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Automation and the Future of Work by Aaron Benanav
RRP: £12.99£8.48Silicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists and social critics have united in arguing that we are living on the cusp of an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as we know it. But does the much-discussed 'rise of the... -
It’s Not Where You Live, It's How You Live: Class and Gender Struggles in a Dublin Estate by John Bissett
RRP: £19.99£15.76This ground-breaking and compelling book takes us deep into the world of a public housing estate in Dublin, showing in fine detail the life struggles of those who live there. The book puts the emphasis on class and gender processes, revealing them to be... -
Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
RRP: £19.99£13.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539678Author Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Best Interests Assessor Practice Handbook: Second edition by Rachel Hubbard
RRP: £22.99£17.94The Best Interests Assessor (BIA) Practice Handbook is firmly grounded in real-life practice and remains the only textbook focusing directly on the BIA role. Offering clear and practical advice on the legal elements of the role, and the values and... -
Just Mercy (Film Tie-In Edition): a story of justice and redemption by Bryan Stevenson
RRP: £10.99£7.59NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN, JAMIE FOXX, AND BRIE LARSON. A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, BOSTON GLOBE, ESQUIRE, AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAR. A #1 New York Times bestseller, this is a powerful, true story about the... -
Field Days: An Anthology of Poetry by Angela King
RRP: £8.95£6.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870098731Author Angela KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Green BooksPublisher Green Books -
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible by Yomi Adegoke
RRP: £9.99£6.64The long-awaited, inspirational guide to life for a generation of black British women inspired to make lemonade out of lemons, and find success in every area of their lives. 'Inspirational' Stylist ... -
Money: Vintage Minis by Yuval Noah Harari
RRP: £5.99£4.46Selected from the books Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariHow did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity... -
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilson 9781631492525
RRP: £12.99£11.46History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that... -
Understanding Social Work: Preparing for Practice by Neil Thompson 9781350399167
RRP: £29.99£26.85What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require? Despite its many challenges, social work remains a rewarding career that makes a difference. Understanding Social Work is a much-loved and highly acclaimed introduction to what... -
Burned: The Inside Story of the `Cash-for-Ash' Scandal and Northern Ireland's Secretive New Elite by Sam McBride
RRP: £14.99£14.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785372698Author Sam McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing by Josh Ryan-Collins 9781350374270
£16.06Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising faster than incomes? Why isn't land and location taught or seen as important in modern economics? What is the relationship between the financial system and land? In this accessible but provocative... -
Justice on Trial: Radical Solutions for a System at Breaking Point by Chris Daw
RRP: £10.99£8.15'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.' -The Secret Barrister 'Extraordinary' - Krishnan Guru-Murthy Chris Daw QC has been practising criminal law for over 25 years, navigating Britain's fractured justice... -
How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places by Rosie Garthwaite
RRP: £20.00£14.69Everyone needs this book if they want to know how to get out of difficult situations whether at home or abroad. Written by Rosie Garthwaite, whose career as a journalist started in war-torn Basra, this book combines practical advice with contributions... -
Speaking and Being: How Language Shapes Our Lives by Kubra Gumusay
RRP: £14.99£10.95A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I can't stop talking about this book' Jamie Klingler, co-founder #ReclaimTheseStreets 'What a gem. ... Makes you look at the world, and yourself, afresh.' Minna Salami, author of Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist... -
BTEC National Health and Social Care Revision Workbook: Second edition by Georgina Shaw
RRP: £12.49£11.82Exam Board: Pearson BTECAcademic Level: BTEC NationalSubject: Health & Social Care First teaching: September 2016First Exams: Summer 2017 This Revision Workbook delivers hassle-free hands-on practice for the externally assessed units. For all four of... -
Dennis Duckling by Paul Sambrooks 9781905664771
RRP: £5.95£4.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664771Author Paul SambrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 21Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)... -
Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: Why Individual Climate Action Matters More than Ever by Lloyd Alter
RRP: £14.99£9.88Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff. The international... -
From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises by Joel Magnuson 9781447318941
RRP: £15.99£12.85Despite our fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems caught in cycles of boom and bust, instability, and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred... -
Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries: A Campaign for Justice by Claire McGettrick 9781350452039
£24.65Between 1922 and 1996, over 10,000 girls and women were imprisoned in Magdalene Laundries, including those considered 'promiscuous', a burden to their families or the state, those who had been sexually abused or raised in the care of the Church and... -
How Green Were the Nazis?: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich by Franz-Josef Bruggemeier
RRP: £29.99£25.99The Nazis created nature preserves, championed sustainable forestry, curbed air pollution, and designed the autobahn highway network as a way of bringing Germans closer to nature. How Green Were the Nazis?: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third... -
The Art of Military Innovation: Lessons from the Israel Defense Forces by Edward N. Luttwak 9780674660052
RRP: £29.95£23.19A world-leading military strategist and an IDF insider explain the improbable success of the Israeli armed forces.When the Israel Defense Forces was established in May 1948, it was small, poorly equipped, and already at war. Lacking sufficient weaponry... -
Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green by Claudia Pasquero 9780367768010
RRP: £32.99£29.16Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design. It takes on the now pervasive topic of design intelligence, extending its... -
Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain by Robert Winder
RRP: £14.99£9.80The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation... -
The Rentier City: Making Modern Manchester by Isaac Rose 9781915672186
RRP: £14.99£9.80How did Manchester became the poster-child of neoliberal urbanisation, and what can the people that live there do about it? As the crane capital of Europe, Manchester's transformation since the financial crisis has been profound. Capital has flooded... -
This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter by Tomiwa Owolade
RRP: £18.99£12.83*A TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR*'[Owolade's] argument has needed saying for years' Janan Ganesh, Financial Times'Compelling and admirable' Sunday Times'Passionate and timely' Observer'Excellent' Telegraph'Illuminating' The Times'Timely [and]... -
Nature of Nature: Why We Need The Wild by Enric Sala
RRP: £21.99£14.96In this inspiring manifesto, an internationally renowned oceanographer makes the provocative case for why protecting nature makes economic sense. Enric Sala wants to change the world--and in this groundbreaking book, he shows us how. Once we appreciate... -
The Future of the Factory: How Megatrends are Changing Industrialization by Jostein Hauge 9780198861584
RRP: £35.00£30.10For centuries, industrialization and factory-based production have been core ingredients in economic growth, development, and innovation. This symbiotic relationship between industrialization and economic prosperity is now changing. 'Megatrends' - trends... -
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs: The truth about how they work and how to come off them by Joanna Moncrieff
RRP: £14.99£14.34In an era when more people are taking psychiatric drugs than ever before, Joanna Moncrieff's explosive book challenges the claims for their mythical powers. Drawing on extensive research, she demonstrates that psychiatric drugs do not 'treat' or 'cure'... -
The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by Adam Alexander 9781915294241
RRP: £12.99£9.00Radio 4's The Food Programme Book of the Year, chosen by Dan Saladino An Irish Times Best Gardening Book 2023 Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild's Garden Book of the Year Award 2023 Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023 'If you're a... -
The New Economics: A Manifesto by Steve Keen 9781509545292
RRP: £12.99£12.65In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the wall of Wittenberg church. He argued that the Church's internally consistent but absurd doctrines had pickled into a dogmatic structure of untruth. It was time for a Reformation. Half a millennium later,... -
Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat by Marion Nestle
RRP: £25.00£16.78Whenever we turn on the TV, flip a page in a magazine, or glance at a flyer in the grocery store, we are constantly bombarded with nutritional advice. Almond products can boost your memory! Milk helps build up your bones! Cereal is part of a... -
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg 9780141999043
RRP: £22.00£15.62*A Times, Financial Times, Observer and Nature Book of the Year*'Spectacular ... this work is planetary in scale' Independent'It offers real, rich hope' Observer, Books of the YearWe still have time to change the world. From the world's leading climate... -
Public Health Spatial Planning in Practice: Improving Health and Wellbeing by Michael Chang
RRP: £29.99£23.02Health and wellbeing are significantly influenced by how professionals plan, design and manage the environment. This book supports those working in the built environment and public health sectors, with the knowledge and insight to maximise health... -
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
RRP: £20.95£16.66A New York Times #1 BestsellerAn Amazon #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year... -
Conversations That Matter: Talking with Children and Teenagers in Ways That Help by Margot Sunderland 9781903269244
RRP: £27.99£27.08So many children and young people in our society are hurting. Research indicates that more children are depressed, anxious or locked in anger than ever before, with all the problems that creates at home, school and in society at large when emotional... -
Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters by Steven E Koonin
RRP: £19.99£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Science/Technology) 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781950665792Author Steven E. KooninFormat HardbackPage Count... -
Poor by Caleb Femi
RRP: £10.99£7.77WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTIONChosen as a Book of the Year by New Statesman, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer, Rough Trade and the BBCShortlisted for the Rathbones Folio PrizeLonglisted for the Jhalak Prize'Restlessly inventive,... -
Sharing Cities: A Case for Truly Smart and Sustainable Cities by Duncan McLaren
RRP: £24.00£20.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Named one of Nature's "Books and Arts" blog as a top 20 for 2015..Book InformationISBN 9780262533713Author Duncan McLarenFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint... -
Democracy at Work: Contract, Status and Post-Industrial Justice by Ruth Dukes 9781509548996
RRP: £15.99£14.41In the countries of the global North, workplace democracy may be thought of as a thing of the past. Increasingly, working relations are regulated primarily by contract; workforces are fissured and fragmented. What are the consequences of this? How should...