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The Local: A History of the English Pub by Paul Jennings
RRP: $29.23$22.52Paul Jennings traces the history of the British pub, and looks at how it evolved from the eighteenth century's coaching inns and humble alehouses, back-street beer houses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first... -
Victorian London Street Life in Historic Photographs by John Thomson 9780486281216
RRP: $29.23$20.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486281216Author John ThomsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome by Robin Lane Fox
RRP: $37.03$26.54Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue... -
Veritas: a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife by Ariel Sabar
RRP: $37.03$25.02From award-winning author Ariel Sabar comes the gripping, true story of a sensational religious forgery and the scandal that engulfed Harvard University. In 2012, Dr Karen King, a star professor at Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster... -
The Penguin History of the Church: The Early Church by Henry Chadwick
RRP: $21.43$15.58Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman worldAbout the AuthorReverend Henry Chadwick is a former Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and has been a Regius... -
Charles: The Heart of a King by Catherine Mayer
RRP: $21.43$15.58The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'Breathtaking' The Times'[The book that] made headlines around the world.' IndependentThe former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims... -
Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings by An Van Camp 9781910807590
RRP: $48.75$34.38"This is the very best of Antwerp and the best from here in Oxford." - The Oxford Times Weekend "This entertaining exhibition of the 16th- and 17th-century drawings from the Low Countries has energy to spare." - The Telegraph This catalogue will... -
Legendary Lighthouses of Britain: An Illustrated Guide to the Sentinels that Guard Our Shore by Roger O'Reilly 9781786788115
RRP: $48.75$32.43This is a unique celebration of 100 of the most dramatic and storied lighthouses along the coasts of Britain. Illustrated with fantastic retro art by award-winning artist Roger O'Reilly, this guide to the sentinels that guard Britain's shores is aimed at... -
Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies that Started it all by Lizzy Tiffin 9780008687083
RRP: $29.23$19.42You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and... -
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
RRP: $19.48$14.27'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... -
The Feudal Kingdom of England: 1042-1216 by Frank Barlow 9780582381179
RRP: $120.88$115.83Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text remains as vivid and readable as ever. Frank Barlow illuminates every aspect of the Anglo-Norman world, but the central appeal of the book continues to be its firm narrative structure. Here is a... -
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder
RRP: $39.00$28.65THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A marvellous book . . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation'... -
America, Empire of Liberty: A New History by David Reynolds
RRP: $37.03$26.54It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great 'empire of liberty.' In the first new one-volume history in two decades, David Reynolds takes Jefferson's phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and... -
The Story of Egypt by Joann Fletcher
RRP: $33.13$22.83The story of the world's greatest civilisation spans more than 4000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in heroes and villains, inventors and intellectuals, artisans and... -
On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence by M. Dixon
RRP: $33.13$23.95This unique and penetrating book surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the disasterous campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. It examines the social psychology of... -
German Men Sit Down to Pee and Other Insights in German Culture by James Cave 9780995481305
$17.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995481305Author James CaveFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint HJ PublishingPublisher Marchmont Publishing -
The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds Katie Spalding 9781472294081
RRP: $21.43$13.01A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit.The more you delve into the stories behind history's greatest names, the more you realise they have something in common: a mystifying lack of... -
Inside the World of Bridgerton: True Stories of Regency High Society by Catherine Curzon
RRP: $25.33$17.47Discover the true Regency history behind the TV phenomenon.In Inside the World of Bridgerton, author and Regency period expert Catherine Curzon explores the historical inspirations behind the hit series, and illuminates the fascinating details of real... -
You'll Never See Me Again: 'Storytelling at its best' - DAILY EXPRESS Lesley Pearse 9781405935548
RRP: $19.48$14.27Betty is running for her life . . . The gripping Sunday Times bestseller about one woman doing whatever it takes to survive'You are in the story within minutes of opening the book . . . A brilliant story full of twists and turns' 5***** Reader... -
The Great Famine: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1849 and How the Irish Potato Famine Was Solved by Captivating History 9781637169926
RRP: $26.70$22.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637169926Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 141g -
Harrier by Jonathan Glancey
RRP: $21.43$14.70The British designed and built the Harrier, the most successful vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft ever made. Combining state-of-the-art fighter plane technology with a helicopter's ability to land vertically the Harrier has played an indispensable... -
Anne Frank's Story by Carol Ann Lee
RRP: $13.63$10.34The life story of Anne Frank, from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt, growing up in Amsterdam, her two years in hiding and the last few months of her life in the concentration camps. Narrated in six clearly written chapters, this biography for... -
The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses by Paul Koudounaris
RRP: $78.00$54.11In this tour de force of original cultural history, Paul Koudounaris takes the reader on an unprecedented international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This is the first book to bring together the world's... -
Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean
RRP: $25.33$18.2170th Anniversary Edition with a New Foreword by Sunday Times Bestselling Author Simon Sebag Montefiore'A classic' Observer | 'A legend' Washington Post | 'The best book you will read this year' Colonel Tim CollinsPosted to Moscow as a young diplomat... -
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan 9780735225282
RRP: $33.13$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735225282Author Timothy EganFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII Sarah-beth Watkins 9781782795858
RRP: $19.48$17.20Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both... -
Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific by Christina Thompson
RRP: $25.33$16.98Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history 'Wonderfully researched and beautifully written' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan ... -
Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 History Questions and Papers by John Kerr
RRP: $19.48$18.39Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 History exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for... -
The story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross: the history, the actors, and the architect Robert Adam by Adrian Tindall 9781915067432
RRP: $19.48$14.27The Bury St Edmunds Market Cross stands at the heart of the town. Designed in 1774 by the celebrated architect Robert Adam, this ‘neat and beautiful theatre’ is celebrated as a brilliant example of decorative neoclassical architecture. The Market Cross... -
Buried Lives: The Protestants of Southern Ireland by Robin Bury 9781845888800
RRP: $39.00$29.78The early twentieth century saw the transformation of the southern Irish Protestants from a once strong people into an isolated, pacified community. Their influence, status and numbers had all but disappeared by the end of the civil war in 1923 and they... -
Canon Law, the Expansion of Europe, and World Order by Professor James Muldoon
$68.89The articles in this volume trace the development of the theory that humanity forms a single world community and that there exists a body of law governing the relations among the members of that community. These ideas first appeared in the writings of... -
Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest by Walter Noble Burns 9780826321541
RRP: $42.80$32.84First published in 1927, ""Tombstone"" defined the legend of lawman-gunfighter Wyatt Earp. A mixture of fact and fiction, Walter Noble Burns's portrayal of Earp has profoundly influenced subsequent generations of historians, novelists, and screen writers... -
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 by Diarmaid MacCulloch
RRP: $37.03$27.32'A masterpiece ... In its field it is the best book ever' GuardianWinner of the Wolfson Prize for history, Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 charts a seismic shift in European culture that marked the beginning of the modern world. At a time... -
Blood, Dust & Snow: Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front by Robin Schafer
RRP: $48.73$36.84'The infantry is only a few metres ahead of us when suddenly, on the left of our tank, a Russian stands up. The swine had pretended to be dead when our infantry came past him! That's an old classic, pretending to be dead and then firing from the rear... -
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
RRP: $15.58$11.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877735373Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two Helen Fry 9780300260939
RRP: $23.38$20.30A thrilling history of MI9-the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines"A fitting tribute to the hundreds of men and women who risked their lives in assisting Allied escapees."-Giles Milton, Sunday Times... -
Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich by Eric Kurlander
RRP: $31.18$30.73The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany-the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power"[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before... -
Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction by David Hopkins
RRP: $17.53$12.97The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins... -
Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism by John Foot
RRP: $25.33$18.21'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,... -
Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship, 1915-1945 by Richard J. B. Bosworth
RRP: $37.03$26.54For almost all nations the First World War was an unparalleled disaster, but the Italian experience especially was to have catastrophic consequences. Weakened and embittered, trying and failing to come to terms with 600,000 dead and with an entire...