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The Psychology of Overeating: Food and the Culture of Consumerism by Kima Cargill 9781472581075
$38.91Drawing on empirical research, clinical case material and vivid examples from modern culture, The Psychology of Overeating demonstrates that overeating must be understood as part of the wider cultural problem of consumption and materialism. Highlighting... -
Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight by Lyn Julius 9781910383643
RRP: $38.70$29.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910383643Author Lyn JuliusFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd -
Myths and Legends of India: An Introduction to the Study of Hinduism by J.M. Macfie
RRP: $18.05$7.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788171671311Author J. M. MacfieFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. -
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston 9780679721888
RRP: $21.93$12.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award 1978 and National Book Critics Circle Awards 1976.Book InformationISBN 9780679721888Author Maxine Hong KingstonFormat PaperbackPage... -
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
RRP: $21.92$21.30Toddler Adoption looks at the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler. When a child aged is adopted between the ages of 12 to 36 months, they often show signs of cognitive and emotional immaturity, which can cause behavioral and... -
Gender and the Musical Canon by Marcia J. Citron 9780252069161
RRP: $33.53$29.01A classic in gender studies in music Marcia J. Citron's comprehensive, balanced work lays a broad foundation for the study of women composers and their music. Drawing on a diverse body of feminist and interdisciplinary theory, Citron shows how the... -
Sam Quek: My Story So Far by Sam Quek 9781526733498
RRP: $25.80$18.43Sam Quek is mainly known for her starring role in the 2016 Olympic gold medal winning hockey team. This was the first time a British ladies team had won gold, but what is much less known is that Sam's rise to the top of her spot was far from easy. Sam... -
Social Work for Lazy Radicals: Relationship Building, Critical Thinking and Courage in Practice by Jane Fenton
RRP: $37.40$33.54Be proud to be a lazy radical! This textbook makes the case for a radical approach to social work that can be embraced by everyone. It's an approach based on real empathy and an understanding of oppression, of managerialism, of the moral heart of social... -
Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keshia N. Abraham 9780715654880
RRP: $16.76$11.13Beyond the patrician vision of Victorian Britain traditionally advanced in our textbooks, there always existed another, more diverse Britain, populated by people of colour marking achievements both ordinary and extraordinary. In this deeply researched... -
On Suicide: A Discourse on Voluntary Death by Jean Amery
RRP: $24.50$21.57" . . . a moving, deep series of insights into the suicide's world . . . " -Kirkus ReviewsJean Amery (Auschwitz survivor and author of At the Mind's Limits) thought of On Suicide as a continuation of the kind of reflections on mortality he had laid down... -
Arthur's Britain by Leslie Alcock 9780141390697
$25.09We are all familiar with the legendary tales of King Arthur: the sword in the stone, the Holy Grail, the great deeds and high enchantments. But what evidence is there for a real historical figure beneath the myth and romance? This book assembles a wealth... -
Realm of Lesser Evil by Jean-Claude Michea 9780745646213
RRP: $20.63$18.59Winston Churchill said of democracy that it was 'the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' The same could be said of liberalism. While liberalism displays an unfailing optimism with regard to... -
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The revealing private writings of the Nobel Peace Prize winner by Brian Kolodiejchuk
RRP: $19.34$14.13During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions, and none. Her selfless commitment to the care of the sick and the dying, as well as to thousands of others who no one else was... -
Introduction to Japanese Culture by Daniel Sosnoski 9784805313138
RRP: $18.05$11.87Featuring full-color photographs and illustrations thoughout, this book presents a comprehensive guide to Japanese culture.The richness of Japan's history is renowned worldwide, and the cultural heritage that its society has produced and handed down to... -
This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are by Melody Warnick
RRP: $23.22$14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143129660Author Melody WarnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm... -
The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime by Doug Kari 9781538186381
RRP: $32.25$29.53At daybreak on January 6, 1986, a couple on a camping trip in the Mojave Desert set out for a stroll and never returned. The local sheriff's office eventually discovered that Barry and Louise Berman had been murdered. As years passed and the double... -
The Children's Inquiry: How the state and society failed the young during the Covid-19 pandemic by Liz Cole
RRP: $12.89$9.17Despite being least affected by the virus itself, children and young people bore the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. When schools were closed, playgrounds taped up and play outlawed, children's lives were closed down. The catastrophic impact on... -
Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty by Aidan Dodson 9789774167522
RRP: $16.76$14.20After the death of RamesesII, the Nineteenth Dynasty, soon fell into decline and familial conflict, culminating in a final civil war that ended with the accession of a new dynasty. Sethy I and Rameses II's promotion of a concept of a wider 'royal family'... -
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States by Kenneth T. Jackson 9780195049831
RRP: $23.85$18.02The winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize, this book is the first detailed history of suburban life in America from its origin to the drive-in culture of today.About the AuthorKenneth T. Jackson, Professor of History at Columbia... -
Journalism and Foreign Policy: How the US and UK Media Cover Official Enemies by Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman
RRP: $46.43$40.88This edited collection brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to 'official enemies'.In the age of the internet and social media,... -
The Picts: A History by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $14.18$9.44The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they... -
Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front by Mary Jennings Hegar
RRP: $14.18$10.02On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings 'MJ' Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she continued to fight and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she... -
Sittin' In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s by Jeff Gold
RRP: $38.70$26.48A rare collection of more than 200 full-color and black-and-white souvenir photographs and memorabilia that bring to life the renowned jazz nightclubs of the 1940s and 1950s, compiled by Grammy Award-winning record executive and music historian Jeff Gold... -
Plugged In: Connecting your faith with what you watch, read, and play by Daniel Strange
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909919419Author Daniel StrangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm)... -
Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy by Carl Sferrazza Anthony
RRP: $25.80$16.59An illuminating new biography of the young Jackie Bouvier Kennedy that covers her formative adventures abroad in Paris; her life as a writer and photographer at a Washington, DC, newspaper; and her romance with a dashing, charismatic Massachusetts... -
The Magic of Japan: Secret Places and Life-Changing Experiences: My Fifteen Years as a Geek in Japan (with 475 Color Photos) by Hector Garcia
RRP: $20.63$14.62A charming collection of quirky insights into Japanese culture.The Magic of Japan is writer Hector Garcia's intensely personal account of his fifteen years in Japan. A self-professed "otaku" or Japanese anime geek since childhood, Garcia has worked for a... -
Critique of Everyday Life, Vol. 1: Introduction by Henri Lefebvre 9781844671915
$30.73Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society.Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the... -
The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates by Robin Lane Fox
RRP: $16.76$11.73Longlisted for the RUNCIMAN AWARD, 2021Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a... -
Introduction to Counselling Skills: Text and Activities by Richard Nelson-Jones 9781446210604
RRP: $58.04$47.72From leading skills expert Richard Nelson-Jones, this bestselling book is the ideal companion for any trainer or trainee wanting to acquire and develop the counselling skills key to effective therapeutic relationships. Using an easy to follow,... -
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz
RRP: $25.80$16.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143036678Author Stephanie CoontzFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Only Heroes and Horses by Natalie O'Rourke
RRP: $14.18$9.55Including a brand-new bonus chapter '[Park Lane Stables] is such a force for good' - Rob Brydon'[An] uplifting story' - Horse and Rider This is the story of Park Lane Stables. It is about hope, about horses and about lots and lots of heroes. Natalie... -
Mary Ann Cotton: The West Auckland Borgia by Martin Connolly 9781473876200
RRP: $19.34$14.13A female thief, with four husbands, a lover and, reportedly, over twelve children, is arrested and tried for the murder of her step-son in 1872, turning the small village of West Auckland in County Durham upside down. Other bodies are exhumed and when... -
Qualitative Data Collection Tools: Design, Development, and Applications by Felice D. Billups 9781544334820
RRP: $43.85$39.16Qualitative Data Collection Tools: Design, Development, and Applications is a new and unique supplementary text that will guide students and new researchers to design, develop, pilot, and employ qualitative tools in order to collect qualitative data. An... -
Histories of the Transgender Child by Julian Gill-Peterson
RRP: $25.79$22.63A groundbreaking twentieth-century history of transgender children With transgender rights front and center in American politics, media, and culture, the pervasive myth still exists that today's transgender children are a brand new generation-pioneers in... -
The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619025998Author Wendell BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint -
Above Ground by Clint Smith
RRP: $28.38$18.78A remarkable poetry collection with "inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom" (Monica Youn) from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed.Clint Smith's vibrant... -
Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels by Hannah Ross 9781474611381
RRP: $16.76$11.09'Eye-opening and inspirational . . . An utterly fascinating and gloriously fiery read' FELICITY CLOAKE 'A barnstorming book' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating . . . full of inspirational tales' OBSERVER Simone de Beauvoir borrowed her lover's bike to cycle around... -
Sheldrake and His Critics: The Sense of Being Glared at by Rupert Sheldrake 9781845400439
$15.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400439Author Anthony FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 245mm *... -
Material Methods: Researching and Thinking with Things by Sophie Woodward 9781473969407
RRP: $49.01$40.09Material Methods brings together resources for researchers investigating both the material, as well as the social world through material objects we design, buy, make, exchange and collect. It covers the whole research process, from theoretical... -
Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore 9780385478007
RRP: $21.93$18.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Critics Circle Awards 1994.Book InformationISBN 9780385478007Author Mikal GilmoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Bantam...