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Parliament: The Biography (Volume II - Reform) by Chris Bryant
RRP: $19.34$14.13Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change. Political parties rose - and fell. The old aristocratic order passed away. The vote was won for the working classes and, eventually, for women... -
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
RRP: $23.22$12.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143036531Author Neil PostmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 129mm *... -
We are the Change-Makers: poems supporting Drop the Disorder! by Jo Watson
RRP: $19.34$17.35This is a unique collection of poems written by and for people who have survived our mental health system and the diagnostic process that is used to categorise and treat mental and emotional distress. In October 2016, Jo Watson launched A Disorder for... -
The Old Gays’ Guide to the Good Life by Mick Peterson 9780008637262
RRP: $21.92$14.80'I've fallen in love with this fabulous foursome ... They are a phenomenon!' Drew Barrymore From @theoldgays, the internet's most beloved foursome, a book of inspirational stories and aspirational advice for living life at the... -
Every Breath You Take: China's New Tyranny by Ian Williams
RRP: $21.92$14.94'one of the year's most exciting releases' - The Herald China is building the world's first digital totalitarian state, a system of hitherto unimaginable social and political control. Internet freedom has been eliminated and ubiquitous surveillance... -
Promises to Keep: on life and politics by Joe Biden 9781913348823
RRP: $12.89$8.64President Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president. 'I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my... -
On The Abolition Of All Polictical Simone Weil 9781590177815
RRP: $12.89$8.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590177815Author Simone WeilFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams) 120gDimensions(mm)... -
New Power: How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize, and Succeed in Our Chaotic, Connected Age by Jeremy Heimans
RRP: $23.22$13.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2018.Book InformationISBN 9781101971109Author Jeremy HeimansFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
The War Against the BBC: How an Unprecedented Combination of Hostile Forces Is Destroying Britain's Greatest Cultural Institution... And Why You Should Care by Patrick Barwise
RRP: $16.76$11.73There's a war on against the BBC. It is under threat as never before. And if we lose it, we won't get it back.The BBC is our most important cultural institution, our best-value entertainment provider, and the global face of Britain. It's our most trusted... -
The Hitler I Knew: The Memoirs of the Third Reich's Press Chief by Roger Moorhouse 9781784389987
RRP: $25.80$18.43"Up to the last moment, his overwhelming, despotic authority aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I watched the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able suddenly to fit... -
Brazillionaires: The Godfathers of Modern Brazil by Alex Cuadros
RRP: $16.76$11.73Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award Wealth and power on the trail of the super-rich In 2012, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista was the eighth richest man in the world, his $30bn fortune built on Brazil's incredible... -
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 9780140449150
RRP: $10.32$6.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140449150Author Niccolo MachiavelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm)... -
Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World by Scott Shigeoka 9781035008704
RRP: $21.92$15.84'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... -
Held in Contempt: What'S Wrong with the House of Commons? by Hannah White
RRP: $16.76$11.92Parliament, and the House of Commons in particular, is increasingly held in contempt by the British public. From attending parties during the Covid-19 lockdown to taking payment for lobbying, MPs undermine their credibility by acting as if the rules they... -
Trump - The Biography: From Businessman to 45th President of the United States: Insight and Analysis into the Life of Donald J. Trump by J R MacGregor 9781950010394
RRP: $32.19$18.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950010394Author J R MacGregorFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Cac Publishing LLCPublisher Cac Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 268g -
Ataturk Patrick Kinross 9781842125991
RRP: $24.50$16.96The definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East.With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War came the emergence of new nations, chief among them Turkey itself... -
Not for Turning: The Complete Life of Margaret Thatcher by Robin Harris
RRP: $21.92$15.84Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic... -
Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion by Professor of History Jean H Baker 9780809067572
RRP: $14.18$10.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809067572Author Professor of History Jean H BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Hill & WangPublisher Hill & WangWeight(grams) 322g -
A History of Iraq by Charles Tripp
RRP: $34.82$29.12To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now... -
How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Quintus Tullius Cicero 9780691154084
RRP: $19.34$14.59How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother... -
Things Can Only Get Better by John O'Farrell
RRP: $16.76$11.73Like bubonic plague and stone cladding, no-one took Margaret Thatcher seriously until it was too late. Her first act as leader was to appear before the cameras and do a V for Victory sign the wrong way round. She was smiling and telling the British... -
Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy by Carl Sferrazza Anthony
RRP: $25.80$16.59An illuminating new biography of the young Jackie Bouvier Kennedy that covers her formative adventures abroad in Paris; her life as a writer and photographer at a Washington, DC, newspaper; and her romance with a dashing, charismatic Massachusetts... -
The Art of the Impossible: How to start a political party (and why you probably shouldn't) by Andrew, Simon Reid, Carr 9781785908125
RRP: $16.76$11.95Nothing like it had ever been done before. In January 2019, the Brexit Party was just a name. Over a matter of weeks, the party would be launched, stand candidates across seventy seats and become the largest single party in the European Parliament. ... -
America's Reluctant Prince by Steven M. Gillon
RRP: $20.63$18.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524742409Author Steven M. GillonFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) Tom Chivers 9781474619974
RRP: $12.89$8.77Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics... -
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do - Expanded Edition by Andrew Gelman 9780691143934
RRP: $20.63$16.65On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on... -
The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 Luke A. Nichter 9780300280135
$19.62The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today’s fractured politics A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2023: Politics “The book is a delightful demolition of the many political myths that continue to muddy our understanding of that... -
FDR by Jean Edward Smith
RRP: $33.54$20.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Francis Parkman Prize 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780812970494Author Jean Edward SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House... -
Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights by Polly Russell 9780712353953
RRP: $32.25$5.26In the midst of today's highly politicised debates on gender equality, one thing is clear: the fight for women's rights is unfinished business. This book, which accompanies a bold and forward-facing British Library exhibition, presents the history of... -
Access to History: Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919-63 for OCR Second Edition Geoff Layton 9781471839153
$33.04Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
Disability Praxis: The Body as a Site of Struggle Bob Williams-Findlay 9780745340982
RRP: $29.66$23.14'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... -
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin by Brad Meltzer 9781804184332
RRP: $32.25$22.18From the New York Times bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill at the height of World War II.In 1943, as the war against... -
Soweto Blues: Jazz and Politics in South Africa by Gwen Ansell 9780826416629
$58.54A major new contribution to the study of African music, Soweto Blues tells the remarkable story of how jazz became a key part of South Africa's struggle in the 20th century, and provides a fascinating overview of the ongoing links between African and... -
The Break-Up of Britain by Tom Nairn 9781781683200
RRP: $21.92$18.19In this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the 'slow foundering' of the United Kingdom on the rocks of imperial decline, constitutional anachronism and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between... -
War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine by Norman Solomon
RRP: $25.79$17.49An unflinching expose of the hidden costs of American war-making written with "an immense and rare humanity" (Naomi Klein) by one of our premier political analysts"[War Made Invisible is] an antidote to twenty years of U.S. media malpractice and should... -
The New Working Class: How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes Claire Ainsley (Executive Director at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation) 9781447344186
RRP: $18.05$14.71Recent events such as the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election result highlight the erosion of traditional class identities and the decoupling of class from political identity. The majority of people in the UK still identify as working class, yet no... -
Spaces on the Spectrum: How Autism Movements Resist Experts and Create Knowledge by Catherine Tan 9780231206136
RRP: $36.12$28.12Movements that take issue with conventional understandings of autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability, have become increasingly visible. Drawing on more than three years of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with participants, Catherine... -
Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain by Stephen Taylor
RRP: $16.76$11.04Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as... -
The Suffragette Bombers: Britain's Forgotten Terrorists by Simon Webb
RRP: $19.34$14.13In the years leading up to the First World War, the United Kingdom was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. Those conducting this terrorist offensive were members of the Women's Social and Political Union; better known as the... -
American Politics For Dummies - UK Matthew Alan Hill (Liverpool John Moores University) 9781118920510
RRP: $21.92$15.40The simplest way to get to grips with the American political system American Politics For Dummies is an engaging and accessible guide to the inner workings of the U.S. government, cutting through the political jargon, to give you the facts. The book...