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System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life by Robert Jervis
RRP: £50.00£44.75Based on more than three decades of observation, Robert Jervis concludes in this provocative book that the very foundations of many social science theories--especially those in political science--are faulty. Taking insights from complexity theory as his... -
The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Richard Buxton
RRP: £20.00£13.75A sophisticated look into the eight Greek myths that remain the most relevant to us today, exploring their powerful cultural impact from their ancient origins to the present. The Greek myths have been retold countless times, first by the conquering... -
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor 9780691170275
RRP: £15.99£13.31Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a... -
The Secret History of Georgian London: How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital by Dan Cruickshank
RRP: £16.99£12.28Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin. The sex... -
The Sky is Falling!: The Unexpected Politics of Hollywood's Superheroes and Zombies by Peter Biskind
RRP: £9.99£7.11'You'll never look at your favourite movies and TV shows the same way again. And you shouldn't' Steven Soderbergh 'Insanely readable' Slavoj Zizek'Your book was ... like a bag of pot, with me saying, 'I'm not gonna smoke.' But I was insatiable'... -
The Choice by Philly McMahon
RRP: £10.99£7.77BGE Irish Sports Book of the Year and eir Sports Book of the Year In The Choice Dubs star Philly McMahon shares the deeply personal story of his brother, John, a heroin addict who died at the age of 31. Structured as a series of choices - in sport, in... -
What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung 9781529156072
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Full of wisdom and insight ... I cannot recommend it enough' Julia Samuel'Brilliant' Katy Hessel'Fascinating ... a valuable contribution to a wider debate about how women are permitted to own and express their desires' GuardianFrom a young bride-to-be... -
Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas by Richard Price
RRP: £28.00£24.54Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a... -
The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370 by Florence de Changy
RRP: £10.99£7.25'People often say that non-fiction books read like fast-moving thrillers, but this one genuinely does... This is a splendid book - and highly recommended.' Daily Mail A remarkable piece of investigative... -
Know Thyself: Using the Symbols of Freemasonry to Improve Your Life by Michael Schiavello 9780853185239
£13.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853185239Author Michael SchiavelloFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Lewis MasonicPublisher Lewis MasonicWeight(grams) 200g -
Brazillionaires: The Godfathers of Modern Brazil by Alex Cuadros
RRP: £12.99£9.45Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award Wealth and power on the trail of the super-rich In 2012, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista was the eighth richest man in the world, his $30bn fortune built on Brazil's incredible... -
Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology by Corey O'Brien
RRP: £11.99£11.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399160400Author Corey O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba by Lydia Cabrera 9781478018735
RRP: £29.99£27.50First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who... -
Twelve Feminist Lessons of War by Cynthia Enloe 9781804440285
RRP: £14.99£9.98'Cynthia Enloe is a force to be reckoned with and utterly tireless. Her work has long spanned intersectional analyses of gender, race and class...she repeatedly questions which things society pays attention to and which we consider insignificant. She is... -
Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare by Dr Annabel Sowemimo
RRP: £20.00£14.77A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK OF 2023 'Important and ambitious' Observer, Book of the Day 'An illuminating and powerful intersectional analysis of health inequalities and racism'... -
BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 1 by Beryl Stretch
RRP: £31.99£30.12Resources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care specification. Grading tips accompany each assessment activity to help students achieve their best. WorkSpace case studies encourage students to apply their... -
Changing Population: Issues Series - PSHE & RSE Resources For Key Stage 3 & 4: 435 by Danielle Lobban 9781861688958
£8.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861688958Author Danielle LobbanFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Independence Educational PublishersPublisher Cambridge Media Group -
Endangered City: The Politics of Security and Risk in Bogota by Austin Zeiderman
RRP: £22.99£20.01Security and risk have become central to how cities are planned, built, governed, and inhabited in the twenty-first century. In Endangered City, Austin Zeiderman focuses on this new political imperative to govern the present in anticipation of future... -
Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy by John McLeod
RRP: £42.99£35.42The need to show how and why counselling works has led to an explosion of research activity, and a growing focus on research in counselling and psychotherapy teaching and practice. Yet this book, even now in its second edition, stands alone in addressing... -
Les Fleurs Du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) by Charles Baudelaire
RRP: £10.99£7.78The celebrated, National Book Award winning, translation of Baudelaire's masterpiece. "It is the English edition to acquire."-Washington PostPulitzer Prize winning poet and translator, Richard Howard, gives readers the true voice of Baudelaire in this... -
The Celestial Realm by Molly Hennigan 9781804184066
RRP: £12.99£8.73"Phil doesn't like physical affection. She doesn't love you because you don't exist. She doesn't care if you have something important coming up. A busy week, a daunting appointment, a divorce, because she believes the world is going to end in the morning... -
