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10,000 Things You Need to Know: The Big Book of Lists by Elspeth Beidas 9780789334077
£24.60This is the ultimate book of lists that is sure to entertain and inform a 1,000-page collection of fun and fascinating facts in a wide range of topics, presented in a wonderfully eclectic format that invites browsing, yet also provides an absorbing read... -
Nan Domi: An Initiate's Journey into Haitian Vodou by Mimerose Beaubrun 9780872865747
RRP: £15.99£14.36"This new and valuable book delves into the 'interior' experience of voodoo, as opposed to the usual outsider focus on ritual and cosmology. In telling the story of her own initiation and painstaking education in voodoo, Beaubrun takes us into the... -
The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade by Deborah Cowen
RRP: £21.99£19.19In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our "stuff" has a political... -
Natural History: v. 1: Bks.I-II by Pliny the Elder
RRP: £24.95£23.39An unrivaled compendium of ancient Roman knowledge.Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23-79), a Roman of equestrian rank of Transpadane Gaul (N. Italy), was uncle of Pliny the letter writer. He pursued a career partly military in Germany, partly... -
Great Women's Speeches: Speeches by great women to empower and inspire by Anna Russell
RRP: £12.99£8.13This is an edited and resized version of So Here I Am: Speeches by great women to empower and inspire.Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation.Great Women's Speeches is essential reading for pioneering... -
Conflict Minerals, Inc.: War, Profit and White Saviourism in Eastern Congo by Christoph N. Vogel
RRP: £20.00£17.84In the twenty-first century, the relationship between violent conflict and natural resources has become a matter of intense public and academic debate. As a result of fervent activism and international campaigning, the flagship case of 'conflict... -
Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons by Francis Pryor
RRP: £12.99£8.48Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning... -
Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Jeffrey Gantz
RRP: £9.99£7.75First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in... -
A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain by Michael Paterson
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have... -
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004–2022 by Margaret Atwood 9781529114980
RRP: £12.99£9.09In Burning Questions Atwood aims her constant curiosity and impish humour at our world and reports back to us on what she finds.In it she seeks answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How can we live... -
Thailand - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by J Rotheray
RRP: £9.99£7.54Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military. Today it is a manufacturing powerhouse and a tourist paradise that welcomes more... -
Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems by Dionne Brand 9780241639795
RRP: £16.99£12.28An immense achievement, comprising a decades-long career - new and collected poetry from one of Canada's most honoured and significant poetsSpanning almost four decades, Dionne Brand's poetry has given rise to whole new grammars and vocabularies. With a... -
Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy--And What We Can Do about It by Tobias Rose-Stockwell 9780306923326
RRP: £29.00£22.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306923326Author Tobias Rose-StockwellFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Legacy LitPublisher Legacy LitWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 163mm *... -
Farmageddon by Philip Lymbery
RRP: £12.99£9.09The quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food. 'This eye-opening book . . . deserves global recognition' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Devastating . . . demands reading and deserves the widest possible... -
Lawfare by Geoffrey Robertson 9780008607890
RRP: £10.99£7.25How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them. 'ESSENTIAL' Amal Clooney'AUTHORITATIVE' Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC'IMPORTANT 'Baroness Helena Kennedy KC'COULD HARDLY BE MORE... -
A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man by Frank Vincent 9780425215364
RRP: £18.90£14.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425215364Author Frank VincentFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)... -
The Genius of Israel by Dan Senor 9781408720257
RRP: £25.00£14.26How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?Why do... -
Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities by Eric Kaufmann
RRP: £14.99£10.95THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES and EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018Whiteshift tells the most important political story of the 21st century: how demographic change is transforming Western politics and how to think about the future of... -
Britain's Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature by Jo Woolf
RRP: £12.99£8.88A cornucopia of some of Britain's oldest and most beloved native trees, this book weaves together their rich history, folklore and traditions. This lovely book will enable the reader to identify Britain's trees and enjoy reading the rich... -
100 Children's Books: that inspire our world by Colin Salter
RRP: £22.00£15.58An amazing guide to some of the most beloved, original, inspiring, hysterical, heart-warming, compelling, rude and downright scary books that have enchanted children the world over. In 100 Children's Books That... -
Inside Story: Politics, Intrigue and Treachery from Thatcher to Brexit by Philip Webster
RRP: £12.99£8.48An insider's account of the great political stories over the past three decades years, illustrated with Peter Brookes' iconic cartoons. Philip Webster covered politics for The Times newspaper for 43 years, including... -
Eastern Cherokee Stories: A Living Oral Tradition and Its Cultural Continuance by Sandra Muse Isaacs 9780806190129
RRP: £18.95£15.09"Throughout our Cherokee history," writes Joyce Dugan, former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, "our ancient stories have been the essence of who we are." These traditional stories embody the Cherokee concepts... -
No Longer A Secret: Unique Common Sense Strategies for Children with Sensory or Motor Challenge by Lucy Miller 9781949177688
