not To Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind by James O'Brien
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE'Smart, analytical, self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELLTHE INTIMATE, REVEALING NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE... -
The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire by Tim Schwab 9780241609507
RRP: £25.00£17.62'Nobody who comes away from reading The Bill Gates Problem will look at him in the same way' - The TimesYou know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world... -
Counterpunch by Floyd G Brown
RRP: £17.50£12.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636411637Author Floyd G BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Charisma HousePublisher Charisma House -
The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, Isis, and Donald Trump by Max Blumenthal
RRP: £10.99£7.25Since the 1970s, Washington has been secretly funding some of the worst terrorists in the Middle East. America has supported extremists with money and hardware, including enemies such as Bin Laden. The Pentagon's willingness to make alliances abroad... -
From Stalin to Mao: Albania and the Socialist World by Elidor Mehilli
RRP: £42.00£36.38Elidor Mehilli has produced a groundbreaking history of communist Albania that illuminates one of Europe's longest but least understood dictatorships. From Stalin to Mao, which is informed throughout by Mehilli's unprecedented access to previously... -
The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius by George Orwell
RRP: £6.99£5.13George Orwell's moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change.The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his... -
Heldentod: The Nazi Culture of Death by Paul Garson 9781781557570
RRP: £45.00£33.77Heldentod - The Nazi Culture of Death graphically focuses on the Third Reich's conception and promotion of the "Hero's Death" as it fostered and then fuelled a cataclysm of apocalyptic carnage and destruction. This underlying driving force, ultimately... -
False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet by Bjorn Lomborg
RRP: £15.99£10.93The New York Times-bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists,... -
Against Democracy: New Preface by Jason Brennan 9780691178493
RRP: £17.99£14.46Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us--it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and... -
Against the Tide: The Best of Roger Scruton's Columns, Commentaries and Criticism by Roger Scruton
RRP: £20.00£14.98'His moral courage shines through from the start.' - Sunday Telegraph The definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume. The philosopher Roger Scruton was the leading... -
Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism by John Foot
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary Supplement A major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war. In the aftermath of the First World War,... -
New Lefts: The Making of a Radical Tradition by Terence Renaud
RRP: £28.00£21.36A groundbreaking history of Europe's "new lefts," from the antifascist 1920s to the anti-establishment 1960sIn the 1960s, the radical youth of Western Europe's New Left rebelled against the democratic welfare state and their parents' antiquated politics... -
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
RRP: £10.99£7.71This is the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape. A gripping, terrifying biography, Escape from Camp 14 by journalist Blaine Harden uncovers a dark and secret nation.Now a major documentary film... -
Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The superb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year'Splendid ... a jewel among histories, taking a single episode from the ... -
Priests de la Resistance!: The loose canons who fought Fascism in the twentieth century by The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie
RRP: £9.99£6.52'A hugely enjoyable, eccentric account of clerical heroism in the face of evil.' Observer 'Comedy and tragedy run side by side... Bracing and lively.' The Times 'An admiring study of priests and ministers who have put their lives on the line.' BBC... -
Re-enchanting The World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons by Silvia Federici 9781629635699
RRP: £18.99£12.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629635699Author Silvia FedericiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
COPOUT: How governments have failed the people on climate - An insider’s view of Climate Change Conferences, from Paris to Dubai by Nick Breeze 9781802472059
RRP: £9.99£6.80Most people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, from the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, some would say more accurately, climate collapse. Nick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story of successive COP conferences over the... -
Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth by Jane Rogoyska 9781786078926
RRP: £20.00£13.50WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 'A gripping reconstruction... utterly compelling reading.' Adam Zamoyski 'This is a grim story, thoroughly researched and brilliantly told.' Geoffrey Alderman, Times... -
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and the Holocaust: A Prelude to Genocide by Professor John J. Michalczyk
RRP: £21.99£18.10For decades scholars have pored over Hitler's autobiographical journey/political treatise, debating if Mein Kampf has genocidal overtones and arguably led to the Holocaust. For the first time, Hitler's Mein Kampf and the Holocaust sees celebrated... -
The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections 1938-2001 by Gitta Sereny
RRP: £14.99£10.95Gitta Sereny is one of the world's most respected journalists and historians. This book gathers together the best of her writing on Germany from over sixty years. It amounts to an extraordinary portrait of the country and its people, how they have come... -
Abolish the Monarchy: Why we should and how we will by Graham Smith
RRP: £16.99£12.28'A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built - democracy itself' OWEN JONES'Graham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism,...