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Billingham: Britain in Old Photographs by Paul Menzies 9780752448381
RRP: $20.63$15.80In 1900, Billingham was a rural community with a history going back over 1,000 years. This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs celebrates more than a century of history: beginning in the very earliest days of photography, it moves from... -
The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories by Robert Poole
RRP: $20.63$15.22This book is the first major study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial which took place in 1612, when ten witches were arraigned and hung in the village of Pendle in Lancashire. The book has equal appeal across the disciplines of both History... -
Witches and Ghosts of Pendle and the Ribble Valley by Jacqueline Davitt 9780752440637
RRP: $19.34$14.90The area round Pendle Hill (Burnley, Nelson, Colne and over to Skipton) has long been associated with witches and ghostly goings on. This is a collection of myths and tales about the infamous witches. It appeals to those with an interest in the history... -
The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb: Founder of Save the Children by Clare Mulley
RRP: $16.76$11.73An unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb, not particularly fond of children herself, nevertheless dedicated her life to establishing Save the Children and promoting her revolutionary concept of human rights. In this... -
The End of Empire: Napoleon'S 1814 Campaign by George F. Nafziger 9781909982963
RRP: $77.34$55.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909982963Author George F. NafzigerFormat HardbackPage Count 768Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain's Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert
RRP: $14.18$9.35*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An astonishing book' James O'Brien 'A gripping,... -
The Lake District Quiz Book: The People, Places, Customs and Culture of Cumbria in 635 Fiendish Questions by David Felton 9780956446091
RRP: $10.97$9.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956446091Author David FeltonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Jake Island LtdPublisher Jake Island Ltd -
Chief of Staff: An Insider's Account of Downing Street's Most Turbulent Years by Gavin Barwell
RRP: $14.18$9.44BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and Prospect'Fascinating and instructive... his decency and pragmatism shine through.' The Times'Candid, valuable and insightful.' ObserverSince the EU referendum of 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of... -
A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre
RRP: $14.18$8.91A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy... -
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West by Katie Hickman 9780349008295
RRP: $32.25$21.65The extraordinary, dramatic story of the women of the American west'Brave Hearted is not just history, it is an incredibly intense page-turning experience. To read what these women endured is to be transported into another universe of courage, loss,... -
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
RRP: $12.89$8.86THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Civil War to our combustible present, White Rage reframes the continuing conversation about race in America, chronicling the history of the powerful forces opposed to black progress. Since the abolishment of... -
Half-Hull Modeling: Step-by-step companion, from plans to finished model by Greg Rossel
RRP: $24.45$15.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733104005Author Greg RoesselFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Greg Rossel Boat CarpentryPublisher Greg Rossel Boat CarpentryWeight(grams)... -
Dogs in Medieval Manuscripts by Kathleen Walker-Meikle 9780712353021
RRP: $16.76$11.09Throughout the Middle Ages, medieval manuscripts often featured dogs, from beautiful and loving depictions of man's best friend, to bloodthirsty illustrations of savage beasts, to more whimsical and humorous interpretations. Featuring stunning... -
In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great by Michael Wood 9780563521938
RRP: $20.63$14.98Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Greats amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous scale of his achievements. Using the ancient historians as his guides, Wood follows Alexanders... -
A Prairie Faith: The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder by John J Fry 9780802876287
RRP: $25.79$18.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802876287Author John J FryFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)... -
Poacher's Pilgrimage: A Journey into Land and Soul by Alastair McIntosh
RRP: $19.34$12.64The islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides boast some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They also feature an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic and... -
Jewish London, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Visitors and Londoners by Rachel Kolsky
RRP: $15.47$9.91Jewish London is the only travel guidebook that focuses on the sights, heritage and culture of London's historic and present Jewish community. Packed with fascinating and practical information, it features everything for the visitor to London, from... -
Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants by Hsiao-Hung Pai
$27.40Each year, 200 million workers from China's vast rural interior travel between cities and provinces in search of employment: the largest human migration in history. This indispensable army of labour accounts for half of China's GDP, but is an unorganized... -
The Channel Islands in Anglo-French Relations, 1689-1918 by Colin Partridge 9781783276554
RRP: $122.55$116.98Examines how the Channel Islands have been crucial to Britain's successful maritime superiority in the English Channel. The Channel Islands have played a key role in both naval warfare and Anglo-French diplomacy, but this has not always been... -
Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee 9781685890933
RRP: $38.70$25.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890933Author Margaret Juhae LeeFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing -
Auntie's War: The BBC during the Second World War by Edward Stourton
RRP: $12.89$9.17"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... -
One Minute To Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs
RRP: $14.18$10.02October 27, 1962, a day dubbed Black Saturday in the Kennedy White House. The Cuban missile crisis is at its height, and the world is drawing ever closer to nuclear apocalypse.As the opposing Cold War leaders, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev,... -
Lakeland Folk Tales for Children by Taffy Thomas 9780750966115
RRP: $12.89$8.41Did you know that if you look closely around Scafell Pike in the winter you might find a great dragon? Or that hidden in the forest around Egremont you might catch a glimpse of the fabled fairy folk? What, you don't believe me? Read these tales then take... -
Isabella by Kirstin Downey
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2015. Long-listed for PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780307742162Author Kirstin... -
Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History by John Dickson
RRP: $19.34$16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310119371Author John DicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 471gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 26mm -
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse by Peter Macmillan
RRP: $14.18$10.02A new edition of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry.The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all,... -
Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City by Gwendolyn Leick
RRP: $16.76$11.73Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relatively unknown. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This is the first... -
Wars & Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 4: The Armies of Spain and Portugal, 1660-1687 by Bruno Mugnai
RRP: $45.15$31.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336431Author Bruno MugnaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 397Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Green Man by Kathleen Basford
RRP: $25.80$21.90Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the... -
A Wild & True Relation by Kim Sherwood
RRP: $24.50$18.07'Enlivens the standard tale of swashbuckling adventure, adding feminist spice ... Rich and immersive' SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH'Remarkable' HILARY MANTEL'A vivid, narrative-packed splice of historical fiction' DAILY MAILA Wild &... -
The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933 by Zara Steiner
RRP: $68.37$59.38The peace treaties represented an almost impossible attempt to solve the problems caused by a murderous world war. In The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933, part of the Oxford History of Modern Europe series, Steiner challenges... -
Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics by Michael G. Long 9781479818495
RRP: $28.37$24.76Celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom While we can all recall images of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of a massive crowd at... -
Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World by Giles Milton
RRP: $16.76$11.09In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza - 'big chief'.The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her favourite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American... -
A History of Death in 17th Century England by Ben Norman
RRP: $19.34$14.13Death was a constant presence in the lives of the rich and poor alike in seventeenth-century England, being much more visible in everyday existence than it is today. It is a highly important and surprisingly captivating part of the epic story of England... -
North Pole: Nature and Culture by Michael Bravo
RRP: $21.87$15.82In North Pole, Michael Bravo explains how visions of the North Pole have been supremely important to the world's cultures and political leaders, from Alexander the Great to neo-Hindu nationalists. Tracing poles and polarity back to sacred ancient... -
A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
RRP: $14.18$12.09Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins... -
The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe by Judith M. Bennett
$45.15The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E. The essays collected in this volume speak to interpretative... -
Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan
RRP: $12.24$8.75Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and 'Twenty Years A-Growing' tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. He wrote for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends, without... -
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini 9780140447187
RRP: $19.34$14.13Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith - a passionate craftsman who was admired and resented by the most powerful political and artistic personalities in sixteenth-century Florence, Rome and Paris. He was also a murderer... -
Calling Detective Crockford: The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1950s by Ruth D'Alessandro
RRP: $14.18$9.55This nostalgic and absorbing memoir tells the story of a real-life female police detective in post-war Britain, as she navigates a man's world.It's 1956, and the Berkshire Constabulary has never had a woman detective before. That is, until bright and...