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Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia by Kate Crosby
RRP: $40.95$27.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611807943Author Kate CrosbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
Sniping Rifles in World War I by Martin Pegler
RRP: $29.23$21.35While Germany and Austria-Hungary were well-equipped with sniping rifles in 1914, their Allied opponents were not. This highly illustrated volume tells the inside story of the rifles carried by snipers of all the major powers during World War I. ... -
The Slave Trade Debate: Contemporary Writings For and Against John Pinfold 9781851243167
RRP: $25.33$22.35At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This publication reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments put forward... -
South Wales Collieries Volume 5: Mardy Collieries by Owen David 9780752432519
RRP: $25.33$19.25This is part of a series on South Wales Collieries, which illustrates the area's industrial history during the past 200 years, in text and photographs, and gives a glimpse of both working and village life in the valleys.Book InformationISBN... -
Van Diemen's Land by James Boyce 9781863954914
RRP: $38.90$31.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The Tasmanian Book Prize 2009.Book InformationISBN 9781863954914Author James BoyceFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Black Inc.Publisher Black Inc... -
The History of Tattooing by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly
RRP: $24.36$19.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486468129Author Wilfrid Dyson HamblyFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
From Hope to Betrayal by Geoffrey Hayward 9781916732117
RRP: $29.21$21.35From Hope to Betrayal transports you to Rishton, a small Lancashire cotton town, in the years between the Great Wars. Inspired by true events, the heroes of this story are a group of demobbed comrades returning home from the war, full of hope for the... -
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley
RRP: $25.33$18.39Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture... -
Catullus: A Selection of Poems Dr John Godwin (Independent Scholar, UK) 9781350060227
RRP: $33.13$29.68This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Catullus' poems 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 40, 70, 76, 85, 88, 89, 91 and 107, and the A-Level (Group 4) prescription of poems 1, 34, 62 and 64 lines... -
Cows and Curates: The story of the land and livings of Christ Church, Oxford by Judith Curthoys
RRP: $68.25$49.61When Christ Church was founded in 1546, Henry VIII made the college a generous grant of land and other property. This endowment was large enough to ensure the smooth running of the college and cathedral including maintaining its buildings, educating its... -
The King's Henchman: Henry Jermyn by Anthony Adolph 9781908096654
RRP: $19.48$18.93Charles II's succession to the throne came at a time of national turbulence: his father had been beheaded, Oliver Cromwell had usurped his right to reign. England was at sea among Europe's constantly shifting allegiances. But Henry Jermyn, a Suffolk... -
Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Edward N. Luttwak
RRP: $58.40$46.86"If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to battle." Strategy is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions, Edward Luttwak shows-they exemplify the... -
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis 9780812986631
RRP: $33.13$24.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812986631Author Jim MattisFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Ruppert
RRP: $70.18$55.38The attacks of September 11, 2001, were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon discovers and identifies key suspects-finding some of them in the highest echelons of American government-by showing... -
Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Every Told by Kenneth Turan
RRP: $35.08$29.25Apologies 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)... -
Zeppelin: The Story of Lighter-Than-Air Craft by Ernst A. Lehmann 9781781550120
RRP: $48.75$38.10The author of this book, Ernst A. Lehmann, was close to the Zeppelin story from its early days and had great faith in the ever increasing success of the Zeppelin on international routes. It is sadly ironic that this talented man and strong advocate of... -
A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution by Emma Griffin 9781352003109
$51.54The industrial revolution stands out as a key event not simply in British history, but in world history, ushering in as it did a new era of sustained economic prosperity. But what exactly was the 'industrial revolution'? And why did it occur in Britain... -
Scheming: A Social History of Glasgow Council Housing, 1919-1956 by Sean Damer 9781474440578
RRP: $42.88$35.04Sean Damer provides a sustained critique of the Corporation of Glasgow's council housing policy and argues that it had the unintended consequence of amplifying social segregation and ghettoisation in the city.Book InformationISBN 9781474440578Author Sean... -
Please pass the scones: A social history of English afternoon tea by Gillian Perry
RRP: $29.23$22.13There are few customs as quintessentially English as afternoon tea. From being the preserve of the privileged classes, to the universally enjoyed and infinitely varied occasion that it is today, afternoon tea is loved and appreciated all over the world... -
Medusa: In the Mirror of Time David Leeming 9781780230955
RRP: $39.00$27.87Medusa, literally, petrifies: her face turned the ancients to stone. For Perseus and his patriarchal culture she was a dangerous female monster that had to be destroyed; for Dante she was the erotic power that could destroy men; Freud saw in her hair a... -
