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Upanisads by Patrick Olivelle 9780199540259
RRP: £11.99£8.64The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism. They represent some of the most important literary products in the history of Indian culture and religion, both because they played a critical role in the development of religious ideas in India and... -
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began by Leah Hazard
RRP: £18.99£11.53*WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD* A landmark book on the womb - its history, its present and the possibilities for its future - by the bestselling author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story'A gripping exploration of the science of the... -
How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America by Heather Cox Richardson
RRP: £23.49£17.04In this provocative new work, Heather Cox Richardson argues that while the North won the Civil War, ending slavery, oligarchy, and giving the country a "new birth of freedom," the victory was short-lived. Settlers from the East pushed into the West,... -
The Policing Mind: Developing Trauma Resilience for a New Era by Jessica K. Miller
RRP: £21.99£17.21How does it feel to be a police officer in the UK? What happens in the brains of officers, particularly in high-risk roles such as counter-terrorism and child sexual exploitation? Jessica Miller uses the most recent neuroscience and real-life examples to... -
Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions--and Balance Uncertainty with Hope by Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz
£13.82This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique... -
How Slavery in the Americas Matters: The Origins of Global Power by Professor James Walvin
RRP: £25.00£16.78A World Transformed explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can only be fully understood by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the... -
Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola: the Untold Story by Benjamin Oren Black
RRP: £14.99£10.77Courage meets crisis in a doctor's extraordinary true account on the frontlines of maternal healthcare during a deadly epidemic in Sierra Leone. In May 2014, as the country grapples with the highest maternal mortality rate globally, a new, invisible... -
In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Cultural History of Naples by Jordan Lancaster
RRP: £12.99£9.79The definitive companion for anyone seeking to delve beneath the surface of Naples. Naples is an Italian city like no other. Drama and darkness are often associated with the Naples, which rests beneath active Mount Vesuvius and is the home of the... -
Digging Up Britain: A New History in Ten Extraordinary Discoveries by Mike Pitts
RRP: £12.99£8.60Britain has long been fascinated with its own history and identity, as an island nation besieged by invaders from beyond the seas: the Romans, Vikings and Normans. The long saga of prehistory is often forgotten - but our understanding of our past is... -
Men at War: Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 by Luke Turner
RRP: £18.99£14.01As a child, Luke Turner was obsessed with the Second World War. He spent hours watching Sunday war films, poring over stories of derring-do and relishing in birthday trips to air museums. Lying in bed beneath Airfix fighter planes suspended from his... -
Sociology for Social Work: An Introduction by Chris Yuill 9781848606517
RRP: £38.99£31.87This excellent textbook introduces the social work student to the field of sociology, illustrating how sociology is connected to and fundamental to effective social work practice. Each chapter applies theory to practice and is uniquely co-written by a... -
My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary: The pocket guide to the language of race by Maggie Semple 9781804942307
RRP: £8.99£6.45Through their work with organisations and companies across the world, Maggie Semple and Jane Oremosu found that there was a need to help people as they discussed difference, race and inclusion. My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary aims to do just that... -
Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and Other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know by Meera Meerkov MD 9781610026659
RRP: £16.95£12.17Invaluable expert information and support for any parent whose infant is admitted to the NICU. When a newborn is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it can be frightening and overwhelming. Edited by two top NICU doctors and a veteran... -
Evocative Autoethnography: Writing Lives and Telling Stories by Arthur P. Bochner 9781629582153
RRP: £39.99£35.06This comprehensive text is the first to introduce evocative autoethnography as a methodology and a way of life in the human sciences. Using numerous examples from their work and others, world-renowned scholars Arthur Bochner and Carolyn Ellis,... -
The Drama of Celebrity by Sharon Marcus 9780691210186
RRP: £15.99£12.91A bold new account of how celebrity worksWhy do we care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? Do celebrities deserve the outsized attention they receive? Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought you knew about our obsession... -
Available to Be Poisoned: Toxicity as a Form of Life by Dipali Mathur 9781666919813
RRP: £81.00£71.06In Available to be Poisoned: Toxicity as a Form of Life, Dipali Mathur contends that the saturation of the planet with toxic chemicals is not the "inevitable" price of progress but marks a deliberate, violent relationship with the Earth and its "others,"... -
Field Archaeology: An Introduction by Peter Drewett
RRP: £39.99£35.06Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation. In this revised second edition, key developments in... -
The Fighter's Mind by Sam Sheridan 9780802145017
RRP: £12.99£9.09In his acclaimed national best seller, A Fighter's Heart, Sam Sheridan took readers with him as he stepped through the ropes into the dangerous world of professional fighting. From a muay Thai bout in Bangkok to Rio, where he trained with jiu-jitsu... -
The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack 9780674248243
RRP: £15.95£13.10An NPR Favorite Book of the Year"Breaks new ground on social and educational questions of great import."-Washington Post"An essential work, humane and candid, that challenges and expands our understanding of the lives of contemporary college students... -
We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler
RRP: £13.99£9.20Feminism has hit the big time. Once a dirty word brushed away with a grimace, "feminist" has been rebranded as a shiny label sported by movie and pop stars, fashion designers, and multi-hyphenate powerhouses like Beyonce. It drives advertising and... -
Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller
RRP: £13.99£12.76#1 New Release in Biographies & Memoirs and Educators Empowering biographies of older women in historyA feminist and motivational collection of stories: Antony said of Cleopatra, "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale/Her infinite variety... -
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
RRP: £17.99£10.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583947241Author Charles EisensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Hero Classics) by Frederick Douglass
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054807Author Frederick DouglassFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press Ltd -
Beneath the Veil of Elias Artista: The Rose-Croix as a Way of Awakening: An Oral Tradition by Rémi Boyer 9781947907171
RRP: £15.95£12.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947907171Author R mi BoyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rose Circle PublicationsPublisher Rose Circle PublicationsWeight(grams)... -
The Second Curve: Thoughts on Reinventing Society by Charles Handy
RRP: £11.99£8.43Britain's leading guru looks to the future.Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader... -
Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us by Paul Koudounaris
RRP: £25.00£16.47A macabre, spectacular and thought-provoking survey of human remains used in decorative, commemorative or devotional contexts across the world today, from the author of Heavenly Bodies and The Empire of Death. Memento Mori takes the reader on a... -
Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equality at Work by Sue Unerman
RRP: £10.99£8.38"The most important business book of the year" - Esquire There's never been more discussion around diversity and inclusion in the workplace. From gender pay gaps and the #MeToo movement to Black Lives Matter, it seems that every organization has... -
Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition from Self-Loathing to Self-Love by Mia Violet
RRP: £16.99£14.57LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 'Honest, raw, moving' CHRISTINE BURNS 'Radical vulnerability at its finest' OWL FISHER'Highly recommended' SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKSThis is the deeply personal and witty account of growing up as the kid who... -
Working with People with Learning Disabilities: Theory and Practice by David Thomas
RRP: £35.00£33.75A comprehensive introduction to working with people with learning disabilities, this guide provides the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and to help improve the quality of life of people within this group. Using accessible... -
Fall, The (new edition with Afterword): The Insanity of the Ego in Human History and the Dawning of a New Era by Steve Taylor
RRP: £14.99£13.03A new edition of Steve Taylor's bestselling classic, in which the author provides an Afterword, including research developments that have occurred since the book was first published in 2005. "An important and fascinating book about the origin, history... -
Health in a Post-COVID World: Lessons from the Crisis of Western Liberalism by Sebastian Taylor
RRP: £22.99£17.94What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these - the founding principles of Western liberalism - and the policies they shape,... -
Manhood: The Bare Reality by Laura Dodsworth
RRP: £20.00£14.69100 men bare all in a collection of photographs and interviews about manhood and 'manhood'. These days we are all less bound by gender and traditional roles, but is there more confusion about what being a man means? From veteran to vicar, from porn... -
Joining the Resistance by Carol Gilligan
RRP: £16.99£15.22Since the publication of her landmark book In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan has transformed the way we think about women and men and the relations between them. It was 'the little book that started a revolution', and with more than 800,000 copies in... -
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World - From Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai by Malala Yousafzai
RRP: £9.99£6.80In this powerful and emotional New York Times bestseller, Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Malala Yousafzai shares various stories of displacement, including her own. Part memoir, part communal storytelling, We Are Displaced introduces readers to... -
Memories and Postmemories of the Partition of India by Anjali Roy
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book examines the afterlife of Partition as imprinted on the memories and postmemories of Hindu and Sikh survivors from West Punjab to foreground the intersection between history, memory and narrative. It shows how survivors script their life... -
Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day by Joel Selvin 9780062444264
RRP: £9.99£6.64In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert, the disastrous historic event that marked the... -
By Oak, Ash and Thorn: Modern Celtic Shamanism by Deanna J. Conway 9781567181661
RRP: £17.99£12.14Shamanism begins as a personal revelation and inner healing, then evolves into a striving for balance and healing into the Earth itself. Many spiritual seekers are interested in shamanism because it is a spiritual path that can be followed in conjunction... -
Brutalism by Achille Mbembe 9781478025580
RRP: £19.99£17.54In Brutalism, eminent social and critical theorist Achille Mbembe invokes the architectural aesthetic of brutalism to describe our moment, caught up in the pathos of demolition and production on a planetary scale. Just as brutalist architecture creates... -
Education, Retirement and Career Transitions for 'Black' Ex-Professional Footballers: 'From being idolised to stacking shelves' by Paul Campbell 9781838670412
RRP: £45.99£38.42Drawing on a combination of interviews and auto-ethnographic data, Education, Retirement and Career Transitions for 'Black' Ex-Professional Footballers provides a case-study of 16 'black' British male professional footballers' preparedness and... -
Homes Fit For Heroes: The Aftermath of the First World War 1918-1939 by Trevor Yorke 9781846743498
£8.37After the trauma of the war, those returning home required jobs, and with them clean and modern homes for their families. The slums and tenements of the pre-war years were not going to enable a healthy workforce that was fit to tackle the challenges of...