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Cut from the Same Cloth?: Muslim Women on Life in Britain by Sabeena Akhtar
RRP: $14.18$9.64From modern pop culture to anti-Blackness, faith and family, politics, education, creativity and working life; this anthology gives visibly Muslim women a space to speak. SPOILER ALERT: We won't be answering the usual questions! Perceived as the visual... -
Condition of Secrecy by Inger Christensen
RRP: $16.76$13.30The Condition of Secrecy is a poignant collection of essays by Inger Christensen, widely regarded as one of the most influential Scandinavian writers of the twentieth century. As The New York Times proclaimed, "Despite the rigorous structure that... -
Coming Out of Shame: Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives by Gershon Kaufman 9780385477963
$19.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385477963Author Gershon KaufmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Main Street BooksPublisher Main Street BooksWeight(grams) 287gDimensions(mm) 208mm *... -
The Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour
RRP: $16.76$11.09In surrealist artist Paul Klee's The Twittering Machine, the bird-song of a diabolical machine acts as bait to lure humankind into a pit of damnation. Leading political writer and broadcaster Richard Seymour argues that this is a chilling metaphor for... -
Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation by Richard Sennett
RRP: $14.18$10.02Living with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously or economically - is one of the most urgent challenges facing civil society today. Together argues that co-operation needs more than good will: it is a craft that requires skill. In modern... -
The Sociology of Housework by Ann Oakley 9781447349426
RRP: $37.40$28.75In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed sociologist Ann Oakley undertook one of the first serious sociological studies to examine women's work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban housewives and analysed their perceptions of housework, their feelings of... -
A History Book for Scots: Selections from the Scotichronicon by Walter Bower 9781906566593
RRP: $21.92$15.58Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the... -
Friendly Fire: The Accidental Shootdown of U.S. Black Hawks over Northern Iraq by Scott A. Snook
RRP: $45.15$35.78On April 14, 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters accidentally shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopters over Northern Iraq, killing all twenty-six peacekeepers onboard. In response to this disaster the complete array of military and civilian... -
Japanese Tattoos: History * Culture * Design by Brian Ashcraft
RRP: $20.63$14.62Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos).Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid... -
Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen by Rebecca May Johnson 9781911590484
RRP: $19.34$12.64Cooking is thinking! The spatter of sauce in a pan, a cook's subtle deviation from a recipe, the careful labour of cooking for loved ones: these are not often the subjects of critical enquiry. Cooking, we are told, has nothing to do with serious... -
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
RRP: $16.76$10.94What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the... -
Russian Thinkers by Isaiah Berlin
RRP: $14.18$10.02Few, if any, English-language critics have written as perceptively as Isaiah Berlin about Russian thought and culture. Russian Thinkers is his unique meditation on the impact that Russia's outstanding writers and philosophers had on its culture. In... -
The Complete Earth Chronicles by Zecharia Sitchin 9781591432012
RRP: $83.85$56.26The Earth Chronicles series, with millions of copies sold worldwide, represents the culmination of Zecharia Sitchin's 30 years of intensive research into the history and prehistory of Earth and humankind as recorded by the ancient civilizations of the... -
Plymouth Colony by Lisa Brooks
RRP: $61.91$44.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598536737Author Lisa BrooksFormat HardbackPage Count 1300Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of America -
At the Vanguard of Vinyl: A Cultural History of the Long-Playing Record in Jazz by Darren Mueller 9781478030072
RRP: $32.24$27.95In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutionized the recording and production of jazz in the 1950s. The LP's increased fidelity and playback capacity allowed lengthy compositions... -
Directions to Myself by Heidi Julavits 9781408883501
RRP: $16.76$12.71'An absolute stunner: frank, funny, self-aware, constantly surprising ... One of the most insightful representations I've read of what it feels like to be alive these days' GEORGE SAUNDERS ________________________ A memoir of finding where you are... -
Lessons Will Be Learned: Transforming Safeguarding in Education by Martin Peter Baker 9781788602716
RRP: $25.79$20.37The safeguarding and child protection challenges in education have never been more complex, nor the legal duties on schools and colleges more stringent. The criminal and sexual exploitation of children, FGM, radicalisation and online safety are sadly all... -
Uzbekistan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Alex Ulko 9781857338522
RRP: $12.89$9.73Culture 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... -
Millennial Black by Sophie Williams 9780008401894
RRP: $21.92$12.60For fans of Slay in Your Lane and Little Black Book, this is the much-needed roadmap for young Black women to succeed in the workplace From tips on setting boundaries, and avoiding the race pay gap, through advice on building your... -
Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia: One Family's Story by Helen Beaumont
RRP: $21.92$21.30Clive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45, when his children were aged just 3 and 4. He had become less and less able to do his job properly and had been made redundant from the Army the year before.Clive's wife, Helen, tells of... -
