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Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car by Ant Anstead
RRP: $14.18$9.35TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and... -
It Tolls For Thee: A guide to celebrating and reclaiming the end of life Tom Morton 9781786784780
RRP: $16.76$11.09After a close encounter with death, Tom Morton realised he needed a change of pace and perspective. He decided to become the only independent funeral celebrant on the remote Shetland Islands, an unusual new profession that would lead him on an... -
What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron
RRP: $16.76$14.78Like trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns spark debate, prompting new policies about what pronouns to use. More than a by-product of the culture wars, gender-neutral pronouns are, however, nothing new. Pioneering linguist Dennis Baron... -
Love, Attachment and Intellectual Disability: Meeting Emotional Needs and Developmental Trauma: 2024 by Victoria Shimmens 9781803883243
RRP: $38.64$34.79This book came about from the authors' experience working together in clinical learning disabilities services, and their work to move the focus away from the management of challenging behaviour and towards a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach to... -
A History of Cambodia David Chandler 9780813343631
RRP: $64.49$56.12In this clear and concise volume, author David Chandler provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Praised by the Journal of Asian Studies as an ''original contribution, superior to any other existing... -
All Incomplete by Stefano Harney
RRP: $29.67$19.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273780Author Stefano HarneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia -
Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: The Golden Age and the Viking Age by Fiona Edmonds
RRP: $34.82$28.99WINNER OF THE FRANK WATSON BOOK PRIZE 2021. SHORTLISTED IN SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2021 The first full-scale, interdisciplinary treatment of the wide-ranging connections between the Gaelic world and the Northumbrian kingdom. Northumbria was... -
Castles and Fortifications of the West Country Andrew Powell-Thomas 9781398111288
RRP: $20.63$14.00The history of the West Country has left a rich legacy of castles and other fortifications throughout its landscape, built wherever power and wealth needed to be displayed, strategic points controlled or territory and local populations defended. In this... -
Europe and the Roma: A History of Fascination and Fear by Klaus-Michael Bogdal 9780241519028
RRP: $51.60$36.62'A magisterial contribution to the understanding of the cultural position of Romani people in Europe. ... nothing short of astounding' Literary ReviewThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their... -
Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse by Ros Burnett 9780198723301
$108.71Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse fills a gap for an authoritative and considered text focused on false accusations of recent or historical abuse, both as a miscarriage of justice and as an ordeal which impairs lives even when it does not... -
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir by Katherine Johnson
RRP: $16.76$10.94The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of... -
Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition by Bronwen Everill
RRP: $21.87$17.87"Impressive...[Readers] will be rewarded with greater understanding of historical developments that changed the relationship between consumers and producers in a global economy in ways that reverberate to this day."-Wall Street Journal"Everill... -
An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture by Dominic Strinati
RRP: $46.43$40.88An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is widely recognized as an immensely useful textbook for students taking courses in the major theories of popular culture. Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which these theories have... -
A Bite-sized History Of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment St (c)phane H (c)naut 9781620975473
RRP: $18.05$11.95From the cassoulet that won a war to the crepe that doomed Napoleon, from the rebellions sparked by bread and salt to the new cuisines forged by empire, the history of France is intimately entwined with its gastronomic pursuits. A witty exploration of... -
The Alien Book: A Guide to Extraterrestrial Beings on Earth by Nick Redfern
$25.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578596874Author Nick RedfernFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Visible Ink PressPublisher Visible Ink Press -
The Luminous Way to the East: Texts and History of the First Encounter of Christianity with China by Matteo Nicolini-Zani
$123.57The Luminous Way to the East offers a comprehensive survey of the historical, literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources of the first stage of the Christian mission to China. It explores the complex and multifaceted process of the interaction with... -
London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew
RRP: $15.47$10.87'I go about the street with water-creases crying, "Four bunches a penny, water-creases."' London Labour and the London Poor is an extraordinary work of investigative journalism, a work of literature, and a groundbreaking work of sociology. Mayhew... -
Backfire: A History of How American Culture Led Us into Vietnam and Made Us Fight the Way We Did by Loren Baritz 9780801859533
RRP: $32.90$28.95In a probing look at the myths of American culture that led us into the Vietnam quagmire, Loren Baritz exposes our national illusions: the conviction of our moral supremacy, our assumption that Americans are more idealistic than other people, and our... -
The Origins of Happiness: The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course by Andrew Clark
RRP: $28.38$22.39A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life courseWhat makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really... -
Postmodern Ethics by Zygmunt Bauman 9780631186939
RRP: $42.51$37.59Zygmunt Bauman's powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their topicality: they simply need to be seen, and dealt with, in a wholly new way... -
Night Philosophy by Fanny Howe 9781916425026
RRP: $14.18$9.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916425026Author Fanny HoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Divided PublishingPublisher Divided Publishing -
The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and the Security State Rizwaan Sabir (Liverpool John Moores University) 9780745338484
RRP: $24.50$16.45'An instant classic. Sabir is an inspiration' Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims are Coming! What impact has two decades' worth of policing and counterterrorism had on the state of mind of Muslims in Britain? The Suspect draws on the author's... -
It Ain't What You Give, It's the Way That You Give It: Making Charitable Donations That Get Results by Caroline Fiennes 9780957163300
RRP: $20.65$15.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957163300Author Caroline FiennesFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Giving EvidencePublisher Giving Evidence -
Filth: Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life by Ryan Johnson
RRP: $28.37$24.76From floating barges of urban refuse to dung-encrusted works of art, from toxic landfills to dirty movies, filth has become a major presence and a point of volatile contention in modern life. This book explores the question of what filth has to do with... -
Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice by Lester Parrott
RRP: $37.40$30.11Applying values and ethics to social work practice is taught widely across the qualifying degree programme, on both Masters and BA courses. This book is a clear introduction to this subject and will help students develop their understanding by showing... -
Durkheim: A Critical Introduction by Kieran Allen
RRP: $29.66$23.14Emile Durkheim, along with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is one of the three 'founding fathers of sociology'. This is the first book to situate his sociology in the context of his republican politics, freeing his ideas from more conventional studies and... -
Classical Sociological Theory George Ritzer 9781544354828
RRP: $156.09$146.43The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award-enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Classical Sociological Theory, Eighth... -
More Orgasms Please: Why Female Pleasure Matters by The Hotbed Collective
RRP: $12.89$9.17A FRANK, FUNNY AND EMPOWERING CELEBRATION OF FEMALE PLEASUREAn orgasm will help you sleep and keep you looking younger, it doesn't cost money and isn't a scarce resource. So why is it that, like the pay gap, there is an 'orgasm gap' between women and... -
Sectarianism in Iraq: Antagonistic Visions of Unity by Fanar Haddad
RRP: $51.60$45.43Viewing Iraq from the outside is made easier by compartmentalising its people (at least the Arabs among them) into Shi'as and Sunnis. But can such broad terms, inherently resistant to accurate quantification, description and definition, ever be a useful... -
Criminology by Chris Hale 9780199691296
RRP: $68.36$65.21Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime and criminality. Criminology is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students approaching the subject for the first time. It examines a wide range of topics, including... -
Extremism by J. M. Berger
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535878Author J. M. BergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
After the Internet: Digital Networks between the Capital and the Common Tiziana Terranova 9781635901689
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901689Author Tiziana TerranovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E) -
Critical Humanism: A Manifesto for the 21st Century Ken Plummer 9781509527953
RRP: $23.21$20.69We live in a mutilated world and our humanity seems irrevocably damaged. Many critics suggest we have reached the end of humanity. In this challenging book, Ken Plummer suggests that such claims may be premature; instead, what we need is a new... -
Revolution Squared: Tahrir, Political Possibilities, and Counterrevolution in Egypt by Atef Shahat Said 9781478025504
RRP: $30.95$26.88In Revolution Squared Atef Shahat Said examines the 2011 Egyptian Revolution to trace the expansive range of liberatory possibilities and containment at the heart of every revolution. Drawing on historical analysis and his own participation in the... -
The Uses of Disorder by Richard Sennett
RRP: $12.89$12.75When first published in 1970, The Uses of Disorder, was a call to arms against the deadening hand of modernist urban planning upon the thriving chaotic city. Written in the aftermath of the 1968 student uprising in the US and Europe, it demands a... -
Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners: A Time-Saving Guide Helen Kara (Director, We Research It Ltd.) 9781447338413
RRP: $34.82$26.88Research doesn't exist in a bubble but co-exists with a multitude of other tasks and commitments, yet there is more need for people to save time than ever before. Brilliantly attuned to the demands placed on researchers, this book considers how students,... -
Divine Rascal: On the Trail of LSD's Cosmic Courier, Michael Hollingshead Andy Roberts 9781907222788
RRP: $24.50$15.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222788Author Andy RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
The Maternal Tug: Ambivalence, Identity, and Agency by Sarah LaChance Adams
RRP: $27.03$21.56While the existence of maternal ambivalence has been evident for centuries, it has only recently been recognized as central to the lived experience of mothering. This accessible, yet intellectually rigorous, interdisciplinary collection demonstrates its... -
Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behaviour Anytime, Anyplace Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, PhD 9780091819910
RRP: $20.63$14.98You'll learn: how to tell a person's sincerity by the tone of his or her voice which three character traits are most likely to predict a person's behaviour? how to know if your date is interested in a serious relationship the message you are sending with... -
Jamaica: Absolutely by Arif Ali 9781906190323
RRP: $23.22$16.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190323Author Arif AliFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 1025g