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A Traveller's History of Cyprus by Timothy Boatswain 9781907973086
$2.57"A Traveller's History of Cyprus" offers a complete and authoritative history of the island's past and also touches on the sensitive present-day issues for both sides of the island. Although Cyprus is a relatively small island, its position in the East... -
The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained DK 9780241350379
RRP: $25.79$19.71Learn about trade and global economic crises in The Economics Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Economics in this overview guide to the subject,... -
The Cromwell Street Murders: The Detective's Story by John Bennett
RRP: $21.92$16.69This book tells for the first time the story from a police perspective. For ten years, the officer in charge of the investigation, Detective Superintendent John Bennett QPM, has refused to tell his story. Now, together with BBC journalist Graham Gardner,... -
Sniper on the Eastern Front by Albrecht Wacker 9781781590041
RRP: $12.89$9.17This book is a rare first-hand account by a ruthlessly efficient German sniper of life and death during the bitter conflict that followed the Nazi invasion of Russia. Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger was an Austrian conscript who qualified as a Wehrmacht... -
Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War by John Lewis-Stempel
RRP: $14.18$9.55Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't for the birds, what a hell it would be.'During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground,... -
Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918 by Alexander Watson
RRP: $24.50$18.07Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2014Winner of the 2014 Wolfson History Prize, the 2014 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, the Society for Military History's 2015 Distinguished Book Award and the 2015 British Army Military Book of the... -
Letters of Note: Fathers by Shaun Usher
RRP: $10.31$7.04In Letters of Note: Fathers, Shaun Usher collects together remarkable correspondence by and about fathers, including proud parental words of love, advice from experienced dads to new ones, as well as letters from both frustrated and adoring offspring... -
Yes to Europe!: The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain by Robert Saunders 9781108442244
RRP: $21.92$19.49On 5 June 1975, voters went to the polls in Britain's first national referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in the European Community. As in 2016, the campaign shattered old political allegiances and triggered a far-reaching debate on... -
Louis XIV Outside In: Images of the Sun King Beyond France, 1661-1715 Tony Claydon 9781472431264
RRP: $174.15$151.81Louis XIV - the 'Sun King' - casts a long shadow over the history of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Yet while he has been the subject of numerous works, much of the scholarship remains firmly rooted within national frameworks and traditions... -
Bayern: Creating a Global Superclub by Uli Hesse
RRP: $16.76$11.73'MASTERFUL' Raphael HonigsteinThe story of superclub Bayern Munich by the critically acclaimed author of Tor!Bayern Munich is a team of extremes. They are the most passionately supported club in Germany and the most hated. There is no doubt that they are... -
The Yards of Kendal by Trevor Hughes 9781781556528
RRP: $19.34$14.13Yards, crofts ginnels and lanes are found in many northern towns. Kendal's yards are special and are fascinating to residents and visitors alike. They are a characteristic feature of the town and demonstrate the lively history of the people who lived and... -
Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy David Rohde 9780393881967
RRP: $30.95$23.71Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so... -
Lions and Shadows by Christopher Isherwood
RRP: $14.18$10.02WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JAMES FENTONSubtitled 'An education in the twenties', this work blends autobiography and fiction to describe the inner life of a writer evolving from precocious public school boy to Cambridge drop-out at large in London's... -
St Kilda: The Last and Outmost Isle by Angela Gannon
RRP: $24.50$18.05In 1527 Hector Boece, the first Principal of King's College Aberdeen, wrote in his extensive History of the Scottish People of an island of rocky crags and prehistoric sheep, which could only be reached through extreme danger to life. It was, he... -
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides 9781780747453
RRP: $19.34$12.29The age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole remained. Contemporaries described the pole as the 'unattainable object of our dreams', and the urge to fill in this last great blank space on the map grew irresistible.In... -
The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes by Gordon Raphael 9781838403676
RRP: $21.93$15.07Legendary music producer, Gordon Raphael has spent four decades working with musicians, performers and songwriters to create unique genre-defining sounds. His work with THE STROKES, REGINA SPEKTOR and THE LIBERTINES has made him one of the world's most... -
The Royal Navy and Fishery Protection: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present by Jon Wise 9781399041706
RRP: $32.25$22.73From the first recorded mention of British ships protecting of fishing vessels in the late fourteenth century through to recent controversies over the change in emphasis to border patrols and overseas deployments, the story of the Royal Navy's... -
Marsden Haddock and the Androides: Entertainment, late Georgian Cork and the wider world by Neil Cronin 9781801510967
$15.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801510967Author Neil CroninFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press Ltd -
Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Every Told by Kenneth Turan
RRP: $23.21$19.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767931694Author Kenneth TuranFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm)... -
Painting Wargaming Figures: Axis Forces on the Eastern Front by Andy Singleton
RRP: $19.34$14.13Andy Singleton has been modelling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. Here he shares his experience and tips of the trade for painting Axis forces on WW2's Eastern Front: Germans,... -
A Concise History of Germany by Mary Fulbrook
RRP: $28.37$24.87This third edition of Mary Fulbrook's much-admired and popular introduction to German history provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of the story of the German lands and peoples from the early middle ages to the present day... -
Love in a Time of Hate: Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 by Florian Illies
RRP: $25.80$16.90A Financial Times 'Book to Read in 2023' 1930s Europe - as the Roaring Twenties wind down and the world rumbles towards war, the great minds of the time have other concerns. Jean-Paul Sartre waits anxiously in a Parisian cafe for his first date... -
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern 9781838958558
RRP: $32.25$21.92A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Florentines.During the 1600s, between the end of the... -
Anti-Calvinists: The Rise of English Arminianism c.1590-1640 by Nicholas Tyacke 9780198201847
$149.00This is a study of the rise of English Arminianism and the growing religious division in the Church of England during the decades before the Civil War of the 1640s. The widely accepted view has been that the rise of puritanism was a major cause of the... -
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages by Umberto Eco 9780300093049
RRP: $14.18$12.09In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed... -
Typhoon to Typhoon by Chris Gibson
RRP: $38.64$28.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109596Author Chris GibsonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
Surnames, DNA, and Family History by George Redmonds
RRP: $25.79$25.68This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the... -
Access to History for Cambridge International AS Level: Modern Europe 1750-1921 by Nicholas Fellows
$40.35This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the Modern Europe 1750-1921 Option from the Cambridge AS History syllabus for first examination from 2021.Develop knowledge and analytical skills with engaging... -
Somme: Into the Breach by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
RRP: $16.76$12.24THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'The best new narrative of the battle thus far, reflecting his gifts for fluent prose and moving quotations.' Max Hastings, Sunday Times No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front during... -
The Crown: The Official History Behind the Hit NETFLIX Series: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II, 1956-1977 by Robert Lacey
RRP: $12.89$8.84In this eye-opening companion to Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and the show's historical consultant, Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen... -
Of Ice and Men: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity by Fred Hogge
RRP: $25.80$18.43A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An exploration of humanity's relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substance can we save the ice on our planet-and perhaps... -
Sculpture Since 1945 by Andrew Causey
RRP: $30.30$21.94Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and sculpture has now ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In recent decades the modernist idea of sculpture across the UK, America, and Europe, has been challenged, and issues such... -
We're Doomed. Now What?: Essays on War and Climate Change by Roy Scranton
RRP: $19.34$14.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616959364Author Roy ScrantonFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Soho Press IncPublisher Soho Press Inc -
The Great Book of Ancient Egypt New Edition: In the Realm of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass 9788854413450
RRP: $38.70$28.12In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text... -
The Love Match by M. C. Beaton 9781472114341
RRP: $11.60$9.55By day she champions women's rights but by night she plots romance! No young lady can be more devoted to the teachings of the infamous blue stocking Mrs Waverley than Felicity, her adopted author. Yet Felicity leads a secret life: that of an author of a... -
How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables by Rebecca Rupp 9781603429689
RRP: $18.05$11.87Discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova's conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate. Rebecca Rupp... -
With Hot Lead and Cold Steel: American Civil War Wargaming Rules by Arthur van der Ster 9781472860002
RRP: $19.34$14.13A set of wargaming rules for fighting large battles set during the American Civil War. From the First Bull Run to Appomattox Court House, enter one of the defining conflicts of American history. With shot, shell, and sabre, guide the armies of the Blue... -
The Seventeenth Century by Jenny Wormald 9780198731610
$51.72The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603 dramatically changed the nature and level of interaction between the constituent parts of the British Isles, and over the course of the century that followed the seismic shocks of constitutional... -
Defending Britain: Twentieth-Century Military Structures in the Landscape by Mike Osborne
RRP: $32.25$24.43Following work recently brought into sharper focus by the Defence of Britain Project, this is the first extensive overview of the military structures of the twentieth century, combining both documentary and fieldwork research. The book presents details... -
Quackery by Lydia Kang 9780761189817
RRP: $20.63$16.47What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine-yes, that...