RRP: £19.95£12.20Parents and teachers often struggle with the advice given by occupational therapists regarding support for children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). What makes this book unique is the exploration of secrets that professionals sometimes hold close... -
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black
RRP: £17.99£14.87Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid some seven miles across slammed into the Earth, leaving a geologic wound over 50 miles in diameter. In the terrible mass extinction that followed, more than half of known species vanish seemingly overnight. But this... -
Islam For Dummies by Malcolm Clark
RRP: £18.99£13.15From the Qur'an to Ramadan, this friendly guide introduces you to the origins, practices and beliefs of IslamMany non-Muslims have no idea that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews, and that Islam preaches compassion, charity, humility,... -
Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy by Max van Manen
RRP: £37.99£33.38Bestselling author Max van Manen's Researching Lived Experience introduces a human science approach to research methodology in education and related fields. The book takes as its starting point the "everyday lived experience" of human beings in... -
Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind by Travis Langley 9781454917366
RRP: £12.99£8.60From its very first frame, the Star Wars series created a compelling universe, with complex characters and engaging storytelling. In advance of the highly anticipated new movie, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, this essay collection offers a... -
Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines: Or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path, according to the late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering by W. Y. Evans-Wentz 9780195133141
RRP: £21.49£17.13Books, audiotapes, and classes about yoga are today as familiar as they are widespread, but we in the West have only recently become engaged in the meditative doctrines of the East--only in the last 70 or 80 years, in fact. In the early part of the 20th... -
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) by Mary Wollstonecraft
RRP: £5.99£4.46Discover Wollstonecraft's classic feminist text in an abridged, digestible form.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE WILLIAMS The term feminism did not yet exist when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote this book, but it was the first great piece of feminist writing. In... -
The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist by John Marzillier
RRP: £22.50£21.12An honest and accessible insight into the often closed world of psychotherapy. This book is a memoir of the author's professional life as a psychologist and psychotherapist. It shows his progression from a hard-nosed behaviour therapist with a... -
Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the College De France, 1977 - 78 by Michel Foucault
RRP: £54.99£49.36This book derives from Foucault's lectures at the College de France between January and April 1978, which can be seen as a radical turning point in his thought. Focusing on 'bio-power', he studies the foundations of this new technology of power over... -
Why the moon travels by Oein DeBhairduin
RRP: £12.99£9.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Eilis Dillon Award, KPMG Children's Book Awards 2021 and The Judges' Special Award, KPMG Children's Book Awards 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781916493506Author Oein... -
Feminism for the 99% by Nancy Fraser
RRP: £7.99£7.55Unaffordable housing, poverty wages, healthcare, climate change, border policing; not the issues you ordinarily hear feminists talking about. But don't these issues impact the vast majority of women globally? Taking as its inspiration the new wave of... -
The Subject of Virtue: An Anthropology of Ethics and Freedom by James Laidlaw
RRP: £26.99£21.89The anthropology of ethics has become an important and fast-growing field in recent years. This book argues that it represents not just a new subfield within anthropology but a conceptual renewal of the discipline as a whole, enabling it to take account... -
Gods in Everyman: Archetypes That Shape Men's Lives by Jean Shinoda Bolen 9780062329943
RRP: £10.99£7.77The companion volume to Goddesses in Everywoman reveals the powerful inner patterns, or archetypes, that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships-offering a insights into Greek mythology, Jungian archetypal psychology, and into... -
A Beginner's Guide to Building Better Worlds: Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas by Levi Gahman
RRP: £24.99£19.39This ambitious book offers radical alternatives to conventional ways of thinking about the planet's most pressing challenges, ranging from alienation and exploitation to state violence and environmental injustice. Bridging real-world examples of... -
Hunger Pains: Life inside Foodbank Britain by Kayleigh Garthwaite 9781447329114
RRP: £15.99£12.85WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY PETER TOWNSEND PRIZE 2017 Welcome to Foodbank Britain, where emergency food provision is an increasingly visible and controversial feature of ongoing austerity. We know the statistics, but what does it feel like to be... -
Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur Trade Society, 1670-1870 by Sylvia Van Kirk 9780806118475
RRP: £21.95£13.06Beginning with the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670, the fur trade dominated the development of the Canadian west. Although detailed accounts of the fur-trade era have appeared, until recently the rich social history has been ignored. In this... -
Perfect Ten: A powerful novel about one woman's search for revenge by Jacqueline Ward
RRP: £7.99£5.79An explosive debut thriller about one woman's search for revenge - and the dangerous chain of events she sets in motion...'Compelling... Wildly entertaining' Daily Mail__________Caroline Atkinson is powerless and angry. She has lost more than most - her... -
In Whose Interest?: The Privatisation of Child Protection and Social Work by Ray Jones
RRP: £19.99£15.76What is the social cost of privatising public services? And what effect has the failure of previous privatisations had on their provision? This book, by best-selling author and expert social worker Ray Jones, is the first to tell the story of how...