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by Stephen Davis 9781789464603
RRP: £20.00£14.05'Damning' - Mail on Sunday'Gripping and shocking [...] an unputdownable read' - Stephen Grey, award-winning investigate journalist and author of GHOST PLANE and THE NEW SPYMASTERS'This investigation rings true' - Publishers WeeklyOn 1 August, 1990,... -
Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch 9780061228155
RRP: £14.99£11.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061228155Author Phoebe DamroschFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
World Cup Legends by Drew Sleep 9781912918997
RRP: £21.00£14.96Once every four years the greatest players and teams from around the globe come together in a celebration of the beautiful game. Packed with colour, excitement, passion and drama the World Cup has the world glued to their television screens as the... -
Noble Savages: The Olivier Sisters by Sarah Watling
RRP: £12.99£9.09*A NEW STATESMAN AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR**WINNER OF THE TONY LOTHIAN PRIZE*'Interesting women have secrets. They also ought to have sisters.'From the beginning of their lives, the Olivier sisters stood out: surprisingly emancipated, strikingly... -
Dinosaur Friendship by James Stewart 9780008578947
RRP: £10.99£7.89a comic about dinosaurs supporting one another through life from the international bestselling team behind dinosaur therapy, @dinosaurcouch including exclusive, never-before-seen bonus comics ... -
The Child in Society by Hazel R. Wright
RRP: £30.99£24.87The child has a very special place in society, and society defines and shapes childhood. Understanding childhood is essential to early years students and this book offers a great introduction. Taking a thematic approach, chapters cover: Historical and... -
Sustainable Food Production: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer by Dr. Shahid Naeem
RRP: £16.99£13.65Industrial agriculture is responsible for widespread environmental degradation and undermines the pursuit of human well-being. With a projected global population of 10 billion by 2050, it is urgent for humanity to achieve a more sustainable approach to... -
Sugar Rush: Science, Politics and the Demonisation of Fatness by Karen Throsby
RRP: £19.99£14.52In the second decade of the twenty-first century, the crusade against sugar rose to prominence as an urgent societal problem about which something needed to be done. Sugar was transformed into the common enemy in a revived 'war on obesity' levelled at... -
Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Understanding Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism by Clare S. Allely
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the criminal justice system. Rather than being the perpetrators of offending behaviour, individuals with ASD are more likely to be the victims of crime. However, there is nevertheless a small subset... -
Why Men?: A Human History of Violence and Inequality by Nancy Lindisfarne 9781805260165
RRP: £25.00£22.03Are war and inequality inevitable, because evolution made men competitive and dominant? Think again with this entertaining yet powerful new history of 'true' human nature. How did humans, a species that evolved to be cooperative and egalitarian,... -
Factories for Learning: Making Race, Class and Inequality in the Neoliberal Academy by Christy Kulz
RRP: £25.00£18.80Over half of England's secondary schools are now academies. While their impact on achievement has been debated, the social and cultural outcomes prompted by this neoliberal educational model has received less scrutiny. This book draws on original... -
Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America by Duncan Bell
RRP: £25.00£19.59How transatlantic thinkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the unification of Britain and the United StatesBetween the late nineteenth century and the First World War an ocean-spanning network of prominent individuals... -
Making a New Land: Enviromental Histories of New Zealand by Eric Pawson 9781877578526
RRP: £19.95£16.80Making a New Land presents an interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most rapid and extensive transformations in human history: that which followed Maori and then European colonization of New Zealand's temperate islands. This is a new edition of... -
Alien World Order: The Reptilian Plan to Divide and Conquer the Human Race by Len Kasten 9781591432395
RRP: £14.99£9.76Long ago, the Galactic Federation sent the Atlans, a fierce group of humans from the Pleiades, to Earth to confront the newest colony of the combative ever-spreading alien race known as the Reptilians. The ensuing battle sank the continent of Lemuria and... -
Strategic Management in the Media: Theory to Practice by Lucy Küng 9781529773699
RRP: £38.99£31.98'Its scope and learning are brilliant and dazzling.' - Eli Noam, Columbia Business School How did The New York Times transform its organisation for the digital age?How does Netflix drive performance through culture?Why did Disney struggle to find a CEO... -
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: A Contemporary Analysis by Declan Henry
RRP: £24.99£21.78Essential reading for those who want to develop greater knowledge and awareness of the history, culture and lifestyles of GRT people. There are many misconceptions about the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK and Ireland. Little is... -
Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids by Daniel Loxton 9780231153218
RRP: £25.00£19.99Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and... -
Shakar: an Afghan Woman's Journey: From Refugee to Cancer Pioneer by Shakardokht Jafari 9781785633553
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Fascinating...an enticingly interesting read' - Sayeeda Warsi. Born in rural Afghanistan, Shakardokht Jafari became a refugee aged just six, after a harrowing half-year trek to Iran. There, at twelve, she discovered she had been promised in... -
A New History of Ireland Volume VII: Ireland, 1921-84 by J.R. Hill 9780199592821
£57.86A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and...