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Lions and Shadows by Christopher Isherwood
RRP: $14.18$10.02WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JAMES FENTONSubtitled 'An education in the twenties', this work blends autobiography and fiction to describe the inner life of a writer evolving from precocious public school boy to Cambridge drop-out at large in London's... -
Timelines of World War II by DK 9780241634769
RRP: $32.25$22.73Discover the key events in the war that shaped the modern world - moment by moment.An accessible overview of the moments and milestones of the Second World War, Timelines of World War II offers a fresh angle on the subject, bringing the conflict to life... -
Long Shot: My Life As a Sniper in the Fight Against ISIS by Azad Cudi 9781474609791
RRP: $12.89$8.77In September 2014, Azad Cudi became one of seventeen snipers deployed when ISIS, trying to shatter the Kurds in a decisive battle, besieged the northern city of Kobani. In LONG SHOT, he tells the inside story of how a group of activists and idealists... -
A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire by Nicola Sly 9780752465814
RRP: $19.34$14.90A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of... -
The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 by Ritchie Robertson
RRP: $24.50$18.07'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary ReviewThe Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead... -
Turkey: A Short History by Norman Stone
RRP: $14.18$9.55From the eminent historian Norman Stone, who has lived and worked in the country since 1997, comes this concise survey of Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbours and the wider world from the 11th century to the present day. Stone deftly conducts... -
The Knights Templar in Yorkshire by Diane Holloway
RRP: $23.21$17.60Where can you see an effigy of a Templar? What prompted King John to hand England over to an Italian? Who worked for the Templars in Yorkshire? The Knights Templar in Yorkshire answers all these questions and many more. This new book explores what... -
Zelensky: A Biography of Ukraine's War Leader by Steven Derix
RRP: $12.89$8.27Zelensky is the first major biography of Ukraine's leader written for a Western audience. Told with flair and authority, it is the gripping story of one of the most admired and inspirational leaders in the world. Action-packed biography of Ukraine's... -
Tigers by Paula Hammond
RRP: $12.89$8.84Tigers is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these fearsome yet magnificent animals in action. Tigers are the largest big cats in the world and because of this, many cultures consider the tiger to be a symbol of strength, courage and... -
Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order by Timothy Andrews Sayle
RRP: $36.11$29.77Born from necessity, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has always seemed on the verge of collapse. Even now, some seventy years after its inception, some consider its foundation uncertain and its structure weak. At this moment of incipient... -
Memoirs Of Montparnasse by John Glassco
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590171844Author John GlasscoFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail by Margaret Starbird 9781879181038
RRP: $19.34$12.07Margaret Starbird's theological beliefs were profoundly shaken when she read Holy Blood, Holy Grail, a book that dared to suggest that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalen and that their descendants carried on his holy bloodline in Western Europe... -
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson
RRP: $21.92$15.40In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now he tells the most dramatic story of all - the titanic battle for... -
Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
RRP: $14.18$10.02Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari... -
Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States by James C. Scott
RRP: $19.34$16.81An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and... -
Memories and Postmemories of the Partition of India by Anjali Roy
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book examines the afterlife of Partition as imprinted on the memories and postmemories of Hindu and Sikh survivors from West Punjab to foreground the intersection between history, memory and narrative. It shows how survivors script their life... -
Sophocles: Electra by Sophocles 9780521097963
RRP: $37.40$33.31In this edition of Sophocles' Electra, one of the greatest tragedies in Greek or any literature, Mr Kells presents the play as a study in revenge, but in a subtle way whose meaning depends upon the continuous use of dramatic irony. He relates the... -
WW2 New Forest Discovered: The Areas Vital Contribution to the National War Effort by John Leete 9781781220238
RRP: $20.63$14.98In this captivating and meticulously researched book, delve into the heart of history as the New Forest emerges from obscurity to take its rightful place in the annals of World War II.Through an engaging blend of personal anecdotes, period news items,... -
Homes Fit For Heroes: The Aftermath of the First World War 1918-1939 by Trevor Yorke 9781846743498
$10.80After the trauma of the war, those returning home required jobs, and with them clean and modern homes for their families. The slums and tenements of the pre-war years were not going to enable a healthy workforce that was fit to tackle the challenges of... -
Resources of Hope: Culture, Democracy, Socialism by Raymond Williams 9780860919438
RRP: $29.66$27.03Raymond Williams possessed unique authority as Britain's foremost cultural theorist and public intellectual. Informed by an unparalleled range of reference and the resources of deep personal experience, his life's work represents a patient, exemplary... -
Classic Works from Women Writers by Editors of Canterbury Classics
RRP: $25.79$17.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684125548Author Editors of Canterbury ClassicsFormat HardbackPage Count 896Imprint Silver Dolphin BooksPublisher Silver Dolphin BooksWeight(grams)... -
Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women by Caroline Walker Bynum
RRP: $37.41$29.59In the period between 1200 and 1500 in western Europe, a number of religious women gained widespread veneration and even canonization as saints for their extraordinary devotion to the Christian eucharist, supernatural multiplications of food and drink,... -
Rez Life by David Treuer 9780802120823
$17.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802120823Author David TreuerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press -
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors by Nicholas Fellows
RRP: $13.55$12.41Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: History First teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The Kings and Queens of England: Lives and Reigns from the House of Wessex to the House of Windsor by Peter Snow
RRP: $25.80$15.03Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan tell the real stories of the most powerful men and women in British history.Kings & Queens explores the lives, loves, triumphs and disasters of a monarchy that is the envy of the world. Snow and... -
Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age by Robert D. Kaplan 9780399591044
RRP: $30.96$22.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399591044Author Robert D. KaplanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Butchers by Ruth Gilligan
RRP: $11.60$7.84***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize***'I binged it like a Netflix show... It's stunning' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition______________________________A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two... -
Seven Troop by Andy McNab
RRP: $16.76$11.73They were like a band of brothers...In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP.This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the... -
Death's Other Kingdom by Gamel Woolsey 9780907871194
RRP: $16.76$11.09A heart-rending account of a Spanish village torn apart by the coming of the Civil War - A rare humanist and female voice on a war which has otherwise been colonised by political commentary and male voices. A balance to the cruelty of Orwell's Homage to... -
Caligula: The Damned Emperors Book 1 by Simon Turney
RRP: $14.18$9.55'An engrossing new spin on a well-known tale' Antonia Senior, The Times'Caligula as you've never seen him before! A powerfully moving read from one of the best ancient world authors in the business' Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network Everyone... -
Prostitution in Victorian Colchester: Controlling the uncontrollable by Jane Pearson
RRP: $24.50$21.90The decision to build a new army camp in the small market town of Colchester in 1856 was well received and helped to stimulate the local economy after a prolonged period of economic stagnation. Before long the Colchester garrison was one of the largest... -
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times by Thomas R. Martin
RRP: $23.21$19.85This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilization alive, from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. "A highly readable account of ancient Greece."-Kirkus Reviews Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the... -
Witch Hunt: A Traveler's Guide to the Power & Persecution of the Witch by Kristen J. Sollée
RRP: $25.79$19.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578636990Author Kristen J. SolleeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers 1: 112 BC-AD 192 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: $19.34$14.13Roman unit standards played a important role, both ceremonially and on the battlefield. With the armies of the late Roman Republic and early Empire continually engaged on the frontiers, the soldiers selected for the dangerous honour of carrying them were... -
Medieval Arms and Armour - a Sourcebook. Volume I - The Fourteenth Century by Ralph Moffat 9781783276769
RRP: $83.85$78.15Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them. "A substantial and impressive piece of scholarship, one that will serve scholars and enthusiasts of medieval arms and armour very... -
1971: 100 Films from Cinema's Greatest Year by Robert Sellers 9780750999991
RRP: $25.80$19.401971 was a great year for cinema. Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Dario Argento, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, Nicolas Roeg and Steven Spielberg, among many others, were behind the camera, while... -
The Kew Gardens Girls: An emotional and sweeping historical novel perfect for fans of Kate Morton by Posy Lovell
RRP: $12.89$8.77In official partnership with Kew GardensIt's 1916 and England is at war. Desperate to help in whatever way they can, Ivy and Louisa enlist as gardeners at Kew, taking on the jobs of the men who have gone to fight. Under their care, the gardens begin to... -
Manchester: Making the Modern City by Alan Kidd 9781846318788
$21.66Every town and city has its story, but few have a history that is essential to understanding how the modern world was made. Manchester was the first industrial city and arguably the first modern city. During the industrial revolution it became the centre... -
Syria: A Recent History by John McHugo 9780863561603
RRP: $14.18$9.55Syria's descent into chaos since 2011 has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, while more than nine million people have fled their homes. In this timely account, John McHugo charts the history of Syria from the First World War to the present and... -
The Undiscovered Country by Aidan McQuade
RRP: $11.60$8.02'A smart and pacy debut' Irish Times'One is struck by its mordant wit and fierce intelligence' Martin W. Sandler, National Book Award-winning author and historian'A cracker read about morality and ethics in a time of conflict . . . A really accessible...