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The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil and the Salvation of Philosophy Wolfram Eilenberger 9780141998473
RRP: $27.28$19.09'The question Eilenberger sets out to answer in this ambitious, enthralling book: what use is philosophy in the middle of a war?' The Sunday TimesThe year is 1933. Hannah Arendt escapes Berlin, seeking refuge among the stateless gathering in Paris... -
The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer by Ulrik Skotte 9780753560167
RRP: $52.50$37.84London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War.Many years later, young... -
York (newspaper edition) Terry Deary 9780702337697
RRP: $14.68$9.74Discover all the foul facts about the city with Roman and Viking roots with history's most horrible headlines: York edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the historical town of York. From ambling through the... -
The Enlightenment: An Idea and Its History J. C. D. Clark 9780198916284
RRP: $73.50$63.21Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, its locations, and the contents of the 'movement'. This book cuts the Gordian knot. There are many books claiming to explain the... -
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies Sheila Curran Bernard 9781009098120
RRP: $52.50$37.00Known worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889–1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous – as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent... -
The Story of a Life Aharon Appelfeld 9780241681220
RRP: $20.98$14.93An astonishing memoir of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child, and an exquisite meditation on memory and trauma Aharon Appelfeld was the beloved only child of middle-class Jewish parents living in what is now Ukraine at the outbreak of World War Two... -
The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power Kerry Brown 9780300272925
RRP: $52.50$43.93A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while... -
Civil Wars: A Very Short Introduction Monica Duffy Toft 9780197575864
RRP: $18.88$13.88Civil wars are nasty, brutish, and long. Monica Duffy Toft introduces this complex and timely topic. Civil wars are the most common form of large-scale political violence. In the past thirty years, the study of civil wars has been one of the largest... -
The Force Saul David 9780008701086
RRP: $23.08$15.23Hailed as 'masterly' (Wall Street Journal) and a 'monumental achievement' (Douglas Brinkley), this book tells the riveting, true story of the group of elite US and Canadian soldiers who sacrificed everything to accomplish a crucial but nearly impossible... -
The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer by Ulrik Skotte 9780753560174
RRP: $35.68$27.83London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War.Many years later, young... -
Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers Benjamin Wardhaugh 9780008436469
RRP: $52.50$34.50WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? Counting is an innovative, erudite, world-wrapping journey through... -
Robespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most Marcel Gauchet 9780691234960
RRP: $46.20$36.46How Robespierre’s career and legacy embody the dangerous contradictions of democracyMaximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) is arguably the most controversial and contradictory figure of the French Revolution, inspiring passionate debate like no other... -
Pharaoh: art and power in ancient Egypt by Marie Vandenbeusch 9780714191317
RRP: $63.00$40.74Explores the ideals, symbolism and ideology of Egyptian kingship and uncovers the stories behind the objects and images left as a legacy by this ancient civilisation. The rulers of ancient Egypt were not always male, nor always Egyptian. At times,... -
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church by Rachel L. Swarns 9780399590870
RRP: $31.48$20.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399590870Author Rachel L. SwarnsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Nelson's Pathfinders: A Forgotten Story in the Triumph of British Sea Power Michael Barritt 9780300273762
RRP: $52.50$43.93The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon During the Napoleonic Wars, more than twice as many British warships were lost to shipwreck than in battle. The... -
The Penguin Book of Pirates by No author 9780143137511
RRP: $35.68$20.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143137511Author No authorFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
The Story of Dinosaurs: A first book about prehistoric beasts Catherine Barr 9780711290877
RRP: $27.28$18.90This brilliant book introduces the dinosaurs that once roamed our planet. Using bitesize text and beautifully bright illustrations, this is the perfect book for dinosaur lovers everywhere. The world was once full of magnificent beasts, big and small, who... -
Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy David Rohde 9780393881967
RRP: $50.38$38.43Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so... -
Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO Effort to Know the Enemy by Jonathan Marc Gribetz 9780691176802
RRP: $52.50$41.14How the Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center informed the PLO’s relationship to Zionism and IsraelIn September 1982, the Israeli military invaded West Beirut and Israel-allied Lebanese militiamen massacred Palestinians in the Sabra and... -
Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939 Peter Shambrook 9780861549498
RRP: $31.48$30.11‘Policy of Deceit is the work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein–McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.’ The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the... -
Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans by James D. Hornfischer 9780593184677
RRP: $37.78$25.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593184677Author James D. HornfischerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dutton CaliberPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 234g -
Dispatches Michael Herr 9781035038947
RRP: $25.18$17.12‘The best book I have ever read on men and war in our time’ – John Le CarréMichael Herr went to Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire. He returned to tell the real story in all its hallucinatory madness and brutality, cutting to the quick of the... -
Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation by Sune Engel Rasmussen 9780374609948
RRP: $54.58$35.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374609948Author Sune Engel RasmussenFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 454g -
Fight, Flight, Mimic: Identity Mimicry in Conflict Prof Diego Gambetta 9780198739470
RRP: $73.50$67.26Fight, Flight, Mimic is the first systematic study of deceptive mimicry in the context of wars. Deceptive mimicry -- the manipulation of individual or group identity -- includes passing off as a different individual, as a member of a group to which one... -
Presidents Eric Huang 9780711292840
RRP: $18.88$13.02Do you know everything there is to know about the Presidents of the United States? OH NO YOU DON'T! The people who have served as President of the United States of America are some of the most famous people on the planet. But how much do we really know... -
In France Profound: The Long History of a House, a Mountain Town, and a People T.D. Allman 9780802127846
RRP: $46.18$31.14From the National Book Award-longlisted author of Finding Florida, a sparkling, sweeping chronicle of the author’s life and discoveries in an ancient town in “Deep France,” from nearby prehistoric caves to medieval dynastic struggles to the colorful... -
Narrating Peace: How to Tell a Conflict Story Solon Simmons 9781032691312
RRP: $75.58$66.55This book provides practical tools, models, and frameworks for thinking about how a story is structured, all in order to help us think about conflict. Using examples from literature and films for developing narrative competence in everyday life, the book... -
The Emperors of Byzantium Kevin Lygo 9780500297995
RRP: $27.28$18.06A compelling and vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told through the lives of its 92 emperors. Based in the great city of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the... -
Why? Encyclopedia: Brilliant Answers to Baffling Questions DK 9780241655474
RRP: $35.68$25.79This perfect first reference book brings key subjects - such as science, geography, and history - to life. Lavish 3D digital illustrations and an interactive question-and-answer format together create an engaging and accessible insight into a number of... -
Survival: 66.4 by The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 9781032806624
RRP: $41.98$37.15Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.In this issue:· Douglas Barrie and Timothy Wright underscore the need for Washington to... -
Europe and the Roma: A History of Fascination and Fear Klaus-Michael Bogdal 9780141997292
RRP: $31.48$23.00‘A magisterial contribution to the understanding of the cultural position of Romani people in Europe. … nothing short of astounding’ Literary ReviewThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their... -
Pop-Up Surrealism by Gérard Lo Monaco 9780500027738
RRP: $42.00$28.04Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses Aarathi Prasad 9780008451882
RRP: $23.08$15.23There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia. ... -
The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids Bill Manley 9780500298077
RRP: $27.28$18.06A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of... -
Histories of War by Jeremy Black 9781036101480
RRP: $52.50$37.00A global account of histories of war, from Antiquity to the present day, this thoughtful book shows how the varied modes of representation record political, cultural and social developments as well as military events. Covers all forms of discussion and... -
The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History Samuel W. Franklin 9780226836706
RRP: $33.60$28.20A history of how, in the mid-twentieth century, we came to believe in the concept of creativity. Named a best book of 2023 by the New Yorker and a notable book of 2023 by Behavioral Scientist. Creativity is one of American society’s signature values,... -
From Enemies to Allies: Turkey and Britain, 1918–1960 Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal 9781032399546
RRP: $83.98$73.63British–Turkish relations were transformed in the first half of the 20th century, from a state of belligerence during the First World War, through a period of heated confrontation over the fate of Mosul and trade and business access to the new Republic... -
William III Tony Claydon 9781032212784
RRP: $75.58$66.55This is a political biography of William III (1650–1702): prince of Orange; stadhouder in the Netherlands from 1672; and (in a novel joint monarchy with his wife, Mary), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the revolution of 1688–9. William III... -
The Discovery of France Graham Robb 9781035039197
RRP: $27.28$18.44'An extraordinary journey of discovery' - Daily Telegraph'Pedals along with never a dull paragraph . . . dazzling' - The Sunday TimesTen years ago, I began to explore the country on which I was supposed to be an authority . . .France is a country famous... -
Perspecta 56: Not Found by Guillermo Acosta Navarrete 9780262547819
RRP: $69.30$47.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547819Author Guillermo Acosta NavarreteFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd