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Dear Gay: Letters to The Gay Byrne Show – a handwritten history of Ireland by Suzy Byrne 9780717195633
RRP: $33.53$25.74For 25 years, Gay Byrne received thousands of letters from listeners all over Ireland. Some of these letters were light-hearted and innocent, but others were more challenging. While many people didn't feel comfortable sharing their issues with their... -
Race and the Cultural Industries by Anamik Saha
RRP: $21.92$19.63Studies of race and media are dominated by textual approaches that explore the politics of representation. But there is little understanding of how and why representations of race in the media take the shape that they do. How, one might ask, is race... -
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
RRP: $14.18$9.69In this extraordinary essay, Virginia Woolf examines the limitations of womanhood in the early twentieth century. With the startling prose and poetic licence of a novelist, she makes a bid for freedom, emphasizing that the lack of an independent income,... -
Making Energy Markets: The Origins of Electricity Liberalisation in Europe by Ronan Bolton
RRP: $70.94$63.67Making Energy Markets charts the emergence and early evolution of electricity markets in western Europe, covering the decade from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Liberalising electricity marked a radical deviation from the established paradigm of... -
The Happiest Kids in the World: Bringing up Children the Dutch Way by Rina Mae Acosta
RRP: $14.18$10.02Why do:* Dutch babies seem so content, and sleep so well?* Dutch parents let their kids play outside on their own?* The Dutch trust their children to bike to school?* Dutch schools not set homework for the under-tens?* ... -
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness by Michelle Alexander
RRP: $14.18$9.17The iconic New York Times bestseller that 'struck the spark that would eventually light the fire of Black Lives Matter' (Ibram X. Kendi)Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly' Slate' Chronicle of... -
Rainbows in the Mud by Paul Maunder
RRP: $19.34$14.13Cyclocross is no longer cycling's hidden gem. Its rapid growth in the USA and UK means this intense and dramatic sport is exploding into the mainstream. With a season running from September to February, cyclocross is cycling's only purely winter... -
The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak 9780241617663
RRP: $25.80$18.43A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEARIn this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This... -
The Great Indian Food Trip: Around a Subcontinent à la Carte by Zac O'Yeah 9781911723066
RRP: $23.21$20.82The Great Indian Food Trip is an entertaining, erudite adventure of eating, drinking and travelling. This is how Zac O'Yeah has come to understand the Indian subcontinent, his home of thirty years. O'Yeah's fast-paced yet profound account charts a... -
Strong Female Character: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Fern Brady
RRP: $21.92$14.89THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER 'An absolute riot. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable bastard...it's a belter' - FRANKIE BOYLE'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITEA summary of my book:1. I'm... -
Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters by Richard Freeman
RRP: $19.34$12.75Discover the Science of (not so) Imaginary Creatures "The sheer depth of material covered in its pages is amazing"...." Fortean Times Magazine #1 Bestseller in the Occult and Unexplained Mysteries This is a book about monsters. From an early age... -
Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing by Claude Lecouteux
RRP: $36.11$26.14Presents more than 600 magical prescriptions for healing and protection from both pagan and Christian sources * Examines the practice of diagnosing illness through magic and explores ancient beliefs about curses and other evil spells and about devils,... -
Kazakhstan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Dina Zhansagimova
RRP: $12.89$9.73Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
RRP: $18.05$17.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465060689Author Beverly Daniel TatumFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams)... -
Serious Money: Walking Plutocratic London by Caroline Knowles
RRP: $14.18$10.02'A latter-day Canterbury Tales ... Serious Money has a serious mission' The Times'Eye-opening ... part guide, part indictment of a yawning wealth gap' Misha Glenny, Financial TimesLondon is a plutocrat's paradise, with more resident billionaires than New... -
Wasting Time on the Internet by Kenneth Goldsmith
RRP: $12.89$8.57Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith's manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical... -
The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal by Desmond Morris
RRP: $14.18$10.02FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping,... -
Activities for Older People in Care Homes: A Handbook for Successful Activity Planning by Sarah Crockett
RRP: $24.50$23.65When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How can you make sure activities are as positive and person-centred as possible? What can you actually do?... -
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee 9780062571953
RRP: $18.05$11.73Hugo and Locus Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018"An amazing and engrossing history...Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable." - George R. R. MartinAstounding is the landmark... -
Safeguarding Adults Under the Care Act 2014: Understanding Good Practice by Adi Cooper
RRP: $36.11$28.95Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should... -
Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan
RRP: $21.92$19.63When Marshall McLuhan first coined the phrases "global village" and "the medium is the message" in 1964, no-one could have predicted today's information-dependent planet. No-one, that is, except for a handful of science fiction writers and Marshall... -
Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide, Volume 2 by Mone Sorai
RRP: $15.42$11.79Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married.As they travel from country to country, the... -
Abandoned by Monica Allan
RRP: $12.89$9.17"It was like going through a door which had been locked all my life. I had walked past it every single day, afraid to even rattle the handle. Now I was smashing the locks, I was wrenching it from the hinges, and I was marching through. Here I am!" A... -
Understanding Foucault: A Critical Introduction by Tony Schirato 9781446252352
RRP: $58.04$47.20"An outstandingly good introduction to Foucault's work: lucid, measured, well organised, and covering this complex and in many ways heterogeneous body of work with remarkable thoroughness and ease." - Professor John Frow, University of Melbourne ... -
Inventing Value: The Social Construction of Monetary Worth by Dave Elder-Vass
RRP: $96.75$87.38Value is central to the market sectors of the contemporary economy, yet the best-established theories of value fail to expose how it operates and how it is manipulated for profit. This book begins to reconstruct the theory of value. In one sense, it... -
Teachings of the Peyote Shamans: The Five Points of Attention by James Endredy 9781620554616
RRP: $16.76$10.55Taking place in the heart of the Huichol homeland in western Mexico, this book offers a rare in-depth look at the inner workings of Huichol shamanism, which is permeated with the use of the sacred peyote cactus. Outsiders are almost never allowed access... -
Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild 9781620973493
RRP: $18.05$11.95In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country - a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to... -
Passing the PCSO Recruit Assessment Process by Peter Cox 9781846410598
RRP: $32.24$30.01With practical tips to help with written exercises, interview technique and role plays, this book clearly explains the new nationwide PCSO assessment system. Packed with advice, and including coverage of the National Competencies for the PCSO role, this... -
Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington
RRP: $24.50$19.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780937609583Author Lee 'Bridgett' HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Greenery PressPublisher Greenery PressWeight(grams) 441g -
Rise: Life Lessons in Speaking Out, Standing Tall & Leading the Way by Gina Miller
RRP: $12.89$8.64An extraordinary account of what it means to stand up for justice, and for yourself, no matter the cost; now with a new epilogue'It is when things feel the most uncertain, and we are at our most tired, frustrated and worn out, that we must dig deep... -
Citizens Rising: Independent Journalism and the Spread of Democracy by David Hoffmann
$16.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788172345419Author David HoffmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Fingerprint! PublishingPublisher Prakash BooksDimensions(mm) 220mm * 150mm * 20mm -
Advising Philanthropists: Principles and Practice by Emma Beeston
RRP: $45.15$40.30Earning money is one thing but giving it away with intelligence and consideration is the hardest thing in the world. That's where philanthropy advice fills a real and increasing need. Philanthropy advising is an emerging and important profession that has... -
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
RRP: $16.76$10.73An international bestseller and winner of the Stonewall Book Award, which inspired an award-winning film 'A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.' The New York Times 'Stunning ... An... -
Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People by Bailey Richardson 9781732265196
RRP: $21.92$15.57A practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community, online or IRL. Although communities feel magical, they don't come together by magic. Get Together is a practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community. Whether starting a run crew,... -
Shooting Up: A History of Drugs in Warfare by Lukasz Kamienski
RRP: $20.63$19.18From hallucinogenic mushrooms and LSD, to coca and cocaine; from Homeric warriors and the Assassins to the first Gulf War and today's global insurgents - drugs have sustained warriors in the field and have been used as weapons of warfare, either as... -
Cambodia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Kate Reavill 9781787023154
RRP: $12.89$9.73Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Say "Cambodia," and two associations often come to mind: the lost glories of Angkor, and the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. Any understanding of Cambodia today, however, must embrace these opposites, as... -
A Beginner's Guide to the End: How to Live Life to the Full and Die a Good Death by BJ Miller
RRP: $32.25$21.65"I wish I'd had this book when I needed it. Death and dying are not subjects that many people are comfortable talking about, but it's hugely important to be as prepared as you can be - emotionally, physically, practically, financially, and spiritually... -
Polish Your Academic Writing by Helen Coleman
RRP: $10.31$8.63Struggling to find your academic voice? Polish Your Academic Writing gives you the advice and skills you need to write appropriately and impactfully and get the best grades in your assignments. Effectively make your point and answer the assigned... -
On Marriage by Devorah Baum
RRP: $24.50$17.56BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORKER AND KIRKUS 'Devorah Baum is a visionary writer. Her intellectual depth, her emotional precision and her searing insight can only be gathered under an old fashioned word: wisdom' Zadie SmithA shining... -
Why Women Will Save the Planet by Friends of the Earth 9781786993144
RRP: $21.92$16.98Big cities don't have to mean a dystopian future. They can be turned around to be powerhouses of well-being and environmental sustainability - if we empower women. This book is a unique collaboration between C40 and Friends of the Earth showcasing...