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Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk
RRP: $14.18$9.44Istanbul, through the mind of its most celebrated writer. ** PRE-ORDER NIGHTS OF PLAGUE, THE NEW NOVEL FROM ORHAN PAMUK **Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature'A declaration of love.' Sunday Times'A fascinating read for anyone who has even the... -
First Reading Series Four: Knights and Castles by Rachel Firth
RRP: $7.73$4.77Takes beginner readers on a trip back to medieval times to learn what it was like to be a knight and live in a castle, finding out how they fought and what they did for fun. Includes short biographies of famous knights and descriptions of castles that... -
Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple
RRP: $19.34$13.66'Riveting. This highly readable and entertaining book ... finally sets the record straight on the history of the Koh-i-Noor' Tarquin Hall, Sunday Times 'Dynamic, original and supremely readable' Maya Jasanoff, Guardian The first comprehensive and... -
Deeds Not Words: The Story of Women's Rights - Then and Now by Helen Pankhurst 9781473646872
RRP: $16.76$11.09'An uplifting record of progress and strength... You'll lay the book down feeling not only informed, but galvanised to take action yourself.' Independent'An incredible book . . . with the potential to change women's lives.' Sandi ToksvigWhy is it taking... -
Brighton Folk: People Watching, for Sport by Oleg Pulemjotov
RRP: $23.22$18.12Brighton's residents have a reputation for their vivid eccentricity. This book does not set out to prove whether this is true or not, but is a documentation of what stands out to the photographer, however exciting or mundane it may seem. A lot of the... -
Victoria Cross Heroes by Michael Ashcroft
RRP: $16.76$11.09VICTORIA CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prestigious medal for courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs... -
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
RRP: $12.89$8.77THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.'Magnificent' Observer 'A beautiful book, written in exquisite prose' Kate AtkinsonA soldier wounded in the Civil War, Inman turns his back on the carnage of the battlefield and begins the treacherous journey home... -
William II (Penguin Monarchs): The Red King by John Gillingham
RRP: $9.02$6.62'To provide splendid settings for their displays of majesty, kings had great halls built, and none more so than Rufus' William II, or William Rufus, son and successor to William the Conqueror, is most famous for his death: killed by an arrow while out... -
Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass by Frank Close 9780141997582
RRP: $16.76$11.73The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of itIn the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the... -
How Did We End Up Here?: Unpublished Letters to the Daily Telegraph: Volume 15 by Kate Moore 9780711291225
RRP: $12.89$8.82In another surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to The Daily Telegraph have once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events. Now in its... -
Unbowed: My Autobiography by Wangari Maathai
RRP: $14.18$10.02Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In her remarkable and inspiring autobiography, she tells of her studies with... -
The Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714 by Mark Kishlansky
RRP: $14.18$10.02The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. It charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as... -
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century London - by BBC New Generation Thinker 2022 by Oskar Jensen
RRP: $14.18$9.52Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted portrait by a rising-star historian and New Generation Thinker Until now, our view of bustling late Georgian and Victorian London has been filtered through... -
Memoirs Of A Revolutionary by Victor Serge
RRP: $18.05$12.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590174517Author Victor SergeFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
A new focus on...The British Empire, c.1500–present for KS3 History by Richard Kennett
RRP: $20.63$20.39It's time to tell the story of the Empire from the perspectives of peoples who were colonised.Understand the nuances of the British Empire in different periods and places as you examine this complex, controversial history with respect and rigour.>... -
Nelson: Britannia's God of War by Andrew Lambert
RRP: $16.76$11.04'Fascinating . . . Shot through with fresh insights . . . No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive.' ObserverNelson is a thrilling new appraisal of Horatio Nelson, the greatest practitioner of naval command the world has ever seen... -
World War Two: 500 Interesting Facts About Major Events, Battles, and People by Ahoy Publications 9781961217065
RRP: $20.63$13.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961217065Author Ahoy PublicationsFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Legerum ABPublisher Legerum ABWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 4mm -
The Preacher and the Prelate: The Achill Mission Colony and the Battle for Souls in Famine Ireland by Patricia Byrne 9781785371721
RRP: $16.76$14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785371721Author Patricia ByrneFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy by David Starkey
RRP: $19.34$12.51An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions - but also one... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of World War II by Jonathan North
RRP: $25.79$19.71This is an expert guide to the uniforms of Britain, America, Germany, USSR and Japan, together with other Axis and Allied forces. It is an incredible directory of the military personnel of the period, with 600 images, including photographs and... -
Make It Count: An extraordinary 100-year-old man's 9 lessons for living a life to be proud of by Benjamin Ferencz
RRP: $12.89$7.47'I don't know where to stop praising Benny and this amazing book...' - HEATHER MORRIS, The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'This book...is the stuff folk tales are made of. How wonderful that sometimes they are true' - MARTIN FREEMANWhat a century of life... -
The Mammoth Book of the Vietnam War by Jon E. Lewis
RRP: $16.76$11.09By 1969, following the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, over 500,000 US troops were 'in country' in Vietnam. Before America's longest war had ended with the fall of Saigon in 1975, 450,000 Vietnamese had died, along with 36,000 Americans. The Vietnam War... -
Voices of Leigh-on-Sea by Judith Williams 9780752459387
RRP: $16.76$12.41This book comprises the memories of more than fifty people who lived and worked in Leigh between 1914 and 1960. They have personally witnessed its transformation from a small fishing village into a bustling commuter town. However, here is the evidence... -
Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide by Paul Wilkinson
RRP: $23.21$17.89The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors annually now walk the paved streets which re-emerged, miraculously preserved, from their layers of volcanic... -
The A to Z of Belgium by Robert Stallaerts 9780810872011
RRP: $58.05$50.94In 1830, the inhabitants of the southern part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands revolted against King William I. The National Congress then declared independence and proclaimed the installation of a parliamentary monarchy, and thus, the new... -
Extreme Unarmed Combat: Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills by Martin J Dougherty 9781838860738
RRP: $25.79$17.61Duck punch, cover block and knee strike. Boxing, wrestling and Ju-Jitsu. Gameplan, lines of attack and final disengagement. If you can't take flight, you're going to have to fight. Extreme Unarmed Combat is an authoritative handbook on an immense array... -
The Reign: The Story of Elizabeth's Britain, Part One: 1952-1979 by Matthew Engel
RRP: $32.25$21.40***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and New Statesman'A powerful illumination of a lost world that is nevertheless part of living memory.' Simon Heffer, 'Books of the Year' , Daily Telegraph'A... -
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West by Christopher Caldwell
RRP: $20.63$14.98'We need books like this' Literary Review'Western Europe became a multiethnic society in a fit of absence of mind.'Taking us from English suburbs to Parisian housing estates, this provocative, unflinching and engrossing book tackles uncomfortable... -
The Battle for Warsaw, 1939-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Tucker-Jones 9781526741509
RRP: $19.34$14.13During the Second World War five brutal battles were fought in and around Warsaw. Each proved to be dramatic, decisive and bloody, and in this volume of the Images of War series Anthony Tucker-Jones records them all in graphic detail. The first occurred... -
Dignity: From the award-winning author of Pigeon by Alys Conran
RRP: $12.89$7.69Shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award'I loved this... Magda is a real stand-out character for me in books I've read recently, I can't quite stop thinking about her' Jane Garvey, BBC Woman's Hour 'Brilliant... A truly convincing... -
The Old English Game Fowl: Chicken Breeds Book 34 by Herbert Atkinson 9781533416483
RRP: $12.89$11.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781533416483Author Jackson ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Wartime Recipes by Ivor Claydon Graphics
RRP: $6.45$4.70A fascinating and nostalgic collection of over 40 wholesome recipes from the Second World War At a time of shortages and rationing, the British were challenged with providing nutritious meals daily for the family. This pocket-sized compendium of recipes... -
Crackin' Castles by Terry Deary 9780702325168
RRP: $9.02$5.99Discover all the foul facts about the history of fortresses with history's most horrible headlines: Crackin' Castles edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to 50 foul castles... -
Trench by Stephen Bull
RRP: $21.92$16.36Even now, 100 years on from the conflict, the image of trenches stretching across Western Europe - packed with young men clinging to life in horrendous conditions - remains a powerful reminder of one of the darkest moments in human history. In this... -
A Doctor's Sword by Bob Jackson
RRP: $16.76$14.98`There followed a blue flash accompanied by a ver y bright magnesium-type flare ... Then came a frighteningly loud but rather flat explosion, which was followed by a blast of hot air ... All this was followed by eerie silence.' This was Cork doctor Aidan... -
Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926–2022 by Christopher Warwick
RRP: $64.50$44.45Born 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... -
Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain's Trailblazing Military Hospital by Wendy Moore
RRP: $12.89$8.64A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKWhen the First World War broke out, the suffragettes suspended their campaigning and joined the war effort. For pioneering suffragette doctors (and life partners) Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson that meant moving to... -
George VI (Penguin Monarchs): The Dutiful King by Philip Ziegler
RRP: $6.44$4.90The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackIf Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life... -
Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City by Alex Kerr
RRP: $14.18$10.02From the author of Another Kyoto and Lost Japan, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the cityAlex Kerr has spent over thirty years of his life living in Bangkok. As with his... -
A Wing and A Prayer: My Life and Times by Malcolm Weisman 9781803710518
RRP: $24.45$18.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803710518Author Malcolm WeismanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd