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The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders 1811 by P. D. James
RRP: £12.99£8.56In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this vivid and gripping reconstruction P. D. James and police historian T. A... -
Pirate Enlightenment: Buccaneers, Women Traders and Mock Kingdoms in Eighteenth Century Madagascar by David Graeber
RRP: £18.99£14.24'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment... -
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Life by Elspeth Marr
RRP: £7.99£7.20In 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: £14.99£10.95'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
£12.39Apologies 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 Desert War: Book 4 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War by James Holland
RRP: £7.99£5.79Part 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... -
Lancashire Murders by Alan Hayhurst
RRP: £16.99£12.94Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Lancashire's history. The cases covered here record the county's most fascinating but least known crimes, as well as famous murders that gripped not just... -
The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War by Kurt A. Raaflaub
RRP: £30.00£23.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307455444Author Kurt A. RaaflaubFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties by Peter Hennessy
RRP: £19.99£14.68Winner of the Orwell Prize The second part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy, Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence.'If the Gods gossip,... -
Economic Interdependence and War by Dale C. Copeland 9780691161594
RRP: £32.00£25.16Does 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... -
Airbrushing and Finishing Scale Models by Brett Green 9781846031991
RRP: £30.00£21.35ALSO 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... -
Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization by Justin Marozzi
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North... -
Luther and His Progeny: 500 Years of Protestantism and Its Consequences for Church, State, and Society by John C Rao 9781621382546
£17.59Apologies 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: £14.99£11.53It 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: £14.99£9.80NEW 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
£20.35During 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: £17.99£12.95Apologies 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 -
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: How Movements and Law Can Work Together To Win by Mark Gevisser
RRP: £17.99£13.80Written 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: £10.99£7.40If 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: £12.99£9.09A 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,... -
Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783 by Brendan Simms
RRP: £19.99£14.28This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain's extraordinary scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained. Whilst Britain was an important... -
The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction by Jerry Brotton
RRP: £8.99£6.45More 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: £12.99£9.62Did 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 -... -
The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova (1531) by Tom Leoni
RRP: £31.00£29.43Dating from the 1520's, Bolognese swordsmaster's Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova is the earliest surviving printed book on Italian martial arts. This seminal and eclectic Renaissance work contains clear and systematic instruction on the use of the sword... -
Compact Wales: On the Trail of the Welsh Drovers by Twm Elias
RRP: £6.95£6.26Apologies 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 -
Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame by John Guy
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry VIII's reign transformed the physical and spiritual landscape of England. Magnificent, tyrannical, a strong ruler, a 'pillager of the... -
Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space by Bleddyn E. Bowen
RRP: £20.00£17.84An 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: £30.00£22.55Discover 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: £9.99£7.55The 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... -
Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Reflections on Memory and Imagination by Otto Dov Kulka
RRP: £10.99£7.77Otto 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: £14.99£13.08All 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: £13.99£11.04Designed 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: £20.00£16.83Late 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: £14.99£10.95For 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... -
Once There Were Giants: The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing by Jerry Izenberg
RRP: £11.99£9.64**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: £18.99£13.61A 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: £10.99£7.77Steven 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: £16.99£12.68Wild 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... -
Ravenous: A Jewish Scientist in Nazi Germany and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection by Sam Apple
RRP: £14.99£13.03The 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... -
Their Finest Hour: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: £18.99£13.61Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally...