Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
The Burning Land by George Alagiah 9781786897947
RRP: £9.99£6.70'Gripping' Guardian'Pacy and stylish' Jeremy Vine 'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.'South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the... -
OCR A Level History: England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Nicholas Fellows 9781471836688
£31.49Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This is an OCR endorsed resourceBuild strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this... -
Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War by Graham Smith 9781853063428
RRP: £14.99£12.55This illustrated, action-packed book contains a full account of the part played by Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described, with details of the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local... -
To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence Simon Garfield 9780857868619
RRP: £9.99£6.70Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the... -
The Living Wells of Wales: New photographs and old tales of our sacred springs, holy wells and spas by Phil Cope 9781781724965
RRP: £20.00£15.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781724965Author Phil CopeFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales Press -
Manorial Records by Denis Stuart
RRP: £14.99£11.55The manor was for centuries the main unit of local government and virtually the only source of written local records. Once the local or family historian has taken his researches back beyond the mid-16th century, manorial records must be the greatest hope... -
The English Job: Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain by Jack Straw
RRP: £12.99£6.85Amongst British diplomats there's a rather poignant joke that 'Iran is the only country in the world that still regards the United Kingdom as a superpower'. But for many Iranians, it's not a joke at all. Scratch the surface, and Iranians of all political... -
Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher by Oren Margolis 9781789147797
RRP: £17.95£12.92Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in Venice, Europe's capital of printing, he invented the italic type and issued more first editions of the classics than anyone before or since, as well as Hypnerotomachia... -
Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield by Martin Pearce
RRP: £11.99£8.43'I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief'Richard Davenport-Hines, The SpectatorSir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer's son from a provincial grammar school who found himself... -
Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar Brad Tolinski 9781101970393
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101970393Author Brad TolinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
Society Must be Defended: Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76 by Michel Foucault
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists' The New York Times Book ReviewSociety Must Be Defended is Michel Foucault's devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilization. Taken... -
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors by National Archives 9781780276335
RRP: £12.99£8.56This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit. Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research, and now that the National Records of Scotland are... -
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War by Paul Jankowski 9780199316892
RRP: £27.99£21.01At seven o'clock in the morning on February 21, 1916, the ground in northern France began to shake. For the next ten hours, twelve hundred German guns showered shells on a salient in French lines. The massive weight of explosives collapsed dugouts,... -
The Suffragettes In Pictures by Diane Atkinson
RRP: £22.50£17.19This book draws extensively on the little-known but important Suffragette Fellowship Collection of archive photographs, newspapers, personal correspondence, artefacts and memoirs, to present a vivid picture of Suffragette life. The strength of the book... -
Sussex Writers in their Landscape: Self-fulfilment in the Age of the Machine by Peter Brandon 9781803993645
RRP: £22.00£16.44'Theirs was a pre-urban world in the glow of its last sunset, without a care or doubt, in which it seemed as if nothing could ever come to harm. Here was their version of that ideal world that has haunted the dreamer, rebel and pastoral poet for... -
The First Bohemians: Life and Art in London's Golden Age by Vic Gatrell
RRP: £16.99£12.28The colourful, salacious and sumptuously illustrated story of Covent Garden - the creative heart of Georgian London - from Wolfson Prize-winning author Vic GatrellSHORT-LISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE 2014In the teeming, disordered, and sexually... -
Scottish Samurai: Thomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911 by Alexander McKay
RRP: £14.99£9.80Thomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, providing the rebels with war-winning, Scottish-designed warships, and modern... -
A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land by Joshua Abbott
RRP: £10.99£7.47From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-LandA Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by John Betjeman's 1973 documentary Metro-Land and the... -
1666: Plague, War and Hellfire by Rebecca Rideal
RRP: £10.99£7.401666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.Shedding light on these dramatic... -
Suez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East Keith Kyle 9781848855335
RRP: £26.99£24.61This title includes a new Foreword by WM. Roger Louis. On 26 July 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it would never recover. On this day, Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company, one of the gems of... -
The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide by Tyler Lansford
RRP: £29.00£26.48Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006-a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls,... -
The Alhambra by Robert Irwin
RRP: £9.99£7.11The Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada, with its fountained courts and gardens, and intricate decoration, has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In a stimulating new book in the 'Wonders of the World' series Robert... -
The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle 9780140444315
RRP: £10.99£7.77Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived... -
Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion by Knox
RRP: £58.95£48.66Enthusiasm, first published in 1950 by Ronald A. Knox, is the end product of thirty years of research and inspiration. In his perceptive and learned study Knox presents the personalities and religious philosophies of the various types of enthusiasts of... -
The A-Z of Curious Shropshire: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by John Shipley 9780750970341
RRP: £14.99£11.55John Shipley takes the reader on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Shropshire's past. Here you will find out where an African Prince is interred; which pub is reputedly haunted by the ghost of John (Mad Jack)... -
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire by Hugh Thomas
RRP: £18.99£13.61The first part of his trilogy on the Spanish Empire, Hugh Thomas's Rivers of Gold brings the rise of Spain's global empire vividly to life, capturing the spirit of an ebullient age. Inspired by hopes of both riches and of converting native people to... -
Apel, Yr / Appeal, The by Mererid Hopwood 9781800993822
£10.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993822Author Y. LolfaFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 180mm * 180mm * 14mm -
Facing the Sea of Sand: The Sahara and the Peoples of Northern Africa by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: £30.00£21.95Northern Africa is dominated by the Sahara Desert, stretching across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. This book is about the people who lived around the edges of the Desert and the different ways in which they responded to its... -
High Wood by Michael Harrison 9781473834095
RRP: £12.99£9.09Bois de Fourcaux, a luxuriant woodland covering 75 acres, set in the area of the battlefields of the Somme, dominates the surrounding landscape today, as it did in the summer of the year 1916. Known to the British Army as 'High Wood', the invading... -
Zen in Japanese Culture: A Visual Journey through Art, Design, and Life Gavin Blair 9780789213457
RRP: £24.99£17.38A visual journey through Zen's influence on Japanese life, from calligraphy to the martial arts Formed by a convergence of the Buddha's teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As a... -
Francis of Assisi: A New Biography by Augustine Thompson 9780801450709
RRP: £23.99£21.24Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ... -
A Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magick by Lisa Peschel 9780875425931
RRP: £7.99£5.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875425931Author Lisa PeschelFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 101g -
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes by Jonathan Rose
RRP: £16.99£14.61This is a landmark intellectual history of Britain's working classes from the preindustrial era to the twentieth century. Drawing on workers' memoirs, social surveys, library registers, and more, Jonathan Rose uncovers which books people read, how they... -
The Galapagos Henry Nicholls 9781781250549
RRP: £11.99£8.43Formed of dramatic volcanic scenery and home to marvellous beasts, it is little wonder that the first name for the Galapagos archipelago was Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands. In this captivating natural history, Henry Nicholls builds up the ecology... -
Hellish Nell: Last of Britain's Witches by Malcolm Gaskill 9781802061994
RRP: £12.99£9.09One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her... -
Luftwaffe Nightfighters by Jerry Scutts 9781855326965
RRP: £16.99£14.10Germany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, mainly due to Reichmashall Herman Goring's boast that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid 1940 the folly of this statement had been revealed and the first Luftwaffe... -
The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography by Joan Bakewell
RRP: £10.99£7.40'Honest and intriguing ... beautifully written.' Observer'Joan Bakewell was everywhere at every stage: reporting on the Cuban missile crisis, interviewing Allen Ginsberg and Vaclav Havel, taking chunks out of the Berlin Wall when it fell...draped in the... -
Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate by M. E. Sarotte
RRP: £17.99£15.27A leading expert on foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2021 and winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize "Sarotte has the receipts, as it were: her authoritative... -
Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy
RRP: £8.99£6.45AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Oswald has reigned over Northumbria for eight years and Beobrand has led the king to... -
Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor by Emma Warren
RRP: £18.99£17.39This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It's more than a social history: it's a set of interconnected histories of the overlooked places where dancing happens . . .Why do we dance...