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Madrid: A New Biography Luke Stegemann 9780300276336
RRP: £25.00£20.92The miraculous story of Madrid—how a village became a great world city For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista it... -
Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann
RRP: £10.99£7.21Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2018 A Book of the Year for the Evening Standard and the Observer A black porter publicly whips a white Englishman in the hall of a Gloucestershire manor house. A Moroccan woman is baptised in a London... -
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
RRP: £12.99£8.83Recognised as 'The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject and a pleasure to read' (Sunday Times) COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood... -
Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather 9780141988535
RRP: £18.99£13.61'A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Superb storytelling ... captivating and profound' Literary Review'A page-turner' The SpectatorIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of... -
A Grim Almanac of Kent by W. H. Johnson
RRP: £14.99£11.55In A Grim Almanac of Kent, W.H. Johnson has discovered a sinister, macabre or horrifying occurrence for every day of the year, and presents his readers with 365 graphic, spine-tingling and dramatic events. The wicked, the mad, the foolish and the... -
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There Sinclair McKay 9781845136338
RRP: £10.99£7.20Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous - and crucial - achievements was made: the cracking of Germany's "Enigma" code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Russia in revolution, 1894-1924 Robin Bunce 9781471876585
RRP: £10.50£9.87Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The Little Book of Norfolk by Neil Storey 9780752461601
RRP: £9.99£7.77The Little Book of Norfolk is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about one of England's most colourful counties. It is an essential to the born and bred Norfolk folk or anyone who knows and loves... -
The Saboteur of Auschwitz: The Inspiring True Story of a British Soldier Held Prisoner in Auschwitz Colin Rushton 9781787833296
RRP: £8.99£6.30For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Choice, this is the incredible true story of a British soldier POW. In 1942, young British soldier Arthur Dodd was taken prisoner by the German Army and transported to Oswiecim... -
AQA A-level History: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 by David Ferriby
£40.00Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016AQA approvedEnhance and expand your students' knowledge and understanding of their AQA breadth study through expert narrative, progressive skills... -
What the Romans Did for Us: Age 7-8, Below Average Readers by Alison Hawes 9781408112861
RRP: £6.99£5.74The White Wolves brand is known for providing engaging books that children want to pick up, at a range of different reading levels. The new non-fiction strand reflects the range of non-fiction texts that children will come across in the real world, from... -
Dreams of Freedom Amnesty International 9781847804532
RRP: £12.99£8.83" I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter... I have taken a moment to rest, but I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities." Nelson Mandela" If you... -
The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Sarah Tomley 9780241182291
RRP: £19.99£15.28Learn about how we organise our society in The Sociology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Sociology in this overview guide to the subject,... -
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future Chun Han Wong 9781472158512
RRP: £25.00£17.03'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary ReviewFrom one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the life and political vision of Xi Jinping, the authoritarian... -
All In It Together: England in the Early 21st Century by Alwyn Turner
RRP: £20.00£18.02A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'He writes with a tremendous sense of fun. The result is a rare thing: not just a serious work of contemporary history, but an unashamed, 24-carat hoot' - Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Up there with the... -
Art in Renaissance Italy 1350-1500 by Evelyn Welch
RRP: £23.49£17.01Between the `Black Death' in the mid-fourteenth century and the French invasions at the end of the fifteenth, artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo, working in the kingdoms, princedoms, and republics of the Italian peninsula,... -
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden
RRP: £14.99£10.46By January 1968 the fighting in Vietnam seemed to be at a stalemate. Yet General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces, announced a new phase of the war in which 'the end begins to come into view.' The North Vietnamese had different ideas... -
The English Soul: The Faith of a Nation by Peter Ackroyd 9781789148459
RRP: £20.00£14.91The English Soul portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity as it has developed over the last 1,400 years. As the predominant faith of the people, Christianity has been the reflection, perhaps the embodiment, of the English soul. This... -
The British Museum Guide: (English) The British Museum 9780714151069
RRP: £6.00£4.56This practical guide is split into seven main sections, each covering a key geographical area or historical period: Africa, the Americas, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. An introduction to the collections in... -
The Tudors: Court, Culture and Conflict by Charlotte Bolland
RRP: £18.95£13.99'Excellent, full of tiny details that expand our knowledge of even the best-known Tudors' - Lucy Davies, The Telegraph Situating the Tudor dynasty, their court, and the country, in an international context, this book will be highly illustrated and... -