Crystallizing Public Opinion (Original Classic) by Edward Bernays 9781722502805
RRP: $14.18$10.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722502805Author Edward BernaysFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint G&D MediaPublisher G&D Media -
Peak Inequality: Britain's Ticking Time Bomb by Danny Dorling 9781447349075
RRP: $16.76$13.09Inequality is the key political issue of our time. Here Dorling brings together brand new material alongside a carefully curated selection of his most recent writing on inequality from publications as wide ranging as the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian,... -
Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics by Cynthia Enloe 9780520279995
RRP: $32.25$27.34In this brand new radical analysis of globalization, Cynthia Enloe examines recent events - Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns - to reveal the crucial role... -
Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words by Aileen Wuornos
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593762902Author Aileen WuornosFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher Soft Skull Press -
Homelands: The History of a Friendship by Chitra Ramaswamy
RRP: $14.18$9.44THE SALTIRE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN'S BEST MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY OF 2022 'Remarkable' The Times'Achingly beautiful' GuardianBeautiful in unusual and wonderful ways' Rebecca SolnitThis book is about two unlikely friends. One born in 1970s... -
Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities by Veronica Davis 9781642832099
RRP: $33.54$27.99Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation. This task requires empathy while pushing against forces in the... -
Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power by Alastair McIntosh
RRP: $16.76$11.09It is easy to feel helpless in the face of the torrent of information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world. In this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible... -
Britain's Slavery Debt: Reparations Now! by Michael Banner 9780198889441
RRP: $19.34$16.89A concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants. Britain owes reparations to the Caribbean. The exploitation of generations of those trafficked from Africa, or born into... -
The Logic Of Life: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything by Tim Harford 9780349120416
RRP: $15.47$10.32Truly eye-opening . . . There is almost no situation that Harford cannot dissect with his sharp economist's tools . . . economics has never been this cool' NEW STATESMANIf humans are so clever, why do we smoke and gamble, or take drugs, or fall in... -
Parenting an Only Child: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only by Susan Newman 9780767906296
RRP: $16.76$13.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767906296Author Susan NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A Division... -
Living Well and Dying Well: Tales of counselling older people by Helen Kewell 9781910919415
RRP: $19.34$18.50Older people rarely feature in counselling literature, and the very old barely at all. Helen Kewell seeks to address this often overlooked topic with a vibrant collection of resonant case studies describing her encounters with some of the old and very... -
The Loki Variations: The Man, The Myth, The Mischief by Karl Johnson 9781912489688
RRP: $9.68$6.37Loki, ever the shapeshifter, has never been more adaptable across pop culture. Whether it's deep in the stories from Norse mythology, the countless offshoots and intepretations across media, or even the prolific Loki that has come to dominate our screens... -
Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 by Tim Lawrence
RRP: $30.95$27.40As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and... -
Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis by Robert Graves
RRP: $19.34$15.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644210550Author Robert GravesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
Organizational Behaviour 4E by Daniel King 9780192893475
RRP: $72.23$69.52Have you ever wondered: * what motivates some people to work for free? * what the future of work will look like in a post-pandemic world? * why organizational values and culture are so critical to success? The authors explore the answers to these... -
Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault On Truth And Memory by Deborah E. Lipstadt
RRP: $14.18$10.02The powerful and deeply disturbing book that was at the heart of the David Irving libel case, now dramatized in the film Denial.The denial of the Holocaust has no more credibility than the assertion that the Earth is flat. Yet there are those who... -
Free Market: The History of an Idea by Jacob Soll
RRP: $32.25$25.19After two government bailouts of the American economy in less than twenty years, free market thought is due for serious reappraisal. Free Market: The History of an Idea shows how the idea became so powerful, why it succeeded, and why it has failed so... -
Social Work Management and Leadership: Managing Complexity with Creativity by John Lawler 9780415467032
RRP: $51.59$42.27Management and leadership are increasingly important within the organisation and delivery of social care services and now form part of the post qualification framework for social workers. Yet, whilst there is a relatively broad understanding of... -
Habermas: A Very Short Introduction by James Gordon Finlayson
RRP: $11.60$8.32This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jurgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the... -
Babywatching by Desmond Morris
$16.78Desmond Morris combines his skills as a zoologist and manwatcher to take a close look at the most remarkable life-form ever to draw breath on this planet - the human baby. In a revealing portrait of life from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris...