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A Victorian Lady's Guide to Life by Elspeth Marr
RRP: $10.31$9.29In this delightful and engagingly eccentric treasury of life lessons, redoubtable Victorian Elspeth Marr (1871-1947) reflects on the fundamental topics of life as well as the nuts and bolts of everyday living. Part journal, part commonplace book, among... -
The Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer
RRP: $19.34$14.13'A monumental yet intimate biography, a vivid portrait of the man, the statesman and the saint' The TimesMahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or... -
Planetary Cycles Mundane Astrology by Andre Barbault 9780950265896
$15.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780950265896Author Andre BarbaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Astrological AssociationPublisher Astrological AssociationWeight(grams) 240g -
The Pie At Night: In Search of the North at Play by Stuart Maconie
RRP: $19.34$14.13Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of England as a hardworking place. But, more than possibly anywhere else, the North has always known how to get dressed up, take itself out on the town... -
The Desert War: Book 4 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War by James Holland
RRP: $10.31$7.47Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.____________Why was North Africa such a key component in Britain's success over Mussolini and his Italian Army?How did they blunt Italy's actions?What challenges did they face?And what new technologies were... -
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholl
RRP: $28.38$20.15For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a trustworthy steward of the British people and the Commonwealth. In the face of her... -
Economic Interdependence and War by Dale C. Copeland 9780691161594
RRP: $41.28$32.46Does growing economic interdependence among great powers increase or decrease the chance of conflict and war? Liberals argue that the benefits of trade give states an incentive to stay peaceful. Realists contend that trade compels states to struggle for... -
Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935-1943 by John Gooch
RRP: $21.92$15.84WINNER OF THE 2021 DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYA DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020From an acclaimed military historian, the definitive account of Italy's experience of the Second World WarWhile staying closely aligned with Hitler,... -
Airbrushing and Finishing Scale Models by Brett Green 9781846031991
RRP: $38.70$27.54ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. Brett Green details the prerequisites of airbrushing, including the different types of spray equipment and air sources available, offering advice on appropriate thinners, paint ratios and air pressures to ensure the most... -
Luther and His Progeny: 500 Years of Protestantism and Its Consequences for Church, State, and Society by John C Rao 9781621382546
$22.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621382546Author John C. RaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico Press -
Secret Treasure of Oak Island: The Amazing True Story of a Centuries-Old Treasure Hunt by D'Arcy O'Connor 9781493037001
RRP: $19.34$14.87It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have... -
Titans of History: The Giants Who Made Our World by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: $19.34$12.64NEW EDITION - FEATURING UPDATED INTRODUCTION AND NEW CHAPTERS The giant characters of history - from Mozart to Michelangelo, Shakespeare to Einstein, Henry VIII to Hitler, Catherine the Great to Margaret Thatcher, Jesus Christ to Genghis Khan - lived... -
A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia by Hannes Wessels
$26.25During the West's great transition into the post-Colonial age, the country of Rhodesia refused to succumb quietly, and throughout the 1970s fought back almost alone against Communist-supported elements that it did not believe would deliver proper... -
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards
RRP: $23.21$16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830837823Author E. Randolph RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 308g -
Ancient Assyria: A Very Short Introduction by Karen Radner
RRP: $11.60$8.32Assyria was one of the most influential kingdoms of the Ancient Near East. In this Very Short Introduction, Karen Radner sketches the history of Assyria from city state to empire, from the early 2nd millennium BC to the end of the 7th century BC. Since... -
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: How Movements and Law Can Work Together To Win by Mark Gevisser
RRP: $23.21$17.80Written from the maxim "it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom. In these... -
Undercover Duke: A dazzling new novel from the queen of the sexy regency romance! by Sabrina Jeffries
RRP: $14.18$9.55If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, you'll fall head over heels for the family at the heart of Sabrina Jeffries' Duke Dynasty series!'Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!' Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author'Synonymous with... -
I Was Hitler's Pilot: The Memoirs of Hans Baur by Hans Baur 9781526760760
RRP: $16.76$11.73A decorated First World War pilot, Hans Baur was one of the leading commercial aviators of the 1920s before being before becoming Adolf Hitler's personal pilot, a role he first undertook during the election campaign in 1932/. Hitler, who loathed flying,... -
The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction by Jerry Brotton
RRP: $11.60$8.32More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but... -
The Little Book of Wales by Mark Lawson-Jones
RRP: $16.76$12.41Did You Know?Wales is the only nation in the United Kingdom not to be represented on the Union Jack. During the First World War, Cardiff was the largest coal port in the world. Guglielmo Marconi sent the first ever wireless communication over open sea -... -
Compact Wales: On the Trail of the Welsh Drovers by Twm Elias
RRP: $8.97$8.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845242824Author Twm EliasFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Llygad Gwalch CyfPublisher Llygad Gwalch Cyf -
Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space by Bleddyn E. Bowen
RRP: $25.80$23.01An eye-opening account of a world order shaped by spacepower and the threat of space warfare. Space technology was developed to enhance the killing power of the state. The Moon landings and the launch of the Space Shuttle were mere sideshows, drawing... -
The Times Reference Atlas of the World by Times Atlases
RRP: $38.70$29.09Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. Ninth edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious and authoritative Times Atlas range. Includes city plans and fascinating historical maps. This world... -
The Little Book of Edinburgh by Geoff Holder 9780750993999
RRP: $12.89$9.74The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric... -
The Ruble: A Political History by Ekaterina Pravilova
RRP: $39.98$34.53A groundbreaking history of Russia, from empire to the Soviet era, viewed through the lens of its money. Money seems passive, a silent witness to the deeds and misdeeds of its holders, but through its history intimate dramas and grand historical... -
Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Reflections on Memory and Imagination by Otto Dov Kulka
RRP: $14.18$10.02Otto Dov Kulka's memoir of a childhood spent in Auschwitz is a literary feat of astounding emotional power, exploring the permanent and indelible marks left by the HolocaustWinner of the JEWISH QUARTERLY-WINGATE PRIZE 2014As a child, the distinguished... -
How Music Dies (or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in the Arts by Ian Brennan
RRP: $19.34$16.87All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every... -
The PIAT: Britain's anti-tank weapon of World War II by Matthew Moss
RRP: $18.05$14.24Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in... -
Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club by David Fleming
RRP: $25.80$21.71Late one evening in March 1924, a tipsy young nun was seen trying to slip into Balliol, an all-male Oxford college, just as the gates were about to close for the night. The nun - subsequently unmasked as the son of the college bursar - was returning... -
Siege of Malta 1940-42: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Rogers 9781784384593
RRP: $19.34$14.13For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another. The Mediterranean island was effectively beleaguered, reliant for defence on anti-aircraft guns and often-outnumbered fighter... -
Ecclesiastical History of the English People: With Bede's Letter to Egbert and Cuthbert's Letter on the Death of Bede by the Venerable Saint Bede 9780140445657
RRP: $16.76$12.15Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative... -
Once There Were Giants: The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing by Jerry Izenberg
RRP: $15.47$12.44**New edition updated with a foreword by Manny Pacquiao.** A celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter. Once upon a time, of all the... -
Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 by Ian Kershaw
RRP: $24.50$17.56A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020'Brilliant ... a historical masterpiece' The Times Literary SupplementFrom one of Britain's most distinguished historians and the bestselling author of Hitler, this is the definitive... -
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software by Steven Johnson
RRP: $14.18$10.02Steven Johnson's Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software is a fascinating look at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from... -
Wild Ruins BC: The explorer's guide to Britain's ancient sites by Dave Hamilton 9781910636169
RRP: $21.92$16.36Wild Ruins B.C. reveals the extraordinary tale of Britain's human story before Christianity, from the first human footprints of 800,000 years ago, to ancient axe factories, rock art, stone circles, mountain burials, sunset hill forts, lost villages and... -
Mission at Nuremberg: An Allied Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis by Tim Townsend
RRP: $19.34$14.64November, 1945. The war is over, Hitler is dead, and Allied Army Chaplain Henry Gerecke receives his most challenging assignment: to go to Nuremberg and minister to the twenty-one imprisoned Nazi leaders awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. ... -
Ravenous: A Jewish Scientist in Nazi Germany and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection by Sam Apple
RRP: $19.34$16.81The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg was widely regarded as one of the most important biochemists of the twentieth century. A Jewish homosexual living openly with his partner, he was also among the most despised figures in the Third Reich. Yet top Nazi... -
The Inca Empire: An Illustrated History by David Jones
RRP: $25.80$21.53The history of the Incas fascinates the modern world. This groundbreaking book separates fact from fiction, exploring the native peoples of Peru and the Andes, their mythologies and ancient belief systems, and the amazing beauty of Inca art and... -
Sikhs: A Story of a People, Their Faith and Culture by DK India
RRP: $38.70$25.68Dive into the history, the philosophy, the essence of the Sikh faith, and trace its evolution.At the turn of the 15th century, Guru Nanak embarked on a series of journeys across the Indian subcontinent and instituted an equitable community and an... -
The Hours of Richard III by Anne F. Sutton 9781803996325
RRP: $23.21$15.31As a person's religious convictions, especially in times past, can be considered fundamental to their character and behaviour, the nature of King Richard III's piety has been the subject of considerable debate. Much of this controversy has focused on the...