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The American Civil War by John Keegan
RRP: $29.23$21.66The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even... -
Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past by Giles Tremlett
RRP: $25.33$17.16Spaniards are reputed to be amongst Europe's most forthright people. So why have they kept silent about the terrors of their Civil War and the rule of General Franco? This apparent 'pact of forgetting' inspired writer Giles Tremlett to embark on a... -
Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism Larry Siedentop 9780141009544
RRP: $21.43$15.58From Larry Siedentop, acclaimed author of Democracy in Europe, Inventing the Individual is a highly original rethinking of how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today'Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written ..... -
Nuts and Bolts: How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work by Roma Agrawal 9781529340112
RRP: $25.33$17.22*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023**AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK, OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE*'Delightful' TIM HARFORD, FINANCIAL TIMES'Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to... -
Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
RRP: $21.43$14.70Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu. 'Stunning.' Andre Aciman 'Masterly ... Casts a spell.' Jan... -
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons by Cat Jarman 9780008447328
RRP: $48.75$32.04A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES From bioarchaeologist and bestselling... -
My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE History Fourth Edition Finbar Madden 9781471889776
RRP: $21.43$20.05Exam board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in CCEA GCSE History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation tasks... -
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $29.23$22.13The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry, glittering cathedrals and grand castles. It was also a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague.Here, Barbara Tuchman masterfully reveals the two... -
The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748–1789 by Robert Darnton 9780713996562
RRP: $68.25$48.91A Sunday Times, Times Literary Supplement, and The Times Book of the YearA brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of this most distinguished historian 'Events do not come naked into the world. They come clothed... -
DK Eyewitness Denmark by DK Eyewitness
RRP: $31.18$22.64Enchanting villages, forward-thinking design and epic heritage - welcome to Denmark. Whether you want to adventure like a Viking, sample cutting-edge cuisine or practise the art of hygge, your DK Eyewitness travelguide makes sure you experience all that... -
History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
RRP: $38.98$35.28First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy... -
Nazi Germany: A Very Short Introduction by Jane Caplan
RRP: $17.53$12.97Any consideration of the 20th century would be incomplete without a discussion of Nazi Germany, an extraordinary regime which dominated European history for 12 years, and left a legacy that still echoes with us today. The incredible force of the... -
The Way of the Champion: Lessons from Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Other Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life by Jerry Lynch
RRP: $29.23$24.10Martial artists, great warriors, coaches, generals, and successful corporate CEOs have all effectively used the strategies for winning found in Sun Tzu's Art of War.Authors Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang, using lessons from the The Art of War, as... -
1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession by Ned Boulting
RRP: $37.03$27.73A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing' The Telegraph '[a] fascinating and often touching book... Wonderful' The Times ... -
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones
RRP: $19.48$16.38In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, media and politicians alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged... -
Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
RRP: $19.48$14.27'One of his masterpieces . . . without doubt a great novel' GuardianOne of Hermann Hesse's greatest novels, Narcissus and Goldmund is an extraordinary recreation of the Middle Ages, contrasting the careers of two friends, one of whom shuns life in a... -
The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East by Alistair Urquhart
RRP: $25.33$17.22Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai , but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese 'hellships' which was torpedoed... -
The Last Emperor of Mexico: A Disaster in the New World by Edward Shawcross
RRP: $25.33$17.16'Hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly extraordinary.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year'Superbly entertaining.' Financial Times'Jaw-dropping.' Sunday Times'Fascinating.' Guardian'Gripping.' The Times'Terrific . . . A page-turning history... -
Critical: Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it by Dr Julia Grace Patterson 9780008603496
RRP: $33.13$23.15The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. ‘The NHS is an institution. But it’s also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for the past 75 years. It’s a burden to some and a... -
Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's most notorious gangs: The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller by Carl Chinn
RRP: $17.53$11.02THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe Peaky Blinders as we know them, thanks to the hit TV series, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family blind enemies by slashing them with the disposable safety... -
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes
RRP: $29.23$20.38THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN'Richly entertaining and impeccably researched' Peter FrankopanIstanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and... -
The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
RRP: $21.43$15.58Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns.Caesar's narrative offers insights into his military strategy & paints a fascinating... -
The Scottish Nation: A Modern History by T. M. Devine
RRP: $37.03$27.73HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR and NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 Part of a trilogy on Scottish history, T.M. Devine's The Scottish Nation: A Modern History traces the epic story of a nation from the Union with England to today's debates on the... -
Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend John Nichol 9781471180491
RRP: $19.48$12.89'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From... -
Voices from the Asylum: West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum by Mark Davis
RRP: $31.18$21.16Almost forgotten by time, tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, there is a little piece of old England, which was for many years a forgotten wilderness. If it were not for a weather-beaten plaque on the gatepost few would realise that beyond the... -
A Short History of England by Simon Jenkins
RRP: $21.43$15.58From the invaders of the dark ages to the aftermath of the coalition, one of Britain's most respected journalists, Simon Jenkins, weaves together a strong narrative with all the most important and interesting dates in a book that characteristically is as... -
Africa: The Definitive Visual History of a Continent by DK 9780241509166
RRP: $58.50$37.83Immerse yourself in Africa's vast and intricate story and discover Africa’s true place in world history.Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the history and cultures of the... -
Storyville, New Orleans, Being an Authentic, Illustrated Account of the Notorious Red-Light District by Al Rose
RRP: $42.80$31.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817344030Author Al RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint The University of Alabama PressPublisher The University of Alabama PressWeight(grams) 680g -
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 by Max Hastings
RRP: $19.48$13.10The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings' DAILY MAIL In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis,... -
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters by Henry Gee
RRP: $21.43$15.07Winner of the Royal Society Science Book.'Exhilaratingly whizzes through billions of years . . . Gee is a marvellously engaging writer' - The TimesFor billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place - covered with churning seas, slowly crafting... -
Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English
RRP: $21.43$14.84'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO'An important new book' Daily Express An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time.Lincoln did not believe... -
Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe by Rachel Chrastil 9780141991610
RRP: $25.33$18.21'Superb on the human consequences of war, ravishing in its evocations of wartime life' The Times'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily TelegraphLess than a month after it marched into France in summer 1870, the Prussian army had devastated... -
The Shortest History of Migration by Ian Goldin 9781913083441
RRP: $29.23$21.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083441Author Ian GoldinFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street PublishingDimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 22mm -
The Knock at the Door: A Mother's Survival of the Armenian Genocide by Margaret Ajemian Ahnert 9780825306839
RRP: $27.20$22.04In 1915, Armenian Christians in Turkey were forced to convert to Islam, barred from speaking their language, and often driven out of their homes as the Turkish army embarked on a widespread campaign of intimidation and murder. In this riveting book,... -
The Second World War Antony Beevor 9781780225647
RRP: $33.13$23.28A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian.The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion... -
The Art of War by Tzu Sun 9781841933580
RRP: $13.63$11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841933580Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories by Philip Matyszak
RRP: $29.23$19.60This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient... -
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
RRP: $19.48$13.10Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan London... -
Two Brothers by Ben Elton
RRP: $25.33$18.21Berlin 1920Two babies are born.Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the... -
The Good Wife of Bath: A Novel by Karen Brooks
RRP: $19.48$13.34A provocative, immersive medieval novel starring one of literature's most unforgettable characters in her own words-Chaucer's bold and libidinous Wife of Bath."So damned readable and fun...This is the story of a woman fighting for her rights; it breaches...