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Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49' Richard Broad 9781846680007
RRP: $17.53$12.97In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique. When war broke out, Nella's younger son... -
World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles Forty George 9780754833512
RRP: $39.00$32.97This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars,... -
Born to be Wilde by Eloisa James
RRP: $19.48$13.65'Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than Eloisa James' Julia QuinnEloisa James's dazzling new Georgian-set series continues . . . The richest bachelor in England plays matchmaker . . . for an heiress he wants for himself! For beautiful, witty Lavinia... -
Homeland Elegies: A Barack Obama Favourite Book Ayad Akhtar 9781472276896
RRP: $19.48$13.65A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'I read it in a fever, swept up in the kind of rapture you fall into when your most audacious friend kicks off on a hilarious, outrageous, but deeply sincere rant' Torrey Peters, Guardian... -
Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction by Elleke Boehmer 9780192893444
RRP: $17.53$12.97Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, looking at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic... -
The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
RRP: $31.18$28.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399166808Author Gary LachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession David Grann 9781849830669
RRP: $19.48$17.28By the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER As Sherlock Holmes once conceded to Dr. Watson, 'If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs and... -
Jane Austen's Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson 9780300263602
RRP: $48.75$39.59Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world's great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson... -
Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA: A Guide for Family Historians by Holton, Graham S 9781526733092
RRP: $31.18$23.77DNA research is one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas in modern science and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. Yet there is no recent British publication in this field. That is why this... -
Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926-2022 Christopher Warwick 9783836584685
RRP: $97.50$74.88Born in 1926, married in 1947, crowned as Queen in 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II carried out her duty with great dedication for more than seven decades. TASCHEN celebrates her remarkable royal story with a new edition of Her Majesty, a definitive... -
Life in Occupied Guernsey: The Diaries of Ruth Ozanne 1940-1945 by William Parker
RRP: $33.13$22.72The diaries of Ruth Ozanne give us a remarkable eyewitness account of daily life during the German occupation of Guernsey from 1940 to 1945. At the beginning of the occupation, there is an atmosphere of good-humoured defiance on the Island. The... -
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark
RRP: $37.03$26.54Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark's Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world. Prussia began as a... -
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba
RRP: $25.33$17.22Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis SimpsonOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a... -
The Autobiography: The Sunday Times Bestseller Sir Alastair Cook 9780241401446
RRP: $23.38$16.89Get to know England legend Alastair Cook in his fascinating and remarkably honest autobiographyTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR'He is England's greatest ever batsman . . . a hugely enjoyable book' Daily Mail, SPORTS BOOKS OF THE... -
A Small Place Jamaica Kincaid 9781911547099
RRP: $19.48$13.46Apologies 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 -
War in Japan: 1467-1615 Stephen Turnbull (Author) 9781472851185
RRP: $23.38$16.89Fully illustrated with colour maps and 50 images, this is an accessible introduction to the most violent, turbulent, cruel and exciting chapter in Japanese history. In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unparalleled conflict and rivalry in Japan... -
The Mortal Sickness: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 2 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: $19.48$13.65'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 second instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWhen a spinster of the parish is found bludgeoned to death... -
Castles in Wales - A Handbook by Gerald Morgan
$16.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847710314Author Gerald MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 175mm * 120mm * 16mm -
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change by Robert Hughes
RRP: $68.25$46.86This legendary book has been universally hailed as the best, the most readable and the most provocative account of modern art ever written. Through each of the thematic chapters Hughes keeps his story grounded in the history of the 20th century,... -
The Boss of Bosses: The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia Attilio Bolzoni 9781409153801
RRP: $21.43$14.84This is the true story of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other... -
The Wood Age: How one material shaped the whole of human history by Roland Ennos
RRP: $39.00$26.79When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. 'A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood...' John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the... -
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters by J. W. Ocker
RRP: $35.08$23.67Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the... -
DK Eyewitness Bulgaria by DK
RRP: $27.28$19.52The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this captivating countryAdmire the stunning frescoes of Rila Monastery, explore eclectic architecture in historic... -
The Passion Of The Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View by Richard Tarnas 9781845951627
RRP: $39.00$29.07The Passion of the Western Mind is a complete guide to Western civilisation and the philosophical ideas that have shaped our world view. From Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud, Richard Tarnas described profound... -
Chuck Yeager: World War II Fighter Pilot by Don Keith
RRP: $23.38$16.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593187272Author Don KeithFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Accabadora by Michela Murgia
RRP: $19.48$13.65One of Elena Ferrante's best 40 books by female writersWhen Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul... -
Barbarossa: And the Bloodiest War in History by Stewart Binns
RRP: $25.33$15.05Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War.On June 22nd, 1941 the largest military invasion in human history was launched - an attack on the... -
The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction by John Guy 9780199674725
RRP: $17.53$12.97The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of... -
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018 by Bart van Es
RRP: $19.48$14.27WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018A SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2019'A masterpiece of history and memoir' Evening Standard'Superb. This is a necessary book - painful, harrowing,... -
Madness: A Brief History Roy Porter (, Former Professor of the Social History of Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London) 9780192802675
RRP: $27.28$19.52This fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day. Roy Porter explores what we really mean by 'madness', covering an enormous range of topics... -
Samhain: The Roots of Halloween by Luke Eastwood
RRP: $25.33$19.25'An excellent and comprehensive exploration of this fascinating subject.' - Philip Carr-Gomm, author Druid Mysteries'Samhain was the entry point into winter, a time of hardship, cold and hunger ... It was also a time of introspection, of communing with... -
The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England by Dr Jonathan Healey
RRP: $58.50$38.16A WATERSTONES, TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST AND NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR A major new history of England's turbulent seventeenth century and how it marked the birth of a new world 'This is a wonderful book, exhaustively researched, vigorously argued and... -
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination by Stuart A. Reid 9781524748814
RRP: $58.50$40.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524748814Author Stuart A. ReidFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 992gDimensions(mm) 242mm * 168mm... -
Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard
RRP: $21.43$15.58Einhard's Life of Charlemagne is an absorbing chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, written by a close friend and adviser. In elegant prose it describes Charlemagne's personal life, details his achievements in reviving... -
The Black Death by Sean Martin
RRP: $17.53$12.97The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the medieval world in the late 1340s. From Central Asia the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of... -
The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction by John Blair
RRP: $17.53$12.97First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a... -
The London Compendium by Ed Glinert
RRP: $29.23$21.66The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, anarchy and grisly murders, to Rolling Stones gigs, gangland drinking dens, Orwell's Fitzrovia and Lenin's haunts. Ed Glinert has... -
Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine by Mark Galeotti
RRP: $48.75$37.46The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics 'The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produced exactly the right book at the right time.' The Times A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably... -
Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country by John Kampfner
RRP: $21.43$14.70***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN'Excellent and provocative... a passionate, timely book.' Sunday Times'A fine new book... thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even-handed.' The TimesEmerging... -
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World by Kate Mosse
RRP: $39.00$26.33Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries is a celebration of unheard and under-heard women's history.'Excellent . . . bursting with extraordinary women' - Anita Anand'Brilliant' - Daisy Buchanan"My hope is that this book will inspire as I have been...