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A Modern History of China's Art Market by Kejia Wu
RRP: £34.99£30.85This is the first English-language account of the modern history of China's art market that explains the radical transformations from the end of the Cultural Revolution, when a market for art and artifacts did not exist, to today.The book is divided into... -
The Death of Merlin: Arthurian Myth and Alchemy by Walter Johannes Stein 9780863156410
RRP: £16.99£12.28The story of King Arthur and the Grail still holds a remarkable fascination for many people. In this classic work, Walter Johannes Stein traces its origins in early Christianity and classical and Nordic mythology, and follows its development in medieval... -
Hear Me Now: Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour by Noma Dumezweni
RRP: £15.99£15.23A brand-new collection of original audition pieces written by and for actors of colour, commissioned by Tamasha Theatre Company and edited by Titilola Dawudu, with a foreword by Noma Dumezweni. Hear Me Now is a unique collection of over eighty... -
Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine Pinch
RRP: £8.99£6.45The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and... -
Out of Office: the big problem and bigger promise of working from home by Anne Helen Petersen 9781913348786
RRP: £14.99£9.53A game-changing book about the revolutionary potential of working from home, by two experts who work - and live - together. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed offices around the world, sending millions into makeshift home offices, it was a forced... -
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea by JaHyun Kim Haboush 9780520280489
RRP: £27.00£21.46Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life... -
Farewell Fear by Theodore Dalrymple 9780985439477
RRP: £17.99£13.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985439477Author Theodore DalrympleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint World Encounter Institute/New English Review PressPublisher World Encounter... -
Financializing Poverty: Labor and Risk in Indian Microfinance by Sohini Kar
RRP: £23.99£20.84Microfinance is the business of giving small, collateral-free loans to poor borrowers that are paid back in frequent intervals with interest. While these for-profit microfinance institutions (MFIs) promise social and economic empowerment, they have... -
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Surviving the Great Fire of London by Hazel Forsyth
£34.37Hazel Forsyth delvesin to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on thedramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personalstories of the people who pieced their lives together in its wake. Bydocumenting the tradesmen, from... -
100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialisation Frank Furedi 9783110705126
RRP: £27.00£20.53The concept of Identity Crisis came into usage in the 1940s and it has continued to dominate the cultural zeitgeist ever since. In his exploration of the historical origins of this development, Frank Furedi argues that the principal driver of the 'crisis... -
The Dominion of the Dead by Robert Pogue Harrison
RRP: £17.00£16.68In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison explores the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living - the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly... -
Under the Skin: racism, inequality, and the health of a nation by Linda Villarosa
RRP: £16.99£11.58NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of the nation. In the US, Black people have poorer... -
What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research by Jonathan Gershuny
RRP: £9.99£7.11How has the way we spend our time changed over the last fifty years?Are we really working more, sleeping less and addicted to our phones?What does this mean for our health, wealth and happiness?Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives... -
Harry & Me: 200 Memories of Harry Nilsson by the fans and musicians that loved him the most by David Roberts 9781838379872
RRP: £39.99£29.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838379872Author David RobertsFormat HardbackPage Count 383Imprint This Day in Music BooksPublisher This Day in Music BooksWeight(grams) 2gDimensions(mm)... -
Apocalyptic Narratives: Science, Risk and Prophecy by Hauke Riesch 9781032006086
RRP: £37.99£33.38Linking literature from the sociological study of the apocalyptic with the sociology and philosophy of science, Apocalyptic Narratives explores how the apocalyptic narrative frames and provides meaning to contemporary, secular and scientific crises... -
An Introduction to Qualitative Research by Uwe Flick 9781529781328
RRP: £38.99£31.98Continuing to be THE guide to the whole qualitative research process for students, this book looks at both the theory behind qualitative research and how to put it into practice in your own work. For students across a range of social science disciplines... -
Because I Know Who He Is by Sarah Smith
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800745049Author Sarah SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers -
Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World by Deirdre N. McCloskey
RRP: £28.00£24.27There's little doubt that most humans today are better off than their forebears. Stunningly so, the economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey argues in the concluding volume of her trilogy celebrating the oft-derided virtues of the bourgeoisie. The... -
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker
RRP: £12.99£9.09Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for people of all sizes and ages. With her trademark wit, veteran blogger and advocate Jes Baker calls people everywhere to embrace a body-positive worldview, changing perceptions about... -
Why Africa is poor by Greg Mills
RRP: £10.99£7.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143528098Author Greg MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 536Imprint VintagePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Sociology and Social Work by Jo Cunningham
RRP: £26.99£21.83Sociological perspectives can be used to analyse societal and structural influences on human behaviour at individual, group and community levels. The authors link sociological concepts, debates and theories relating to key areas such as poverty, social... -
White Allies Matter: Conversations about Racism and How to Effect Meaningful Change Vanisha Parmar 9781915054746
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054746Author Vanisha ParmarFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
Safeguarding Across the Life Span by June Keeling
RRP: £30.99£26.03Considering safeguarding across the life span and placing it within a multiagency context, this book gives students a grounding to the key issues in safeguarding today, highlighting the key skills and knowledge necessary for effective practice along the... -
Desert Ascetics of Egypt Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom (Myra and Robert Kraft and Jacob Hiatt Associate Professor of Christian Studies, Brandeis University) 9781641891677
RRP: £16.95£16.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891677Author Darlene L. Brooks HedstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863561344
RRP: £9.99£6.80Based on interviews with Islamic State insiders, Abdel Bari Atwan reveals the origins and modus operandi of the fastest-growing and richest terrorist group in the world. Outlining its leadership structure and strategies, Atwan describes the group's... -
Intimate Justice: The Black Female Body and the Body Politic by Shatema Threadcraft 9780190251635
RRP: £49.49£40.58In 1973, the year the women's movement won an important symbolic victory with Roe v. Wade, reports surfaced that twelve-year-old Minnie Lee Relf and her fourteen-year-old sister Mary Alice, the daughters of black Alabama farm hands, had been sterilized... -
British Dandies: Engendering Scandal and Fashioning a Nation by Dominic James
RRP: £30.00£22.66Dressy men as a type of celebrity have played a distinctive part in the cultural - and even in the political - life of Britain over several centuries. But unlike the twenty-first-century hipster, the dandies of the British past provoked intense degrees... -
Disintegration: Indicators of the Coming American Collapse by Andrei Martyanov 9781949762341
RRP: £25.00£17.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949762341Author Andrei MartyanovFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm... -
Who Is Wellness For?: An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind by Fariha Roisin
RRP: £26.99£15.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063077089Author Fariha RoisinFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities by Ray Oldenburg 9781569246122
RRP: £16.99£14.10Nationwide, more and more entrepreneurs are committing themselves to creating and running "third places," also known as "great good places." In his landmark work, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg identified, portrayed, and promoted those third places... -
Cambridge: The Hidden History by David Taylor 9780752419145
RRP: £27.50£20.28By combining the results of archaeological excavation carried out over the last thirty years with important discoveries in previous centuries, Alison Taylor is able to piece together the history of Cambridge through prehistoric, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and... -
The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words by Tom Mole 9781783964581
RRP: £14.99£9.98`Probably the most compulsive text ever penned about what it means to handle and possess a book' - Christopher de Hamel, author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts; `A real treasure trove for book lovers' - Alexander McCall Smith; We love books. We... -
Lineages of Modernity: A History of Humanity from the Stone Age to Homo Americanus Emmanuel Todd 9781509534470
RRP: £30.00£27.05In most developed countries there is a palpable sense of confusion about the contemporary state of the world. Much that was taken for granted a decade or two ago is being questioned, and there is a widespread urge to try and understand how we reached our... -
Who Killed Kitchener?: The Life and Death of Britain's Most Famous War Minister David Laws 9781785902376
RRP: £20.00£14.29In June 1916, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener set sail from Orkney on a secret mission to bolster the Russian war effort. Just a mile off land and in the teeth of a force 9 gale, HMS Hampshire suffered a huge explosion, sinking in little more than fifteen... -
Policing Citizens: Police, Power and the State P.A.J. Waddington 9781857286939
RRP: £47.99£41.81This analysis of policing throughout the modern world demonstrates how many of the contentious issues surrounding the police in recent years - from paramilitarism to community policing - have their origins in the fundamentals of the police role. The... -
The Science of Hate: How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it by Matthew Williams 9780571357062
RRP: £14.99£13.85Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book. 'This should be on the curriculum. A must read.' DR... -
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon
RRP: £23.99£20.81African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll-from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's most iconic acts. Despite this, black women's importance to the music's history has been... -
Interpreting Judaism in a Postmodern Age by Steven Kepnes 9780814746752
RRP: £24.99£21.67Postmodernity marks a time of creative conflict when the voices of the other, previously rendered silent by the majority, are prominently heard. What effect has postmodernism had on Judaism? The neat narratives and metanarratives of the Jewish past are... -
Humankind: How to Change the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson 9781928055631
RRP: £11.99£11.19This Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller is filled with true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra). "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes). "This might... -
The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch by Paddy Manning
RRP: £17.99£12.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989555996Author Paddy ManningFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.