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Listening to Nineteenth-Century America by Mark M. Smith 9780807849828
RRP: £42.95£39.59Sound, sectionalism, and the coming of the Civil War; Arguing for the importance of the aural dimension of history, Mark Smith contends that to understand what it meant to be northern or southern, slave or free - to understand sectionalism and the... -
They All Love Jack: Busting the Ripper by Bruce Robinson
RRP: £18.99£13.11LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A book like no other - the tale of a gripping quest to discover the identity of history's most notorious murderer and a literary high-wire act from the legendary writer and director of... -
Evil Relations (formerly published as Witness): The Man Who Bore Witness Against the Moors Murderers by David Smith
RRP: £10.99£7.77The chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case after more than four decades of silenceDespite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the... -
The Archaeology of Disease: Third Edition by Charlotte Roberts 9780752457505
RRP: £25.00£19.54The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries that humans suffered from in antiquity. In order to give a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma the... -
Beneath the Moon: Fairytales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World by Yoshi Yoshitani
RRP: £13.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984857224Author Yoshi YoshitaniFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Longing for the Lost Caliphate: A Transregional History by Mona Hassan
RRP: £35.00£28.14In the United States and Europe, the word "caliphate" has conjured historically romantic and increasingly pernicious associations. Yet the caliphate's significance in Islamic history and Muslim culture remains poorly understood. This book explores the... -
Tackling prison overcrowding: Build more prisons? Sentence fewer offenders? by Mike Hough 9781847421104
RRP: £19.99£15.76"Tackling prison overcrowding" is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's "Review of Prisons", published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal... -
Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Jessica Cox
RRP: £25.00£18.54'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, OtherCovering a fascinating period of population growth, high infant mortality and deep social inequality, rapid medical advances and pseudoscientific... -
Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected by Rory Miller 9781594392139
RRP: £14.99£11.36Gold Winner - 2012 eLit AwardFinalist - 2012 USA Best Books AwardHonorable Mention - 2012 Eric Hoffer Award Seven Steps to Legal, Emotional and Physical Preparation This book stands alone as an introduction to the context of self-defense. There are seven... -
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts by Israel Finkelstein
RRP: £12.99£8.60In the past three decades, archaeologists have made great strides in recovering the lost world of the Old Testament. Dozens of digs in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon have changed experts' understanding of ancient Israel and its neighbours- as well as... -
Slavic Folklore: A Handbook by Natalie O. Kononenko 9780313336102
£58.16Slavic folklore has great cultural significance and international influence. Written for students and general readers, this book offers a brief but thorough introduction to Slavic folklore. Included are explanations of the different types of Slavic... -
Anthropology & the Colonial Encounter by Talal Asad 9781573925891
RRP: £25.00£21.79"We have been reminded time and again by anthropologists of the ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment in which the intellectual inspiration of anthropology is supposed to lie. But anthropology is also rooted in an unequal power encounter between the West... -
Morocco - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Jillian C. York 9781787023048
RRP: £10.99£8.22Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Morocco is a joy to the senses. Graced with spectacular scenery, the country's rich history is carved into its architecture and baked into its cuisine. Its marketplaces are filled with tantalizing... -
Consumed by Greg Buchanan 9781398712713
RRP: £18.99£12.88A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.On a lonely farmstead, a 70-year-old woman falls down outside and, unable to move, is consumed overnight by two of her pigs.It seems like a tragic... -
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi
RRP: £20.00£14.69*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices -- co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author of the million-copy bestseller How To... -
Psychedelic Cannabis: Therapeutic Methods and Unique Blends to Treat Trauma and Transform Consciousness by Daniel McQueen
RRP: £12.99£11.01A step-by-step guide to using cannabis as a psychedelic therapy * Explains how cannabis can be used to treat trauma and emotional pain, as a profound problem-solving tool, and as a potent catalyst for self-transformation and ongoing healing work * Shares... -
Criminology Skills by Emily Finch
RRP: £39.99£35.49Criminology Skills covers both criminological study skills and research skills in one volume, giving students the skills they need to succeed in the study of criminology. A three-part structure covers finding source materials, academic skills, study... -
Haralambos and Holborn - AQA A Level Sociology Themes and Perspectives: Year 1 and AS by Mike Haralambos
RRP: £27.99£27.07Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS / A-level Year 1 SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023 The most up-to-date coverage and in-depth exam support for AQA A-level Sociology, from the bestselling authors of... -
TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World's Favourite App by Chris Stokel-Walker
RRP: £9.99£7.11'It is rare for a business analysis to read like a thriller - this one does.' - Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View 'Vital to understanding how[TikTok] works and the impact it's having.' - Damian Collins MP, former chairman of the House of Commons... -
Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection by Nancy K. Baym
RRP: £24.99£21.67Explains what happened to music-for both artists and fans-when music went online. Playing to the Crowd explores and explains how the rise of digital communication platforms has transformed artist-fan relationships into something closer to friendship... -
Representing Women: Myths of Femininity in the Popular Media by Myra Macdonald 9780340580165
£80.04This text reassesses how women are talked about and constructed visually across a range of popular media. Arguing for the importance of a historical approach, this book examines continuities and changes in dominant myths of femininity, especially in the... -
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
RRP: £10.99£7.77*WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* 'Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable ... If you want a good understanding of how the issues that cause poverty are intertwined, you should read this book' Bill Gates, Best Books of... -
The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate by Jeannie Gainsburg 9781538169247
RRP: £14.99£13.45The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ Advocate, Second Edition, is an enjoyable, humorous, encouraging, easy to understand guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities. It is chock full of practical and useful tools for LGBTQ+... -
China - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Indre Balcikonyte-Huang 9781787028807
RRP: £9.99£7.54Don't just see the sights get to know the people. For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system, based on Confucian values and tempered by the Mandate of Heaven. Dynasties came and went, but the essence... -
Portugal - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Sandy Guedes de Queiroz
RRP: £10.99£8.22Don't just see the sights get to know the people. Legend has it that when Caesar's general arrived on Portuguese soil in the first century CE, he claimed to have discovered a country blessed with a mild climate and a beautiful coastline, but whose... -
The Atlas of Unusual Languages: Discover intriguing linguistic oddities and language islands by Zoran Nikolic
RRP: £14.99£9.70The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people. We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the... -
Pirate Enlightenment: Buccaneers, Women Traders and Mock Kingdoms in Eighteenth Century Madagascar by David Graeber
RRP: £18.99£14.24'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment... -
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 ... -
Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization by Justin Marozzi
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North... -
Heroes And Villains: The True Story Of The Beach Boys by Steven Gaines
£14.85The Beach Boys have been rolling, like the tide their great songs evoke, for more than thirty years, reaching professional peaks and tragic personal depths. In this electrifying account Steven Gaines reveals the gothic tale of violence, addiction, greed,... -
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards
RRP: £17.99£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830837823Author E. Randolph RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 308g -
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: How Movements and Law Can Work Together To Win by Mark Gevisser
RRP: £17.99£13.80Written from the maxim "it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom. In these... -
Teeth by Simon Hillson 9780521545495
RRP: £56.99£48.30Archaeological discoveries of teeth provide remarkable information on humans, animals and the health, hygiene and diet of ancient communities. In this fully revised and updated 2005 edition of his seminal text, Simon Hillson draws together a mass of... -
Time After Time: Repeat Offenders – the Inside Stories by Chris Atkins 9781838954666
RRP: £20.00£13.86***From the bestselling author of A Bit of a Stretch***'It's a cracking book. He really can write.' - James O'Brien, LBC'Eloquent, witty, engaging and enraged ... the most important book you'll read this year.' Sathnam Sanghera'Chris Atkins brings a... -
Mastering the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument by Ralph H Kilmann 9780989571357
RRP: £39.95£37.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989571357Author Ralph H KilmannFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint Kilmann DiagnosticsPublisher Kilmann DiagnosticsWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm)... -
Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2023 by Police National Legal Database PNLD 9780192868701
£35.21Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2023 is the only book specifically designed for police officers while out on patrol. Covering a wide range of common offences, it clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation, providing offence... -
A Room of Her Own: Inside the Homes and Lives of Creative Women by Robyn Lea 9781760760397
RRP: £35.00£24.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760760397Author Robyn LeaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdPublisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty... -
Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Pol itics of Doubt by Banet–Weiser
RRP: £15.99£14.41The #MeToo movement created more opportunities for women to speak up about sexual assault. But we are also living in a time when "fake news" and "alternative facts" call into question the very nature of truth. This troubling paradox is at the heart of... -
How Music Dies (or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in the Arts by Ian Brennan
RRP: £14.99£13.08All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every... -
The Undersea Network by Nicole Starosielski 9780822357551
RRP: £22.99£20.01In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea...