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Pattern Under the Plough: Aspects of the Folk Life of East Anglia by George Ewart Evans 9781908213099
RRP: £15.00£10.96In 1948, shortly after settling with his family in the village of Blaxhall, Suffolk, George Ewart Evans started recording the conversations he had with neighbours, many of whom were born in the nineteenth century and had worked on farms before the... -
Rosa: The Story of the Rose by Peter E. Kukielski
RRP: £25.00£20.92A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the rose-the "queen of flowers"-in art, medicine, cuisine, and more"From noted rosarian Peter Kukielski comes this unique and handsome book that traces the many ways that roses have captured human... -
Churchill & Son Josh Ireland 9781529337754
RRP: £20.00£13.75'A compelling tragedy, but one which casts valuable new light on the outsized human dimensions of both men ... Agonising but excellent' The Telegraph'In this fascinating account of the turbulent Churchill father-and-son relationship, Josh Ireland shows... -
Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith
RRP: £10.99£7.77SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2018A New York Times Notable Book of 2018Even the men in black armor, the onesJangling handcuffs and keys, what elseAre they so buffered against, if not love's bladeSizing up the heart's familiar... -
The Story of Brexit by Jason Hazeley
RRP: £7.99£6.39As Brexit reaches its final stretch, find a way to laugh through the pain and or celebrate the end with Ladybird's hilarious and essential guide, The Story of Brexit.'Hilarious' STYLIST________'"Leaving was the will of the people" sighs Angelica's father... -
Black Death: A New History of the Bubonic Plagues of London by Stephen Porter
RRP: £14.99£9.70Evidence of the foulness and cruelty of the greatest catastrophe ever to hit London is still being unearthed under the streets of the capital today. The fresh plague pits containing thousands of skeletons uncovered during the construction of Crossrail... -
Made in Hong Kong: Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization by Peter E. Hamilton
RRP: £30.00£23.29Between 1949 and 1997, Hong Kong transformed from a struggling British colonial outpost into a global financial capital. Made in Hong Kong delivers a new narrative of this metamorphosis, revealing Hong Kong both as a critical engine in the expansion and... -
Illustrated History of Military Motorcycles by Pat Ware 9781780192024
£11.25This title covers 100 years of wartime motorcycles, from the first machines of World War I to the diesel-powered types and quad bikes of today, with 230 photographs. It is a complete reference guide to a century of military motorcycles, from their first... -
The Greedy Queen: Eating with Victoria by Annie Gray
RRP: £12.99£9.09From Dr Annie Gray, presenter of BBC2's Victorian Bakers What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar, Mary on chocolate and Anne was known as 'Brandy Nan'. Victoria ate all of this and more. The Greedy Queen celebrates Victoria's... -
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder
RRP: £17.99£13.71This first full-length biography of the Nobel Laureate to appear in a quarter century explores John Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the depths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as The... -
Gunshots & Goalposts: The Story of Northern Irish Football by Benjamin Roberts 9781905575114
RRP: £9.99£6.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905575114Author Benjamin RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Avenue BooksPublisher Avenue Books -
Who Are We Now?: Stories of Modern England Jason Cowley 9781529017786
RRP: £20.00£17.62A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 2022'I can't tell you how refreshing it is in these polarised times to read a book on politics that doesn't have an axe to grind . . . an essential read.' The Sunday Times'Subtle, sophisticated . . . compellingly told ... -
How to Plan a Crusade: Reason and Religious War in the High Middle Ages by Christopher Tyerman
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Wonderfully written and characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads'Elegant, readable ... an impressive synthesis ... Not many historians could have done it' - Jonathan Sumption, Spectator'Tyerman's book is fascinating not... -
The Little History of Sussex Kevin Newman 9781803990545
RRP: £14.99£12.55Sussex may be a comparatively narrow county from north to south but it includes a huge wealth of history. The Little History of Sussex is much the same - it packs a whole lot of history into a relatively small book.From prehistory to the present, this... -
A Place For Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders
RRP: £12.99£9.26'A delightfully quirky sturdy . . . [Flanders] is a meticulour historian with a taste for the offbeat; the story of the alphabet suits her well . . . Fascinating.' Sunday TimesOnce we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and... -
The Great Bear at War by Chris McNab
RRP: £30.00£22.55A History of the Red Army, Soviet Army and Russian Army in 100 Years of Conflict From the chaos of the civil war to the political manoeuvring of the Cold War, Russia's armed forces have shaped the future not only of Russia but of countless other... -
Secret Stoke-on-Trent by Mervyn Edwards
RRP: £15.99£10.85Why did the young girls of Longton rush to touch lamp posts, iron pillars or railings whenever they saw the local rector? Who were the Potteries 'resurrectionists' involved in body-snatching from St John's churchyard, Burslem, in 1831? Why did some... -
The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape by Brian Ladd
RRP: £21.00£17.76In the twenty years since its original publication, The Ghosts of Berlin has become a classic, an unparalleled guide to understanding the presence of history in our built environment, especially in a space as historically contested--and emotionally... -
I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria by Gareth Brereton
RRP: £30.00£21.80In 669 BC Ashurbanipal inherited the world's largest empire, which stretched from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of western Iran. He ruled from his massive capital at Nineveh, in present-day Iraq, where temples and palaces... -
Tapestries of Life: Uncovering the Lifesaving Secrets of the Natural World by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
RRP: £9.99£6.64The second book by the bestselling author of Extraordinary Insects Trees clean air and water; hoverflies and bees pollinate our crops; the kingfisher inspired the construction of high-speed trains. In Tapestries of Life, bestselling author... -
The Rough Guide to The USA: The Rockies (Compact Guide with Free eBook) by Rough Guides 9781839057977
RRP: £9.99£6.15Practical travel guide to The Rockies with a free eBook featuring points-of-interest structured lists of all sights and off-the-beaten-track treasures, with detailed colour-coded maps, practical details about what to see and to do in The Rockies, how to... -
From Punt to Plough: A History of the Fens by Rex Sly
RRP: £15.99£12.25A superb examination of the history of the Fens, containing a great deal of stunning photographs.About the AuthorRex Sly's family has been living in the Fens since 1545 and as Huntingdon the name Sly can be traced back to 1273. He is a farmer at... -
Dragons, Heroes, Myths & Magic: The Medieval Art of Storytelling (Paperback Edition) by Chantry Westwell 9780712354141
RRP: £19.99£13.75Journey through magical fairy tales, chivalric adventures, mystical events and celebrated foundation myths. Trace how folk traditions and the manners of courtly love have developed through generations and across continents and how the most celebrated of... -
Upstairs & Downstairs: My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid by Tim Tate
RRP: £10.99£7.47The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gowns; of tiaras and a coronation. As personal maid to Lady Coventry, Hilda Newman had a unique insight into the leisured life of... -
The Highland Clearances by Eric Richards
RRP: £14.99£10.20The Highland Clearances stands out as one of the most emotive chapters in the history of Scotland. This book traces the origins of the Clearances from the eighteenth century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1880s. In considering... -
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged edition by Isabella Beeton
RRP: £8.99£6.45'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages... -
Coleridge: Darker Reflections by Richard Holmes
RRP: £17.99£12.95Timely reissue of the second volume of Holmes's classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets. Richard Holmes's biography of Coleridge transforms our view of the poet of 'Kubla Khan' forever. Holmes's Coleridge leaps out of these... -
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt by Chris Naunton
RRP: £12.99£8.60Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation. Yet we have tantalizing clues. Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt... -
Saipan 1944: The Most Decisive Battle of the Pacific War by John Grehan
RRP: £14.99£10.95After the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941 and early 1942, the Allies began to fight back. After victories at Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Midway and other islands in the Pacific, by 1944, the Japanese had been pushed back onto the defensive. Yet there... -
The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide by Tristan Gooley
RRP: £15.99£12.68Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of... -
Coventry City Police: A Brief History by Corinne Brazier
RRP: £19.99£18.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844918881Author Corinne BrazierFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Mapseeker Digital LtdPublisher Mapseeker Digital Ltd -
AEthelflaed: Lady of the Mercians by Tim Clarkson
RRP: £14.99£10.77The true story of the Lady of the Mercians. At the end of the ninth century AD, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings - heathen warriors from Scandinavia who had been attacking the British Isles for more than a hundred... -
The Assassination of JFK: Minute by Minute by Jonathan Mayo 9781780726274
RRP: £10.99£7.40The acclaimed book by Jonathan Mayo, now available in paperback"Reads like a pacey, page-turning, cold war political thriller." Dermot O'Leary This is the story of JFK's assassination as told from the frontline: it is about the people - from the highest... -
Prisoners of Time: Prussians, Germans and Other Humans by Christopher Clark
RRP: £10.99£7.77An intellectual tour de force: the major essays of the esteemed author of international bestseller The Sleepwalkers Christopher Clark's The Sleepwalkers has become one of the most influential history books of our century: a remarkable rethinking of the... -
Warsaw 1920 by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £15.99£12.46The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920 has been described as one of the decisive battles of European history. At the start of the battle, the Red Army appeared to be on the verge of advancing through Poland into Germany to expand the Soviet revolution. Had... -
The Channel: The Remarkable Men and Women Who Made It the Most Fascinating Waterway in the World Charlie Connelly 9781474607919
RRP: £16.99£9.98A bulwark against invasion, a conduit for exchange and a challenge to be conquered, the English Channel has always been many things to many people. Today it's the busiest shipping lane in the world and hosts more than 30 million passenger crossings every... -
The Woman with Nine Lives by Iby Knill 9780993510113
RRP: £13.99£13.45Iby Knill is a simply remarkable woman. An Auschwitz holocaust survivor originally from Bratislava, she married a British army officer and set out to make a new life in England, arriving in Cornwall in 1947 to set up home. Dealing with the problems of... -
Secrets and Lies: The Trials of Christine Keeler by Christine Keeler
RRP: £8.99£6.22In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history.Following Christine Keeler's... -
Colditz: The Full Story by P R Reid
RRP: £12.99£9.26Daring escapes, ingenious plans and heroic feats are revealed in Major Pat Reid's classic Second World War history of Colditz, the infamous prisoner-of-war camp. The great fortress was supposed to be escape-proof and Reid was one of only a few men who... -
Gorton by Jill Cronin 9780752411415
RRP: £14.99£11.55A history of GortonBook InformationISBN 9780752411415Author Jill CroninFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm