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The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to...

The Years of ...series provides core coverage of events in British and European History. It features: - strong and accessible narrative written by experienced teachers - a comprehensive selection of visual and written source material - extensive...

My Family Remembers offers a look at decades in recent history through the memories of members of a selection of families. Employing running text, featured quotations and colour and black and white photographs, each book is a fascinating in-depth look at...

The series that packs a world of knowledge into your pocket Get fast facts at your fingertips with DK Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Rome, packed with bite-sized chunks of information that make learning about the Roman Empire even more fun. Find out what...

Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly enlightens and entertains substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and takes us on an amazing tour through the history of...

Sixty years ago, four men parachuted onto a Norwegian glacier, equipped with only the most basic equipment. Their mission was to prevent the Nazi regime from building an atomic bomb. Now, wilderness expert Ray Mears tells the true story of this gruelling...

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide...

Looks at the motives behind Christopher Columbus' journey to the American continent, and what he found on his first, second and third voyages. The book explores 15th-century ships and navigation and also examines the impact made by the European explorers...

One of a series of information books which presents full-page colour portraits of 15 key figures in British history, designed to capture the imagination of 8-12 year-olds. This volume includes personalities such as Henry VIII, Francis Drake, Samuel...

The battle begins. The Spartans stand perfectly still. They have been training for this moment since the age of five. The Spartan king lifts his spear and the Spartans charge. Learn all about what makes a great Spartan in Fearless Warriors: Spartans...

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English painters, poets and critics, founded in 1848 by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt. Their art's romanticism, attention to detail and jewel-like colours have ensured...

Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Cut-throat Celts, including why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on, how to preserve your enemy's brain and why the Celts laughed at funerals. With a bold new look, these bestselling titles are...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top...

Travel back into the measly Middle Ages, where the world was full of wild women, mad monks, naughty knights and crazy kings and queens! Discover a genuine jester's joke, why chickens had their bottoms shaved and what ten-year-old treacle was used for...

Yes, even though he is dead, Spartacus is still full of surprises. Now you can read the inside story in Spartacus's diary, catch up on all the latest battle results in the Daily Gladius, and find out how to keep the mighty Roman Empire at bay with just a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947554675Author Richard BoswellFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy PublishingWeight(grams) 680g

Following on from the bestselling Strangest title London's Strangest Tales comes Kent's Strangest Tales - a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the home county many people believe is the `The Garden of England'. Located on the bottom of the...

This volume which looks at the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser: his art; his philosophy; and his architecture. This museum guide reveals the unique architecture of the KunstHausWien.Book InformationISBN 9783822866139Author Joham HarelFormat...

From the provocative biographer of Shirley Porter comes a comprehensive and fascinating account of Ken Livingstone's extraordinary life and career. For nearly thirty years, this controversial political chameleon has been making headlines, antagonising,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872006215Author P.M. HeatonFormat HardbackPage Count 110Imprint P.M.Heaton PublishingPublisher P.M.Heaton Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874538837Author Brian CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Old Bakehouse PublicationsPublisher Old Bakehouse Publications

This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they...

Everyone was amazed Princess Diana was a good mother. She was an exception as the British Royal Family has not been exactly renowned for their good parenting - at least since the time of Queen Victoria and Albert, who was always telling his son Bertie...

At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780713712216Author Kenneth PoolmanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Blandford PressPublisher Cassell & Co (A member of the Orion Publishing...

This text challenges existing theories of the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls and offers the author's theory with wide-ranging implications. The story behind the Dead Sea Scrolls has been in dispute since they were discovered in 1947 in caves in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714114439Author Barbara BrendFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint British Museum PressPublisher British Museum PressWeight(grams) 780g

America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have failed, institutions have disappeared and the country's focus has shifted to idolise celebrity and wealth. George Packer...

Based on a major Radio 4 series, this is an account of British history from the Roman invasion to the death of Queen Victoria. It focuses on the significant events and personalities that shaped Britain over nearly 2000 years, tracing its emergence from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781862270220Author Jonathan WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Howell PressPublisher Howell PressWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852604196Author Alec BeilbyFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Patrick Stephens LtdPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 175g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845893910Author Julia SkinnerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection

Victorians liked to refer to England as 'a Christian country'. But what did this mean at the level of everyday life? The book begins with a social portrait of each of the characteristic forms of religion that flourished in Victorian England, including...

This paperback edition includes a link to download a free audio version of the book read by Sir Tony Robinson. In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Greeks, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most...

This paperback edition includes a link to download a free audio version of the book read by Sir Tony Robinson. In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Egyptians, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the...

In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. Ill-equipped and under-trained, they fought hard for three weeks, from the German invasion of France to the rescue of the last British...

How the first ever SAS operation ended in disaster in the desert In summer 1941 Erwin Rommel was Hitler's favourite general: he had driven the British out of Libya and stood poised to invade Egypt. He seemed unbeatable. So the British decided to have him...

The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common...

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 'Powerful . . . there is rage in his ink. McKay's book grips by its passion and originality. Some 25,000 people perished in the firestorm that raged through the city. I have never seen it better described' Max...