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The South Yorkshire Moors: A hand-drawn guide to walking and exploring the moorlands of South Yorkshire and northern Derbyshire, covering large parts of the Peak District by Christopher Goddard
RRP: £12.99£11.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995560963Author Christopher GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Gritstone PublishingPublisher Gritstone Publishing -
Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain by Amy Boyington 9781350358607
RRP: £19.99£16.54An enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects and their wealthy male patrons. History states that it was men who owned grand estates and houses, who commissioned famous architects, and who embarked upon... -
The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy by Martin Gilbert
RRP: £19.99£13.73This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race... -
The World War II Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
RRP: £19.99£14.35Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, Pearl Harbour and the D-Day Landings in The WWII Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about World War 2 in this... -
Churchill's Bodyguard by Tom Hickman
RRP: £10.99£7.40For fans of Darkest Hour and Dunkirk, discover the story of Walter H. Thompson, the man who saved Winston Churchill's life more than once.Walter H. Thompson was Churchill's bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, brought back from retirement at the outbreak of... -
Thomas Paine Reader by Thomas Paine
RRP: £12.99£9.09This major collection demonstrates the extent to which Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an inspiration to the Americans in their struggle for independence, a passionate supporter of the French Revolution and perhaps the outstanding English radical writer of... -
The Granite Coast: Dún Laoghaire, Sandycove, Dalkey by Peter Pearson
RRP: £32.99£24.51Explore Dun Laoghaire and its coastal surroundings with local painter, historian and writer Peter Pearson as he reveals the story behind its transformation from rocky granite shoreline to grand Victorian 'watering place'. Peter Pearson is a Dun... -
The Welsh Marcher Lordships: South-west (Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire): 2 by John Fleming 9781910839508
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839508Author John FlemingFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
1914-1918: The History of the First World War by David Stevenson
RRP: £18.99£13.611914-1918, David Stevenson's history of the First World War, has been acclaimed as the definitive one-volume account of the conflictIn the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions,... -
Myth and Thought among the Greeks by Jean-Pierre Vernant
RRP: £28.00£21.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890951603Author Jean-Pierre VernantFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
The Forgotten Queens of Islam by Fatima Mernissi 9780745614199
RRP: £17.99£16.04When Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, there were some who claimed that is was a blasphemous assault on Islamic tradition, since no Muslim state, they alleged, had ever been governed by a woman. In this extraordinary book, now... -
The Welsh at War: The Grinding War: The Somme and Arras by Steven John 9781399023764
RRP: £16.99£13.61The Welsh at War trilogy is the culmination of over twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the Welsh men and infantry units who fought in the Great War. These units included the four regular regiments – the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South... -
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Weir combines high drama with high passion while involving us in the domestic life of a most remarkable woman in an equally remarkable book' Scotland on Sunday The first full-length biography of an extraordinary love affair between one of the most... -
Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged by Andrew Marr
RRP: £9.99£6.52The Sunday Times bestseller THE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr ... -
Written in History: Letters that Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: £9.99£6.80INCLUDES NEW MATERIALWRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some... -
Black Country Murders by Ian M. Bott
RRP: £17.99£14.04Located in central England, the Black Country is a distinctive industrial region encompassing numerous ancient towns and villages in a unique and diverse landscape, formed by centuries of mining and iron forging. Here evolved a breed of people much... -
Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid by David Wragg
RRP: £9.99£5.96The daring British air raid that inspired the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The country could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean, but the Royal... -
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher by John Sellars 9780241615645
RRP: £9.99£7.11'John Sellars excels at writing short books for a general audience on ancient philosophy. . . A great way into one of the greatest philosophers of all time' Nigel Warburton, Five Books Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world?... -
The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: v. 1: Authentic First-person Accounts by Beggars, Thieves and Prostitutes by Henry Mayhew 9780486440064
RRP: £15.99£10.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486440064Author Henry MayhewFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Portable Enlightenment Reader by Isaac Kramnick
RRP: £12.99£9.49The Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, also called the Age of Reason, was so named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. In championing radical ideas such as individual liberty and an empirical appraisal... -
Our King Charles by Eleanor Grey
RRP: £7.99£5.60Did you know the king powers his car with cheese? Or that he was the first royal to have rescue dogs in Buckingham palace? And that he likes to shake hands with trees?Discover everything there is to know about King Charles III in this beautifully... -
NYE: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan by Nick Thomas-Symonds 9781350452046
£19.91Aneurin - Nye - Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour Party figures of the post-war era in Britain. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the National Health Service, the world's largest publically-funded health... -
Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life by Karen Dolby
RRP: £9.99£6.85A timely celebration of the many attributes our Queen brings to the nation - fortitude, stoicism, diplomacy, family values, sense of fun and style among them.Queen Elizabeth II - Britain's longest-serving monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of... -
The Gangs Of New York by Herbert Asbury
RRP: £10.99£9.37The Gangs of New York is a tour through a now unrecognisable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence centred around the infamous slum of Five Points, with its rival Irish and American gangs. Cobbled from legend, memory, police records, the... -
Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides 9780349117881
£12.73On a parched evening in the Philippines 53 years ago, 511 American POWs were saved from almost certain death. A force of elite US troops from the Sixth Ranger Battalion slipped 30 miles behind enemy lines and marched for three days through jungle and... -
Phenomenal Difference: A Philosophy of Black British Art by Leon Wainwright 9781781384176
RRP: £21.99£19.87Phenomenal Difference grants new attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its critical and social significance through attention to embodied experience, affectivity, the senses and perception.Featuring attention to works by the following ... -
A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives by David Stuttard
RRP: £12.99£8.60The political leaders, writers, artists and philosophers of ancient Greece turned a small group of city states into a pan-Mediterranean civilization, whose legacy can be found everywhere today. But who were these people, what do we know of their lives... -
Tory Nation: The Dark Legacy of the World's Most Successful Political Party by Samuel Earle 9781398518537
RRP: £10.99£7.00'A witty, lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time' JONATHAN COE'Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left, right and centre' David Edgerton, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ________________________________________________Why do... -
Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
RRP: £20.00£13.46First published in 1964, Indaba, My Children is an internationally acclaimed collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. It is these stories that have shaped Africa as we know it.About... -
Connecting History: National 4 & 5 The Wars of Independence, 1286–1328 by Michèle Sine Duck
£20.84Exam board: SQALevel: National 4 & 5Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First assessment: Summer 2018Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together... -
Culloden: Great Battles by Murray Pittock 9780199664078
RRP: £22.49£15.94The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite... -
A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid by John Romer
RRP: £14.99£10.95'A stunning, clear-sighted history of ancient Egypt' Sunday TimesThe extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest monument - from specialist John RomerThis exceptional book draws on a... -
Nicholas & Alexandra: Nicholas & Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
RRP: £14.99£10.95The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Nicholas & Alexandra is the internationally famous biography from Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Massie. Massie shows conclusively how the personal curse of the young heir's haemophilia, and... -
Two Lives by Vikram Seth
RRP: £14.99£9.80TWO LIVES tells the remarkable story of Seth's great uncle and aunt. His great uncle Shanti left India for medical school in Berlin in the 1930s and lodged with a German Jewish family. In the household was a daughter, Henny, who urged her mother 'not to... -
Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat
RRP: £22.50£19.95A masterfully researched history of Iran from 1501 to 2009"The defiant spirit of [Iran] is brought to life in this monumental history of the past 500 years."-Richard Spencer, The Times (London) "A majestic work that goes a long way in unraveling . . ... -
The Little Book of Cornwall by John van der Kiste 9780752480954
RRP: £14.99£11.55A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary,... -
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: £12.99£8.60No other land has captured man's imagination quite like Tibet. Hidden away behind the highest mountains on earth, and ruled over by a mysterious God-king, it was for centuries a land forbidden to all outsiders. In this remarkable and ultimately tragic... -
Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It by Brian J. Karem
RRP: £25.00£18.54While the phrase "Fake News" may be a recent phenomenon, the relationship between journalists and the politicians they cover has been on a course for disaster for decades. From Richard Nixon's disdain for the press, to Donald Trump's claims that... -
Inside the Kingdom by Robert Lacey
RRP: £11.99£8.43Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox: it sits atop some of the richest oil deposits in the world, and yet the country's roiling disaffection produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. It is a modern state, driven by contemporary technology,... -
Snowdon by Robert Jones 9781854114211
RRP: £9.99£9.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854114211Format PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 275g