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Great Kingdoms of Africa by John Parker
RRP: £25.00£15.87An essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands... -
The Flame of Resistance: American Beauty. French Hero. British Spy. by Damien Lewis
RRP: £10.99£6.67'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' story-telling blew my mind. Again.' - Dan Snow'A story of incredible bravery in the face of tyrants who... -
A History of Tokyo 1867-1989: From EDO to SHOWA: The Emergence of the World's Greatest City Edward Seidensticker 9784805318119
RRP: £7.99£6.18Explore Tokyo's incredible journey from a feudal past to a global metropolis in Edward Seidensticker's captivating narrative, a must-read for history enthusiasts and curious travelers eager to delve into the city's remarkable evolution.Edward... -
England's Villages: An Extraordinary Journey Through Time by Dr Ben Robinson
RRP: £10.99£7.57THE STUNNING NEW BOOK FROM THE HOST OF BBC 2'S VILLAGES BY THE SEAEngland's villages have survived, developed, and thrived over hundreds of years. But what makes a village and how has that changed over time? Take a charming and unexpected journey... -
White Riot: The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month by Joe Thomas 9781529423396
RRP: £10.99£7.61'Joe Thomas brilliantly recaptures an ugly episode in our recent past. Lest we forget . . .' Val McDermid'A timely, powerful and gorgeously readable novel that represents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre' Irish... -
A Short History of the Spanish Civil War: Revised Edition Prof. Julian Casanova (University of Zaragoza, Spain) 9781350152557
RRP: £14.99£13.45In this revised edition of A Short History of the Spanish Civil War, Julian Casanova tells the gripping story of the Spanish Civil War. Written in elegant and accessible prose, the book charts the most significant events and battles alongside the... -
War at Sea: A Naval Atlas 1939-1945 by Marcus Faulkner 9781848320475
RRP: £50.00£37.34In the vast literature of the Second World War there has never been a naval atlas showing graphically the complexities of the war at sea, a war which spread across every ocean. This new book will fill the gap.With more than 200 beautifully-designed maps... -
Our Village Ancestors: A Genealogist's Guide to Understanding the English Rural Past by Helen Osborn 9780719814167
RRP: £15.99£13.53This book will be a source of help for anybody researching their farming and countryside ancestors in England. Looked at through the lens of rural life, and specifically the English village, it provides advice and inspiration on placing rural people into... -
Chinese History: 500 Interesting Facts About Chinese History by Ahoy Publications 9781961217140
RRP: £15.99£10.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961217140Author Ahoy PublicationsFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Legerum ABPublisher Legerum ABWeight(grams) 191g -
Cosmic Memory: The Story of Atlantis, Lemuria and the Division of the Sexes by Rudolf Steiner 9780893452278
RRP: £22.50£17.58In the best tradition of the literature of ancient wisdom, Cosmic Memory reconstructs, from the akashic record, events that span the time between the origin of the Earth and the beginning of recorded history. This spiritual research includes a profound... -
Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763 by Stephen Brumwell 9780521807838
RRP: £80.00£47.33In the last decade, scholarship has highlighted the significance of the Seven Years War for the destiny of Britain's Atlantic empire. This major 2001 study offers an important perspective through a vivid and scholarly account of the regular troops at the... -
The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis 9780807076927
RRP: £18.99£12.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807076927Author Jeanne TheoharisFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 533gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
FDR by Jean Edward Smith
RRP: £26.00£18.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Francis Parkman Prize 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780812970494Author Jean Edward SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House... -
Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti by Cosey Fanni Tutti 9780571362196
RRP: £12.99£8.56From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale of the interlinking lives of three legendary... -
The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner’s Guide to Settling the Red Planet by Justin B. Hollander
RRP: £27.99£25.65Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of additional conceptual tools in their belt-particularly, a... -
Roman Britain and Where to Find It by Denise Allen
RRP: £19.99£13.09The Romans ruled Britannia for more than 350 years, leaving an indelible mark on our landscape. Town and countryside were transformed by innovations in comfort and culture - albeit shot through with a uniquely British twist - glimpses of which can still... -
Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century by Roseanne Montillo 9781982153748
RRP: £10.99£7.21This glittering, "wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told" (Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys) explores the darkly intertwined fates of infamous socialite Ann Woodward and literary icon Truman Capote, sweeping us to the upper echelons... -
The Black Death by Sean Martin
RRP: £8.99£6.55The 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 RAF at 100: A Century in Photographs by Mirrorpix
RRP: £12.00£9.17The Royal Air Force was formed in 1918 to defend the skies over Britain during the First World War and made a major contribution to winning one of the largest and most devastating conflicts of the twentieth century. Yet, when the war ended, its existence... -
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West by Katie Hickman
RRP: £12.99£8.83The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there'This book is a triumph' AMANDA FOREMAN'Absolutely compelling' CHRISTINA LAMB'A blazing view of the American story' BETTANY HUGHES'Gripping,... -
Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain by Richard Vinen 9780141993171
RRP: £14.99£10.95A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'There is unlikely to be a fuller or more informative history of Birmingham than Vinen's' Jonathan Coe, Financial Times'Vinen has written a history of Birmingham, but it is also a theory of Birmingham. And also,... -
The Art of War by Tzu Sun 9780143105756
RRP: £12.99£9.34For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a... -
Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918–40 by Richard Dannatt 9781472860866
RRP: £25.00£17.62A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain. 'Both [authors] are former soldiers, Dannatt having ended his career as chief of the... -
A Short History of the United States: From the Arrival of Native American Tribes to the Obama Presidency by Robert V. Remini
£12.82An abbreviated, accessible, and lively narrative history of the United States, this erudite volume contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions, including the arrival... -
Billy Waters is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain by Mary L. Shannon 9780300267686
RRP: £25.00£20.92The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated “King of the Beggars.” Likely born into enslavement in 1770s New... -
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America Ivan Van Sertima 9780812968170
RRP: £18.99£12.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812968170Author Ivan Van SertimaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm)... -
In the Castle of My Skin George Lamming 9780241296066
RRP: £9.99£7.32'They won't know you, the you that's hidden somewhere in the castle of your skin'Nine-year-old G. leads a life of quiet mischief crab catching, teasing preachers and playing among the pumpkin vines. His sleepy fishing village in 1930s Barbados is... -
Samurai William: The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan by Giles Milton
RRP: £12.99£8.83In 1611 an astonishing letter arrived at the East India Trading Company in London after a tortuous seven-year journey. Englishman William Adams was one of only twenty-four survivors of a fleet of ships bound for Asia, and he had washed up in the... -
London Underground Symmetry and Imperfections: The Tube Mapper Project by Luke Agbaimoni
RRP: £25.00£18.94There are currently 272 London Underground, 113 Overground and 45 Docklands Light Railway stations. Luke Agbaimoni has been slowly attempting to capture visual moments at each one.When we see a symmetrical image, it soothes us. It feels as if a puzzle... -
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £12.99£11.41His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
Harpoon Missile vs Surface Ships: US Navy, Libya and Iran 1986–88 by Lon Nordeen 9781472859204
RRP: £15.99£11.61An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and '88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels. In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen details the role played by the Harpoon missile in... -
Fighting Through to Anzio: The Gordon Highlanders in the Second World War (6th Battalion and 1st London Scottish) by Stewart Mitchell 9781399058216
RRP: £25.00£17.62This is the inspiring story of two Gordon Highlanders Territorial Army battalions which saw action in some of the Second World War’s fiercest battles. After evacuation from Dunkirk, 6th Gordons fought in Tunisia in 1943, leading to the German surrender... -
On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The <i>Ambigua</i>, Volume II by Maximos the confessor
RRP: £29.95£25.75Maximos the Confessor (580-662) occupies a unique position in the history of Byzantine philosophy, theology, and spirituality. His profound spiritual experiences and penetrating theological vision found complex and often astonishing expression in his... -
Auntie's War: The BBC during the Second World War by Edward Stourton
RRP: £9.99£7.21"An engaging, balanced and thoroughly researched history. It is often a moving and amusing tale containing plenty of mavericks and colourful episodes." (Lawrence James, The Times)Auntie's War is a love letter to radio. The British Broadcasting... -
Magda Goebbels by Anja Klabunde
RRP: £13.99£9.44During the past twenty years, innumerable books about the Third Reich have been published, but little attention has been paid to the women who lived alongside the Nazi leaders. Magda Goebbels (1901-1945) is arguably the most contradictory and the most... -
The Hinge of Fate: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: £18.99£14.01Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally... -
The Fleet Street Girls: The women who broke down the doors of the gentlemen's club Julie Welch 9781409187837
RRP: £9.99£6.06When Julie Welch called in her first ever football report at the Observer, an entire room of men fell silent. Heart in her mouth, Julie waited for the voice on the other end of the line to declare it passable. She'd done it. She was the first ever female... -
The Zimmermann Telegram: The Astounding Espionage Operation That Propelled America into the First World War by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: £10.99£7.99ONE OF THE GREATEST SPY STORIES OF ALL TIME Nothing can stop an enemy from picking wireless messages out of the free air - and nothing did. In England, Room 40 was born . . .In January 1917, with the First World War locked in terrible stalemate and... -
Greece - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Constantine Buhayer 9781857338706
RRP: £8.99£6.94Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
Armies in Southern Russia 1918-19 by Phoebus Athanassiou
RRP: £11.99£8.53An important aspect of the Russian Civil War were the several Allied expeditions immediately following World War I in support of the disunited Russian 'White' armies resisting the Bolshevik Revolution. Although they ended in failure, these ventures were...