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Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames by Dr. Chris Bateman 9781501348969
$35.75As the videogame industry has grown up, the need for better stories and characters has dramatically increased, yet traditional screenwriting techniques alone cannot equip writers for the unique challenges of writing stories where the actions and... -
The Ecology of Attention Yves Citton 9781509503735
RRP: $23.21$20.69Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit. In this new book, cultural theorist Yves... -
Whose Housing Crisis?: Assets and Homes in a Changing Economy Nick Gallent (Bartlett School of Planning, University College London) 9781447346074
RRP: $30.95$24.07At the root of the housing crisis is the problematic relationship that individuals and economies share with residential property. Housing's social purpose, as home, is too often relegated behind its economic function, as asset, able to offer a hedge... -
The Marx Revival: Key Concepts and New Critical Interpretations by Marcello Musto
RRP: $39.98$33.35The planet is in deep trouble because of capitalism, and Karl Marx, freed from the chains of "real socialism", is being rediscovered all around the world as the thinker who provided us with its most insightful critique. The Marx Revival is the best, most... -
Policing Environmental Protest: Power and Resistance in Pandemic Times Anna Di Ronco (University of Essex) 9781529228755
RRP: $58.05$44.93This book addresses the policing and social control of eco-justice movements during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as activist practices of resistance during the same period. It is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Trento, Italy, focusing on... -
Can You Keep a Secret? PB by Melissa Castrillon 9781407194493
RRP: $9.02$6.72If you met a dragon, could you keep it secret? One day in the forest, Winnie discovers the last dragon in the whole world. His fabulous friends, the gryphon, the winged lion and the tree-man, are the last of... -
Comrades of Color: East Germany in the Cold War World by Quinn Slobodian 9781785337376
RRP: $36.06$29.13In keeping with the tenets of socialist internationalism, the political culture of the German Democratic Republic strongly emphasized solidarity with the non-white world: children sent telegrams to Angela Davis in prison, workers made contributions from... -
The Social Life of Nothing: Silence, Invisibility and Emptiness in Tales of Lost Experience by Susie Scott 9780367727802
RRP: $54.17$47.41Nothing really matters. All the things that we do not do, have or become in our lives can be important in shaping self-identity. From jobs turned down to great loves lost, secrets kept and truths untold, people missed and souls unborn, we understand... -
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Hero Classics) by Harriet Jacobs
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800315396Author Harriet JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
Beyond the North Wind: The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North by Christopher McIntosh 9781578636402
RRP: $20.63$16.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578636402Author Christopher McIntoshFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
The Method of Hope: Anthropology, Philosophy, and Fijian Knowledge by Hirokazu Miyazaki
RRP: $30.95$26.88The Method of Hope examines the relationship between hope and knowledge by investigating how hope is produced in various forms of knowledge-Fijian, philosophical, anthropological. The book discusses the hope entailed in a wide range of Fijian knowledge... -
Primetime Propaganda by Ben Shapiro
RRP: $21.92$14.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061934780Author Ben ShapiroFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)... -
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker
RRP: $29.67$18.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Cundill Prize 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780143122012Author Steven PinkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 832Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam... -
Social Work: Introducing Professional Practice by Patricia Higham 9781412908573
RRP: $58.04$47.20'Comprehensive and user-friendly. The book is helpfully constructed around a number of key themes, starting with a good attempt to define social work from historical and international perspectives and moving on to address key issues concerning the... -
Red Pill, Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us by David Neiwert
RRP: $25.79$19.89A revealing trip down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories--their appeal, who believes them, how they spread--with an eye to helping people deal with the alt-right conspiracists in their own lives. Conspiracy theories are killing us. Once confined... -
Diary Of An On-call Girl: True Stories from the Front Line WPC E.E. Bloggs 9780955285479
RRP: $10.31$7.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955285479Author WPC E.E. BloggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Monday BooksPublisher Monday BooksWeight(grams) 193g -
The Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History by Robert Darnton 9780393307528
RRP: $29.03$24.45At home in the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries, Robert Darnton is a shrewd and entertaining guide to the shifting borderlands of history and culture. These wide-ranging essays appear under various headings: "Current Events" -this section includes... -
Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana 9781982184896
RRP: $41.93$25.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982184896Author Marie AranaFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 155mm... -
Otaku Japan: The Fascinating World of Japanese Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols and More! (Covers over 450 locations with more than 400 photographs and 21 maps) by Gianni Simone
RRP: $20.63$13.75Transport yourself to the global capital of cool with this ultimate guide to Japanese pop culture!Are you crazy about Japanese manga, anime, video games, cosplay, toys and idols? If so, this book is for you! Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, have... -
Introducing Social Geographies by Dr. Rachel Pain
RRP: $51.59$46.52`Introducing Social Geographies' is a major new text offering a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this important area of human geography. It presents a broad overview of social geography, clearly outlining the key theoretical and political... -
Natural Relations?: Animal Rights, Human Rights and the Environment by Ted Benton 9780860915904
RRP: $24.50$21.96In this challenging book, Ted Benton takes recent debates about the moral status of animals as a basis for reviewing the discourse of "human rights." Liberal-individualist views of human rights and advocates of animal rights tend to think of individuals,... -
This Separated Isle: Invisible Britain Kit De Waal 9781447354055
RRP: $25.80$20.34Even as COVID-19 made a seismic impact across the world, the cracks exposed by Brexit, Black Lives Matter and rising levels of race hate crimes revealed bitter divisions in British society. In the aftermath of the pandemic, and with questions over the... -
Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory (as Imagined) from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude by Danielle Henderson
RRP: $12.89$10.51Based on the popular blog of the same name, Feminist Ryan Gosling pairs swoon-worthy photos of the sensitive, steamy actor with feminist theories to the delight of women (and more than a few of their mothers) everywhere.What started as a silly way for... -
Jewish Statesmanship: Ten Studies in Leadership by Meir Y. Soloveichik 9781641773287
RRP: $28.37$19.13Ever since Plato's Republic, the study of statecraft has been a staple of Western discourse, and so has the study of particular leaders. Although Jewish scholars, thinkers, and popularizers have contributed notably to this genre, strikingly few have... -
The Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend by Andrew Orchard
RRP: $24.50$16.45From Loki to Thor, Ragnarok to BeowulfA gripping and truly mesmerising delve into the Norse legendsFrom bestselling books to blockbusting Hollywood movies, the myths of the Scandinavian gods and heroes are part of the modern day landscape.For over a... -
Ending Hunger: The quest to feed the world without destroying it by Anthony Warner
RRP: $21.92$15.05'A provocative vision.' Sunday Times In 2017, the number of people going hungry in the world increased, for the first time in a decade. Pesticide-resistant bugs lay waste to crops across the globe, from bananas to potatoes. Food production releases... -
Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating by Moira Weigel 9780374536954
RRP: $14.18$14.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374536954Author Moira WeigelFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)... -
Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David by Campbell Price 9781784992439
RRP: $116.10$84.39This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological... -
Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire by Carol Dyhouse 9780198765837
RRP: $29.66$21.53What can a cultural history of the heartthrob teach us about women, desire, and social change? From dreams of Prince Charming or dashing military heroes, to the lure of dark strangers and vampire lovers; from rock stars and rebels to soulmates,... -
Negative/Positive: A History of Photography by Geoffrey Batchen
RRP: $47.72$41.96As its title suggests, Negative/Positive begins with the negative, a foundational element of analog photography that is nonetheless usually ignored, and uses this to tell a representative, rather than comprehensive, history of the medium. The fact that a... -
Industrial Heritage Re-tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation James Douet 9781629582030
RRP: $49.01$43.58This volume comprises the authoritative work from the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage - the international group dedicated to industrial archaeology and heritage - detailing the latest approaches to the conservation... -
West: A Journey Through the Landscapes of Loss by Jim Perrin
RRP: $12.89$8.64West tells the story of Jim Perrin's life against the lives and deaths of his cherished wife and son, and the landscapes through which they travelled together. It is a complex and sensual love-story, a celebration of the beauty and redemptive power of... -
Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams by Alfred Lubrano 9780471714392
RRP: $21.92$16.45In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of... -
Sex Positive: Redefining Our Attitudes to Love & Sex Dr. Kelly Neff 9781786782953
RRP: $19.34$12.64Offering a new take on the psychology of human sexuality, Sexpositive integrates modern day themes such as technology and the use of social media with self-help. This is the book that millennial's will turn to in order to rewrite the story of their love... -
The Atlas of Christmas: The Merriest, Tastiest, Quirkiest Holiday Traditions from Around the World by Alex Palmer
RRP: $19.34$15.51A festive, delightfully-illustrated compendium that features holiday traditions from around the world. From Jolabokaflod (Christmas Book Flood) in Iceland to Festa dei sette pesci (Feast of Fishes) in Italy and Christmas lanterns in the Philippines, The... -
Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health Bruce Cohen (University of Auckland, New Zealand) 9780367229665
RRP: $59.33$51.77The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health offers the most comprehensive collection of theoretical and applied writings to date with which students, scholars, researchers and practitioners within the social and health sciences can... -
Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall 9780063099531
RRP: $38.70$22.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063099531Author Max MarshallFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
Spartan Women by Sarah B. Pomeroy 9780195130676
RRP: $45.78$33.93Sparta, which existed from 800 B.C. until A.D. 200, was renowned in the ancient world as a stoic and martial city-state, and most of what we know about Sparta concerns its military history and male-dominated social structure. Yet Spartan women were in... -
The Defiant Middle: How Women Claim Life's In-Betweens to Remake the World by Kaya Oakes
RRP: $23.21$20.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506467689Author Kaya OakesFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g -
Reassessing Attachment Theory in Child Welfare Sue White (University of Sheffield) 9781447336921
RRP: $30.95$24.07This book offers an analysis and summary of the uses, abuses and limitations of attachment theory in contemporary child welfare practice. Analysing the primary science and drawing on the authors' original empirical work, the book shows how attachment...