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Women of Steel: The Feisty Factory Sisters Who Helped Win the War by Michelle Rawlins
RRP: £12.99£7.51True stories of love and loss during WWII, from the tough Northern women who kept the foundry fires burning.When war broke out, the young women of Sheffield had their carefree lives turned upside down. With their sweethearts being sent away to fight,... -
The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class, 1910-2010 by Selina Todd
RRP: £12.99£8.60THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'There was nothing extraordinary about my childhood or background. And yet I looked in vain for any aspect of my family's story when I went to university to read history, and continued to search fruitlessly for it throughout... -
The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results by Stephen Bungay
RRP: £24.99£16.38The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission... -
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
RRP: £14.99£10.95An award-winning epic on the birth of AustraliaIn 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonise Australia.Documenting the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian... -
DK Eyewitness Las Vegas by DK
RRP: £12.99£9.09The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this spectacular city.Experience flamboyant resorts and luxurious hotels, marvel at the natural splendour of the... -
A Little History of the World: Illustrated Edition by E. H. Gombrich
RRP: £18.99£16.58A glorious illustrated edition of the international bestseller E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition... -
The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Andrew Lownie
RRP: £12.99£8.73'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail, Biography of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip.DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure... -
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984880352Author Henry Louis GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult -
Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis by Charles Spicer 9780861546176
RRP: £10.99£7.38How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of history's greatest 'what ifs'... A TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding true story of a handful of amateur British intelligence... -
Incarnations: A History of India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Incarnations makes the mind fly across time, place and history. You may smile as, mentally, you walk alongside Khilnani up some flinty slope. You will keep thinking about what he said long after' Daily TelegraphFor all of India's myths, its sea of... -
Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain by Richard Vinen
RRP: £25.00£16.53A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'A spirited attempt at uncovering the mystery of how Birmingham has managed for so long to stand at the centre of Britain's history without anyone noticing ... This absorbing book shows us how we did it'... -
Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II: 1939-1945 by Edward Ward
RRP: £17.99£12.39Illustrated with colourful artworks of carrier aircraft and their markings, Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the aircraft deployed by the Allied navies from 1939 to 1945. Organised chronologically by type and... -
Christmas with the East End Angels by Rosie Hendry
RRP: £6.99£5.13It's the most wonderful time of the year - but can the East End Angels keep London safe?Meet The East End Angels, the newest members of Station Seventy-Five's ambulance crew . . .Frankie is trying hard to keep everything together. She can count on the... -
TWA 800: Behind the Cover-Up and Conspiracy by Jack Cashill 9781684514557
RRP: £12.99£9.09From the disastrous crash to the nefarious, high-level cover up, historian Jack Cashill introduces new documents and testimonies in his shocking account of the true chain of events leading to the tragic disappearance of TWA 800 into seeming thin air. TWA... -
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 9780007267125
RRP: £10.99£7.25Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the... -
Russia 2010: And What it Means for the World : the Cera Report by Daniel Yergin
RRP: £17.00£12.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679759225Author Daniel YerginFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 207mm *... -
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World by Adrian Wooldridge
RRP: £12.99£9.09THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award*'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for many social ills is misplaced-and... -
Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America - A Recent History by Kurt Andersen
RRP: £12.99£8.32How an elite cabal rewrote the American dream for their gain - and left the rest of world behind.Evil Geniuses is the secret history of how, over the last half century, from even before Ronald Reagan through Donald Trump, America has sharply swerved away... -
The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple by Malcolm Barber
RRP: £18.99£16.05The Order of the Temple, founded in 1119 to protect pilgrims around Jerusalem, developed into one of the most influential corporations in the medieval world. It has retained its hold on the modern imagination thanks to the dramatic events of the... -
The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley
RRP: £10.99£7.77'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ... in this book there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ... An enjoyable... -
Panzer III German Army Light Tank: North Africa El Alamein to Tunis, 1941-1943 by Dennis Oliver
RRP: £18.99£13.61The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era and made up the bulk of the armoured force sent to North Africa. Although less heavily armoured than many of its opponents it was sturdy and reliable and its main... -
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe by Norman Davies
RRP: £18.99£13.61From Norman Davies, the acclaimed author of Europe: A History, comes the magical history of Europe's lost realms, selected as a Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Independent, Guardian and Financial Times.Europe's... -
Bede and the Theory of Everything by Michelle P Brown 9781789147889
RRP: £16.95£12.26This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673-735), foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and 'the father of English history'. It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide-tables; playing a role in the creation of... -
Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism by John Foot 9781408897942
RRP: £25.00£18.02'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary Supplement A major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war. In the aftermath of the First World War,... -
The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began by Stephen Greenblatt
RRP: £14.99£10.95WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2012Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. The book was a miraculously surviving... -
Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire by Alex Von Tunzelmann 9781471166440
RRP: £9.99£6.80'This is history bursting at the seams with English eccentrics and Indian gentry...the charm of Tunzelmann's approach is to restore her cast to full and vital life' Observer'A compelling narrative, sometimes controversial, occasionally perverse, never... -
The Angel's Mark: A gripping tale of espionage and murder in Elizabethan London by S. W. Perry
RRP: £9.99£6.70Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Fiction Dagger, 2019A Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019'Rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure, leaving you wrung out with terror. Historical fiction at its most sumptuous.'... -
DK Eyewitness Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp by DK
RRP: £12.99£9.09The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these historic and vibrant cities.Check out Belgium's comic book heroes at the Comics Art Museum, marvel at the... -
Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine
RRP: £10.99£7.40Fascinating - PrimaEngaging and informative - GuardianAgatha Christie is one of our most beloved authors - a storyteller unparalleled in her clever plots and twisting tales. But Agatha was also a forensic expert; in each of her books she employs an... -
France: A Short History by Jeremy Black
RRP: £10.99£7.00A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense of national identity is... -
Complete Babylonian: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Babylonian, with Original Texts by Martin Worthington
RRP: £44.99£30.25Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Babylonian offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate the inscriptions and... -
The Universe by Andrew Cohen
RRP: £25.00£18.03Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. ... -
Mr Cavendish, I Presume: Number 2 in series by Julia Quinn
RRP: £8.99£3.32The second in a smart, witty duet of Dukes by Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of Bridgerton, now a series created for Netflix by ShondalandAbout the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has been... -
Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War by Jonathan Dimbleby
RRP: £12.99£9.09A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny'A page-turning descent into Hell and back . . . this fresh and compelling account of Hitler's... -
The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 by Samantha Ellsmore
£35.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719574849Author David HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 931gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 212mm *... -
AQA A-level History: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 by David Ferriby
£39.69Exam 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... -
The Forgotten Family of Liverpool by Pam Howes
RRP: £8.99£5.45It's 1951 and rationing is finally coming to an end. But while Liverpool is recovering from the ferocity of war, a family is about to be torn apart...Dora Rodgers is adjusting to a new life in Liverpool with her young daughters Carol and Jackie. After... -
Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity: Towards a Christian Empire by Peter Brown 9780299133443
RRP: £18.95£18.05Peter Brown, a known authority on Mediterranean civilisation in late antiquity, traces the growing power of early Christian bishops as they wrested influence from the philosophers who had traditionally advised the rulers of Graeco-Roman society. In the... -
Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell by Xuelei Huang 9781009207041
RRP: £30.00£24.57In this vivid and highly original reading of recent Chinese history, Xuelei Huang documents the eclectic array of smells that permeated Chinese life from the High Qing through to the Mao period. Utilising interdisciplinary methodology and critically... -
The Penguin History of the World: 6th edition by J. M. Roberts
RRP: £18.99£14.61The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the WorldFor generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the...