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A Brief History of Tea: Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire Roy Moxham 9781845297473
RRP: $21.43$14.63'Absorbing and sometimes shocking' - Literary Review'A masterful historical study' - The Good Book GuideBehind the wholesome image of the world's most popular drink lies a strangely murky and often violent past. From its first discovery to the present... -
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: $48.75$32.82'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER A TIMES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2023 From one of South... -
Black History Walks by Tony Warner
RRP: $33.13$24.73From Elephant and Castle to Southwark, from London Bridge to Westminster, Black History Walks takes you through the historic Black sites around the City of London, and with the companion guide, you'll get more in-depth history of the story of each place... -
Travellers through Time: A Gypsy History by Jeremy Harte
RRP: $39.00$28.65Romany Gypsies have been variously portrayed as exotic strangers or as crude, violent delinquents; this book is the first real history of the Romany people, from the inside. Jeremy Harte vividly portrays the hardships of the travelling life, the skills... -
Histories by Herodotus 9781853264665
RRP: $9.73$6.94Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson. With an Introduction by Tom Griffith.Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did... -
Hannibal and Scipio: pocket GIANTS by Greg Fisher
RRP: $13.63$11.02In 218, Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground invasion of Italy. With just a small force, he crossed the Alps - a feat reckoned to be impossible - and pitted his polyglot army... -
Roman Woman: Everyday Life in Hadrian's Britain by Lindsay Allason-Jones
RRP: $19.48$13.55Roman Britain is vividly portrayed in this fascinating and authentically detailed story about a year in the life of an ordinary woman and her family.The year is AD 133. Hadrian is Emperor of Rome and all its vast empire, including Britannia. The greater... -
The Search: The true story of a D-Day survivor, an unlikely friendship, and a lost shipwreck off Normandy by John Henry Phillips
RRP: $42.90$31.24When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed... -
My Secret Life in Hut Six: One woman's experiences at Bletchley Park by Mair Russell-Jones
RRP: $21.43$15.58The story of the World War 2 de-coders of Bletchley Park continues to fascinate. How did Mair Thomas, a musician brought up in the Welsh valleys, find herself in the rarefied atmosphere of Hut Six, surrounded by hundreds of others, all desperately trying... -
Aldershot History Tour by Paul H. Vickers
RRP: $17.53$12.13Aldershot History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old Hampshire garrison town. Local author Paul H. Vickers guides us around the streets, parks and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how... -
Fallen Idols: History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made. Alex von Tunzelmann 9781472281913
RRP: $25.33$16.97'Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.' Suzannah Lipscomb,... -
Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium by Lucy Inglis 9781447285762
RRP: $48.75$36.93'Lucy Inglis has done a wonderful job bringing together a wide range of sources to tell the history of the most exciting and dangerous plants in the world. Telling the story of opium tells us much about our faults and foibles as humans - our willingness... -
Marine A: The truth about the murder conviction by Alexander Blackman
RRP: $17.53$12.77The fight of my life...For the first time, a blistering, highly charged account from the man known as 'Marine A' who was at the centre of the controversial murder of a wounded Taliban fighter. His case led to an unprecedented wave of public support which... -
A Renegade History of the United States by Thaddeus Russell 9781416576136
RRP: $39.00$24.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416576136Author Thaddeus RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Free PressPublisher Free PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm * 24mm -
Journey Through a Small Planet by Emanuel Litvinoff
RRP: $19.48$14.27In Journey Through a Small Planet (1972), the writer Emanuel Litvinoff recalls his working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London: a small cluster of streets right next to the city, but worlds apart in culture and spirit. With vivid intensity... -
Still Life: Timeless Beauty Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 9783775751148
RRP: $74.10$47.27They fascinate us today as they did 500 years ago: elaborate compositions of exotic fruits or platters with oysters, floral arrangements and skulls, exquisitely decorated musical instruments and scientific instruments. Magical things testify to exuberant... -
Medical Records for the South Wales Coalfield C. 1890-1948: An Annotated Guide to the South Wales Coalfield Collection by Anne Borsay 9780708320471
RRP: $19.48$17.16"The South Wales Coalfield Collection" (SWCC) is one of the largest archives of its kind in the UK and of international importance. This unique asset, however, has been under-used as a tool for medical history because, although the Collection has been... -
Housesteads by James Crow
RRP: $39.00$29.78Housesteads is the best-known fort on Hadrians Wall and the most popular monument along the whole line. This book outlines the major structures of the fort which have made it one of the most celebrated military monuments anywhere in the Roman world.This... -
Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 by Sarah-Jane Downing
RRP: $17.53$13.98The source of tremendous power and the focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life and culture. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows... -
Historic Tales of Mayo by Eamonn Henry 9780750986922
RRP: $25.33$19.25These true stories drawn from historical sources and local reminiscences, have been brought together and retold by Eamonn Henry. This collection is a heady mix of tragic, funny, passionate and moving stories. Included here are tales of well-known events... -
In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, with a New Introduction and Epilogue by the Author by Clayborne Carson 9780674447271
RRP: $58.40$46.86With its radical ideology and effective tactics, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was the cutting edge of the civil rights movement during the 1960s. This sympathetic yet evenhanded book records for the first time the complete story... -
Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine
RRP: $17.53$5.54THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF DUNKIRK - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH, TOM HARDY AND MARK RYLANCE. ... -
Editing Early Modern Texts: An Introduction to Principles and Practice by Michael Hunter 9780230574762
RRP: $175.48$175.25This book provides an approachable exposition of the rationale of textual editing with special reference to texts from between 1550-1800. The volume explains how manuscript and printed texts were produced, indicating the implications of this for their... -
Hollywood: The Oral History by Sam Wasson
RRP: $48.75$32.35Hollywood: The Oral History covers the history of Hollywood from the Silent era up to the 21st century.What makes this book unique from any other survey of Hollywood's history is that it is the history of an art form through the words of those people who... -
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth
RRP: $21.43$14.55* 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... -
The D-Day Landing Beaches: The Guide by Georges Bernage 9782840481379
RRP: $25.33$18.21A spectacular, large format, full colour book, packed with over 200 photographs, maps and charts. The book is divided into the sectors associated with the Normandy landings in 1944.Book InformationISBN 9782840481379Author Georges BernageFormat... -
Hasidism: Between Ecstasy and Magic by Moshe Idel 9780791417348
$55.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791417348Author Moshe IdelFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Contagious Communities: Medicine, Migration, and the NHS in Post War Britain by Roberta E. Bivins 9780198725282
RRP: $120.90$119.91It was only a coincidence that the NHS and the Empire Windrush (a ship carrying 492 migrants from Britain's West Indian colonies) arrived together. On 22 June 1948, as the ship's passengers disembarked, frantic preparations were already underway for 5... -
Arab Armour vs Israeli Armour: Six-Day War 1967 by Chris McNab
RRP: $31.18$22.64The Six-Day War in 1967 was a lightning Israeli campaign that changed the face of the Middle East. Israel's armoured brigades, despite being heavily outnumbered on paper by Arab AFVs, managed to dominate the Arab forces tactically and technologically,... -
Northumberland: Strange But True by Robert Woodhouse
RRP: $31.18$24.24Northumberland - Strange but True brings together a series of unusual, curious and altogether extraordinary buildings, incidents and people from all parts of the county. Included in these pages are the amazing achievements of Sir Charles Algernon... -
The rise and fall of KING COAL: British mining from beginning to end by Nick Piggott
RRP: $58.48$43.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658634Author Nick PiggottFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 1506gDimensions(mm) 300mm... -
Lion Rampant: Second Edition: Medieval Wargaming Rules by Daniel Mersey
RRP: $39.00$31.47WINNER OF THE 2023 ORIGINS AWARDS FOR BEST MINIATURES GAME. An expanded edition of the Origins Award-nominated Lion Rampant, featuring new rules, scenarios, and sample armies. Take to the battlefield as Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc or William... -
Norwich in the 1960s: Ten Years That Altered a City by Pete Goodrum
RRP: $31.18$21.16Changed by the 1950s, Norwich was to alter even more during the 1960s. Increased traffic would be met with widened roads and a new flyover, while London Street became pedestrians only. After centuries of trading there the cattle market would move out of... -
The Searchers: The Quest for the Lost of the First World War Robert Sackville-West 9781526613158
RRP: $48.75$43.27**Selected as a Book of the Year by the Spectator and the Daily Telegraph** 'Fascinating ... carefully researched and beautifully written' DAVID DIMBLEBY 'Utterly riveting' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Robert-Sackville West writes tenderly about death and... -
The Mysterious Life and Faked Death of Jesse James: Based on Family Records, Forensic Evidence, and His Personal Journals by Daniel J. Duke 9781620559666
RRP: $25.33$16.40A deep investigation into historical documents that prove the notorious outlaw Jesse James faked his own death * Presents the legend of Jesse James and counters it with the real story, based on family records * Provides photographic evidence, a journal... -
Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend Casey Tefertiller (San Bruno, California) 9780471283621
RRP: $39.00$26.03"Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a moredeeply researched and convincing account." --Evan Connell, authorSon of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and... -
The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt
RRP: $29.23$21.35Selected as a book of the year 2017 by The Times and Sunday TimesWhat is it about Adam and Eve's story that fascinates us? What does it tell us about how our species lives, dies, works or has sex?The mythic tale of Adam and Eve has shaped conceptions of... -
Roman Warriors: The Paintings of Graham Sumner by Sumner, Graham 9781784387198
RRP: $78.00$54.93This book represents the fruit of many years of study by a well respected author in the field. It is well written so as to be very readable for the non-academic whilst presenting a huge, and surely definitive, array of evidence - Roman Army Talk on... -
Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 9780712354066
RRP: $17.53$12.46The disquieting tales of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman explore a world of contrast, where the supernatural erupts out of authentically drawn portraits of New England life. This is a world of witchcraft, secrecy, domestic spaces turned uncanny and ancestral... -
Reach for the Sky by Paul Brickhill
RRP: $25.33$17.22The bestselling story of Britain's most courageous and most famous flyer, the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader.In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air...