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1545: Who Sank the Mary Rose? by Peter Marsden 9781526749352
RRP: £30.00£21.95The raising of the _Mary Rose_ in 1982 was a remarkable feat of archaeology and her subsequent preservation and display at Portsmouth a triumph of technical skill and imagination. She is more than a relic, however. She has a story to tell, and her... -
Lagos: Supernatural City by Tim Cocks
RRP: £16.99£15.31This is a frantic, mystical journey through Africa's biggest metropolis: Lagos. Going beyond the popular images of mad traffic or crowded slums, we learn of the incredible feats Lagosians pull off to survive their broken-down city, and the secret... -
The Wisdom of Thoth: Magical Texts in Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations by Grazyna Bakowska-Czerner 9781784912475
£60.39This volume represents a selection of contributions on Mediterranean themes from a wider international interdisciplinary conference on Magical Texts in Ancient Civilizations, organised by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations at... -
All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford Stauffer 9780306830334
RRP: £22.00£19.27Ambition-the want, the hunger, the need to achieve-is woven into America's fabric from the first colonization to capitalism. From our first gold star assignment to acceptance at the "right" college to hustle and grinding our lives, we celebrate our... -
The Body: A Very Short Introduction by Chris Shilling
RRP: £8.99£6.45The human body is thought of conventionally as a biological entity, with its longevity, morbidity, size and even appearance determined by genetic factors immune to the influence of society or culture. Since the mid-1980s, however, there has been a rising... -
The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter
RRP: £50.99£41.49Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than... -
The Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise by Scott Rozelle 9780226739526
RRP: £24.00£20.12As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. But as Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell show in Invisible China,... -
Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall B. Rosenberg 9781892005090
RRP: £5.95£3.95Your search for parenting tips that actually improve your family dynamics is over. While other parenting resources offer communication models or discipline techniques, this powerful, practical booklet offers the unique skills and perspective of the... -
Power Without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain by James Curran
RRP: £39.99£35.46This book attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and... -
A Just Mission: Laying Down Power and Embracing Mutuality by Mekdes Haddis
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514003671Author Mekdes HaddisFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm)... -
Youngman: Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan Lou Sullivan 9781784877347
RRP: £9.99£7.11A unique first-hand account of a historical gay trans man's whole life, which reads like a celebratory coming-of-age novel. Lou kept candid diaries from the age of 10. Through these extracts, we hear Lou's life in his own words: from 'playing boys' in... -
American Kinship: A Cultural Account by David M. Schneider
RRP: £21.00£20.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226739304Author David M. SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)... -
The Girl from Lamaha Street: A Guyanese girl at a 1950s English boarding school and her search for belonging Sharon Maas 9781909770690
RRP: £8.99£6.20'An incredibly moving, truly inspiring story of the power of determination. An absolutely stunning read.' Katharine Birbalsingh'Fascinating and poignant... an astoundingly honest and intimate memoir.' Angela PetchPerhaps it's true that absence makes the... -
Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old Stories and fairy tales by Rosalind Kerven
RRP: £14.99£10.6525 tales of faeries, elves and goblins, beautifully illustrated throughout Faeries, elves, goblins, leprechauns, brownies, spriggans and many other supernatural beings leap vividly off the page in this collection of 25 haunting stories and... -
Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider's Guide Christopher Reddy 9781032377803
RRP: £23.99£20.99Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider's Guide identifies the principal challenges that scientists face when communicating with different stakeholder groups and offers advice on how to navigate the maze of competing interests and deliver... -
Queer Beyond London by Matt Cook
RRP: £20.00£14.93Where exactly is queer England? There has been much discussion of London as a queer city, but what about the many thousands of queer lives lived elsewhere? From Manchester's bars and nightclubs, to Brighton's seafront, the attractions of Leeds to the... -
Emerald Exiles by Barry Landy
RRP: £15.99£11.61When football players leave Ireland behind in the hopes of carving out a future in the professional game, they often end up plying their trade in the UK -competing for a chance in the Premier League, the Scottish Premiership, or the numerous leagues... -
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain's Most Terrifying Prison Nicholas Guyatt 9781786079893
RRP: £25.00£18.02'Beguiling.' The Times 'Compelling.' Wall Street Journal 'A vivid portrait.' Daily Mail Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race. It's 1812 - Britain and America are at war. British... -
The Failure of Political Islam by Olivier Roy 9780674291416
RRP: £27.95£22.15Olivier Roy demonstrates that the Islamic Fundamentalism of today is still the Third Worldism of the 1960s: populist politics and mixed economies of laissez-faire for the rich and subsidies for the poor. In Roy's striking formulation, those marching... -
Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action by Rhiannon Firth 9780745340463
£21.48'Commendable - a book that prepares us to think about and react to system failures' - Peter Gelderloos Anarchists have been central in helping communities ravaged by disasters, stepping in when governments wash their hands of the victims. Looking at... -
Ricky Reel: Silence Is Not An Option by Sukhdev Reel
RRP: £10.00£6.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914143571Author Sukhdev ReelFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications -
The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power Alex de Waal 9780745695587
RRP: £16.99£15.22The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war... -
Be Drag Fabulous: How to Live Your Best Drag Queen Life by Katie Mockridge
RRP: £9.99£7.25Bringing together life advice and gorgeous illustrations inspired by some of the best drag queens from all over the world, this book will have you sashaying your way to success.Whenever you need life advice, just think: WWADQD - What Would A Drag Queen... -
Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art by John Osborne 9781009415378
RRP: £85.00£77.00Intended as a sequel to Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020), this survey of the material culture of the city of Rome spans the period from the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the nadir of the fortunes of the Roman Church a century... -
'Sleepwalking to segregation'?: Challenging myths about race and migration Nissa Finney (Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester) 9781847420077
RRP: £18.99£15.03In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an... -
The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth by Derron Wallace 9780197531471
RRP: £20.99£17.94In The Culture Trap, Derron Wallace argues that the overreliance on culture to explain Black students' achievement and behavior in schools is a trap that undermines the historical factors and institutional processes that shape how Black students... -
Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare 9780822362876
RRP: £19.99£17.07In Brilliant Imperfection Eli Clare uses memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore cure-the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed. Cure serves many purposes. It saves lives, manipulates lives, and prioritizes some... -
Britain in the 1950s: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times - Memories of a Post-War Decade by John Wade
RRP: £19.99£14.28The 1950s was the decade of the Queen's Coronation and the Festival of Britain; of family shops and pea-souper smogs; listening to the wireless and watching the box; when money was counted in pounds, shillings and pence and weights were in pounds and... -
Viking London by Thomas Williams
RRP: £14.99£9.70Viking Britain author Thomas Williams returns with a brief history of the interaction between the Vikings and the British to tell the story of the occupation of London. The Vikings remoulded the world, changed the... -
Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics by Lara Parker
RRP: £12.99£10.25In April 2014, Deputy Editorial Director at BuzzFeed Lara Parker opened up to the world in an article on the website: she suffers from endometriosis. And beyond that - She let the whole world know that she wasn't having any sex, as sex was excruciatingly... -
Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma by Cathi Spooner
RRP: £32.99£29.16Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy presents an essential roadmap for therapists working with traumatized youth. Exploring trauma and attachment through a neurobiological focus, the book lays out a flexible framework for practitioners treating young... -
Introduction to Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis, Third Edition: A Regression-Based Approach Andrew F. Hayes 9781462549030
£73.60Acclaimed for its thorough presentation of mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis, this book has been updated to reflect the latest developments in PROCESS for SPSS, SAS, and, new to this edition, R. Using the principles of ordinary... -
Children in Society: Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice by Pam Foley
RRP: £39.99£37.65This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and... -
My Life as a Godard Movie by Joanna Walsh
RRP: £15.95£9.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945492648Author Joanna WalshFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Transit BooksPublisher Transit Books -
The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information by Frank Pasquale
RRP: £23.95£19.14Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our personal behavior-silently scrutinizing clues left behind by our work habits and Internet use. The data compiled and portraits created are incredibly detailed, to the point of being invasive. But... -
Decolonize Museums by Shimrit Lee
RRP: £14.99£11.66Behold the sleazy logic of museums: plunder dressed up as charity, conservation, and care.The idealized Western museum, as typified by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Museum of Natural History, has remained much the same... -
The Prison Psychiatrist's Wife by Sue Johnson
£16.67The Prison Psychiatrist's Wife is a gripping true story of a Herculean project. Sue Johnson's psychiatrist husband Bob, recruited to work with notorious offenders at Parkhurst Prison, sets out to discover whether he can change dangerous and violent men... -
Hakim's Odyssey: Book 3: From Macedonia to France by Fabien Toulme
RRP: £24.95£19.76The end of a journey, the beginning of a new life.-I'm Syrian, and I got here from Turkey.-Whoaaa! That's a hell of a trip!-You could say that . . . I left home almost three years ago.After being rescued from the Mediterranean, Hakim and his son reach... -
Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life by John H. Miller
RRP: £35.00£27.74This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field's leading authorities. Such systems--whether political parties, stock markets, or ant colonies--present some of the most... -
The Arena of Racism by Michel Wieviorka
RRP: £56.00£45.47In this vital addition to the sociological literature on racism, Michel Wieviorka presents a detailed and revisionary analysis of the vocabulary of racism (prejudice, discrimination, segregation and violence), arguing that racism is not reducible to...