Pilgrimage: Journeys of Meaning by Peter Stanford 9780500252413
RRP: $48.75$35.14The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes... -
The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus: 3rd Century BC by Nicholas Sekunda
RRP: $23.38$16.63Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire. After inheriting the throne as a boy, and a period of exile, he began a career of alliances and expansion,... -
The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover 9780733339813
RRP: $25.33$16.98The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come. 'It was simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'.There's plenty of... -
On Every Tide: The making and remaking of the Irish world Sean Connolly 9781408709511
RRP: $48.75$32.72An immensely impressive, authoritative history of the Irish diaspora'A richly detailed, scholarly and challenging history' Sunday Times'For Irish history buffs, it's indispensable' Irish Independent'An absorbing, lucid and sometimes harrowing account'... -
The Roman Empire: A Beginner's Guide by Philip Matyszak 9781780744247
RRP: $19.48$14.06No other political entity has shaped the modern world like the Roman Empire. Encompassing close to a quarter of the world's population and 3 million km2 of land, it represented a diverse and dynamic collection of nations, states and tribes, all bound to... -
T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $25.33$21.47A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia. In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72... -
Samurai Women 1184-1877 by Stephen Turnbull 9781846039515
RRP: $29.23$22.91From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book... -
Liverpool, 1660-1750: People, Prosperity and Power Diana E. Ascott (Department of History, University of Liverpool (United Kingdom)) 9781846315039
RRP: $48.73$43.70Liverpool was unique among English towns in the rate of its commercial development from the late seventeenth century. Liverpool, 1660-1750 provides the first significant detailed published study of the social and political structure of the town during... -
Ancient Giants: History, Myth, and Scientific Evidence from around the World by Xaviant Haze 9781591432937
RRP: $25.33$16.40Investigates physical evidence, history, and myths to reveal the lost race of giants that once dominated the world * Reveals suppressed archaeological and scientific discoveries supporting the existence of a worldwide race of giants * Examines giant... -
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
RRP: $39.00$35.14LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'With intelligence and care (as well as with a trove of sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes heart-opening true stories) Heather McGhee shows us what racism has cost all of us' - Elizabeth Gilbert Picked for... -
Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code by Matthew Cobb
RRP: $25.33$17.92Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most... -
Class of '37: Voices from Working-class Girlhood by Hester Barron
RRP: $19.48$13.55LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE___'A moving microhistory of working-class girlhood' BBC History Magazine___It is 1937 in a northern mill-town and a class of twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls are writing about their lives, their world, and the... -
The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook: a history of the Renaissance mathematics that birthed imaginary numbers, probability, and the new physics of the universe by Michael Brooks 9781911617358
RRP: $19.48$13.46A Daily Telegraph book of the year. This is a landmark in science writing that resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer,... -
Roman Heavy Cavalry (2): AD 500–1450 by Dr Andrei Evgenevich Negin
RRP: $29.23$21.35In the twilight of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th-6th centuries, the elite of the field armies was the heavy armoured cavalry - the cataphracts, clad in lamellar, scale, mail and padded fabric armour. After the fall of the West, the Greek-speaking... -
Wings Of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White
RRP: $50.68$33.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524746322Author David Fairbank WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam by Alain George 9781909942455
RRP: $117.00$110.29The Great Mosque of Damascus is an iconic monument of world architecture, and the oldest mosque still standing in something close to its original state. This book is the first in-depth study of its foundation by the Umayyad dynasty, just as the first... -
A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From by John Moss
RRP: $48.75$35.14The origin of the names of many English towns, hamlets and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by... -
The U-Boat Commanders: Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945 by Jeremy Dixon
RRP: $48.75$35.14The Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) was one of the highest decorations given for extreme acts of valour to all ranks of the German armed forces during the Second World War. Few awards captured the respect and admiration of the German public as the Knight's... -
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter 9781408886359
RRP: $33.13$23.95The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikoetter 'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading' Anne Applebaum ... -
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites by John H. Walton 9780830851843
RRP: $38.98$31.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830851843Author John H. WaltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm)...