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From the inauguration of the London Eye in 2000 to the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit, "Eyewitness Decade" tells the story of the first ten years of the new millennium in a series of stunning and awe-inspiring images. Some record the...

What are the unique characteristics that make a house Colonial or Craftsman, Modern or Deco, or any of the other approximately 20 styles of domestic architecture common in the United States? At a time of near-obsessive attention to home design and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689706288Author Desmond SewardFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 413g

A volume which presents the history of Wales between the Unity Laws and the Industrial Revolution. It deals with the social and economic changes, with detail on uniting Wales and England, the growth of Protestantism and the increase in education.Book...

The first volume of Brian Sewell's scandalous and haunting memoir was met by riotous applause in the press. 'Outsider is a delicious read...I want more - much more,' wrote Rachel Cooke in the Guardian. 'This book records an extraordinary life and will, I...

This is part of a series on Welsh history which has been written specifically to meet the requirements for History in the National Curriculum for Wales at Key Stage 3. This title specifically supports the teaching of Study Unit 2 of the Key Stage 3...

This new volume brings together primary material from the period 1830-1890, a rich and fascinating period of British history. The volume traces the early careers of Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli, their time as Prime Ministers, and the evolution of both...

This short, fiercely argued book explains how five years of continuous crisis management not only have failed to resolve the Eurozone's problems but have actually made things worse. While austerity-wracked nations descend into misery and resentment,...

The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unspoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from? Paul Reddin exposes the mythology of the American frontier...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780720006155Author Emma LileFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Llyfrau Amgueddfa Cymru/ National Museum Wales BooksPublisher Llyfrau Amgueddfa Cymru/...

Unicorns' horns, mermaids' skeletons, beautiful minerals, monstrous births, insects in amber, wax effigies, mysterious fossils, corals in fantastic shapes, death-masks, ivory carvings, automata that imitated living things, jewellery, work in precious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080135605Author Salvador DaliFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 386g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904153030Author Travis ElboroughFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Watling St LtdPublisher Flame Tree PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780043550366Author Gabriel KolkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint HarperCollins Publishers LtdPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 548g

A kaleidoscopic story of myth, Spiritualism, and the Victorian search for Utopia from one of the brightest and most original non-fiction writers at work today. In 1872 there was a bizarre eruption of religious mania in Hampshire's New Forest. Its leader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780006278917Author FynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 130g

Soldiers of the First World War employs short extracts from diaries and letters to recount the experiences of the men from around the world who took part in this massive conflict. Linked by common experiences, such as 'in battle' or 'losing a friend',...

Dress the Victorian fashion models in an assortment of elegant fashions from the 19th century. Including more than 200 stickers with which to dress the dolls. With informative notes, photographs and sketches explaining the background to each fashion.Book...

DISCOVER MORE: WORLD WAR II charts the course of the war, from the rise of Nazism to Hitler's suicide in April 1945. Nearly 70 years since World War II ended, the after effects are still shaping our world. Featuring moving first-hard accounts that bring...

Step back to an awfully ancient time when pharaohs were phoul, servants suffered and everyone believed in an awesome afterlife. Discover the dire details of mummy-making, the truth about Tutankhamun and his creepy curse and find out why people worshipped...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900360312Author Hilda GrieveFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Essex Record Office PublicationsPublisher Essex Record Office Publications

Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) became, in the century following his death, an individual of undisputed universal acclaim. His brief but astoundingly eventful life has inspired the scrutiny of other painters, film-makers, psychologists and novelists, and his...

From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other. For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Twenty-five years ago a new German state came into being...

The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight comprises three main aircraft - the Spitfire, the Lancaster and the Hurricane. The Lancaster played no part in the Battle of Britain and the Spitfire is the aeroplane many people most associate with the RAF...

When the Allies invaded mainland Italy in 1943 they intended only a clearing-up operation to knock Italy out of the war, but Hitler ordered the German armies to defend every foot of the country. The OTug of War' was the mysterious force which caused a...

Designed for hassle-free, independent study and priced to meet both your and your students' budgets, this combined Revision Guide and Workbook is the smart choice for those revising for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History and includes: An online edition...

Captain Tony McCrum's naval career started in 1932. He survived the sinking of HMS Skipjack at Dunkirk and went on to serve on minesweepers and at sea during the landings at Salerno. His wartime experiences were recently published as Sunk by Stukas.This...

The evacuation of Britain’s urban children to the countryside was a uniquely emotional decision by the British government during the Second World War. The Pitkin Guide to Evacuees tells the colourful story of this mass exodus. As well as providing a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780720004014Author David ZienkiewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Llyfrau Amgueddfa Cymru/ National Museum Wales BooksPublisher Llyfrau Amgueddfa...

Wooden casks (or barrels) are containers of exceptional strength, versatility and mobility but have become a rarity in Britain, displaced so completely by metal containers that it is hard to imagine their importance in former times. The coopers who made...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844940288Author W. Alister WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Bridge BooksPublisher Bridge Books

Roman Britain and the Empire of ArthurBook InformationISBN 9780850332896Author John MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Phillimore & Co LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 290g

The transformation from fields to streets in Camden Town and Kentish Town began in the eighteenth century. This book covers many aspects of life in these adjacent neighbourhoods of Northwest London. The area was crossed by railway lines that provided...

During the Second World War the Germans developed a specially adapted U-boat oil tanker with two aims. First, by refuelling the attack U-boat fleet their range of operations and duration of patrol could be significantly increased. Secondly, these...

‘Those left cold by the sober tones of scholarship will find this voice liberating and intoxicating. Its energy is boundless and its range immense.’ Wall Street Journal In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common – murder. Romulus...

Stoke Newington in the early nineteenth century was notable as an 'old'world' suburb possessing great charm. Many of its interesting old houses, inns and chapels were recorded in the sketches and paintings of Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and his son. Also at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612193304Author Jefferson ChaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 267g

Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers – each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation – David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it held unchallenged dominion over the world's oceans. Although...

Based on the Oxford Dictionary of Art, this is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to Western Art from Ancient Greece to the present day. For this second edition, much new material has been added on twentieth-century art, including subjects such as...

Taking a similar approach to his successful If Rome Hadn't Fallen, Timothy Venning explores the various decision points in a fascinating period of British history and the alternative paths that it might have taken. Dr Timothy Venning starts within an...