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The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa's Wealth by Tom Burgis
RRP: £10.99£7.25Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016 A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy. 'The Looting Machine' is a... -
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching
RRP: £25.00£16.84* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK *'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander... -
The Hiram Key: Pharoahs,Freemasons and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Christ by Christopher Knight
RRP: £10.99£7.77Was Jesus a Freemason? The discovery of evidence of the most secret rites of Freemasonry in an ancient Egyptian tomb led authors Chris Knight and Bob Lomas into and extraordinary investigation of 4, 000 years of history. This astonishing bestseller... -
The Siegfried Line: Then and Now by Daniel Taylor 9781399048538
RRP: £25.00£20.95Lead author Karel Margry, with material by Winston Ramsey and Charles P Stacey Editor: Daniel Taylor Text: Approx 63,000 words in main account plus 31,000 word in captions. Up to 700 images including maps, photographs and illustrations. Of these,... -
Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald 9780241984482
RRP: £9.99£7.11Austerlitz is W. G. Sebald's haunting novel of post-war Europe.In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport and placed with foster parents. This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his... -
Hitler's South African Spies: Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa by Evert Kleynhans
RRP: £10.99£7.12The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is one of suspense, drama and dogged persistence. In 1939, when the Union of South Africa entered the war on Britain's side, the German government secretly contacted the... -
Entering Hekate's Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness by Cyndi Brannen 9781578637911
RRP: £19.99£14.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578637911Author Cyndi BrannenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs): The Cosmopolitan King by Richard Davenport-Hines
RRP: £4.99£3.80The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackLike his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and... -
The Secret World of Farm Animals by Jeffrey Masson
RRP: £10.99£7.77'An unbelievably inspiring book' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesDid you know that pigs frequently throw tantrums? That chickens are capable of complex communication? That sheep know their own names? That cows grieve when their calves... -
Italy's Sorrow: A Year of War 1944-45 by James Holland
RRP: £16.99£11.47Today Italy is a land of beauty and prosperity but in 1944-45 it had become a place of nightmares, a land of violence, war, and destruction. James Holland's ground-breaking account expertly documents the German advance and a segment of Italian history... -
The Little Book of Norfolk by Neil Storey 9780752461601
RRP: £9.99£7.55The 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... -
Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears & Daggers by Harvey J. S. Withers 9780754831952
RRP: £20.00£16.69This encyclopedia traces the fascinating history of knives, daggers, bayonets, swords, sabres and lances, from their Palaeolithic origins through to the 21st century. Weapons from around the world are examined, such as the decorated daggers of Persia and... -
Titans of War by Wilbur Smith 9781838776329
RRP: £20.00£14.05BOOK 2 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The... -
British Summer Time Begins: The School Summer Holidays 1930-1980 by Ysenda Maxtone Graham
RRP: £9.99£6.80British Summer Time Begins is about summer holidays of the mid-twentieth century and how they were spent, as recounted to Ysenda Maxtone-Graham in vividly remembered detail by people who were there. Through this prism, it paints a revealing portrait of... -
Haunted Sheffield by Darren Johnson-Smith 9780752441955
RRP: £14.99£11.55Everyone loves a good ghost story and the city of Sheffield seems to have plenty of them. The tales contained in this book are told by the Steel City Tours ghost walkers themselves, Mr and Mrs P. Dreadful, collected over the years and now brought... -
Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them by Tom Phillips 9781472283405
RRP: £9.99£5.96'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of conspiracy theories' The TimesFrom the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always... -
Guderian 1941: The Barbarossa Campaign by David R. Higgins 9781526762122
RRP: £25.00£23.22During the first few weeks of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Heinz Guderian's Second Panzer Group played a leading role, cutting through the defences on the border, then taking part in the massive encirclement... -
The Nemesis File by Paul Bruce 9781843582731
RRP: £9.99£6.85Paul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles. His top secret mission was to execute IRA suspects in cold blood. Bruce and his SAS comrades shot down one terrified... -
One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: £9.99£7.11'An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history. Ridiculously good' Dan SnowIf your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal?Moscow 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over... -
Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London by Lee Jackson 9780300266207
RRP: £20.00£16.98The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years "Jackson paints a vivid and detailed picture of the city as it was. . . . Dickens, who was no stranger to... -
The Khazars by Mikhail Zhirohov
RRP: £12.99£9.09The Khazars were one of the most important Turkic peoples in European history, dominating vast areas of southeastern Europe and the western reaches of the Central Asian steppes from the 4th to the 11th centuries AD. They were also unique in that their... -
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory by Roxane van Iperen
RRP: £9.99£4.11Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and The Librarian of Auschwitz - this is the international bestselling and life-affirming true story of female bravery and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz. NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller... -
SS Elite: The Senior Leaders of Hitler's Praetorian Guard Vol:1 A-J by Max Williams 9781781554333
RRP: £45.00£35.79In the turbulent times of the post-World War One era, new political parties emerged frequently in Germany, many with opposing extremist policies. The Communist movement grew out of the Socialist working classes using the Russian Bolshevik Party as a... -
NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Leathersoft, Pink, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson
RRP: £17.99£17.22A 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,... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Britain, 1625-1701: Conflict, revolution and settlement by David Farr
RRP: £10.50£9.62Exam 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... -
Being Human: How our biology shaped world history by Lewis Dartnell
RRP: £22.00£15.62'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL, bestselling author of The Future of Geography'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAY, bestselling author of OtherlandsOur biology will change how you see the world. Lewis Dartnell explores how human biology has shaped relationships,... -
Islamic Scholarship in Africa: New Directions and Global Contexts by Ousmane Oumar Kane
RRP: £29.99£24.83Cutting-edge research in the study of Islamic scholarship and its impact on the religious, political, economic and cultural history of Africa; bridges the "europhone"/"non-europhone" knowledge divides to significantly advance decolonial thinking, and... -
Resorts and Ports: European Seaside Towns since 1700 by Peter Borsay 9781845411978
RRP: £29.95£26.91Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from... -
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser 9780141990316
RRP: £10.99£7.77'This riveting behind-the-scenes story of the clothes on our backs is a must-read for clotheshorses everywhere' Harper's Bazaar 'Extraordinary . . . fascinating . . . a wonderful way into history, quite often through the voices of people who don't have... -
The First Helicopter Boys: The Early Days of Helicopter Operations - The Malayan Emergency, 1947-1960 by David Taylor
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Indonesian Confrontation that raged from 1963 to 1966 stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia. Fighting in the challenging jungle terrain of Borneo and in the countryside straddling the Malaysia/Indonesia border, where there... -
Handle with Care by Rachael Hearson 9781913406035
RRP: £8.99£6.45'[It] manages to be funny, moving, activist, and challenging.' Harriet Minter, TalkRadio'I loved this book - I thought it was really interesting' Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 4 Woman's HourHealth Visiting is one of those professions that most people think is a... -
The Sacred History: How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World by Jonathan Black
RRP: £14.99£8.54From the bestselling author of The Secret History of the World, an exploration of the mystical forces that shape and protect usThe Sacred History is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels, from... -
Robert the Bruce: Champion of a Nation by Stephen Spinks 9781398119543
RRP: £11.99£7.86Robert the Bruce is a man of both history and legend. In his lifetime he secured Scottish independence in the face of English imperial aggression under the successive leadership of Edward I and Edward II. He was the victor of Bannockburn, a self-made... -
Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Dr Kit Heyam
RRP: £12.99£8.60A History Today Book of the YearFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award'A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples with thoughtful analysis. Both heartfelt and rigorous, entertaining and scholarly, Before We... -
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony 9780691148182
RRP: £25.00£19.99Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now... -
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him 9780393322101
RRP: £12.99£11.46In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no... -
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel
RRP: £16.99£12.28Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The... -
USA - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Alan Beechey
RRP: £10.99£8.22Don't just see the sights get to know the people. Who can afford not to understand the USA? Underneath the gleaming smile of American popular culture lies a rich and complex society that brims with contrasts and contradictions. It is a culture of... -
Delta Force: A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith
RRP: £9.99£6.64Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. When Charlie Beckwith issued this call to arms in Vietnam in 1965, he revolutionized American armed combat. This is the story of what would eventually come to be known... -
The Third Reich at War: How the Nazis Led Germany from Conquest to Disaster by Richard J. Evans
RRP: £18.99£14.01The final book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans's The Third Reich at War: How the Nazis Led Germany from Conquest to Disaster shows how Germany rushed headlong into destroying itself, shattering an entire...