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Taz: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism by Hakim Bey 9781570271519
RRP: £8.99£6.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570271519Author Hakim BeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint AutonomediaPublisher AutonomediaWeight(grams) 130g -
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
RRP: £18.00£9.60Apologies 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 *... -
I Am Taurus by Stephen Palmer 9781803414669
RRP: £8.99£7.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803414669Author Stephen PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint John Hunt PublishingPublisher Collective InkWeight(grams) 666gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
A Pocket History of the Irish Famine by Tony Potter 9780717179442
RRP: £6.99£5.13The Great Famine, an Gorta Mor in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. Often referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, particularly outside Ireland, as around forty percent of the population were... -
The Hidden Injuries of Class by Richard Sennett
£15.10In this reissue of the 1972 classic of social anatomy, Richard Sennets adds a new introduction to shows how the injuries of class persist into the 21st century. In this intrepid, groundbreaking book, Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb uncover and define... -
The First Days of Berlin: The Sound of Change by Ulrich Gutmair 9781509547302
RRP: £14.99£10.20Berlin in the early 1990s, right after the fall of the Berlin Wall: this is the place to be. Berlin-Mitte, the central district of the city, with its wastelands and decaying houses, has become the centre of a new movement. Artists, musicians, squatters,... -
Boundaries, Power and Ethical Responsibility in Counselling and Psychotherapy by Kirsten Amis 9781446296660
RRP: £34.99£32.87The boundaries of the therapeutic relationship are a crucial part of effective therapy. But understanding them, and the effects of power and responsibility, can be intimidating to trainee or newly-qualified therapists. This book will take step by step... -
Thinking Sociologically by Zygmunt Bauman
RRP: £28.95£25.07Widely acclaimed insight on the human condition, updated to view modern issues through a sociological lens Now in its third edition, Thinking Sociologically continues to offer a stimulating exploration of the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations... -
England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View by Professor Detlev Piltz
RRP: £20.00£15.32A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz has been observing England, its life, customs and above all its classes. He argues that whenever an... -
Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton
RRP: £22.00£16.02In Strange Rites, Tara Isabella Burton takes a tour through contemporary American religiosity. As the once dominant totems of civic connection and civil discourse--traditional churches--continue to sink into obsolescence, people are looking elsewhere for... -
Deathsong of the River: A Reader's Guide to the Chinese TV Series "Heshang" by Xiaokang Su 9780939657544
RRP: £7.99£7.10Perhaps the most daring TV documentary series ever produced in mainland China, which directly affected the thinking of Chinese youth on the eve of the 1989 democracy movement. This richly-annotated translation of the original filmscript by Su Xiaokang... -
Slaves among Us: The Hidden World of Human Trafficking by Monique Villa
RRP: £18.99£14.32The horrific world of modern slavery is exposed in this book based on the first-hand experiences of victims of human trafficking. Through the stories of three remarkable individuals who share how they fell victim to traffickers and how their bodies... -
Original Sins: A Memoir by Matt Rowland Hill
RRP: £16.99£12.28** A Sunday Times, New Statesman and Guardian Book of the Year ****Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2022**'A stunningly well-written, funny, heartrending and utterly gripping memoir about learning how to live with who we are. Read it. Read it... -
How to be Danish: From Lego to Lund, a Short Introduction to the State of Denmark by Patrick Kingsley
RRP: £12.99£8.60'The best knitwear, the best furniture design, the best fairy tales, the best female prime ministers... a book that anyone with an ounce of style will need to read.'What links Sarah Lund and Lars von Trier? Or Carlsberg and Kierkegaard?Or even... -
Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians by Margaret C. Jones
RRP: £14.99£10.95Alfred the Great's daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by... -
American Desperado: My life as a Cocaine Cowboy by Jon Roberts
RRP: £14.99£10.95'The best crime book since Wiseguy' - Rich CohenA real-life Scarface, Jon was born into the Gambino Mafia family and witnessed his first murder aged seven. He joined a US Army assassination squad in Vietnam to escape a teen criminal charge, then fled New... -
To Obama by Jeanne Marie Laskas
RRP: £9.99£7.11One of the most important politics books of the year, To Obama is a record of a time when politics intersected with empathy. 'The real story of Obama's America' Sunday Times Every day, President Obama received ten thousand letters from ordinary... -
Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine by Jisheng Yang
RRP: £14.99£10.95Yang Jisheng's Tombstone is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimesMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in... -
Animal House by James Brown
RRP: £20.00£13.75Music, Magazines & MayhemBetween 1994 and 1997, James Brown's loaded magazine became the must-buy and must-be-in publication of the decade. It won every award going, year after year, and came to define not only its audience but also a generation. Bright,... -
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: (Patterns of Life) by Yuval Noah Harari
RRP: £14.99£8.32Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and... -
Spring Rain: A wise and life-affirming memoir about how gardens can help us heal by Marc Hamer
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Infused with wisdom and a deep love of nature... a how-to book for finding peace of mind' SagaThis is a story about the rain, a boy, an angry dog and a gardener, and how some of them find peace and freedom...In Spring Rain, writer and gardener Marc... -
The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion from the Spanish Flu to Covid-19 by Mark Honigsbaum
RRP: £12.99£9.09A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19.Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of... -
The Publishing Business: A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On by Kelvin Smith 9781350259386
RRP: £28.99£23.56Are you considering a career in the world of publishing, or simply want to understand more about the industry? If so, The Publishing Business will take you through the essential publishing activities performed in editorial, rights, design, production,... -
River East, River West: an unmissable coming-of-age story from a dazzling new voice by Aube Rey Lescure 9780715655399
RRP: £16.99£11.67LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A mesmerising reversal of the east-west immigrant narrative set against China's economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism's false... -
Austria - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Peter Gieler 9781857338676
RRP: £8.99£6.84Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
Why?: Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes 9780393355468
RRP: £14.99£12.47Peter Hayes has been teaching Holocaust studies for decades and Why? grows out of the questions he's encountered from his students. Despite the outpouring of books, films, memorials, museums and courses devoted to the subject, a coherent explanation of... -
Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora by Stephanie E. Smallwood
RRP: £23.95£19.14This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the Atlantic slave trade, and the depths of its horrors. Stephanie E. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of enslavement from its African origins through the... -
Understanding Bourdieu by Jenn Webb
RRP: £44.99£39.48"Bourdieu's work is formidable - the journey is tough. Follow this French foreign legion - take an apple, take a hanky - but take this book". - Peter Beilharz , La Trobe University "A good range of recent examples from popular culture are... -
Liquid Modernity by Zygmunt Bauman 9780745624105
RRP: £15.99£14.41In this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software-based modernity. This passage, he argues, has brought profound change to all aspects of the human... -
'Ten Pound Poms': A Life History of British Postwar Emigration to Australia by A. James Hammerton
RRP: £15.99£12.20More than a million Britons emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s. They were the famous 'ten pound Poms' and this is their story. Illuminated by the fascinating testimony of migrant life histories, this is the first substantial history of... -
A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease by Shilpa Ravella
RRP: £20.00£14.29Hidden inflammation lies behind many modern diseases. Shilpa Ravella, an expert in nutrition and the gut, explains why our immune systems are turning against us and what we might do about it.'Controlling inflammation is the key to good health and this... -
A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the <i>Guideways through Mountains and Seas</i> by Richard E. Strassberg 9780520298514
RRP: £30.00£23.69A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains... -
Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts by Margaret Kovach
RRP: £21.99£19.87Indigenous Methodologies is a groundbreaking text. Since its original publication in 2009, it has become the most trusted guide used in the study of Indigenous methodologies and has been adopted in university courses around the world. It provides a... -
Stony The Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525559559Author Henry Louis Jr GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics by Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb
RRP: £24.99£21.18The story of four remarkable women who shaped the intellectual history of the 20th century: Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch. On the cusp of the Second World War, four women went to Oxford to begin their studies: a... -
Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music by S. Alexander Reed 9780199832606
RRP: £32.49£20.94Industrial is a descriptor that fans and critics have applied to a remarkable variety of music: the oildrum pounding of Einsturzende Neubauten, the processed electronic groans of Throbbing Gristle, the drumloop clatter of Skinny Puppy, and the synthpop... -
Welcome to Social Theory by Tom Brock
RRP: £29.99£24.16Welcome to Social Theory is exactly what students want: a lucid and engaging introduction to social theory that carefully uses images, examples and quotations to illustrate new ways of examining contemporary social life. Tom Brock's comprehensive and... -
Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater by Eddie Shapiro 9780199941209
RRP: £57.00£47.02Angela Lansbury faced a serious challenge when she was auditioning for the title role in Mame. "I don't know how to sing except in the role. I never knew how to do exercises and I don't to this day. I just stand up and sing," she recalls looking back... -
The Burns Supper Companion by Nancy Marshall
RRP: £7.99£5.46In 1801, some five years after Robert Burns' death, nine of his friends sat down to dinner in what is now known as Burns Cottage in Alloway to celebrate his extraordinary life and to give thanks for his friendship. Over the years the informal theme from... -
Mary Prince (reloaded look) by E. L. Norry 9780702313820
RRP: £6.99£4.64My Story: Mary Prince - the thrilling story of the former slave and abolitionist. Born in enslavement in Bermuda, Mary Prince travelled to England, escaped slavery and became a prominent abolitionist whose life ...