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In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki 9781784875572
RRP: £12.99£9.09A fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture. 'We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another... -
Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research by D. Jean Clandinin 9780787972769
RRP: £26.00£22.64"The literature on narrative inquiry has been, until now, widely scattered and theoretically incomplete. Clandinin and Connelly have created a major tour de force. This book is lucid, fluid, beautifully argued, and rich in examples. Students will find a... -
The Wisdom of the Native Americans by Kent Nerburn 9781577310792
RRP: £14.99£12.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577310792Author Kent NerburnFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
Pottery in Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere 9780747804697
RRP: £8.99£7.40Roman archaeological sites in Britain produced huge quantities of pottery providing vast amounts of information about technology, trade, wealth, industry and lifestyle.About the AuthorGuy de la Bedoyere is a well-established Roman historian with numerous... -
Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143134626Author Tom FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Global Sceptical Publics: From Non-Religious Print Media to Digital Atheism by Jacob Copeman
RRP: £30.00£26.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800083455Author Jacob CopemanFormat PaperbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 1220g -
The Teddy Boy Wars: The Youth Cult that Shocked Britain by Michael Macilwee 9781908479860
RRP: £8.99£6.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908479860Author Michael MacilweeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Milo BooksPublisher Milo BooksWeight(grams) 249g -
Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba...and Then Lost It to the Revolution by T J English
RRP: £16.99£15.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061712746Author T J EnglishFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History by Ira Mukhoty 9789384067496
£17.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789384067496Author IRA MukhotyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Aleph Book CompanyPublisher Aleph Book Company -
Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory by Patricia Hill Collins
RRP: £23.99£21.24In Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory Patricia Hill Collins offers a set of analytical tools for those wishing to develop intersectionality's capability to theorize social inequality in ways that would facilitate social change. While... -
How to Hustle and Win: A Survival Guide for the Ghetto by Supreme Understanding 9780981617008
RRP: £24.95£17.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981617008Author Supreme UnderstandingFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Supreme Design PublishingPublisher Supreme Design PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Creative Approaches to Practice Learning by Heidi Dix
RRP: £26.99£24.44A guide to enable social work practice educators to be more creative in the teaching, supervision and assessment of students. Practice educators, as social workers, are used to being creative and innovative in their demanding roles in practice. But... -
Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Third Edition by Christiane Sanderson
RRP: £37.99£36.94This updated and expanded edition provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of counselling survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). In a reasoned and thoughtful approach, common stereotypes of abusers and their victims are replaced with... -
The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism by John Barnes 9781472290380
RRP: £20.00£13.75'brilliantly written ... a genuinely important book' Jonathan Ross, The Jonathan Ross Show'something we all need to be reading ... an absolutely brilliant book ... a great read for all of us' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2'an absolutely terrific book' Susanna... -
Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram by Iain Banks
RRP: £18.99£14.01New introduction by Ian Rankin_________________________________________'One of the most playful and entertaining writers of our generation' Val McDermid, Guardian In an absorbing voyage as interesting to non-drinkers as to true whisky connoisseurs,... -
The World of Work to 2030: A practical guide to future-proofing your business and your career by Russell Beck 9781399412711
RRP: £25.00£18.88A book that helps make sense of the megatrends playing out in the world today and, as a result, how individuals can future-proof their businesses and careers. In the context of work, consider two headlines that we face on a regular basis. Firstly,... -
From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow
RRP: £20.00£13.34An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the '80s and the '90s, its unfortunate decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming,... -
Theorizing Childhood by Allison James
RRP: £17.99£16.04In recent years there has been a rapid growth of interest in the sociological study of childhood. This new book draws together the major developments in the field. In particular, the book discusses contemporary sociological and anthropological research... -
The Emotional Self: A Sociocultural Exploration by Deborah Lupton 9780761956020
RRP: £60.00£52.30`This addition to a growing number of texts which approach emotions and emotionality from a social constructionist perspective is well written, scholarly, accessible and interesting.... There is both breadth and depth to this work.' - Feminism and... -
We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights by Amelia Abraham
RRP: £10.99£7.77How do we shape a better world for LGBTQ+ people? Olly Alexander, Peppermint, Owen Jones, Beth Ditto, Shon Faye and more share their stories and visions for the future.'A vital addition to your bookshelf' Stylist, 5 Books for Summer'Captivating... A... -
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: £12.99£8.60A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth... -
19th Century Female Explorers by Caroline Roope 9781399006866
RRP: £25.00£17.62As any historian will testify, a nineteenth-century woman's place was very much at home. Or was it? For a lucky (and plucky) few, who had a little determination, and the ability to withstand lice infestations, climbing mountains in corsets, rascally... -
For the Time Being by Annie Dillard
RRP: £14.99£9.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Literary Award (Art of the Essay) 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780375703478Author Annie DillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random... -
A Woman's Work by Harriet Harman
RRP: £10.99£7.77GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017**Winner of best memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards**Now with a new epilogue for the paperback'Compelling ... She has guts to spare ... An important story ... Role model? You bet' Tim Shipman, Sunday... -
The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present by Chris Gosden
RRP: £12.99£8.32A Telegraph Book of the Year A remarkable, unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to the power of tattoos.'Fascinating, original, excellent' Simon Sebag... -
Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the men who blew up the British economy by Iain Martin 9781471113550
RRP: £9.99£6.41An explosive, controversial account of the collapse of RBS and the collapse of the British economy - shortlisted for FINANCIAL TIMES AND GOLDMAN SACHSBUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARAWARD2013.When RBS collapsed and had to be bailed out by the taxpayer in the... -
John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace by Jonathan Aitken 9781399412841
RRP: £14.99£11.75'Master biographer Jonathan Aitken is in fine form, sympathetic, insightful, scholarly and vivid, and his book, like its subject, must be rated unobtrusively spectacular.' J. I. Packer '...meticulously researched...[Aiken] writes beautifully and... -
Little Book of Alexander McQueen: The story of the iconic brand by Karen Homer
RRP: £13.99£9.20"Give me time and I'll give you a revolution" - Alexander McQueenEver since its creation in 1992, the House of Alexander McQueen has been synonymous with drama, risk-taking and cutting-edge innovation. From iconic collaborations, like with Lady Gaga for... -
Paying the Land by Joe Sacco 9781910702581
RRP: £22.00£17.42In his first full-length work of journalism in a decade, the 'heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman' (Economist) brings his comics mastery to a story of indigenous North America, resource extraction, and our debt to the natural world*A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE... -
Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted and Alone by Sarah Jaffe
RRP: £11.99£11.12Whether it's working for free in exchange for 'experience', enduring poor treatment in the name of being 'part of the family', or clocking serious overtime for a good cause, more and more of us are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being... -
City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York by Tyler Anbinder
RRP: £13.99£9.49City of Dreams is the long overdue, inspiring, and defining account of New York's both famous and forgotten immigrants: the young man from the Caribbean who relocated to New York and became a founding father; Russian born Emma Goldman, who condoned the... -
Gloucestershire Folk Tales by Anthony Nanson
RRP: £9.99£7.55Gloucestershire's stories go back to the days of Sabrina, spirit of the Severn, and the Nine Hags of Gloucester. Tales tell of sky-ships over Bristol, the silk-caped wraith of Dover's Hill, snow foresters on the Cotswolds, and Cirencester's dark-age... -
Raven Smith's Men by Raven Smith 9780008457495
RRP: £14.99£10.95'A brilliant writer.' Russell Tovey 'Thoroughly entertaining.' OTEGHA UWAGBA 'Funny and... -
The Courage of Hopelessness: Chronicles of a Year of Acting Dangerously by Slavoj Zizek
RRP: £10.99£8.66The maverick philosopher returns to explore today's idealogical, political and economic battles, and asks whether radical change is possibleIn these troubled times, even the most pessimistic diagnosis of our future ends with an uplifting hint that things... -
Sunwise: A chilling witch trial tale for fans of The Familiars by Helen Steadman 9781915421012
RRP: £8.99£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915421012Author Helen SteadmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Bell Jar BooksPublisher Bell Jar BooksWeight(grams) 199gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm... -
I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman by Joumana Haddad 9780863564277
RRP: £9.99£6.80In this provocative book Joumana Haddad uses the format of the political pamphlet to describe the liberating impact of literature on her life. She tells of reading the Marquis de Sade at twelve, of her metamorphosis into an award-winning poet, and... -
The Penguin History of Europe by J. Roberts
RRP: £18.99£13.61Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the... -
The Daughters of Madurai: The heart-wrenching, thought-provoking book club debut of 2023 by Rajasree Variyar
RRP: £16.99£12.68'Oh my goodness. If I could give this book 6 stars out of 5 I would' 'One of those books that will stay with me for years and decades to come...' 'Grabbed my heart and wouldn't let go!' 'A joy to read' ... -
The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth 9781250118493
RRP: £11.99£11.73In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas, was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorised by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far... -
Red Adair: An American Hero - The Authorized Biography by Philip Singerman 9780747506195
RRP: £14.99£10.95Red Adair is now a multimillionaire, but he has worked his way up from a poor childhood in Houston where he spent years on the railways and on bomb-disposal before becoming an expert on oil-well firefighting. This is an account of his heroic life...