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The Hittites: Lost Civilizations by Damien Stone
RRP: $23.22$16.72An accessible introduction to the Bronze Age culture in Asia Minor.Famed for their skill in battle, the Hittites flourished in central Anatolia from the seventeenth to the thirteenth century BC. They were much more than a military power, however - their... -
How Do You Know If You Are Making a Difference?: A Practical Handbook for Public Service Organisations by Sarah Morton
RRP: $21.92$17.52Why is it hard to know if you are making a difference in public services? What can you do about it? Public services throughout the world face the challenge of tackling complex issues where multiple factors influence change. This book sets out practical... -
Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans by Charles H. Kahn 9780872205758
RRP: $27.08$23.79A fascinating portrait of the Pythagorean tradition, including a substantial account of the Neo-Pythagorean revival, and ending with Johannes Kepler on the threshold of modernism.About the AuthorCharles Kahn is Professor of Philosophy, University of... -
Africa: A Beginner's Guide by Tom Young 9781851687534
RRP: $12.89$9.74Vast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype to critically analyse the continent's political history... -
Architect or Bee?: The Human Price of Technology by Mike Cooley 9780851248493
RRP: $15.47$15.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851248493Author Mike CooleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books -
Re-make/Re-model: The Art School Roots of Roxy Music by Michael Bracewell
RRP: $11.60$7.84A new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century.Re-make/Re-model tells the little known and fascinating story of the individuals and circumstances... -
The Lonely Century: How Isolation Imperils our Future by Noreena Hertz
RRP: $25.80$17.74'If I could issue a reading list to 10 Downing Street, I'd put this book near the top.' Guardian 'Destined to be a classic' Nouriel Roubini'Fascinating' Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'A hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely' Philippa Perry... -
Vampires of Lore: Traditional Tales and Modern Misconceptions by ,A.,P. Sylvia 9780764357923
RRP: $24.50$15.83Vampire . . . the word immediately conjures up bloodstained fangs, an aversion to sunlight, bats, garlic, and wooden stakes. These undead immortals have haunted our favorite books, television shows, and movies for decades. This exploration of a seemingly... -
Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams 9780241999530
RRP: $12.89$9.17'In its exploration of geographical, racial and cultural dislocation, Sugar and Slate is in the finest tradition of work to have emerged from the black diaspora in recent times' Gary Younge, GuardianA powerful, radiant memoir from writer Charlotte... -
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver
$18.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385333795Author Eldridge CleaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Solito by Javier Zamora
RRP: $24.50$17.56A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Solito is my travel book of the year.' Telegraph 'Heartbreaking... A rare, eye-opening rendition of the brutal reality of border-crossing.' Lea Ypi 'If there's any justice, Solito will someday be considered a... -
Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2020: Law by Police National Legal Database (PNLD)
$43.42Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2020 is designed specifically to meet the reference needs of officers whilst out on patrol. Written in a concise and accessible style, it covers a wide range of common offences and clearly explains and interprets... -
The Staffordshire Hoard by Kevin Leahy
RRP: $7.73$7.51On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items - including fittings from the hilts of swords,... -
The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip-hop and the Gods of New York by Michael Muhammad Knight 9781851686155
RRP: $19.34$14.13With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight's compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Whether discussing the stars of Five Percenter... -
Strange Ways to Die in History: The Heroic, Tragic and Funny by Ben Gazur 9781399045520
RRP: $28.38$20.15Death comes for us all in the end. But it does not always come in a way you might expect. Throughout history there have been people who have suffered extraordinary, unusual, and downright weird demises. In Strange Ways to Die in History you will find out... -
Effective Child Protection by Eileen Munro
RRP: $49.01$40.09Eileen Munro, author of the seminal Munro Review, returns in this fully revised and updated third edition. With new chapters on 'Child Protection Agencies as Complex Adaptive Systems' and 'How organisations can support more effective practice', this new... -
Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan by Gerald Figal
RRP: $29.66$25.81Monsters, ghosts, the supernatural, the fantastic, the mysterious. These are not usually considered the "stuff" of modernism. More often they are regarded as inconsequential to the study of the modern, or, at best, seen as representative of traditional... -
Designing Motherhood by Michelle Millar Fisher
RRP: $52.89$35.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044899Author Michelle Millar FisherFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Persuaders: Winning Hearts and Minds in a Divided Age by Anand Giridharadas
RRP: $25.80$18.43CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND THE IRISH TIMES 'Illuminating and entertaining . . . while the world seems to counsel despair, The Persuaders is animated by a sense of possibility' The New York TimesA riveting insider... -
Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat, 2nd Edition by Nicolette Hahn Niman
RRP: $19.34$12.64We all need to understand the story behind our food. This is the strongest and most articulate case for understanding the central importance of grazing livestock in sustainable food systems that I've read. Patrick Holden, founder and chief executive,... -
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $40.62$30.33Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland... -
From Gas Street to the Ganges: Exploring Birmingham's Historical Links with the Commonwealth by Simon Wilcox
RRP: $21.92$16.69If ever there was a regional UK city with the credentials to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham was always it. One in ten people in the city was born in an overseas Commonwealth country, and many more have family in member nations such as... -
The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You by Scott E. Page 9780465094622
RRP: $32.25$24.78Data, data, data: It's all one ever hears about these days. Science is all about big data. Our bosses call out for analytics, whatever those might be. And everyone wants to predict what will happen next. Can we accurately predict if a company's stock... -
Liberal Eugenics: In Defence of Human Enhancement by Nicholas Agar
RRP: $37.35$32.34In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children's characteristics. Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan 'Brave New World' or a return to the fascist eugenics of the pastWritten... -
Critique of Everyday Life by Henri Lefebvre
RRP: $32.25$27.48The three-volume text by Henri Lefebvre is perhaps the richest, most prescient work about modern capitalism to emerge from one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers and is now available for the first time in one complete volume. Written at... -
Criminal Child: Selected Essays by Jean Genet
RRP: $19.34$11.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681373614Author Jean GenetFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc -
Captured by a Vision: A Memoir by Ken Newell
$20.25"...we are more than capable of transforming our own country." These are the words of an Irish Presbyterian minister who participated in some of the most important events in the recent history of Northern Ireland. Ken Newell was born in North... -
Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720 by Sara Mendelson 9780198208129
$71.84What was life like for women who lived in Tudor and Stuart England? This fascinating book provides a colourful and comprehensive account of the daily experiences of these women, using first-hand sources such as diaries, letters, and household accounts... -
Creating Meaningful Impact: The Essential Guide to Developing an Impact-Literate Mindset by Julie Bayley 9781804551929
RRP: $25.79$18.77Research impact is increasingly expected within academia, but does the pressure to 'do impact' risk an unhealthy focus on what can be counted rather than what counts? Creating Meaningful Impact: The Essential Guide to Developing an Impact-Literate... -
God Remembered Rachel: Women's Stories in the Old Testament and Why They Matter by Jenni Williams
RRP: $15.47$12.84The women of the Old Testament are brought to life afresh in this compelling and sensitive retelling of their stories in a feminist and Christian context. Williams both celebrates affirming texts and tackles the challenge of difficult ones. Her... -
Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger by Lama Rod Owens
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623174095Author Lama Rod OwensFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
Philippines - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Graham Colin-Jones
RRP: $14.18$10.60Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. The Philippines may appear to be one of the most Westernized countries in Asia. However, the realities of Filipino life are complex; the facade of the English language does not run deep. Culture... -
Principles of Philosophy by Rene Descartes 9781604597400
$10.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604597400Author Rene DescartesFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint SMK BooksPublisher SMK BooksWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm -
The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche by Daniel Deardorff
RRP: $21.92$14.29Reveals myth and "otherness" as keys to restoring self, nature, and society* Shows how myths contain medicine to restore wholeness amidst trauma, exile, sudden life change, disability, illness, death, or grief* Synthesizes lessons from shamanic practice,... -
AQA A Level Sociology Beliefs in Society (Collins Student Support Materials) by Martin Holborn
RRP: $15.47$15.04Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: A-level SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023 Collins Student Support Materials provide an essential course companion and revision aid. Written by experienced teachers and senior... -
Bakhtin and the Human Sciences: No Last Words by Michael Gardiner
RRP: $79.98$69.67Bakhtin and the Human Sciences demonstrates the abundance of ideas Bakhtin's thought offers to the human sciences, and reconsiders him as a social thinker, not just a literary theorist. The contributors hail from many disciplines and their essays'... -
Homo Britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain by Chris Stringer
RRP: $14.18$10.02Chris Stringer's Homo Britannicus is the epic history of life in Britain, from man's very first footsteps through to the present day. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? Chris... -
New Families, Old Scripts: A Guide to the Language of Trauma and Attachment in Adoptive Families by Caroline Archer
RRP: $32.24$30.68Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences. New Families, Old Scripts is an accessible introduction to understanding these... -
Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists by Danny Dorling
RRP: $15.47$12.67In the five years since the first edition of Injustice there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger and destitution in the UK. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99%... -
Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia by Julia Kristeva
$40.94In Black Sun, Julia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives...