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The Arcadian Friends by Tim Richardson
RRP: $48.75$35.14Between 1715 and 1750, a group of politicans and poets, farmers and businessmen, heiresses and landowners began to experiment with the phenomenon that was to become the English landscape garden. Arguably the greatest British art form ever invented, these... -
Anthony Woodville: Sophisticate or Schemer? by Danielle Burton 9781398114692
RRP: $44.83$29.07The Woodville family are synonymous with the Wars of the Roses. While much has been published on the family as a whole, especially Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, Anthony Woodville - the favourite sibling of Elizabeth - has been largely overlooked by... -
Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction by John Gillingham 9780192854025
RRP: $17.53$12.97First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Gillingham and Ralph A. Griffiths' Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages,... -
The Queue: The heartwarming novel inspired by the queue for the Queen Alexandra Heminsley 9781398718401
RRP: $17.53$12.46'Joyful, heartwarming and utterly charming' JUDY MURRAY'Charming, poignant and as comforting as a tin of royal shortbread. Delightful' VERONICA HENRYThree strangers. Ten miles. One life-changing day...Suzie is 69 and has been keeping a secret for most of... -
Regeneration: The Rescue of a Wild Land by Andrew Painting 9781780277592
RRP: $21.43$14.70Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring... -
Mancunians: Where Do We Start, Where Do I Begin? by David Scott
RRP: $33.13$24.34In the late 1990s, Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the notorious Hacienda nightclub were seismic events that rocked the city's confidence at a time when identikit bands were flooding its clubs and... -
Bomb Group: The Eighth Air Force's 381st and the Allied Air Offensive Over Europe by Paul Bingley 9781612009605
RRP: $53.63$37.62In February 1942, a reconnaissance party of United States Army Air Forces officers arrived in England. Firmly wedded to the doctrine of daylight precision bombing, they believed they could help turn the tide of the war in Europe. In the months that... -
The Hemlock Cure by Joanne Burn
RRP: $29.23$19.89The entrancing historical read perfect for readers of Hamnet and The Manningtree Witches 'Vivid and poetic' JENNIFER SAINT 'Mesmerizing' ROSIE ANDREWS 'Page-turning' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN 'Beautiful' ANNIE GARTHWAITE 'Exquisitely written' SONIA... -
British Web Equipment of the First and Second World Wars: Em32 by Martin J. Brayley
RRP: $25.33$25.08The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of... -
The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World by Ken Alder 9780743216760
$37.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743216760Author Ken AlderFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 141mm *... -
Mail Obsession: A Journey Round Britain by Postcode Mark Mason 9781780228334
RRP: $19.48$11.82'FASCINATING' Daily Mail'FULL OF AMAZING FACTS' The QI ElvesEach of the United Kingdom's 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure. Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in... -
Beyond the Spitfire: The Unseen Designs of R.J. Mitchell by Ralph Pegram 9780750965156
RRP: $48.75$37.71Popular history has a tendency to simplify, and accounts of the life and career of aeronautical engineer R.J. Mitchell are no exception. Remembered most fondly for his epochal Spitfire design, his other designs - many of them failures and disappointments... -
The Bending Cross: A biography of Eugene V. Debs by Ray Ginger 9781931859400
RRP: $48.73$37.44This moving biography presents the definitive story of the life of and legacy of the most eloquent spokesperson and leader of the US labour and socialist movements. Eugene Debs was a railway organiser and socialist. He ran for president five times, once... -
Napoleon and Wellington Andrew Roberts 9781842127407
RRP: $33.13$22.50A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian.'Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched' ObserverOn the morning of the battle of... -
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross
RRP: $33.13$24.32'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where... -
Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Caroline Elkins
RRP: $33.13$24.73Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly... -
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand 9780007126880
RRP: $29.23$19.42Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas,... -
Imperial Mud: The Fight for the Fens by James Boyce
RRP: $21.43$14.70**WINNER OF THE HISTORY AND TRADITION CATEGORY, EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARDS 2020****SHORTLISTED FOR THE TASMANIAN LITERARY AWARD 2022****LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021** 'A real page-turner ... a warning about what happens when the rich and... -
Egyptologists’ Notebooks by Chris Naunton
RRP: $62.40$42.14For centuries the beguiling ancient ruins of Egypt have provided an endless source of fascination for explorers, antiquarians, treasure hunters and archaeologists. All, from the very earliest travellers, were entranced by the beauty and majesty of the... -
Defending Rodinu: Volume 2 - Build-Up and Operational History of the Soviet Air Defence Force, 1960-1989 by Krzysztof Dabrowski
RRP: $38.90$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510278Author Krzysztof DabrowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Agile Project Management in easy steps David Morris 9781840789744
RRP: $23.38$13.55This third edition of Agile Project Management in easy steps has been updated to reflect its ongoing evolution. It explains the principles, practices, and processes of agile project management, by following an entire project, step-by-step, and ... -
Yorkshire: There and Back Andrew Martin 9781472154873
RRP: $25.33$14.84In Yorkshire: There and Back, Andrew Martin celebrates Britain's most charismatic county, looking back at the Yorkshire of his 1970s childhood and as it is today.Journeying to every historic corner, Martin writes affectionally about its past, present and... -
The Man on a Donkey by H. F. M. Prescott
RRP: $33.13$23.95'The most immersive book I've ever read... Truly brings Tudor England to life' Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Times 'One of the finest historical novels ever written' TLS A forgotten literary masterpiece, The Man on a Donkey is less about the great... -
Balfour's Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel by David Cronin
RRP: $38.98$26.03This is the controversial history of the British government's involvement in the Zionist project, from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to the present day. Written by the British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour, the Declaration stated 'His... -
The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song Caroline Davison 9781784744540
RRP: $39.00$27.87***AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4******WINNER OF THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE******LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA AWARDS***A beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIn January... -
The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 by Chris Cook 9780415359702
RRP: $58.48$51.95The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 is an accessible and indispensable compendium of essential information on the Victorian and Edwardian eras.Using chronologies, maps, glossaries, an extensive bibliography, a wealth... -
Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Higher Social Rank Shapes Identity, Fosters Creativity, and Changes the World by W. David Marx
RRP: $52.63$35.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593296707Author W. David MarxFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Viking Press IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal 9780525511038
RRP: $62.40$46.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525511038Author Kathleen DuValFormat HardbackPage Count 752Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Yangtze Showdown: China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst by Brian Izzard 9781526782076
RRP: $25.33$17.92The attack on the British frigate Amethyst on the Yangtze River by Chinese Communists in 1949 made world headlines. There was even more publicity when the ship made a dramatic escape after being trapped for 101 days. Eulogised by the British as an... -
A Cold Spell: A Human History of Ice by Max Leonard 9781526631190
RRP: $39.00$27.87Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet 'A warm-hearted tale of the bizarre,... -
The World: A Brief Introduction by Richard Haass
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399562419Author Richard HaassFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Invisible Romans: Prostitutes, outlaws, slaves, gladiators, ordinary men and women ... the Romans that history forgot by Robert Knapp
RRP: $25.33$17.92Robert Knapp seeks out the ordinary people who formed the fabric of everyday life in ancient Rome and the outlaws and pirates who lay beyond it. They are the housewives, prostitutes, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, and gladiators who lived commonplace lives... -
Blitz Spirit: 'Fascinating' -Tom Hanks Becky Brown 9781529347081
RRP: $21.43$14.63'An utterly fascinating book - conversations and human behaviours recorded in real time' Tom Hanks'Fascinating ' Elizabeth Day'A hugely affecting and absorbing read.' The Bookseller'Finally, a book that is proving very therapeutic in these difficult... -
The Little Book of Cumbria by David Ramshaw 9780750984799
RRP: $29.23$22.85This is a fact-packed compendium of snippets from the past and present, including historical tales, legends and myths of the Lake District and the rest of the region from Barrow to Carlisle. The towns and villages all have their stories to tell of... -
The Complete Book of the SR-71: Every Aircraft, Pilot, and Story from 1963 Richard Graham 9780760348499
RRP: $68.25$45.94The ultimate SR-71 book which profiles the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all 50 models in the SR-71 program. At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to... -
The Shortest History of War by Gwynne Dyer 9781913083236
RRP: $17.53$12.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083236Author Gwynne DyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street PublishingWeight(grams) 129g -
The I.R.A. by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: $38.98$28.63An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Tim Pat Coogan's classic The IRA provides the only fair-minded, comprehensive... -
The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 Catrine Clay 9781474607896
RRP: $19.48$13.46After 1933, as the brutal terror regime took hold, most of the two-thirds of Germans who had never voted for the Nazis - some 20 million people - tried to keep their heads down and protect their families.They moved to the country, or pretended to support... -
The Story of Kew Gardens by Lynn Parker
RRP: $38.98$23.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782120599Author Lynn ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Carrier Glorious: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier by John Winton 9781800554177
RRP: $29.23$26.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800554177Author John WintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm