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What Dementia Teaches Us About Love by Nicci Gerrard
RRP: £10.99£7.77A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Immensely powerful . . . her investigation of this terrible illness is sensitive and compelling' Sunday TimesAfter her own father's death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci... -
Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution by Rachel Moran 9780717160327
RRP: £11.99£8.43'When you are fifteen years old and destitute, too unskilled to work and too young to claim unemployment benefit, your body is all you have left to sell.' Rachel Moran came from a troubled family background. Taken into State care at fourteen, she... -
Innocent: The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive by Cathy Glass
RRP: £9.99£6.64Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries. Aneta and Filip, the children's parents, are distraught when... -
The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared: An Essential Workbook to Help You Reflect Back, Plan Ahead, and Find Peace on Your Journey by Francesca Arnoldy
RRP: £20.00£14.62If you are preparing for the end of life-or simply looking to bring more meaning to the here and now-The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared imparts valuable insight to nurture clarity and your internal strength on your journey... -
Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others by Sara Ahmed
RRP: £20.99£18.37In this groundbreaking work, Sara Ahmed demonstrates how queer studies can put phenomenology to productive use. Focusing on the "orientation" aspect of "sexual orientation" and the "orient" in "orientalism," Ahmed examines what it means for bodies to be... -
Heritage: Critical Approaches by Rodney Harrison
RRP: £37.99£33.78Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museums...we live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling up of historic materials in the present? How did... -
The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980 by Elaine Showalter
RRP: £14.99£9.80In this informative, timely and often harrowing study, Elaine Showalter demonstrates how cultural ideas about 'proper' feminine behaviour have shaped the definition and treatment of female insanity for 150 years, and given mental disorder in women... -
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry 9781784704889
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary SupplementOn 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of... -
The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy L. Eiesland 9780687108015
RRP: £19.99£13.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780687108015Author Nancy L. EieslandFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon PressWeight(grams) 216gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
All at Sea by Decca Aitkenhead 9780008142155
RRP: £8.99£6.45Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize 'The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don't mind at all if you forget this. ... -
Forensic Psychology, Crime and Policing: Key Concepts and Practical Debates by Karen Corteen
RRP: £34.99£27.38A key resource for students, academics and practitioners, this concise guide brings together various concepts vital to the theoretical, policy and practical debates on forensic psychology and its relationship with crime and policing. Covering issues such... -
That Peckham Boy: Growing Up, Getting Out and Giving Back by Kenny Imafidon 9781911709190
RRP: £16.99£11.27'Kenny's story shows us that we all have the potential to achieve extraordinary things. What a hero.' Bear Grylls'If you are compelled by a hero's journey, then Kenny Imafidon is a hero for this generation.' Simon SinekFor fans of Poverty Safari and... -
Without Roots: Europe, Relativism, Christianity, Islam by Joseph Ratzinger
RRP: £12.99£9.09Bringing together their unique vantage points as leaders of Church and State, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera challenge us to imagine what can be the future of a civilization that has abandoned its moral and cultural history. They call on the... -
300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World by Luke Edward Hall 9780241575734
RRP: £25.00£17.62Steeped in honey, Juventius, your golden eyes, and as sweet too when I press my lips to them - three hundred thousand kisses is not close to enoughFor centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a... -
Helping Children to Tell About Sexual Abuse: Guidance for Helpers by Rosaleen McElvaney
RRP: £17.99£17.42Children need to be able to disclose their experiences of sexual abuse in order to stop the abuse and get help. Practical and accessible, this book offers guidance on how professionals can identify potential abuse cases and create safe opportunities for... -
Burren Archaeology by Hugh Carthy
£10.95The Burren in County Clare contains one of the densest concentrations of archaeological remains in Ireland. Its monuments illustrate the story of human activity since it began here nearly 10,000 years ago. Many people are daunted by the prospect of... -
Fatherhood: The Truth by Marcus Berkmann
RRP: £16.99£12.28There are lots of books about parenthood. But if you look closely most of them are about motherhood. Fathers get brief paragraphs about needing the odd cuddle themselves and being helpful for carrying the heavier elements of baby kit, but that's it... -
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe by H. Davidson
RRP: £9.99£7.11Surveys 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... -
Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall 9780486473772
RRP: £8.49£5.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486473772Author Manly P. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer by Jillian Lauren 9781472148001
