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Life in Early Medieval Wales by Prof Nancy Edwards 9780198733218
RRP: $129.00$116.75Research for and the writing of this book was funded by the award of a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship. The period c. AD300--1050, spanning the collapse of Roman rule to the coming of the Normans, was formative in the development of Wales... -
Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire by Priya Atwal
RRP: $20.63$18.67In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the Mughal emperors was fading, and ambitious newcomers seized power, changing the political map forever. Enter the legendary Maharajah Ranjit Singh, whose Sikh Empire stretched throughout northwestern India... -
Selected Writings of Alexandra Kollontai by Alexandra Kollontai 9780393009743
RRP: $27.09$21.29Alexandra Kollontai-the only woman member of the Bolshevik central committee and the USSR's first Minister of Social Welfare-is known today as a historic contributor to the international women's movement, and as one of the first Bolshevik leaders to... -
Blue Guide Lombardy, Milan & the Italian Lakes by Alta Macadam 9781905131839
RRP: $21.87$15.82Blue Guides, now in their centenary year, have been published continuously since 1918 and are the most comprehensive travel guides concentrating on history, architecture and art. This guide to Lombardy, with full coverage of the major city of Milan, also... -
After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine by Antony Loewenstein 9780863569418
RRP: $16.76$11.09After Zionism brings together some of the world's leading thinkers on the Middle East question. In thought-provoking essays, the contributors dissect the century-long conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians, and explore possible forms of a... -
Dubai: The Story of the World's Fastest City by Jim Krane
RRP: $14.18$9.44Today, Dubai is a city of shimmering skyscrapers attracting thousands of tourists every year. Yet just sixty years ago Dubai's population scraped a living by picking dates, diving for pearls, or sailing in wooden dhows to trade with Iran and India. Dubai... -
The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing by Mark Kurlansky
RRP: $23.22$12.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635578751Author Mark KurlanskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 316g -
Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller by John D. Niles 9781496841582
$43.86Born in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson,... -
A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival in Auschwitz by Caroline Moorehead
RRP: $14.18$10.02A moving and extraordinary book about courage and survival, friendship and endurance - a portrait of ordinary women who faced the horror of the holocaust together.On an icy morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were... -
Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore 9781469651880
RRP: $42.51$39.14This classic work helps recover the central role of black women in the political history of the Jim Crow era. Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore explores the pivotal and interconnected roles played by gender and race in North Carolina politics from the period... -
Trinity: The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History by Frank Close
RRP: $19.34$14.13'Everything about this story is astounding' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times"Trinity" was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. Trinity is now also the extraordinary story of the bomb's metaphorical father,... -
Town Class Destroyers: A Critical Assessment by John Henshaw
RRP: $25.74$25.27Early in World War II, fifty obsolete US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy in return for a 99-year lease British bases in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Newfoundland. Though they were obsolete and far from ideal, they played a vital role in... -
Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King by Audrey Truschke
RRP: $21.92$19.44The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that would result in the... -
The Reckoning: The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944 by Prit Buttar
RRP: $21.92$16.36'The Reckoning is vivid history, the tragic Eastern Front brought to life through the widest range of Russian and German sources I've ever read. Bravo.' - Peter Caddick-Adams, author and broadcaster From critically acclaimed Eastern Front expert Prit... -
A Brilliant Little Operation: The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 by Paddy Ashdown
RRP: $12.89$8.77The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. In 1942, before El Alamein turned the tide of war, the German merchant fleet was re-supplying... -
The Talavera Campaign 1809 by Tim Saunders 9781399040037
RRP: $36.12$25.31Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley returned to the Peninsular in 1809 convinced that the country could be held against the French. His audacious crossing of the Duoro and speedy victory at Oporto in May, followed by the deceptively easy ejection of... -
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant 9781786894021
RRP: $21.92$14.94For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific... -
The Los Alamos Primer: The First Lectures on How to Build an Atomic Bomb, Updated with a New Introduction by Richard Rhodes by Robert Serber 9780520344174
RRP: $19.34$15.67More than seventy years ago, American forces exploded the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing great physical and human destruction. The young scientists at Los Alamos who developed the bombs, which were... -
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes
RRP: $14.18$10.02It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens,... -
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Aftermath of World War II by John W. Dower
RRP: $21.92$16.36Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life... -
De Havilland Mosquito: An Illustrated History by Stuart Howe 9780947554767
RRP: $21.87$16.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947554767Author Stuart HoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Origins of English Individualism: Family, Property and Social Transition by Alan MacFarlane 9780631127611
RRP: $28.32$24.92The Origins of English Individualism is about the nature of English society during the five centuries leading up to the Industrial Revolution, and the crucial differences between England and other European nations. Drawing upon detailed studies of... -
The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction by Wendy Northcutt
RRP: $21.93$12.89The hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift!The Darwin Awards are more than just a brand. They're a pop culture phenomenon. With six books and a website that draws in more than a million unique visitors every month,... -
Frank Pantridge MC: Japanese Prisoner of War and Inventor of the Portable Defibrillator by Lowry, Cecil 9781399002929
RRP: $19.34$14.13Countless thousands of men and women around the world have good reason to be thankful that Frank Pantridge survived three and a half years of brutal Japanese captivity. Had he not, they too would in all probability have died too. Taken prisoner at the... -
The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself by Teresa of Avila
RRP: $16.76$11.73Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation - her... -
The Perfect Kill: A Personal History of Modern Assassination by Robert Baer
RRP: $14.18$9.55What is the definition of assassination? Robert Baer's boss at the CIA once told him, 'It's a bullet with a man's name on it.' Sometimes assassination is the senseless act of a psychotic, a bloodletting without social value. Other times, it can be the... -
The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo De Witte
$19.48The Assassination of Lumumba unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba-the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity-since it... -
A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer
RRP: $14.18$10.02Mailer's superb account, written as it was happening, of the first attempt to land men on the moon'Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.'A Fire on the Moon tells the scarcely credible story of the Apollo 11 mission. It is suffused with... -
Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps by Gaston Rebuffat 9780375755064
$19.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375755064Author Gaston RebuffatFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 213mm... -
Goddess: The Secret Lives Of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers
RRP: $21.92$12.36The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, now updated in the year of the 60th anniversary of the iconic star's death - now a major Netflix film, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Untold Tapes'Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone... -
The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition by Richard Carleton Hacker 9781632206572
RRP: $24.50$16.34The Ultimate Cigar Book is a classic on the subject, covering everything from how cigars are made, to storage, etiquette, and accessories.Richard Carleton Hacker's category bestselling is often credited with helping to create a new generation of cigar... -
The English Electric Lightning by Martin W. Bowman 9781526705563
RRP: $19.34$14.13The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while... -
Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse by Laura Hillenbrand
RRP: $16.76$10.94From the author of Unbroken - a major motion picture releasing in 2015 - this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit. In 1938 one figure received more press coverage than Mussolini, Hitler or... -
The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament by Ben Jackson 9781801506601
RRP: $19.34$14.13The Africa Cup of Nations explores the vibrant history of one of football's iconic but often overlooked international tournaments.For a long time, the Africa Cup of Nations has been seen as a nuisance to European clubs and fans. However, the tournament... -
Reaper Force - Inside Britain's Drone Wars by Dr. Peter Lee 9781789460780
RRP: $11.60$8.02This unique insight into RAF Reaper operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is based on unprecedented research access to the Reaper squadrons and personnel at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, USA. The author has... -
Haunted Hastings by Tina Lakin
RRP: $16.76$12.41From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, this collection of stories contains new and well-known spooky tales from in and around Hastings. Drawing on... -
Portable Magic: Our Long Love Affair with Books by Emma Smith
RRP: $25.80$22.73'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The TimesMost of what we say about books is really... -
Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: $19.34$6.08The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the... -
What I Saw: Reports From Berlin 1920-33 by Joseph Roth
RRP: $12.89$8.64In 1920, Joseph Roth, the most renowned German correspondent of his age, arrived in Berlin, the capital of the Weimar Republic. He produced a series of impressionistic and political writings that influenced an entire generation of writers, including... -
The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West by David Kilcullen
RRP: $16.76$15.42In 1993, a newly-appointed CIA director warned that Western powers might have 'slain a large dragon' with the fall of the USSR, but now faced a 'bewildering variety of poisonous snakes'. Since then, both dragons (state enemies like Russia and China) and...