Social Science

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Few books are as urgent as Shon Faye's debut ... Faye has hope for the future - and maybe so should we' Independent 'Unsparing, important and weighty ... a vitally needed antidote' Observer 'A moving and...

Do you want to help save human civilisation? If so, this book is for you. How to Fix a Broken Planet describes the ten catastrophic risks that menace human civilisation and our planet, and what we can all do to overcome or mitigate them. It explains what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374157357Author David GraeberFormat HardbackPage Count 608Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Radical alternatives to consent and trauma Arguing that we have become culturally obsessed with healing trauma, Sexuality Beyond Consent calls attention to what traumatized subjects do with their pain. The erotics of racism offers a paradigmatic example...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935295822Author Sema OnatFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Blue Dome PressPublisher Blue Dome PressWeight(grams) 770g

What would Taylor do?Songwriting genius, poised performer, warm-hearted friend-we'd all love to be a bit more like Taylor Swift. This brilliant guide will show you how.Whether it is standing up for yourself and your friends, opening your heart to love,...

The Tea Book helps you explore the blends, tastings, and ceremonies from around the world and create your own delicious tea traditions. Where does tea come from? In The Tea Book learn where in the world tea is cultivated and how to drink each variety at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250787651Author Rashid KhalidiFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

My bed rocks on water My bed sways in the breeze. My bed’s beneath a curtain My bed’s aloft in trees . . . In the Netherlands, some beds rock on water. In Brazil they might sway in the breeze. From Canada to Japan, Afghanistan to Norway, sleep has taken...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905769124Author Derek DykesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Fort Publishing LtdPublisher Fort Publishing Ltd

This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still; of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and...

What do the words elderly, old, and aged really mean? How are they used by society, and how in turn do they define the generation that we are taught to respect and love but instead castigate and avoid? Most importantly, how is our treatment of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684832722Author James Dale DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 566gDimensions(mm) 140mm *...

A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.'Warm, funny, biting and essential reading.' Adam Rutherford'An exhilarating journey through the myths, misconceptions and stereotypes of...

Strictly for grown-ups! This saucy selection of puzzles puts the tease in brain-teasers, and makes a racy replacement for life's idle moments Put down your phone, tablet or smutty magazine and pick up this crude collection of conundrums and...

'A gruesome, blackly funny, utterly original feminist horror story' New York Times, Notable Book of the Year 'A buzz-worthy and ferocious horror comedy from one of the genre's most promising voices'BuzzfeedAbby Lamb has done it. She's found the Great...

As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious. What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486467627Author R.Turner WilcoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062464316Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1161gDimensions(mm)...

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History: a bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy "Stunning."-Rebecca Onion, Slate "Makes a vital contribution to our understanding of our past and present...

Discover the extraordinary stories of the Jewish people who designed, made and sold fashion in twentieth-century London, revealing their vital role in making it an iconic fashion city. While Jewish people have long been associated with making clothes,...

The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our...

'The life-affirming expression of an artist engaged in living to the full' The Times Smiling in Slow Motion is Derek Jarman's last journal, stretching from May 1991 until a fortnight before his death in February 1994. Jarman writes with his trademark...

"To be blunt: I must escape." 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy life isn't as simple as she thought. Ambushed, robbed, and then saved by a mysterious organisation -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958114Author Nicholaj FrisvoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 278g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991381326Author Abdur-Rahman Al-AkhdariFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Fayda Books, LLC.Publisher Fayda Books, LLC.Weight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm)...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer. In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his...

Engaging with the complex natures of space and belonging, Migrations and Diasporas provides a means for understanding the plight of migrants and diasporas as they move through a world divided between those committed to welcoming them into their...

From the Early Neolithic farm at Knap of Howar to the flamboyant chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s, the Orkney Islands are amazingly rich in historic and prehistoric sites. At their centre is a cluster of spectacular Neolithic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780967068824Author Steven HassanFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Freedom of Mind Resource Center IncPublisher Freedom of Mind Resource Center...

TATE BOOK OF THE MONTH 2023 A timely critique of consumer culture which captures this image-obsessed moment in history, perfect for fans of Zadie Smith's Feel Free and Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror.This book is not a taste, nor an anti-taste, manual. This...

John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Based on materials which he had gathered in the 1850s and 1860s, his Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland...

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612195186Author David GraeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 280g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Hugo Award (Related Book) 2018.Book InformationISBN 9781328507976Author Ursula K Le GuinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper...

From tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, discover beautiful butterflies, scuttling spiders and a whole variety of other creepy-crawlies that live all over the world. Use over 180 stickers to bring each scene bursting into life with beetles, bugs,...

In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story...

Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at...

Somebody just shot my kids!' Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital, her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the shocking tale of a truly unthinkable crime that shattered the tranquility of...

The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Hannah Hauxwell first came to the nation's attention on Yorkshire television's award-winning documentary TOO LONG A WINTER, when she captured the hearts and...