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Victorian Engineering by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: $21.92$16.69L T C Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who 'made' Britain. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being... -
Confessions of a Flying Instructor: Teaching the RAF's Fighter Pilots by Tug Wilson
RRP: $36.12$26.60After surviving three years flying the mighty Phantom, the RAF's greatest and most terrifying fighter (for those in the cockpit), Tug Wilson was sent to RAF Brawdy in Pembrokeshire and then to RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesey to teach the flying skills... -
Task Force Black: The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq by Mark Urban
RRP: $14.18$9.55The book the MoD doesn't want you to read' Daily MailSoon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse.Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war... -
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid 9781911547099
RRP: $12.89$8.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911547099Author Jamaica KincaidFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt BooksWeight(grams) 130g -
Strangers on a Pier by Tash Aw
RRP: $11.60$7.77'So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal... -
Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945 by Richard Overy
RRP: $24.50$18.07A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the shade' Saul David, The... -
Red Star Over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism by Edgar Snow
RRP: $19.34$12.64The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorised account of Mao's life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the... -
Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present by Christopher Harding
RRP: $16.76$11.73This is a fresh and surprising account of Japan's culture from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.'How much I admired it, what a lot I learned from it and, above all, how very much I enjoyed it ... Masterly.'... -
The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London by Judith Flanders
RRP: $19.34$12.64The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented transformation, and nowhere was this more apparent than on the streets of London. In only a few decades, London grew from a Regency town to the biggest city the world had ever seen, with more than 6.5... -
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan
RRP: $16.76$11.73THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWith a foreword by Diana Gabaldon. Two men. One country. And a lot of whisky.As stars of Outlander, Sam and Graham eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands on this epic road trip around their homeland. They discover that the real... -
The Lover of the Grave: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 3 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: $12.89$8.77'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the third instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesAfter the coldest night of the year, they find the man's... -
History+ for Edexcel A Level: Communist states in the twentieth century by Robin Bunce
$51.97Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: AS: Summer 2016; A-level: Summer 2017Endorsed for EdexcelEnable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth... -
Culture And Imperialism by Edward W. Said
RRP: $19.34$14.13Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable... -
The Survival of the Princes in the Tower: Murder, Mystery and Myth by Matthew Lewis 9781803990019
RRP: $19.34$12.29The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by... -
Egyptian Ancient Origins: Stories Of People & Civilization by Charlotte Booth
RRP: $14.18$9.55Gorgeous Collector's Edition which brings to life the culture of one of the great founding civilisations. Companion volume to Egyptian Myths & Legends in the same series, this title brings to life the beginnings of human experience, the irrigation of the... -
Churchill's Most Secret Airfield: RAF Tempsford by Bernard O'Connor
RRP: $21.92$15.84Designed by illusionist Jasper Maskelyne, RAF Tempsford was constructed to give overflying enemy aircraft the impression it was disused. Nothing could be further from the truth - just after dusk on moonlit nights either side of the full moon, planes... -
OCR A Level History: Russia 1894-1941 by Andrew Holland
$40.62Exam board: OCRLevel: A LevelSubject: History First teaching: September 2015First exams: AS: Summer 2016, A Level: Summer 2017An OCR endorsed resourceSuccessfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the... -
From Russia with Blood: Putin's Ruthless Killing Campaign and Secret War on the West by Heidi Blake
RRP: $12.89$8.57'A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carre couldn't dream of. If this doesn't scare you, then you're not paying attention.' Oliver Bullough They thought they would be safe in Britain. They were wrong. ... -
Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser
RRP: $14.18$9.35'There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War' John Keegan Life and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers... -
Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski
RRP: $28.38$19.66An epic history of the 'other' Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. 'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the... -
National Treasures: Saving The Nation's Art in World War II by Caroline Shenton
RRP: $14.18$9.55'Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting story with scrupulous research, Caroline Shenton has done her unlikely heroes proud' - Lucy WorsleyAs Hitler prepared to invade Poland during... -
A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins
RRP: $21.92$19.36A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today "This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater... -
I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country by Elena Kostyuchenko 9781847927699
RRP: $28.38$20.15To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko's fearless attempt to document Russia as experienced by those whom it systematically and brutally erases: village girls recruited into sex work, queer people in the outer... -
The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said
$14.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679739883Author Edward W. SaidFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm)... -
Tyne Slipway Lifeboats: The RNLI's 47ft Tyne lifeboats, their design and history by Nicholas Leach
RRP: $10.32$7.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540194Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd -
Defending the Border: Identity, Religion, and Modernity in the Republic of Georgia by Mathijs Pelkmans
RRP: $36.11$31.14This book, one of the first in English about everyday life in the Republic of Georgia, describes how people construct identity in a rapidly changing border region. Based on extensive ethnographic research, it illuminates the myriad ways residents of the... -
History of Civilization in Europe by Francois Guizot 9780865978379
$16.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865978379Author Francois GuizotFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 540g -
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville
RRP: $14.18$10.02China Mieville's brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: The Communist Manifesto. 'It's thrilling to accompany Mieville... as he wrestles - in critical good faith and incandescent commitment - with a... -
Lonely Teardrops by Freda Lightfoot
RRP: $14.18$12.37Blood is thicker than water...It's a rainy day on Champion Street as Harriet attends the funeral of her beloved father. But then her grandmother drops a bombshell on her out of nowhere and she can hardly take in the words for shock and grief.Joyce, the... -
Ukraine: An Illustrated History by Paul Robert Magocsi 9781442627567
RRP: $47.73$40.17Ukraine is Europe's second state and this lavishly illustrated volume provides a concise and easy to read historical survey of the country from earliest times to the present. Each of the book's forty-six chapters is framed by a historical map, which... -
A Lethal Legacy: A History of Ireland in 18 Murders by Fin Dwyer 9780008555993
RRP: $21.92$14.80The Instant Top 5 Irish Times Bestseller From the creator of The Irish History Podcast comes a fascinating look at Irish history through the lens of murder. In A Lethal Legacy, Fin Dwyer charts 200 years of... -
'Enemy Sighted': The Story of the Battle of Britain Bunker and the World s First Integrated Air Defence System by Dilip Amin 9781399049306
RRP: $32.25$22.73Enemy Sighted is the story of the world's first integrated air defence system and how the coalition of Hurricanes and Spitfires, Fighter Command's Operations Rooms and Sector Stations, Radar Stations, Observer Corps posts, anti-aircraft gun and... -
The Rebel by Albert Camus 9780141182018
RRP: $12.89$9.17A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade. This Penguin Modern Classics... -
Skios by Michael Frayn 9780571281459
RRP: $12.89$8.64Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 'Good God, thought Oliver, as he saw the smile. She thinks I'm him! And all at once he knew it was so. He was Dr Norman Wilfred.' On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to... -
Morocco That Was by Walter B. Harris 9781906011062
RRP: $19.34$12.64Until 1912 Morocco had never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris, though, was an exception. He lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as The Times correspondent... -
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 by Frank Dikotter
RRP: $19.34$14.13Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of 'The People's Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine. 'The seminal English language work on the subject' Sunday Times 'A major... -
Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954-1968 by Thomas E Ricks 9781250872524
RRP: $25.80$21.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250872524Author Thomas E RicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g -
Leeds Then and Now by Eric Musgrave
RRP: $19.34$13.80Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century economy. ... -
The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush by Elvin T. Lim 9780195342642
RRP: $113.52$100.25Why has it been so long since an American president has effectively and consistently presented well-crafted, intellectually substantive arguments to the American public? Why have presidential utterances fallen from the rousing speeches of Lincoln, Teddy... -
Finding the Few: Some outstanding mysteries of the Battle of Britain investigated and solved by Andy Saunders 9781911714026
RRP: $25.80$18.431940 in the skies over Britain was a time of courage, heroism and extreme danger. Many men gave their lives to keep our island free and some disappeared into the summer sky with no trace of them ever being found. This remarkable book records the life of...