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The 1930s Home by Greg Stevenson
£5.55The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centres found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a... -
When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson 9780007431007
RRP: £10.99£7.25A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland - now James I of England - came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to... -
German Aircraft of World War I: 1914-1918 by Edward Ward
RRP: £17.99£12.39Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a comprehensive survey of German aircraft, from the... -
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth
RRP: £10.99£7.25* TOLKIEN * Now a major motion picture Acclaimed as 'the best book about Tolkien', this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings... -
Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero by Lucy Riall 9780300144239
RRP: £19.99£17.37The first sustained analysis of the cult of the legendary Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making... -
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore by Andy Orchard
RRP: £9.99£7.11Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Voelsung family, the Hel-ride... -
The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction by Jamie Woodward
RRP: £8.99£6.45The study of the Quaternary ice age has revolutionized ideas about Earth system change and the pace of landscape and ecosystem dynamics. The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction looks at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records,... -
Sun Tzu's 'Art of War': Bilingual Chinese and English Text by Sun Tzu
RRP: £8.99£6.20Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still one of the world's most influential treatises on strategic thought. Applicable everywhere from the boardroom to the bedroom, from the playing field to the battlefield, its wisdom has never been more highly regarded. Now... -
Manchester United on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by Mike Donovan 9781908051783
RRP: £9.99£6.14Manchester United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Red Devils history -... -
A Rebel in Auschwitz by Jack Fairweather 9780702312311
RRP: £8.99£3.51A young reader's edition of The Volunteer - Jack Fairweather's Costa Book of the Year 2020. An extraordinary, eye-opening account of the Holocaust. Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish... -
The Book Of Hiram by Christopher Knight
RRP: £12.99£9.09This is the extraordinary story of Knight and Lomas's fourteen year quest to uncover the secret teachings buried beneath Roslin Chapel near Edinburgh. Their quest ends with extraordinary revelations about early human history - the origins of... -
The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald M. Kagan
RRP: £27.99£24.54"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in... -
Five Days in November: In Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of JFK's Assassination by Clint Hill 9781668035757
RRP: £20.00£12.86Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller.On November 22, 1963, three shots... -
Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford
RRP: £19.99£17.37The first modern biography of the most powerful politician in late Tudor England William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), was the closest adviser to England's Queen Elizabeth I and-as this revealing and provocative biography shows-he was the driving... -
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson by Nigel Nicolson
RRP: £9.99£8.76The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and... -
Love And War In The Pyrenees: A Story Of Courage, Fear And Hope, 1939-1944 by Rosemary Bailey
RRP: £10.99£7.40A vivid blend of history and travel and a sweeping story of collaboration and resistance, fear and heroism, pacifism and sacrifice all set against the backdrop of the Pyrenees.'A beguiling mix of travel, memoir, history and good old-fashioned... -
The Returning Hero: nostoi and Traditions of Mediterranean Settlement by Simon Hornblower 9780198811428
£118.90A recurring and significant theme in ancient Greek literature is that of returns and returning, chiefly - but by no means only - of mythical Greek heroes from Troy. One main, and certainly the most 'marked', ancient Greek word for 'return' is nostos... -
Reagan: An American Journey by Bob Spitz
RRP: £17.99£12.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143110590Author Bob SpitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
City on Fire: the fight for Hong Kong by Antony Dapiran
RRP: £10.99£7.32A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kong's revolution. Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a... -
In Parenthesis by David Jones
RRP: £14.99£9.80In Parenthesis is one of the greatest works to emerge from the First World War. 'The holy book of twentieth-century visionary modernism. Ancient and brand-new, In Parenthesis is this island's book of all books, an incomparable and ever-intensifying... -
American Fighter Aircraft of World War II by Edward Ward 9781838863265
RRP: £17.99£12.39The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) came into its own during World War II, building some of the premier fighters of the era. American Fighter Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the fighter aircraft types deployed by the USAAF and US... -
Ancient Rome: An Illustrated History by Nigel Rodgers 9780754834205
RRP: £20.00£15.89The legacy of Ancient Rome shapes the world we inhabit today. The history of Rome - as a tiny primitive kingdom, as an ever-growing republic, as a world-ruling empire dominating the known world - is still influential. The first half of this book focuses... -
Nova 1965-1975 by David Hillman
RRP: £40.00£30.79A reissue of a cult design book about Nova, the groundbreaking British magazine of the 60s and 70s, with a new introduction. Nova 1965-1975 celebrates one of the most influential magazines in history. Known as 'the thinking woman's magazine' Nova was a... -
War With Russia: A Menacing Account by General Sir Richard Shirreff
RRP: £10.99£7.78The chilling political thriller dangerously close to becoming reality 'This is key reading. Full of foresight, by General turned prophet.' Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams'Make no mistake: if Russia marches into the Baltics it means nuclear war.' Damian... -
Ireland's Ancient East by Neil Jackman
RRP: £14.99£13.61From medieval Carlingford in Louth to Blarney Castle in Cork, discover the top 100 places to visit in Ireland's Ancient East. Wander through time at sites such as Clonmacnoise, Newgrange and the Rock of Cashel, as well as at hidden gems like Athassel... -
England from a Side-Saddle: The Great Journeys of Celia Fiennes by Derek J. Taylor 9781803993591
RRP: £14.99£11.55In 1697, a 34-year-old woman mounted her horse and set off on a 3,000-mile journey which over two summers would take her to every county in England. Her name was Celia Fiennes. It was a time when women didn't do such things. It could be gruelling,... -
Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior: 58-52 BC by David Campbell
RRP: £13.99£9.75In the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would write his domestic political ambitions in the blood and treasure of foreign lands. His governorship of Cisalpine Gaul gave him the opportunity to demonstrate the greatness of his character to the people... -
Old English Lives of Saints, Volume III by Aelfric
RRP: £29.95£23.66Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric in his distinctive alliterative prose, portrays an array of saints-including virgin martyrs, married virgins, aristocrats, kings, soldiers, and bishops-for a late... -
The Origin of Empire: Rome from the Republic to Hadrian (264 BC - AD 138) by David Potter
RRP: £14.99£10.95In 264 BC, a Roman army was poised to cross from southern Italy into Sicily. They couldn't know that this crossing would be Rome's first step on its journey from local republic to vast and powerful empire. At the beginning of the three dramatic... -
The Secret History of Lucifer (New Edition) by Lynn Picknett
RRP: £10.99£7.40In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means 'the light bringer' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess. 'He' was originally 'she' -- a divine representation of love, light and... -
An Indigenous Peoples' History Of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
RRP: £16.99£11.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807057834Author Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 465gDimensions(mm) 228mm *... -
Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Iain MacGregor
RRP: £10.99£7.40With a foreword by William Boyd'Gripping and revelatory' Tom Holland'As convoluted and deadly as the plot of a novel by John le Carre, but all too real' Daily Mail, Must Reads'With a gripping narrative and vivid interviews with those on all sides whose... -
A History of Norfolk in 100 Objects by John A. Davies 9780752461625
RRP: £14.99£11.55Compiled by two highly respected authors and museum curators, this richly illustrated book features 100 objects - ranging from a Viking Thor's Hammer and Lord Nelson's funeral drape, to the whistle used during the Christmas truce of 1914. Norfolk has... -
Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe by Jonathan Wilson
RRP: £10.99£7.40'Epic... Wilson writes captivatingly with humour...anyone with an interest in eastern European sport will be consulting this book for years to come' FINANCIAL TIMES'This fascinating and perceptive travelogue includes a fine collection of anecdotes too... -
Priests de la Resistance!: The loose canons who fought Fascism in the twentieth century by The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie
RRP: £9.99£6.52'A hugely enjoyable, eccentric account of clerical heroism in the face of evil.' Observer 'Comedy and tragedy run side by side... Bracing and lively.' The Times 'An admiring study of priests and ministers who have put their lives on the line.' BBC... -
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place by Harry Crews
RRP: £12.99£9.091935, Bacon County, Georgia. The bite of the Great Depression was beginning to be felt in the rest of America, but its teeth had been in Bacon County for years. Here one of America's most original storytellers, Harry Crews, was born in a sharecropper's... -
The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 1: Books 1-4 by G. S. Kirk
RRP: £43.99£37.95This is the first volume of a projected six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad, under the General Editorship of professor G. S. Kirk. Professor Kirk himself is the editor of the present volume, which covers the first four Books of Iliad. It consists of... -
Shoes Were For Sunday by Molly Weir
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Poverty is a very exacting teacher and I had been taught well'The post-war urban jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood. From sharing a pull-out bed in her mother's tiny kitchen to running in terror from the fever... -
Sandstorm by Lindsey Hilsum
RRP: £12.99£8.56The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre dictator brought down by his own people with the aid of NATO aircraft. Lindsey Hilsum was in Libya when Gaddafi met his squalid... -
Guide to Greece: Southern Greece by Pausanias
RRP: £14.99£10.95Written by a Greek traveller in the second century ad for a principally Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is a comprehensive, extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook for tourists of the age. Concentrating on buildings, tombs and...