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Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World Anthony Sattin 9781473677890
RRP: $25.33$15.05A Spectator Book of the Year'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital' Literary Review'A terrific storyteller' New York Times'Exceptional . . . tender and beautifully written' Country LifeThe groundbreaking story of Nomadic peoples on... -
Dethroned: The Downfall of India's Princely States by John Zubrzycki 9781805260530
RRP: $48.75$42.96The dramatic true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government. In July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, stood before New Delhi's Chamber of Princes to... -
Final Solution: Nazi Population Policy and the Murder of the European Jews by Gotz Aly 9780340677582
$53.43How did it come about that a modern European state in the middle of the twentieth century planned and carried out the industrially organized mass murder of six million Jews, male and female, adults and children? Making extensive use of Russian, German,... -
The Book of the Order of Chivalry Ramon Llull 9781843838494
RRP: $48.73$40.76New English translation of Llull's classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original. Ramon Llull (1232-1316) composed The Book of the Order of Chivalry between 1274 and 1276 as both an instrument of reform and an agent for change... -
Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered by Turtle Bunbury
RRP: $29.23$19.60Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and... -
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Volume 3) Robert A Caro 9781847926135
RRP: $68.25$50.08'The greatest biography of our era ... Essential reading for those who want to comprehend power and politics' The TimesRobert A. Caro's legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely riveting and revelatory account... -
Frogs and Other Plays by Aristophanes
RRP: $21.43$15.58Marrying deft social commentary to a rich, earthy comedy, the three comedies collected in Aristophanes' The Frogs and Other Plays offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent periods in Ancient Greek history. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
The British Museum Puzzle Book by Gareth Moore 9780500480915
RRP: $33.13$22.50Solve intriguing and challenging puzzles based on the world-renowned British Museum collection. The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Assyrian reliefs, the Lewis Chessmen: many mysteries of the past are found within the walls of the British Museum,... -
Banbury: A History by Brian Little 9780750983679
RRP: $29.23$22.85Banbury was laid out as a planned new town in the 12th century by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. It incorporated a market place and was protected by the second in a series of castles. His grant of a charter launched the town as a regional trading centre... -
The Steel Bonnets by George MacDonald Fraser
RRP: $37.03$24.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorThe author of the famous 'Flashman Papers' and the 'Private McAuslan' stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition... -
The World We Have Lost by Peter Laslett
RRP: $35.08$31.28What was life like in England before the Industrial Revolution? The World We Have Lost is widely regarded as a classic of historical writing and a vital book in reshaping our understanding of the past and the structure of family life in England. Turning... -
Introduction to the Bible by Christine Elizabeth Hayes
RRP: $38.98$33.87Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Story of a Life Aharon Appelfeld 9780241681220
RRP: $19.48$14.27An astonishing memoir of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child, and an exquisite meditation on memory and trauma Aharon Appelfeld was the beloved only child of middle-class Jewish parents living in what is now Ukraine at the outbreak of World War Two... -
Henry VIII and the men who made him: The secret history behind the Tudor throne Tracy Borman 9781473649910
RRP: $25.33$17.22'An outstanding work of historical artistry, a brilliantly woven and pacy story of the men who surrounded, influenced and sometimes plagued Henry VIII.' Alison WeirHenry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, and he is often... -
Kindness - A Legacy of the Holocaust: The Susan Pollack Story by Mark Wheeller 9781914228186
RRP: $23.38$18.02This new verbatim play is based on the testimony of Hungarian Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE, aged only thirteen when she was sent to the notorious Auschwitz -Birkenau in the summer of 1944. Interwoven with complementary narratives and layered with... -
13 Hours: The explosive inside story of how six men fought off the Benghazi terror attack by Mitchell Zuckoff 9781785030529
RRP: $33.13$24.3213 HOURS is the true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. On that fateful day, a team of six American security... -
Snow Widows by Katherine MacInnes 9780008394653
RRP: $48.75$32.23'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies.' Sara Wheeler, Spectator '[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill...takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief'... -
Being Nixon by Evan Thomas
RRP: $38.98$29.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812985412Author Evan ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 709gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe by Ian Kershaw 9780141998237
RRP: $29.23$21.35One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history?The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies... -
The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
