Social Science

It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of...

Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the...

Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds, this comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection...

What if we could do better than the family?We need to talk about the family. For those who are lucky, families can be filled with love and care, but for many they are sites of pain: from abandonment and neglect, to abuse and violence. Nobody is more...

Who Killed My Father is the story of a tough guy - the story of the little boy I never was. The story of my father.'What a beautiful book' MAX PORTERIn Who Killed My Father, Edouard Louis explores key moments in his father's life, and the tenderness and...

This well respected textbook has been fully updated to reflect how economic policies on housing, crime, the environment, pensions among other areas, have changed in recent years. The book offers a lucid, non-technical introduction to important economic...

Made with melanin and magic There is no one quite like you. Your strengths are unique and your future is full of wonder. It's time to tap in to your confidence and express your true self boldly. This little book is packed with empowering words from...

Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen. Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an...

'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIMEJane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with,...

The Like Switch is packed with all the tools you need for turning strangers into friends, whether you are on a sales call, a first date, or a job interview. As a Special Agent for the FBI's National Security Division's Behavioural Analysis Program, Dr...

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of engaging and understanding each other. How such singular human capacities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734534801Author Alana CarvalhoFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Downtown PublishingPublisher Downtown PublishingWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

Tangled Paths tells the life story of Aby Warburg, one of the most influential historians of art and culture of the twentieth century. It also tells the story of a man who, throughout his life, struggled to assert his place in the world. Charting...

'This is the most important - and fascinating - book yet written about how the digital age will affect our world' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve JobsFrom two leading thinkers, the widely anticipated book that describes a new, hugely connected world of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310456933Author ZondervanFormat HardbackPage Count 1248Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1124gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 178mm * 38mm

Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser...

For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect. This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a...

The Public Archaeology of Treasure comprises the select proceedings of the 5th University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference which took place on 31 January 2020 in the lecture theatre of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester and was complemented by an...

'I laughed a lot and now understand blokes a lot more than I ever wanted to' - Katherine Ryan'Geoff is one of the funniest intelligent thinkers in comedy and this book reflects that perfectly' - Romesh Ranganathan'Funny and insightful, it makes serious...

Without diminishing the guilt of German perpetrators, Aly documents the involvement of all of Europe in the destruction of the Jews, once again deepening our understanding of this most tormented historyFrom the award-winning historian of the Holocaust,...

The world is enamoured with Italy: its culture, art, food and fashion, its beautiful landscapes and famous cities-and, of course, its wine. From the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism, writer and wine expert Marc Millon reveals...

Teenage cliques, jihadist cells, army units, polar expeditions, and football hooligans - on the face of it, each of these groups might seem exceptional, but the forces that bind and drive them can affect us all. In recent decades, psychologists have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911346203Author Simon Napier-BellFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Red PlanetPublisher Red Planet Publishing Ltd

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection. Against this tense background, this innovative book argues...

In the 60 years that Yorkshire farmer Roger Nicholson has lived at Cannon Hall Farm near Barnsley, he has turned what was once a humble small family farm into an inspiring success story. This book covers the history of the Nicholsons and their farming...

Almost 25 years have passed since Gilmore Girls first hit our TV screens, but the iconic show continues to captivate audiences with its warmth, humor, and irresistible storytelling. Celebrated for its loveable cast of characters and relatable moments,...

'LOEB IS AN ASTRONOMICAL SHERLOCK HOLMES' Washington Post'A JOY IN CONJECTURE AND AN OMNIVOROUS SPIRIT OF INQUIRY. . . CARL SAGAN WOULD HAVE LIKED THIS BOOK' The Times In 2017, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, went public with a theory...

The first-ever illustrated history of the iconic designs, symbols, and graphic art representing more than 5 decades of LGBTQ pride and activism--from the evolution of Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag to the NYC Pride typeface launched in 2017 and beyond...

We live in an age of impotence. Stuck between global war and global finance, between identity and capital, we seem to be incapable of producing that radical change that is so desperately needed. Is there still a way to disentangle ourselves from a global...

'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the...

'A clarion voice from a new generation of British feminists ... I was gripped' - Sophie Lewis, author of Abolish the Family Capitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. 'Making connections' means networking for work...

Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualificationsEnsure that students are fully prepared for their exams with full coverage of each topic on the specification, clear and concise explanations, activities and practice questions.> Develop in-depth knowledge of...

The Sunday Times bestseller, Making It is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless, by Jay Blades, the beloved star of hit BBC One show The Repair Shop.We had our hardships, and there were...

A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018 'The definitive grime biography' NME 'A landmark genre history' Pitchfork ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849050647Author Heather WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint HammondCarePublisher HammondCareWeight(grams) 294gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm *...

This is a comprehensive reference source to the ancient world's most fascinating mythologies. It is a visual dictionary with 1000 entries and more than 600 fine-art images. It covers every aspect of Classical, Celtic and Norse mythology, folklore and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316347846Author Hida ViloriaFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm *...

This books ushers in a new way of talking about social phenomena. It develops an ontology of social objects on the basis of the claim that registration or inscription-the leaving of a trace to be called up later-is what is most fundamental to them. In...

England's Green explores how environmental concerns have shaped and reflected English national identity since the 1960s. David Matless covers themes including agriculture, nature, leisure, climate change, the Anthropocene, the folkloric, the...

The first major work on noblewomen in the twelfth century and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. Offers an important reconceptualisation of women's role in aristocratic society and suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the...