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The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail by Henry Lincoln
RRP: $16.76$11.73A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass and spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure and then turns into an... -
Minor Feelings: A Reckoning on Race and the Asian Condition by Cathy Park Hong
RRP: $12.89$9.55WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2021 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION 2021 A New York Times Top Book of 2020 Chosen as a Guardian Book of 2020 A BBC Culture Best Books of 2020 Nominated... -
The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain by Sayeeda Warsi
RRP: $16.76$11.73Now with a new paperback introduction'Vital reading' Daily Telegraph'It turns conventional wisdom on its head' Peter Oborne'Uniquely insightful' Sunday Times'Eloquent, calm and clever' Andrew MarrBritain has often found groups within its borders whom it... -
Shimmering Images: Trans Cinema, Embodiment, and the Aesthetics of Change by Eliza Steinbock
RRP: $27.08$23.70In Shimmering Images Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesthetics of change. Drawing on Barthes's idea of the "shimmer" and Foucault's notion of sex as a mirage, the author shows... -
The Exiled: Empire, Immigration and the Ugandan Asian Exodus by Lucy Fulford 9781399711173
RRP: $28.38$18.78'A lyrical and penetrating examination of what happened to one family and the Ugandan Asians more broadly' GILES FODEN'Fulford has put in the legwork ... The book is full of the sights, smells and tastes of what most remember as a lost utopia'... -
You Are Not Alone: from the creator and host of Griefcast by Cariad Lloyd
RRP: $24.50$21.65THE TIMES NO. 7 BESTSELLER 'A blackly funny, honest, thought-provoking and compassionate book' THE TIMES 'Full of sense, heart and hope' PHILIPPA PERRY 'Cariad Lloyd has changed the way we speak about grief' SARA PASCOE _______________ Welcome... -
Remaking the Rhythms of Life: German Communities in the Age of the Nation-State by Oliver Zimmer 9780198766797
$42.08Across Europe the late nineteenth century marked a period of rapid economic change, increased migration, religious conflict, and inter-state competition. In Germany, these developments were further accentuated by the creation of the imperial state in... -
Blackness at the Intersection by Kehinde Andrews 9781786998651
RRP: $28.37$23.35A ground-breaking collection applying Crenshaw's concept of intersectionality to the black diasporic experience in Britain. In the 1980s, Professor Kimberle Crenshaw first coined the term 'intersectionality'. Since then, the concept has spread across... -
Demystifying Mental Capacity: A guide for health and social care professionals by Sally Lee
RRP: $45.14$37.04This very practical book helps professionals and students to engage critically with their practice by addressing mental capacity and adult safeguarding. Its accessible and easy to navigate format include key topics surrounding assisted decision making,... -
OCR A-level Sociology Student Guide 2: Researching and understanding social inequalities by Katherine Roberts
$16.37Reinforce understanding of the content examined in A Level Paper 2: Researching and understanding social inequalities.Packed full of clear topic summaries, knowledge check questions and sample exam-style questions and answers with commentaries, this... -
Elinor Ostrom's Rules for Radicals: Cooperative Alternatives beyond Markets and States by Derek Wall 9780745399355
RRP: $24.50$23.10Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Her theorising of the commons has been celebrated as groundbreaking and opening the way for non-capitalist economic alternatives, yet, many radicals know little about her. This book... -
Red Rowans and Wild Honey by Betsy Whyte
RRP: $10.31$7.04The sequel to the perennially popular Yellow on the Broom, Red Rowans and Wild Honey follows Betsy's story to the end of the Second World War. She recounts in vivid detail the heady years of her adolescence, her courtship and her mother's struggle to... -
Global Queer Plays: Seven LGBTQ+ Works From Around the World by Danish Sheikh
RRP: $28.37$26.56A unique anthology bringing together stories of queer life from international playwrights, these seven plays showcase the dazzling multiplicity of queer narratives across the globe: the absurd, the challenging, and the joyful. From the legacy of... -
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematorium by Caitlin Doughty
RRP: $14.18$9.44THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Unforgettable . . . a hilarious, poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death' Gavin Francis, Guardian From her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial, twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty... -
The Weekend: The international bestseller, shortlisted for the Stella Prize 2020 by Charlotte Wood 9781474612999
RRP: $11.60$9.15THE SUNDAY TIMES 'BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER 2021'A Times, Guardian and Daily Mail paperback pickA Times, Observer, Independent, Daily Express and Good Housekeeping book of the year'The Weekend is so great I am struggling to find the words to do it... -
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Dr Brian Klaas 9781399804523
RRP: $21.92$16.37A provocative new vision of how our world really works - and why chance determines everything.In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas deep-dives into the phenomenon of randomness, unpicking our neat and tidy storybook version of events to... -
The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900 by Barbara Burman
RRP: $25.79$22.41A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned."-Roberta Smith's "Top Art Books of 2019," The New York Times This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to... -
Diversify: An award-winning guide to why inclusion is better for everyone by June Sarpong
RRP: $12.89$7.51'A handbook for these troubled times' Psychologies Magazine'Engaging and informative ... highlights our common humanity' Kofi Annan'A passionately written polemic' You Magazine The truth is, INCLUSION is better for EVERYONE. ... -
Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young People: Relationship-Focused Practice from the Frontline by Lisa Cherry
RRP: $25.79$22.82In this unique book, international trainer and consultant Lisa Cherry invites professionals from education, social work and healthcare to engage in conversations on a range of pertinent topics and issues affecting children and young people today.Divided... -
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi 9781529114676
RRP: $14.18$10.02*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices -- co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author of the million-copy bestseller How To... -
Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen by Jonathan D. Cohen
RRP: $32.24$28.47Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what... -
Larkrigg Fell: An unforgettably heartwarming romantic saga by Freda Lightfoot 9781804363508
RRP: $12.89$8.62When her life is thrown into disarray, can she remember what matters most?Beth Brandon and her twin sister, Sarah, are polar opposites in every way, except in their love of their home, Larkrigg Hall. Beth is the romantic one, with dreams of an idyllic... -
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders
RRP: $16.76$10.94'We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it.' Punch Murder in the 19th century was rare. But murder as... -
Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Stephen J. Dubner
RRP: $14.18$10.02The international bestselling Freakquel to Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics, this book sees them looking deeper, questioning harder and uncovering even more hidden truths about our world, from global cooling to patriotic prostitutes, drunk walking to... -
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin 9780099769910
RRP: $14.18$10.02Bruce Chatwin provides a fascinating background to indigenous Australian life.The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. Along these lines, Aboriginals passed the... -
The Critically Reflective Practitioner by Sue Thompson
RRP: $36.11$31.53This succinct and insightful guide to reflective practice is designed for students and practitioners across a range of professions in the human services - social work, healthcare and related fields. In seven compact chapters, it takes the reader through... -
The Gastronomical Me by M. F. K. Fisher 9781907970993
RRP: $12.89$8.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907970993Author M.F.K. FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt BooksWeight(grams) 396g -
Unsolved Mysteries: Unexplained Events and Paranormal Phenomena from Around the World by Jamie King 9781800079908
RRP: $11.60$7.57Seek the truth at the heart of the world's most bizarre cases in this chilling collection of unsolved mysteries Did you hear about the woman who died inside a tree? What about the legend of the Beast of Bodmin Moor? Do you know that UFOs flew over... -
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
RRP: $12.89$8.11WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY LGBTQ SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR AWARDThe water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society-and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in... -
Slum Boy: A Portrait by Juano Diaz 9781914240829
RRP: $25.80$17.22One of the most moving accounts of non fiction ever written according to the Guardian 'This is a heart-breaking story, beautifully told. I hope it finds a million readers' - Andrew O'Hagan'What a brave and powerful story. If you like Shuggie Bain and... -
Archaeology: An Introduction by Kevin Greene
RRP: $58.04$51.19Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage' displays, and reveals the methods used by... -
The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America by Jim Marrs
RRP: $12.89$8.57Throw out everything you think you know about history. Close the approved textbooks, turn off the corporate mass media, and whatever you do, don't believe anything you hear from the government. The Rise of the Fourth Reich reveals the truth about... -
Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom by Fred Provenza
RRP: $25.80$17.74"Nourishment will change the way you eat and the way you think."-Mark Schatzker, author of The Dorito Effect "[Provenza is] a wise observer of the land and the animals [and] becomes transformed to learn the meaning of life."-Temple Grandin ... -
Surface Relations: Queer Forms of Asian American Inscrutability by Vivian L. Huang
RRP: $28.37$22.63In Surface Relations Vivian L. Huang traces how Asian and Asian American artists have strategically reworked the pernicious stereotype of inscrutability as a dynamic antiracist, feminist, and queer form of resistance. Following inscrutability in... -
One World Order by Coleman 9780964010499
RRP: $18.71$15.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780964010499Author ColemanFormat PaperbackImprint Bridger House Publications Inc.Publisher Bridger House Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 325g -
The Prince (Collins Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli 9780008296506
RRP: $10.31$7.47HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We have declared before that it is not only expedient but necessary for a prince to take care his foundations be good, otherwise his fabric will be sure... -
Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture by Gaiutra Bahadur
RRP: $20.63$18.67*** Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize*** In 1903 a Brahmin woman sailed from India to Guyana as a 'coolie', the name the British gave to the million indentured labourers they recruited for sugar plantations worldwide after slavery ended. The woman, who... -
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans by Jon E. Lewis
RRP: $16.76$11.09Native Americans make up less than one per cent of the total US population but represent half the nation's languages and cultures. Here, in one grand sweep, is the full story of Native American society, culture and religion. Here is everything from the... -
A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz
RRP: $14.18$10.02Discover Amos Oz's most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation*OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE*'A hero of mine, a moral as well as... -
The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain by Simon Baron-Cohen
RRP: $14.18$10.02Simon Baron-Cohen's The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain is an unflinching look at the scientific evidence behind the innate sex differences of the mind. Men and women have always seemed to think in entirely different ways,...