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Old South Uist: with Eriskay and Benbecula by Bill Innes 9781840333817
RRP: $23.30$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840333817Author Bill InnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 158gDimensions(mm) 174mm *... -
World War Two: A Short History by Norman Stone
RRP: $21.43$15.35A pacy, compelling and penetrating account - from the great Norman Stone'The best short primer on the war in twenty years' Andrew RobertsNorman Stone's gripping book tells the narrative of the Second World War in as brief a compass as possible, making a... -
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau by Daniel Knowles
RRP: $78.00$56.88In February 1942, six Swordfish armed with torpedoes encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire in the English Channel and were shot down but not before two torpedoes were launched at a German battleship sailing at high speed. This attack was part of a wider... -
Victorian Miniature by Owen Chadwick 9780521422512
RRP: $38.98$33.40Nancy Mitford once observed that some of the most bitter personal clashes of all time have been 'between the Manor and the Vicarage'. Owen Chadwick's Victorian Miniature paints a detailed cameo of nineteenth-century English rural life, in the... -
Zelensky: The President and His Country by Steven Derix
RRP: $33.13$21.61Zelensky is the first major biography of Ukraine's leader written for a Western audience. Told with flair and authority, it is the gripping story of one of the most admired and inspirational leaders in the world. Action-packed biography of Ukraine's... -
French Generals of the Great War: Leading the Way by Jonathan Krause
RRP: $48.75$34.36Who were the senior generals who took France through the First World War, and why do we know so little about them? They commanded the largest force on the Western Front through both humiliating defeats and forgotten victories; they won international... -
Ipswich Past & Present by Dave Kindred
RRP: $25.33$19.25This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the changes which have occurred in Ipswich. The town has experiences an enormous amount of development to keep up with its growing population. Attractive buildings, some centuries old, were swept away... -
In Defence of Open Society: The Legendary Philanthropist Tackles the Dangers We Must Face for the Survival of Civilisation George Soros 9781529343502
RRP: $21.43$14.63George Soros is among the world's most prominent public figures. He is one of the history's most successful investors and his philanthropy, led by the Open Society Foundations, has donated over $14 billion to promote democracy and human rights in more... -
Jet Prototypes of World War II by Tony Buttler
RRP: $31.18$25.99While World War II raged, pioneering aircraft and engine designers were busy developing the world's first practical jet-powered research aircraft to test and prove the new technology. This book examines the aircraft that paved the way for Germany's Me... -
From Gas Street to the Ganges: Exploring Birmingham's Historical Links with the Commonwealth by Simon Wilcox
RRP: $33.13$25.60If ever there was a regional UK city with the credentials to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham was always it. One in ten people in the city was born in an overseas Commonwealth country, and many more have family in member nations such as... -
The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women?s Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
RRP: $46.78$36.72What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about... -
Haunted Middlesbrough by Tina Lakin 9780752441931
RRP: $29.23$22.85This creepy collection of true-life tales takes the reader on a tour through the streets, cemeteries, alehouses and attics of Middlesbrough and surrounding towns including Redcar, Guisborough, Yarm and Great Ayton. Drawing on historical and contemporary... -
A Brief History of America by Jeremy Black 9781472147387
RRP: $25.33$16.97The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic history; the political shaping of America; and America in... -
Psychic Detectives: Using the Power of the Mind to Solve True Crimes by Jenny Randles
RRP: $38.98$28.57Crime investigation is not always a matter of gathering hard evidence. Just as police officers sometimes follow a "hunch", people with psychic abilities have often supplied invaluable leads to help crack the most baffling cases. Through dreams, visions,... -
Flying and Preserving Historic Aircraft: The Memoirs of David Ogilvy OBE, Vice-President of the Historic Aircraft Association by David Frederick Ogilvy 9781399044448
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
A Brief History of Paris Cecil Jenkins 9781472146151
RRP: $25.33$16.97Paris: city of love, food and fashion. Paris: the city that played host to major historical and cultural dramas. Paris: a modern metropolis. Paris is all of these, all at once, all the time. There is a unique fusion of past and present in this... -
The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference: Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, 1956-2023 by Daniel Bedrosian 9781538183427
RRP: $74.10$62.79George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective (P-Funk) stands as one of the most iconic and important groups in popular music history, with an impressively large discography, enormous number of members, and long history. For the first time, this... -
USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War Byron E Hukee 9781780960685
RRP: $33.13$27.50USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission... -
Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 - 1921 by Laura Engelstein
RRP: $59.46$44.50October 1917, heralded as the culmination of the Russian Revolution, remains a defining moment in world history. Even a hundred years after the events that led to the emergence of the world's first self-proclaimed socialist state, debate continues over... -
The Guide to Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness Area by Geoff Holder 9780752444857
RRP: $31.18$24.24This is a guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric and, above all, mysterious that has occurred on the dark waters of the enigmatic Loch Ness and the surrounding area of Inverness. Containing Celtic gods and martyrs, telepathy,... -
The European Game: The Secrets of European Football Success by Daniel Fieldsend 9781909715486
