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Wrestling in Honey: The Selected Writings of Martin Kelner by Martin Kelner 9781739247638
RRP: £13.99£13.45The long-awaited collection of some of the best columns, principally on sport, written by Martin Kelner, gathered together for the first time with some memoires and unpublished material. With a foreword by Gary Lineker.Book InformationISBN... -
The Age of Bede by Bede
RRP: £10.99£7.77This selection of writings from the sixth and seventh century AD provides a powerful insight into the early history of the Christian Church in England and Ireland. From Bede's Life of Cuthbert and Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow to the... -
Laws by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.79The statesman on statecraft.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician, and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius ... -
Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works by Aphra Behn
RRP: £10.99£6.45When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors,... -
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise by Peter Abelard
RRP: £12.99£9.09The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through their letters, we follow the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the... -
The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh: The Classic Chinese Novel by Shih Naian
RRP: £24.99£24.78**Named by Men's Health: "50 Books Every Man Should Read Before Turning 50"**Based upon the historical bandit Song Jiang and his companions, The Water Margin is an epic tale of rebellion against tyranny that will remind Western readers of the English... -
As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980 by Susan Sontag
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The only transformation that interests me is a total transformation- however minute. I want the encounter with a person or a work of art to change everything.'Brazen, brilliant and deeply searing, Sontag's diaries wrestle with the profound - exploring... -
Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something: 21 Years of Humor from McSweeney's Internet Tendency by Chris Monks 9781944211721
£31.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944211721Author Chris MonksFormat HardbackPage Count 679Imprint McSweeney's PublishingPublisher McSweeney's Publishing -
My Unapologetic Diaries by Joan Collins 9781474621298
RRP: £9.99£6.80'As brutal, withering and funny as you'd expect' Julian Clary'A rollicking read, packed with wit and old-school glamour' Sunday Telegraph'Fabulously entertaining, impossibly glamorous and utterly irresistible' Piers Morgan'Packed with insight and fun'... -
Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer: A Year of Keeping Sheep, Raising Kids and Staying Sane by Sally Urwin
RRP: £8.99£5.92Sally Urwin and her husband Steve own High House Farm in Northumberland, which they share with two kids, Mavis the Sheepdog, one very Fat Pony, and many, many sheep. Set in a beautiful, wild landscape, and in use for generations, it's perfect for... -
Military Dispatches by Arthur Wellesley,Duke of Wellington
RRP: £12.99£9.09The vivid and exciting accounts written from the front line, taking the story of the British war with Napoleon from its desperate beginnings in Portugal to the final triumph at WaterlooThe Duke of Wellington was not only an incomparable battle commander... -
At Our Age by James A. Simpson 9781904246343
RRP: £5.95£4.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904246343Author James A. SimpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Steve Savage Publishers LimitedPublisher Steve Savage Publishers Limited -
Reflections On Exile: And Other Literary And Cultural Essays by Edward W. Said
RRP: £16.99£11.98With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. As in the title essay, the widely admired "Reflections on Exile," the fact of his own exile and the fate of the... -
Livy, History of Rome I: A Selection by John Storey
RRP: £12.99£11.86This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Livy's History of Rome, Book I, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for chapters 53-54, 56 (haec agenti ...)-60, with a detailed... -
Aunt Jen by Ramsay Ramsay
£13.78There have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about society... -
The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China by Xinran Xue 9781399406680
RRP: £25.00£17.62The story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to today. Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and his... -
Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery by Jeanette Winterson
RRP: £12.99£9.09These interlocking essays uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting even those who don't. Winterson's own passionate vision of art is presented here, provocatively and personally, in... -
The Rope and Other Plays by Plautus
RRP: £12.99£9.09Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic... -
Letters of Note: Space by Shaun Usher
RRP: £7.99£5.46In Letters of Note: Space, Shaun Usher brings together fascinating correspondence about the universe beyond our planet, containing hopeful thoughts about the future of space travel, awestruck messages penned about the worlds beyond our own and... -
Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill 9781911547808
RRP: £8.99£6.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911547808Author Mary GaitskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books -
South and West: From A Notebook by Joan Didion
RRP: £8.99£6.02From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks - writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. ... -
All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition by Donald S Passman
RRP: £25.00£18.02From Apple to Youtube, Google Play to Spotify, the music industry has seen monumental changes in past decades. Record labels have had to adapt to the demand for instantly accessible, low-cost music whilst coping with significant increases in music piracy... -
Electra and Other Plays by Euripides
RRP: £12.99£9.09Of all the ancient Greek tragedians, Euripides was the most sensitive to the lives of women and other outcasts in Athenian society, and Electra and Other Plays collects five plays demonstrating his talent for bringing to life their plight. This Penguin... -
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell 9781529032727
RRP: £10.99£7.93The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series... -
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain by Mark Twain 9780486489230
RRP: £12.49£7.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486489230Author Mark TwainFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm)... -
Selected Dialogues by Lucian
RRP: £9.99£7.29'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go' The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world,... -
Distrust that Particular Flavor by William Gibson
RRP: £10.99£7.77Distrust That Particular Flavor - an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer'The future's already here: it's just not evenly distributed'William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And... -
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 by Salman Rushdie 9781529111996
RRP: £12.99£9.09From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture.'One of the greatest writers of... -
Carrington's Letters: Her Art, Her Loves, Her Friendships by Dora Carrington 9781845951887
RRP: £20.00£14.69Carrington's beguiling letters take us beyond the Bloomsbury group to discuss sexual mores, how to be an artist, and what it is to be truly oneself.Known only by her surname, Dora Carrington was the star of her year at the Slade School of Fine Art, and... -
Miss Molly's School of Confidence by Zanna Davidson 9781474999854
RRP: £9.99£5.82Rosie Rabbit is shy and scared of many things. So when she and her family come across Miss Molly's School of Confidence, Miss Molly welcomes her in. Here Rosie learns how to build her confidence, make friends and even teach Papa Rabbit a thing or two... -
Days of Reading by Marcel Proust
RRP: £7.99£5.79In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Throughout history, some... -
Hippocratic Writings by Hippocrates
RRP: £12.99£9.09This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb... -
The Nicomachean Ethics: Vol 19 by Aristotle
RRP: £24.95£23.39Antiquity's most influential account of life's Supreme Good.Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BC, was the son of a physician. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught there (367-347);... -
The Rebecca Notebook: and other memories by Daphne Du Maurier
RRP: £10.99£7.40BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA INTRODUCED BY ALISON LIGHT'The genuine, thoughtful voice of a woman whose works have been loved by millions' NEW YORK TIMES'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Du Maurier created a scale by which modern... -
Chicanes by Clara Schulmann 9781739778323
RRP: £12.99£8.60As she tries to collect them for an essay she is planning to write, other women's words begin interfering in Clara Schulmann's life - heard on the radio, in podcasts, songs, and films; words of novelists, feminist intellectuals, friends or strangers... -
Why Read: Selected Writings 2001 - 2021 by Will Self
RRP: £16.99£11.58'Will Self may not be the last modernist at work but at the moment he's the most fascinating of the tradition's torch bearers.' New YorkFrom one of the most unusual and distinctive writers working today, dubbed 'the most daring and delightful novelist of... -
Get Ready for School Activity Book by Jessica Greenwell 9781474995573
RRP: £7.99£4.76This friendly write-in book is the perfect way to prepare children for school. Lively illustrations and cute animal characters keep early learning fun, with activities specifically designed to appeal to 3-5 year olds. Children can draw, trace over... -
The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 9780486426914
RRP: £5.99£4.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486426914Author Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Under the Duvet: Deluxe Edition - As heard on the BBC Radio 4 series 'Between Ourselves with Marian Keyes' by Marian Keyes
RRP: £9.99£7.51Get comfortable, sink under the covers and dip into the hilarious Under the Duvet: Deluxe Edition for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into bestselling author Marian Keyes' life . . .'A must-read for all. Keyes' funny and poignant tales will have you... -
The Obedience of a Christian Man by William Tyndale
RRP: £12.99£9.09One of the key foundation books of the English Reformation, The Obedience of a Christian Man (1528) makes a radical challenge to the established order of the all-powerful Church of its time. Himself a priest, Tyndale boldly claims that there is just one...