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Glasgow, the Clyde and Slavery by D. P. 9781840339604
RRP: £14.95£13.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339604Author D. P.Format PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Search For Nefertiti by Joann Fletcher
RRP: £16.99£11.54Joann Fletcher, presenter of BBC2's 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' has written an enthralling account of Nefertiti, one of Egypt's most compelling and mysterious figures. She and her controversial pharaoh husband Akhenaten... -
Breaking the Siegfried Line: Rhineland, February 1945 by Tim Saunders 9781399055284
RRP: £25.00£17.62In this second of Tim Saunders’ volumes on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground. Amidst the rapidly rising flood... -
Fife Folk Tales by Sheila Kinninmonth 9780750967532
RRP: £12.99£9.62Storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Scottish Kings and Queens, saints and sinners,... -
Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out – King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan by Saul David
RRP: £9.99£6.52A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last. ... -
Thoughts From the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World by Liang Qichao 9780241568781
RRP: £12.99£9.09'China's first iconic modern intellectual. His lucid and prolific writings, touching on all major concerns in his own time and anticipating many in the future, inspired several generations of thinkers' Pankaj Mishra'A country does not become corrupt and... -
Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis by Jeffrey H Jackson
RRP: £12.99£9.70"A Nazi resistance story like none you've ever heard or read." -Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground"Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!"... -
Charles I (Penguin Monarchs): An Abbreviated Life by Mark Kishlansky
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackThe tragedy of Charles I dominates one of the most strange and painful periods in British history as the whole island tore itself apart over a... -
Punk Rock: An Oral History by John Robb
RRP: £22.00£16.02'To see The Clash on the White Riot tour was like discovering how to be a rock star: you just did it yourself. You didn't wait for someone to come and discover you. That was the most important thing that came out of punk... We came home and we cut our... -
The Day Of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-44 by Rick Atkinson
RRP: £16.99£11.94In An Army at Dawn - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of the Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade... -
The Story of Israel: From Theodor Herzl to the Dream for Peace by Martin Gilbert
RRP: £20.00£12.05The Story of Israel is an illuminating book that explores the nation's history. Seventy years after Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, the dramatic events before and since this point form an extraordinary period of history. From Theodor Herzl's... -
The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids by Robert Bauval 9780099429272
RRP: £10.99£7.77Unlocking the secrets of the pyramids.For thousands of years the pyramids have stood, imposing and enigmatic, refusing to give up their secrets. In this thrilling book of scientific and historical detective work, the authors try to answer some of... -
Making Medieval Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
RRP: £14.99£12.26Many beautiful illuminated manuscripts survive from the Middle Ages and can be seen in libraries and museums throughout Europe. But who were the skilled craftsmen who made these exquisite books? What precisely is parchment? How were medieval manuscripts... -
Auschwitz: True Tales From a Grotesque Land by Sara Nomberg-Przytyk 9780807841600
RRP: £27.95£16.10From the moment I got to Auschwitz I was completely detached. I disconnected my heart and intellect in an act of self-defense, despair, and hopelessness."" With these words Sara Nomberg-Przytyk begins this painful and compelling account of her... -
Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher by Edward J. Watts 9780190210038
RRP: £37.99£25.94A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best-known female intellectuals. For the sixteen centuries following her murder by a mob of Christians Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a... -
The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions by Kate Summerscale
RRP: £16.99£12.28THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAIL AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND START THE WEEK Plunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed A-Z compendium to... -
Mongolia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Alan Sanders
RRP: £9.99£7.54"Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan's empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of... -
Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Willder
RRP: £14.99£10.95A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A small masterpiece. There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page' Jenny Colgan, Spectator A joyful celebration of books - the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who's ever... -
Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the Late Meiji Period by Carol Gluck
RRP: £45.00£35.72Ideology played a momentous role in modern Japanese history. Not only did the elite of imperial Japan (1890-1945) work hard to influence the people to "yield as the grasses before the wind," but historians of modern Japan later identified these efforts... -
Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany by Darren Baker
RRP: £22.99£14.91Richard of Cornwall was born in 1209 as the youngest son of King John. His life of adventure made him one of the wealthiest and most widely travelled men of his era. Praised for his diplomatic and organisational skills, he led the last successful crusade... -
The Secret Carp by Christopher Yates
RRP: £20.00£14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873674284Author Chris YatesFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 490g -
How Britain Brought Football to the World by Stuart Laycock
RRP: £15.99£12.65'Delighted to learn from this very enjoyable new book that the first ever game of football played in Austria was won by the Vienna Cricket Club.' - Tom Holland, Historian and BroadcasterHave we matched Wembley 1966 and 2022, or lost again on penalties?... -
The Amateur and the Professional: Antiquarians, Historians and Archaeologists in Victorian England 1838-1886 by Professor Philippa Levine 9780521530507
RRP: £39.99£33.26This book highlights the growing divide in nineteenth-century intellectual circles between amateur and professional interest, and explores the institutional means whereby professional ascendancy was achieved in the broad field of studies of the past. It... -
On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: £12.99£8.60Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. It was a new and... -
Dartmoor: Into the Wilderness by Michelle Dibb 9780752459295
RRP: £27.50£17.00Dartmoor is one of the few wilderness areas remaining in the UK - beautiful, mysterious and sometimes dangerous. From its rich, moss-covered ancient woodlands and rushing rivers to its sparse high moorland and bleak prison, Dartmoor has inspired artists,... -
The Cosmography and Geography of Africa by Leo Africanus
RRP: £14.99£10.95The first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance: an African diplomat's guide to Africa.In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the Mediterranean... -
The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century by Michael Howard 9780198204282
£50.84Victoria still ruled over the British Empire, the imperial Manchu dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over Russia. The cinema was in its infancy, with radio and television still to be developed. The earliest cars were on the road, but air travel... -
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai 9781399608992
RRP: £9.99£6.80In the face of Taliban oppression, one girl's unwavering defiance sparked a worldwide movement. Shot in the head for daring to seek an education, Malala Yousafzai defied all odds, emerging stronger than ever. From a valley in Pakistan to the global... -
Wigan Coalfield by Alan Davies 9780752417240
RRP: £14.99£11.55Through documents, the Wigan area can trace its coal mining activities as far back as 650 years, and for a brief spell in the late nineteenth century Wigan itself was proudly known as 'Coalopolis'. Mining machinery such as ventilation fans, winding... -
Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £11.99£8.43In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa. The men who spearheaded this expansion were the centurions, the tough, professional warriors who led from the front,... -
Roman Soldier vs Parthian Warrior: Carrhae to Nisibis, 53 BC-AD 217 by Si Sheppard
RRP: £13.99£9.75In 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a confrontation that would reshape the geopolitical map and establish a frontier between East and West that would endure for the next 700 years. From the initial clash at Carrhae through to the battle of... -
Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey by Madeleine Bunting 9781847085184
RRP: £10.99£7.32The Hebrides hold a remarkable place in the imaginations of Scotland and England. On the outer edge of the British Isles and facing the Atlantic Ocean, these iconic islands form part of Europe's boundary. Because of their unique position, they have been... -
Penal Company on the Falklands: A Memoir of the Parachute Regiment at War 1982 by Neame, Philip 9781399070713
£26.66On 1 April 1982 the Argentinian junta invaded the Falkland Islands, while the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment was on leave. Recalled to barracks, it joined the hastily assembled task force to recover the Islands. No parachutes - instead a journey of... -
Barges & Bread: Canals & Grain to Bread & Baking by Di Murrell 9781909248519
RRP: £16.00£13.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909248519Author Di MurrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect BooksWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm *... -
The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment by Brian Copenhaver
RRP: £12.99£9.09'. . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .'This rich, fascinating anthology... -
Queen Elizabeth II: A Glorious 70 Years by Alison James
RRP: £21.00£15.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorAlison James, a successful historian and journalist who writes about royals and celebrities for the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and Yours magazine in the UK and... -
The Fighting Captain by Alan Burn
£20.49Captain F J Walker, RN, did more than any other man at sea to win the Battle of the Atlantic, a vicious and unrelenting struggle which Churchill described as the dominating factor throughout World War Two. He was a formidable figure and one of the... -
At the Yeoman's House by Ronald Blythe 9781904634881
RRP: £15.00£10.96What happens in an old farmhouse when the farmers have left? Perhaps only a poet-historian-storyteller can say. These traditional work centres were established centuries ago, sometimes in the village street, often far away in their own fields. But the... -
Yeats Now: Echoing into Life by Joseph M. Hassett 9781843517788
RRP: £13.00£11.02W. B. Yeats believed that a poet's life should be an experiment in living. His poems fashion into memorable words the sometimes puzzling emotions that hover over important life events. Yeats's remarkable work can clarify our own thinking about similar... -
Secret Spitfires: Britain's Hidden Civilian Army by Howman
RRP: £20.00£15.44September 1940: In the midst of the Second World War, The Luftwaffe unleashed a series of devastating raids on Southampton, all but destroying its Spitfire factories.But production didn't stop. Instead, manufacturing of this iconic fighter moved...