RRP: $42.88$29.17The European Game is an adventure. Over three months Dan Fieldsend travelled the continent discovering the methods for success used at some of the biggest clubs in Europe, from Ajax and Juventus, to Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Bayern Munch, Benfica, Athletic... -
Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
RRP: $17.53$15.80Soon to be a major motion picture starring Golden Globe-winner Taraji P. Henson and Academy Award-winners Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of... -
Introduction to Classical Chinese by Kai Vogelsang 9780198834984
RRP: $79.93$77.16This textbook provides a comprehensive scholarly introduction to Classical Chinese and its texts. Classical Chinese is the language of Confucius and Mencius and their contemporaries, who wrote the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy more than 2,000 years... -
Around Hoyland by Geoffrey Howse
RRP: $25.33$19.25A history of HoylandBook InformationISBN 9780750922685Author Geoffrey HowseFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm -
Malmesbury Abbey 670-1539: Patronage, Scholarship and Scandal Tony McAleavy 9781783277148
RRP: $117.00$110.57Malmesbury Abbey was an institution of national significance throughout the Middle Ages and this book is the first full-length study of its history. Drawing upon particularly rich surviving documentary sources, it describes the monastery's evolution from... -
Kampfpanzer Maus: The Porsche Type 205 Super-Heavy Tank by Michael Frohlich 9780764350788
RRP: $89.68$60.35In 1944 the Maus giant battle tank, weighing almost 190 tons, was supposed to help turn the Wehrmacht's fortunes of war on the Eastern Front. Just two prototypes of this monster were delivered, for its undeniable advantages-tremendous firepower and... -
Regimes of Historicity: Presentism and Experiences of Time by Francois Hartog
RRP: $42.90$33.85Francois Hartog explores crucial moments of change in society's "regimes of historicity," or its ways of relating to the past, present, and future. Inspired by Hannah Arendt, Reinhart Koselleck, and Paul Ricoeur, Hartog analyzes a broad range of texts,... -
Life in a Medieval City by Frances Gies
RRP: $21.43$14.55"Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention...Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies." -George R.R. Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice and... -
High Buildings, Low Morals: Another Sideways Look at Twentieth Century London by Rob Baker
RRP: $33.13$22.37'I don't know what London's coming to - the higher the buildings, the lower the morals.' NOEL COWARD In the same vein as his best-selling Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics, Rob Baker's High Buildings, Low Morals is a captivating and enticing... -
The Age of Shakespeare Sir Frank Kermode 9780753819951
RRP: $19.48$13.65'The greatest literary scholar of his generation' (Independent) explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays.Shakespeare made his unique contribution to British and world culture in the midst of... -
Bad Blood by James H. Jones 9780029166765
$31.86From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a non-therapeutic experiment involving over 400 black male sharecroppers infected with syphilis. The Tuskegee Study had nothing to do with treatment. It purpose was to trace the... -
On a Pedestal: A Trip around Britain's Statues Roger Lytollis 9781472146137
RRP: $39.00$26.03This is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and for people who aren't. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them.As Roger Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool's... -
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu Jonathan Clements 9781472136466
RRP: $29.23$19.31'If I had to pick a single general martial arts history book in English, I would recommend A Brief History of the Martial Arts by Dr Jonathan Clements' RICHARD BEITLICH, Martial History Team blogFrom Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a... -
NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Leathersoft, Blue, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson 9780718074463
RRP: $35.08$25.84A perfectly-sized NKJV Bible that's easy to read and lightweight to take with you wherever you go.With a variety of unique and traditional cover designs available, this Bible is beautiful inside and out. Fitting most purses, laptop bags, and glove boxes,... -
The Roots of Radicalism: Tradition, the Public Sphere, and Early Nineteenth-Century Social Movements by Craig Calhoun
RRP: $54.60$54.19The story of the rise of radicalism in the early nineteenth century has often been simplified into a fable about progressive social change. The diverse social movements of the era - religious, political, regional, national, antislavery, and protemperance... -
The Women in the Room: Labour's Forgotten History by Nan Sloane
RRP: $78.00$58.77In February 1900 a group of men representing trade unionists, socialists, Fabians and Marxists gathered in London to make another attempt at establishing an organisation capable of getting working-class men elected to Parliament. The body they set... -
World War II Battle by Battle by Nikolai Bogdanovic
RRP: $15.58$11.49This compact gift book takes thirty of World War II's most significant clashes, both the famous and the lesser known, and presents their stories in a concise, easy to digest format, accompanied by beautiful Osprey artwork plates in full colour that... -
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon 9780753818817
RRP: $29.23$19.89An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative.Famously sceptical about Christianity, unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian... -
Norfolk Places Behind the Faces by John Ling
RRP: $31.18$21.16Norfolk has many places of interest connected with its diverse and sometimes bloody past. This book explores locations around the county linked with historical figures and major events. Houses, monuments and statues are associated with the likes of Lord... -
On Nationalism by Eric Hobsbawm 9781408711576
RRP: $48.75$11.33I remain in the curious position of disliking, distrusting, disapproving and fearing nationalism wherever it exists . . . but recognising its enormous force, which must be harnessed for progress if possible.In the last two decades the uses of the term...