RRP: £16.99£9.58'Fearless and fierce ... transcends a crime story to be a story that threatens social order' - Michael Connelly'Bewitching . . . a tale of horror that is also humane and self-aware' - Jennifer Egan'[Lauren] writes in film-noir ... American prose, so... -
Britain Begins by Sir Barry Cunliffe
RRP: £28.99£21.28The last Ice Age, which came to an end about 12,000 years ago, swept the bands of hunter gatherers from the face of the land that was to become Britain and Ireland, but as the ice sheets retreated and the climate improved so human groups spread slowly... -
Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students by Stephen Bailey 9781138048744
RRP: £27.99£24.68Now in its fifth edition, Academic Writing helps international students succeed in writing essays and reports for their English-language academic courses. Thoroughly revised and updated, it is designed to let teachers and students easily find the topics... -
Veiled Threat: On being visibly Muslim in Britain by Nadeine Asbali 9781785908194
RRP: £18.99£13.81Nadeine Asbali would be the first to say that a scarf on a woman's head doesn't define her, but in her case, that's a lie. Nadeine's life changed overnight. As a mixed-race teenager, she had unknowingly been passing as white her entire life: until she... -
I'll tell you why I can't wear those clothes!: Talking about tactile defensiveness by Noreen O'Sullivan
RRP: £12.99£12.88Do you know a child who hates the feel of certain items of clothing? This is a child's perspective on a largely unrecognized condition called tactile defensiveness, a physical condition that causes hypersensitivity to certain touch sensations.Intended... -
The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Dixon
RRP: £8.99£6.45Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances... -
The Racialized Social System: Critical Race Theory as Social Theory by Meghji
RRP: £15.99£14.41Far from its origins in US legal studies in the 1980s, critical race theory has grown to become a leading approach to the analysis of racial inequality around the world. It has courted much controversy along the way, often misunderstood and poorly... -
Direct Work with Family Groups: Simple, Fun Ideas to Aid Engagement and Assessment and Enable Positive Change by Audrey Tait
RRP: £20.99£20.15Direct Work with Family Groups is full of great ideas to aid engagement, assessment and enable positive change through direct work with family groups. Working with families can be a challenging experience. This book looks at the personal skills needed to... -
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Marcel Mauss 9780415267496
RRP: £14.99£13.58In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss... -
The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice by Joanne E. Belknap 9781544348278
RRP: £121.00£114.25Now with SAGE Publishing! The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice offers a thorough exploration of the theories and issues regarding the experiences of women and girls with the criminal justice system as victims, offenders, and criminal... -
Social Theory: Twenty Introductory Lectures by Hans Joas 9780521870634
RRP: £81.00£73.17Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the... -
Probation by Rob Canton
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to probation. It brings together themes of policy, theory and practice to help students and practitioners better understand the work of probation, its limitations, its potential, but above... -
Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived without Men After the First World War by Virginia Nicholson
RRP: £10.99£7.77Virginia Nicholson's Singled Out is the touching and beautifully told story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society.In 1919 a generation of... -
How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity by La Marr Jurelle Bruce
RRP: £23.99£20.84"Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly." So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived... -
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum 9780141997445
RRP: £12.99£9.09The international bestseller that changed how we talk about racism'A critically acclaimed book that gave readers a starting point to demystify conversations about race' The Atlantic'A classic' Jodi PicoultWalk into any racially mixed secondary school and... -
In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Elizabeth Sharpe
RRP: £19.99£15.98In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise what she calls the "orthography of the wake." Activating multiple registers of "wake"-the path... -
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond by Daniel Susskind
RRP: £10.99£7.77SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020The Sunday Times Best Business Books of the Year 2020The Times of London Best Business Books of the Year 2020The Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2020Fortune Magazine Best... -
Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark: Amazing Revelations of the Incredible Power of Gold by Laurence Gardner
RRP: £12.99£8.48New in paperback by Laurence Gardner, the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt, to the laboratories of modern science, comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance and teleportation in the ancient... -
The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel 9780691183251
RRP: £15.99£12.91Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows... -
The Stonewall Reader by Jason Baumann
RRP: £14.99£10.93For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded itJune 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising - the most... -
Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food: A Rediscovery of British Food From Before the War by Arabella Boxer
RRP: £15.99£11.61A Book of English Food is an elegant compendium of brilliant recipes adapted from the cookery books of the 1920s and 1930s by Arabella Boxer, with beautiful new illustrations by Cressida Bell.Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food describes the delicious...