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MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 by Keith Jeffery
RRP: $34.31$25.20'Reads like the script for a Bond film' Mail on Sunday A groundbreaking book, this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organisation in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of... -
Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends by Anne Applebaum
RRP: $18.85$13.33A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'The most important non-fiction book of the year' David HareIn the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, people from across the political spectrum in Europe and... -
Weaponising Anti-Semitism by Asa Winstanley 9781682193815
RRP: $30.86$20.00Meticulously researched while reading like a fast-paced thriller, this explosive new book details the way the Israel lobby deployed charges of anti-Semitism to destroy Jeremy Corbyn's bid for power as leader of the Labour Party. In an electrifying... -
The State of Us: The good news and the bad news about our society by Jon Snow
RRP: $34.31$24.51'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... -
Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis
RRP: $22.28$15.59** The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller**'One of the greatest political memoirs of all time' GuardianWhat happens when you take on the European establishment? Read as world-famous, provocative economist, and former Greece finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis,... -
British Politics For Dummies by Julian Knight 9781118971505
RRP: $32.57$22.56Your updated and revised guide to British politics So, you want to be knowledgeable about British politics but don't know where to start? You've come to the right place! British Politics For Dummies is your essential guide to understanding even the... -
The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left by Ed Husain
RRP: $18.85$13.33Ed Husain's The Islamist is the shocking inside story of British Islamic fundamentalism, told by a former radical. 'When I was sixteen I became an Islamic fundamentalist. Five years later, after much emotional turmoil, I rejected fundamentalist... -
Cameron at 10: The Verdict by Anthony Seldon
RRP: $29.14$20.36The most intimate account of a serving prime minister ever published, this is the gripping inside story of David Cameron's government as told by senior figures, including the Prime Minister, George Osborne and Boris Johnson. Spanning the early... -
Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good by Maurice Glasman
RRP: $29.14$19.79Labour has been on a wild ride over the past thirty years. New Labour argued that we had no choice but to accept a globalized free market economy in which the race was to the swift, the open and the flexible. Corbynism reacted against this with a jumble... -
Critical: Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it by Dr Julia Grace Patterson 9780008603496
RRP: $29.14$21.06The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. ‘The NHS is an institution. But it’s also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for the past 75 years. It’s a burden to some and a... -
Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation by Roderick Beaton
RRP: $25.71$18.78SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 AND THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2021A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The best history of Greece around... Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this... -
Killing Rage by Eamon Collins
RRP: $18.85$12.56This is an account of how an angry young man can cross the line that divides theoretical support for violence from a state of 'killing rage', in which the murder of neighbour becomes thinkable. Over 3000 people have died in Northern Ireland since 1969,... -
One Day in September by Simon Reeve
RRP: $18.85$13.33In the early hours of 5 September 1972 the perimeter fence surrounding the Olympic Village in Munich was scaled by terrorists. Their target was the temporary home of the Israeli Olympic team, and within 24 hours seventeen men were dead: eleven Israelis,... -
A Thief's Justice: A completely gripping historical mystery by Douglas Skelton 9781804365472
RRP: $17.14$10.91London, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold...'An immersive, action-packed thriller with intrigue in the air and threats around every corner' The Herald'Great fun ... the language is colourful and the action never stops' Laura... -
Politics, Poverty and Belief: A Political Memoir by The Rt Hon Frank Field 9781399408417
RRP: $18.85$13.33'For the past half-century Frank Field has been an outstanding parliamentarian, social reformer and champion of the disadvantaged. He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and was expelled from it at the age of 78.' -Brian & Rachel Griffiths 'Frank... -
The GAA and the War of Independence by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: $17.14$12.20Founded in 1884 to promote Irish identity and revive the traditional sports of hurling, football and handball, the GAA enjoyed an intimate relationship with the nationalist movement from the turn of the twentieth century onwards. In 1914, the Irish... -
National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy by Roger Eatwell
RRP: $18.85$14.36A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populismAcross the West, there is a rising tide of people who feel excluded, alienated from mainstream politics, and... -
Fight Back by A. M. Dassu 9780702315886
RRP: $13.71$8.97An empowering story about finding your identity and the courage to fight for it. Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands - she's into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has ... -
Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class by Paul Embery 9781509539994
RRP: $27.43$18.75The typical contemporary Labour MP is almost certain to be a university-educated Europhile who is more comfortable in the leafy enclaves of north London than the party's historic heartlands. As a result, Labour has become radically out of step with the... -
Inside The Third Reich by Albert Speer
RRP: $29.14$20.48The classic eye-witness account of Nazi Germany, by Hitler's Armaments Minister and right-hand man.'Inside the Third Reich is not only the most significant personal German account to come out of the war but the most revealing document on the Hitler... -
Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939 by Peter Shambrook 9780861546329
RRP: $60.04$56.76'Policy of Deceit is the work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein-McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.' The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the... -
The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn by Steve Richards
RRP: $18.85$12.56BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more 'prime ministerial' than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become prime minister if it were not for his brother Ed?... -
Seasons in the Sun: The Battle for Britain, 1974-1979 by Dominic Sandbrook
RRP: $34.31$25.20Dominic Sandbrook's magnificent account of the late 1970s in Britain The late 1970s were Britain's years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power - and also the birth of home computers, the rise of the ready... -
Letters for the Ages: The Private and Personal Letters of Sir Winston Churchill by Sir Sir Winston S. Churchill
RRP: $34.31$24.51Here are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal nature, written to a wide range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. Letters for the Ages concentrates on the more... -
Islamist Terrorism in Europe by Petter Nesser
RRP: $30.86$27.08Islamist terrorism is on the rise in Europe, and we are witnessing new methods of attack on an all-too-regular basis. While the death of Osama bin Laden and the advent of the `Arab Spring' fed expectations that international jihadism was a spent force,... -
Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong
RRP: $18.85$12.44'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... -
Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change by Caroline Lucas 9781846275951
RRP: $17.14$11.49Caroline Lucas is an outsider, inside, fighting for parliamentary reform and for the interests of her constituents. She is a politician with a radical mission and a clear vision of how change can be achieved. From the NHS to corporate tax evasion, from... -
The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to Johnson by Steve Richards
RRP: $22.28$14.68'Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.' John Humphrys'A pure pleasure to read.' Polly Toynbee'Extraordinary.' Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and what makes them special - by a... -
Urban Governance: Britain and Beyond Since 1750 by Professor Robert J. Morris
RRP: $231.57$201.17This is a coherent and integrated set of essays around the theme of governance addressing a wide range of questions on the organisation and legitimation of authority. At the heart of the book is a set of topics which have long attracted the attention of... -
The I.R.A. by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: $34.29$23.55An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Tim Pat Coogan's classic The IRA provides the only fair-minded, comprehensive... -
Rough Beast: My Story and the Reality of Sinn Féin by Máiría Cahill 9781804540121
RRP: $29.14$21.06NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER IN THE IRISH NON-FICTION CHARTS "Rough Beast is shocking, important and unputdownable." Roddy Doyle Rough Beast is Mairia Cahill's harrowing story of her life and of what she went through at the hands of what is now Ireland's... -
The Conservative Party After Brexit – Turmoil and Transformation by T Bale
RRP: $42.88$28.78The Conservative Party can lay convincing claim to being the world's most successful political party, not least because it is also one of the most adaptable, often appearing to do and say pretty much whatever it takes to win. But has it now taken things... -
Free For All: Why The NHS Is Worth Saving by Gavin Francis 9781800819252
RRP: $13.71$9.93'Needle-sharp analysis from the front line' Ian Rankin 'Utterly compelling' Henry Marsh 'Wonderful ... A heartbreaking chronicle of the NHS's near-demise, and a call to action' Leah Hazard 'A reminder of what is important, what we hold dear, and... -
The Transformation of British Welfare Policy: Politics, Discourse, and Public Opinion by Tom O'Grady 9780192898890
RRP: $138.94$126.18Since 2010 the UK has enacted radical welfare reforms that have led to greater poverty, homelessness, indebtedness, and foodbank use. It has diverged from other European countries experiencing similar economic and social trends, who have not enacted such... -
Heldentod: The Nazi Culture of Death by Paul Garson 9781781557570
RRP: $77.19$57.93Heldentod - 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... -
Unshook Till the End of Time: A History of Relations between Britain & Oman 1650 - 1970 by Stuart Laing 9781908531070
RRP: $42.88$28.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908531070Author Stuart LaingFormat HardbackPage Count 350Imprint Nomad PublishingPublisher Nomad Publishing -
Love in a Time of Hate: Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 by Florian Illies 9781800811164
RRP: $18.85$13.33'Strikingly original, utterly absorbing' Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich A Financial Times 'Book to Read in 2023' 1930s Europe - as the Roaring Twenties wind down and the world rumbles towards war, the great minds of the time have... -
European Union Law by Steve Peers
RRP: $73.74$72.04Edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives from experienced academics, teachers and practitioners to provide a comprehensive introduction. Each chapter has been written and updated by an expert... -
The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Inside Story by Sebastian Payne
RRP: $37.74$26.79The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, former Financial Times Whitehall editor and author of Broken Heartlands.Winner - Parliamentary Book Awards, Best Political... -
Brexit Unfolded: How no one got what they wanted (and why they were never going to) by Chris Grey 9781785908279
RRP: $18.85$13.22Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU divided the nation, unleashing years of political turmoil. Today, many remain unreconciled to Brexit whilst, in a tragic irony, some of those most committed to it are angry and dissatisfied with what was delivered. ...