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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle
RRP: £8.99£6.45The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the... -
It Must Never Happen Again by John McShane
£9.59This is a comprehensive look at the events leading up to the death of Baby P. A recent investigation has found that there was poor communication between authorities, a repeated failure to take into account the child's history and inaccurate documentation... -
Ceredigion Folk Tales by Peter Stevenson 9780752486444
RRP: £12.99£11.01Ceredigion is a land shaped by mythology, where mermaids and magic mix with humans and where ordinary people achieve extraordinary things. This is a captivating collection of traditional and modern stories, including the submerged city of Cantre'r... -
Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson
RRP: £18.99£12.71A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail. Magnus Magnusson's starting point is Sir Walter Scott's classic version of... -
The Arabs: A History - Revised and Updated Edition by Eugene Rogan
RRP: £18.99£13.61THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND UPDATED'A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that... -
Ghost Pets & Spirit Animals by Jill Armitage 9780752439976
RRP: £9.99£7.55Ghost enthusiasts and pet lovers can combine their passion in this unique publication which will make a most absorbing read for animal lovers and those interested in the paranormal.About the AuthorJill Armitage trained as a photojournalist and, as well... -
Gateshead Then & Now by Rob Kirkup 9780752465678
RRP: £14.99£9.26Contrasting a selection of 45 archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this stunning book traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in Gateshead during the last century. Accompanied by detailed and informative... -
The Book of Christmas by Jane Struthers
RRP: £16.99£12.28- What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? - And who was Good King Wenceslas?Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was... -
A Concise History of the United States of America by Susan-Mary Grant 9780521612791
RRP: £26.99£21.34Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial... -
Peace! Books! Freedom! The Secret History of a Radical London Building by Rosa Schling 9780852832851
RRP: £10.00£9.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852832851Author Rosa SchlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Housmans BookshopPublisher Housmans BookshopWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels by Titus M Kennedy
RRP: £23.50£20.63Examine the Evidence Surrounding Jesus No other figure has impacted history like Jesus. Yet today, he's often seen as a mythical character whose legend increased over time. So what does the historical and archaeological evidence say about Jesus?... -
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks by Adam Nicolson 9780008490829
RRP: £10.99£7.25A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other? Before the... -
Plato: A Very Short Introduction by Julia Annas
RRP: £8.99£6.45This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in... -
Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming 9781338749571
RRP: £15.99£10.88From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave and dedicated young women who helped turn the tides of World War II for the Allies, with their hard work and... -
China in Ten Words by Yu Hua
RRP: £9.99£6.75A courageous and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words. People. Leader. Reading. Writing. Revolution. Grassroots. Through these and other common vernacular words and phrases, Yu Hua - widely regarded as one of China's greatest living... -
Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir 9781787303300
RRP: £18.99£13.61A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic'Fascinating' Nigella Lawson'Awe-inspiring' Funmi Fetto'A treat to read' Kassia St ClairA Sunday Times Style Barometer and New... -
Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023 by Andrey Kurkov 9781529427837
RRP: £9.99£6.80"Both a pleasure and a testament to life in Ukraine, before" Sunday Times"Ukraine's greatest living novelist" New European"A Ukrainian Murakami" GuardianA love letter to the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees... -
On This Day in History by Dan Snow
RRP: £10.99£7.40On which day was history's shortest war waged and won (in roughly 40 minutes)? How was Napoleon bested by a group of rabbits in 1807? Why did a dispute about beer in an Oxford pub lead to over 100 deaths and 470 years of penance? Why in 1752 did Britain... -
Bygone Bridge of Don by A. Gordon Pirie 9781840338560
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338560Author A. Gordon PirieFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm -
The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction by John Guy 9780199674725
RRP: £8.99£6.45The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of... -
Collected Poems by Philip Larkin
RRP: £14.99£10.95Since its publication in 1988, Philip Larkin's Collected Poems has become essential reading on any poetry bookshelf. This new edition returns to Larkin's own deliberate ordering of his poems, presenting, in their original sequence, his four published... -
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 9781529008401
RRP: £10.99£7.51Niccolo Machiavelli provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter what era or by whom it is exercised. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with... -
Callanish and Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides: And Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides by Gerald Ponting 9781904263081
RRP: £5.99£4.11On the remote north-western Isle of Lewis stands one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in the world, a stone circle forming part of a huge Celtic Cross, built over four thousand years ago. Behold Callanish! This small book, packed with fine... -
Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-1849 by Christopher Clark 9780141988313
RRP: £18.99£13.61'One of the best history books you will read this decade' History Today'Fascinating, suspenseful, revelatory, alive' The TimesThere can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history than the spring of 1848. As if by magic, in city after... -
Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language by Peter Jones
RRP: £10.99£7.32Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that... -
The History of England's Cathedrals by Nicholas Orme 9780300275483
RRP: £20.00£16.98The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster England's sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and... -
The Shortest History of England by James Hawes 9781910400999
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910400999Author James HawesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
The Meddlers: Sovereignty, Empire, and the Birth of Global Economic Governance by Jamie Martin
RRP: £34.95£30.03"The Meddlers is an eye-opening, essential new history that places our international financial institutions in the transition from a world defined by empire to one of nation states enmeshed in the world economy."-Adam Tooze, Columbia UniversityAn... -
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The TimesIn this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as... -
Major and Mrs.Holt's Battlefield Guide to Ypres Salient by Tonie Holt 9780850525519
RRP: £16.99£12.68Covering the important WW1 Battles of Ypres, including the notorious Passchendaele, this guidebook takes readers on a historic trip through some of the well-known and most important sites of the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is... -
Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them by Ben Ansell 9780241992753
RRP: £10.99£7.77From the 2023 Reith lecturer Politics is failing us. This is why. 'Brilliant . . . a must-read' Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations FailWhen it comes to politics, there are five goals that voters generally agree upon. We all want a say in how we're... -
Unholy Trinity by Mark Aarons 9780312181994
RRP: £25.00£15.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312181994Author Mark AaronsFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 612g -
New Babylonians: A History of Jews in Modern Iraq by Orit Bashkin
RRP: £21.99£19.19Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community-which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years-was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban... -
North by Seamus Heaney
RRP: £12.99£8.56In North Seamus Heaney found a myth which allowed him to articulate a vision of Ireland - its people, history and landscape. Here the Irish experience is refracted through images drawn from different parts of the Northern European experience, and the... -
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History by Eleanor Janega
RRP: £14.99£11.54A unique, illustrated book that will change the way you see medieval historyThe Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the 'Dark Ages', shedding light on the medieval period's present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history... -
Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn
RRP: £9.99£6.70Michael Frayn's classic novel is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great... -
The Story of the Second World War For Children: 1939-1945 by Peter Chrisp
RRP: £10.99£6.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783124503Author Peter ChrispFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Welbeck Publishing GroupPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group -
The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
RRP: £14.99£10.95AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an... -
Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World by Spike Gerrell 9781406379211
RRP: £7.99£5.39The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football. This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads - and it's... -
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of our One and Only Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee by Joanna Lumley
RRP: £20.00£13.75'Lovely... delivers the warmest of glows' - Telegraph'Who wouldn't love this chocolate-box delight of insights and snapshots of The Queen...A treasure chest' - Good HousekeepingA sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II including...