The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles by Roy Jacobsen
RRP: £9.99£7.00'A compact and compelling novel by an iconic Norwegian writer...[and] thanks to Don Bartlett and Don Shaw's crisp translation, we see it obliquely' - IndependentSet in Finland in 1939, this is the story of one man who remains in his home town when... -
Shockwave by Stephen Walker
RRP: £9.99£6.84THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read' At 8:15am on August 6th 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped... -
Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments by Paul Roberts 9780500025680
RRP: £30.00£19.40A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world. ‘What is worse than Nero? What is better than Nero’s Baths?’ – so wrote the poet... -
The Changing of the Guard: the British army since 9/11 by Simon Akam
RRP: £16.99£7.60A TLS and a Prospect Book of the Year A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the military today. Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century the British Army fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet... -
The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest by Nick J. Thorpe
RRP: £12.99£11.46The author takes us on an unexpected journey up the Danube, where we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine,... -
Wine and War by Don Kladstrup
RRP: £12.99£8.83In the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life. These are the true stories of vignerons who sheltered Jewish... -
My Scandalous Viscount: Number 5 in series by Gaelen Foley
RRP: £7.99£3.05To London society, the Inferno Club is notorious for its scandalous pursuits. In private, these warriors would risk their lives for king and country.Sebastian, Viscount Beauchamp, lives by a code of honour, and now honour dictates he must marry Miss... -
Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean by Charles Freeman
RRP: £41.99£40.48Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, having sold more than 80,000 copies in its first two editions. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time... -
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Dov Waxman
RRP: £10.99£7.99No conflict in the world has lasted as long, generated as many news headlines, or incited as much controversy as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, despite, or perhaps because of, the degree of international attention it receives, the conflict is... -
Battleground: 10 Conflicts that Explain the New Middle East by Christopher Phillips 9780300263428
RRP: £18.99£16.18The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spring had raised hopes of a new beginning but instead... -
Callanish and Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides: And Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides by Gerald Ponting 9781904263081
RRP: £5.99£4.27On 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... -
Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery Eric Ives (University of Birmingham, UK) 9781444350180
RRP: £15.95£15.00Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be... -
A 1980s Childhood: From He-Man to Shell Suits by Michael A Johnson 9780752463377
RRP: £9.99£7.77Do you remember trying to solve the Rubik's cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas?Did you try to make 'cool' sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy?Or maybe you swooned over Scott and Charlene's (aka Jason and Kylie's)... -
One Soldier's War by Arkady Babchenko 9780802144034
£16.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802144034Author Arkady BabchenkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press -
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
RRP: £10.99£8.18New edition with a foreword by Bernardine Evaristo 'A brutal record of segregated America ... essential reading' Guardian 'An anti-racist classic' Bernardine Evaristo In the autumn of 1959, a white Texan journalist named John Howard Griffin... -
International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond Antony Best 9780367352752
RRP: £34.99£30.85Now in its fourth edition, this highly successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward.Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have... -
Mosquito Men: The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron by David Price 9781800242302
RRP: £10.99£7.33Nicknamed The 'Wooden Wonder' for its timber frame and superb performance, the de Havilland Mosquito ranks alongside the Spitfire, the Hurricane and the Lancaster as one of the RAF's greatest-ever flying machines. Novel in design, operationally flexible... -
A Medieval Family: The Pastons of Fifteenth-Century England by Frances Gies 9780060930554
£11.44In the late 18th century, Members of the English gentry - a tiny group of roughly 1,000 households sandwiched between the ruling nobility and the peasants, and a rough analog for the contemporary "middle class" - the Pastons' experience, recorded ... -
Wanderers in the New Forest by Juliette de Bairacli Levy 9781915068187
RRP: £15.00£11.13Known as the 'grandmother of herbalism', Juliette de Bairacli Levy travelled throughout Europe and North America in pursuit of her passion for herbs and holistic medicine, living mostly in rural places whose nomadic communities helped expand her... -
SAS and Special Forces Self Defence Handbook: A Complete Guide to Unarmed Combat Techniques by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
RRP: £19.99£14.90Written by a former Survival Instructor of the SAS, The SAS and Special Forces Self-Defence Handbook provides easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions on coping with all kinds of threatening situations, from muggings to knife attacks. The author teaches...