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Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen
RRP: $16.76$15.34Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? "Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that liberal democracies ignore at their own peril."-President Barack Obama ... -
Dahomey and the Slave Trade: An Analysis of an Archaic Economy by Polanyi Karl 9781737276036
$15.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737276036Author Polanyi KarlFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Sophron EditorPublisher Sophron EditorWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
The Waterloo Campaign in 100 Locations by John Grehan 9781526746917
RRP: $32.25$22.73In the 200 years since the famous battle in the muddy, bloody fields of Waterloo, almost every aspect of the fighting has been examined and analysed, apart from one – that of finding and illustrating locations relating to the campaign. From Napoleon’s... -
World War Two: A graphic account of the greatest and most terrible event in human history by Sir Max Hastings
RRP: $12.89$10.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911187820Author Max HastingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CONNELL PUBLISHING LTDPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
Holy Wars: 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land by Gary L. Rashba 9781612001531
RRP: $19.34$17.00Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest iteration of an unending history of violence in the Holy Land-a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history involving forces from across the world... -
Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans: The British Occupation of Germany, 1945-49 by Daniel Cowling 9781800243507
RRP: $36.11$25.81Germany, spring 1945. Hitler is dead and his armies crushed. Across the conquered Reich, cities lie devastated by Allied saturation bombing; their traumatised populations, exhausted and embittered by defeat, face a future of acute privation and hardship... -
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict 9781728282091
RRP: $21.92$14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728282091Author Marie BenedictFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Sourcebooks LandmarkPublisher Sourcebooks LandmarkWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm)... -
A Century of Hull: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by David Gerrard
RRP: $19.34$14.90This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Hull during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
Glasgow: Mapping the City by John Moore
RRP: $38.70$27.48Maps can tell much about a place that traditional histories fail to communicate. This lavishly illustrated book features 70 maps which have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about different political, commercial and social aspects of... -
The First Book of Fashion: The Book of Clothes of Matthaeus and Veit Konrad Schwarz of Augsburg by Ulinka Rublack
RRP: $47.72$41.56"Quite simply the most fascinating record of a '[fashion] victim' one could hope for." The Spectator This captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the... -
Wellington's Waterloo Allies: How Soldiers from Brunswick, Hanover, Nassau and the Netherlands Contributed to the Victory of 1815 by Field, Andrew W 9781399090377
RRP: $32.25$23.25For almost 200 years, the British perception of the Battle of Waterloo was that it was a great British victory gained over the French tyrant Napoleon which was achieved in spite of, rather than because of, the allied contingents in the Duke of... -
The Naked Hermit: A Journey to the Heart of Celtic Britain by Nick Mayhew-Smith
RRP: $29.66$21.52Descending into the darkness of a long-abandoned hermit's cave, wading naked into an icy sea to pray, spending the night on a sacred mountain, Nick Mayhew-Smith recounts an extraordinary one-man mission to revive the ancient devotions of Britain's most... -
Treasures of World History: The Story Of Civilization in 50 Documents Ann MacMillan 9780233006048
RRP: $38.70$27.09A spirited examination of world history, told through 50 key documents, by two celebrated historians and journalists. With a wealth of experience between them on political, social, cultural and military history, and today's current affairs, Peter Snow... -
The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels 9780141191102
RRP: $16.76$11.73Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Engels paints an... -
Iasi-Kishinev Operation: The Red Army's Summer Offensive Into the Balkans by Soviet General Staff
RRP: $38.64$31.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113047Author Richard HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Dover in the Second World War by Terry Sutton
RRP: $24.50$18.47This book tells in detail what it was like to live in an English town constantly under siege from enemy guns in the Second World War. Many towns in Britain suffered from enemy action during the 1939-45 war but none endured the almost daily explosions of... -
Chilli & Mint: Indian Home Cooking from A British Kitchen by Torie True 9781910863879
RRP: $32.25$20.19Chilli and Mint will be an instant favourite for anyone who is interested in food and spice (but not necessarily spicy food!) or the intricacies of Indian home cooking. Written by Torie True, an established food writer and cookery teacher, this beautiful... -
Cursed Victory: A History of Israel and the Occupied Territories by Ahron Bregman
RRP: $16.76$11.73Cursed Victory tells the story of Israel's troubled presence in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula since its sweeping victory in the 1967 Six Day War. Drawing on countless high-level interviews, never-before-seen letters... -
Too Few Too Far: The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando by George Thomsen
RRP: $14.18$9.35British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny... -
Race: The History of an Idea in the West by Ivan Hannaford
RRP: $34.19$30.56In Race: The History of an Idea in the West Ivan Hannaford guides readers through a dangerous engagement with an idea that so permeates Western thinking that we expect to find it, active or dormant, as an organizing principle in all societies. But,... -
Haunted Suffolk by Pete Jennings 9780752438443
RRP: $19.34$14.90From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, this collection of stories contains a new and well-known spooky tales from around the county of Suffolk... -
African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker
RRP: $11.60$8.32Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current... -
Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients by David Hatcher Childress 9780932813732
RRP: $23.87$14.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932813732Author David Hatcher ChildressFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited PressWeight(grams)... -
Gay Berlin by Robert Beachy
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307473134Author Robert BeachyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 131mm... -
Where Are You From? No, Where are You Really From? by Audrey Osler 9780349014623
RRP: $25.80$15.03A story of migration, identity and belonging, drawing on the stories of people from Audrey Osler's mixed-heritage family, over three centuries. Whether or not we trace our families from beyond the shores of Britain, we British people deserve a better... -
The Commando Pocket Manual: 1940-1945 by Christopher Westhorp
RRP: $12.89$9.89The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a 'butcher and bolt' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this 'special service' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the... -
Saving Buddy: The heartwarming story of a very special rescue Nicola Owst 9781912624829
RRP: $11.60$8.32'In my darkest hour, I reached for a hand and found your paw'When Nicola found Buddy, abandoned and broken, she vowed to do all she could to help save him. What she didn't know at the time was that this little dog would in turn save her.This is the story... -
Connecting History: Higher The Wars of Independence, 1249-1328 Michele Sine Duck 9781398345386
$28.29Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together lesser-told... -
The First World War with Imperial War Museums Sarah Webb 9781471800184
$20.58Bring the First World War to life with a fresh interpretation of the War, combining the expertise of IWM and Hodder Education in both the First World War and educational publishing.This Student's Book and accompanying Dynamic Learning resource provide a... -
The Tunnels: The Untold Story of the Escapes Under the Berlin Wall by Greg Mitchell
RRP: $14.18$11.73Read the incredible true story of the daring escapes from East Berlin. 'A story with so much inherent drama.' The Guardian 'One of the great untold stories of the Cold War.' Alex Kershaw, author of Avenue of Spies _______________ In the summer of 1962,... -
A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaya
RRP: $21.93$18.86The recent murder of Anna Politkovskaya is grim evidence of the danger faced by journalists passionately committed to writing the truth about wars and politics. A longtime critic of the Russian government, particularly with regard to its policies in... -
British Military Medals - Second Edition: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Peter Duckers 9781526791917
RRP: $20.63$14.98This second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry... -
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses by Helen Rappaport
RRP: $19.34$14.36On 17 July 1918, four young women walked down into the cellar of a house in Ekaterinburg. The eldest was twenty-two, the youngest only seventeen. Together with their parents and their thirteen-year-old brother, they were all brutally murdered. Their... -
Ovid: A Very Short Introduction by Llewelyn Morgan 9780198837688
RRP: $11.60$8.32"Vivam" is the very last word of Ovid's masterpiece, the Metamorphoses: "I shall live." If we're still reading it two millennia after Ovid's death, this is by definition a remarkably accurate prophecy. Ovid was not the only ancient author with... -
The Roses of No Man's Land by Lyn Macdonald
RRP: $16.76$11.73THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BBC DRAMA THE CRIMSON FIELD'On the face of it,' writes Lyn Macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest... -
Byzantine Art by Mr Robin Cormack
RRP: $30.30$21.43The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and... -
Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession by Susan Owens
RRP: $32.25$19.96Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the glamorous to the disturbing, from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built its sense of self on visions of its past. What does it mean for... -
Familiar Stranger: A Life between Two Islands by Stuart Hall 9780141984759
RRP: $14.18$10.02'This is a miracle of a book' George Lamming'Compelling. Stuart Hall's story is the story of an age' Owen Jones 'Sometimes I feel I was the last colonial'This is the story, in his own words, of the extraordinary life of Stuart Hall: writer, thinker and... -
The Yorkshire Coiners: The True Story of the Cragg Vale Gang by Steve Hartley
RRP: $21.92$14.80In late eighteenth-century Yorkshire a powerful gang of counterfeiters held the local community in its spell. In a remote valley near Halifax called Cragg Vale, gold coins of the realm were clipped and filed, then returned to circulation, while the extra... -
A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
RRP: $21.92$16.36This study of the history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt via the invention of printing in the 15th century to the birth of a mass reading public and today's digital revolution...