RRP: $25.33$18.21'Gaudy, wild, raw, amusing, rollicking and ragged, boiling with life, on intimate terms with death and evil - but in the end, contrite and fully tired of a world wasting itself in blood, pillage and lust' Thomas MannA story of war in all its absurdity... -
The Most Beautiful Villages of England by James Bentley
RRP: $36.95$34.61Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. A few days spent in England's... -
In the King's Name Alexander Kent 9780099528265
RRP: $19.48$14.27It is January 1819, and Captain Adam Bolitho ships out from Falmouth bound for Freetown, on the old the slave coast of Africa. H.M.S. Onward carries sealed orders in the strongbox below deck. But why all the secrecy and apparent urgency? And why Onward,... -
Blackout by James Goodman
RRP: $42.90$27.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477155Author James GoodmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 295g -
610 (County of Chester) Auxiliary Air Force Squadron, 1936-1940 by David J. Bailey 9781781557143
RRP: $87.75$67.57610 (County of Chester) Squadron was formed in February 1936 as a bomber squadron. With personnel recruited from the local area for the expanding Auxiliary Air Force, these `weekend fliers' were moulded into a cohesive fighting unit at Hooton Park,... -
Leeds Then and Now by Eric Musgrave
RRP: $29.23$21.37Using 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. ... -
Social Work's Histories of Complicity and Resistance: A Tale of Two Professions Rich Moth (Royal Holloway University of London) 9781447364283
RRP: $54.58$42.72Social work is often presented as a benevolent and politically neutral profession, avoiding discussion about its sometimes troubling political histories. This book rethinks social work's legacy and history of both political resistance and complicity... -
The Silk House: The thrilling new historical novel from the bestselling author of The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn 9781398700185
RRP: $19.48$13.65'Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you' Woman'Utterly spellbinding' Natasha Lester'Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you' Woman's WeeklyAn enchanting mystery kept hidden for hundreds of years... 1700s Rowan... -
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
RRP: $38.98$27.98The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian... -
A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia by Hannes Wessels
$45.01During the West's great transition into the post-Colonial age, the country of Rhodesia refused to succumb quietly, and throughout the 1970s fought back almost alone against Communist-supported elements that it did not believe would deliver proper... -
Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden
RRP: $25.33$18.21How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.Sir Francis Drake's career is one of the most colourful on... -
Isle of Wight Villains: Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates by Jan Toms 9780752462196
RRP: $25.33$19.25Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch... -
Viking Warrior Operations Manual: The life, equipment, weapons and fighting tactics of the Vikings by Angus Konstam 9781785211737
$33.19In the summer of 793 AD Viking raiders attacked and looted the monastic island of Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland. This assault was only the beginning, within 18 months huge areas of the British coast was being devastated by the terrifying... -
The Story of a Life: ‘A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement’ Telegraph by Konstantin Paustovsky
RRP: $29.23$22.44Discover one of Twentieth-Century Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in a remarkable new translation.'Outstanding... A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement' Telegraph'One of the great Russian autobiographies, as fresh now as the day it... -
A Life by Simone Veil
RRP: $25.33$18.00Veil, the former French politician who became first President of the European Union, was born Simone Jacob in 1927. In her long-awaited memoir, she describes in vivid detail a time of happiness and innocence spent in Nice where she grew up. This happy... -
The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
RRP: $21.43$15.58*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2020*'A bravura performance, highly entertaining' Evening StandardThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering... -
The Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Posts by Mark Daslton 9781916178960
RRP: $44.75$42.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916178960Author Mark DasltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Folly Books LtdPublisher Folly Books Ltd -
British Lend-Lease Warships 1940–45: The Royal Navy's American-built destroyers and frigates by Angus Konstam 9781472861283
RRP: $25.33$18.21An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Britain's war in the Atlantic. As U-boat attacks on Britain’s vital sea lanes increased in ferocity, and... -
The Indian Mutiny: 1857 by Saul David
RRP: $29.23$21.35In The Indian Mutiny: 1857 Saul David explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles.In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the... -
Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography by Don McCullin
RRP: $25.33$18.21'He has known all forms of fear, he's an expert in it. He has come back from God knows how many brinks, all different. His experience in a Ugandan prison alone would be enough to unhinge another man - like myself, as a matter of fact - for good. He... -
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
RRP: $29.23$19.42Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The...