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The Kings and Queens of Britain by Cath Senker
RRP: $20.98$14.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398828247Author Cath SenkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
London: The Concise Biography by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $42.00$30.85An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London.Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Moving back... -
Stephen Lives by Anne Puryear 9780671536640
RRP: $31.48$30.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671536640Author Anne PuryearFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Higher Ground: A Mountain Guide's Life by Martin Moran
RRP: $25.18$17.70Martin Moran was a man of the mountains, inspiring both as pioneer and leader. His is a story of life-changing adventures and dramatic, often near-death experiences, told with humour and verve. About the AuthorMartin Moran was one of Britain's most... -
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me by Joseph Martin Bauer 9781841197265
RRP: $25.18$16.80Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality... -
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me by Joseph Martin Bauer 9781841197265 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.18$4.33Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality... -
Billy Biscuit: The Colourful Life of Sir William Curtis MP by J. H. Curtis-Dolby 9781844269211
$40.01The remarkable story of Sir William Curtis MP, who rose from humble beginnings as a baker in Wapping to become a self-made multi-millionaire, banker and shipping magnate who was at the centre of Georgian society for over fifty years. A friend and... -
Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing by John Vigor 9781574092110
RRP: $29.38$22.76Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how... -
A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile: Love, Hardship and Laughter in a South East London Fish-and-Chip Shop by Hilda Kemp 9781409158424 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$4.81'Oi, Hilda, the sign outside says you're frying today but I ain't seeing nothing done in ere!' The voice cut through my daydream, startling me into remembering where I was: standing in the fish-and-chip shop I worked in. We opened for business at 5 p.m... -
A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile: Love, Hardship and Laughter in a South East London Fish-and-Chip Shop by Hilda Kemp
RRP: $18.88$13.02'Oi, Hilda, the sign outside says you're frying today but I ain't seeing nothing done in ere!' The voice cut through my daydream, startling me into remembering where I was: standing in the fish-and-chip shop I worked in. We opened for business at 5 p.m... -
Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories: From Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks by Thomas Grant
RRP: $27.28$18.06THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER'Thomas Grant has brought together Hutchinson's greatest legal hits, producing a fascinating episodic cultural history of post-war Britain that chronicles the end of deference and... -
The Secret Life of Special Advisers by Peter Cardwell
RRP: $42.00$30.41Shadowy geniuses whispering, Rasputinlike, into the ears of our elected politicians under a cloak of secrecy, or a crucial but undervalued cog in the machinery of government? ...Or just a rag-tag band of weirdos and misfits? Despite the acres of... -
By the Waters of Liverpool by Helen Forrester
RRP: $20.98$13.94The third volume in the classic story of Helen Forrester's childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s. Helen Forrester continues the moving story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of her teenage... -
The Road to McCarthy by Pete McCarthy
RRP: $23.08$13.59Setting off from Ireland, Pete McCarthy takes us on a wonderful journey around the weird and wonderful Irish communities of the world.In his own inimitable style, Pete recounts his adventures and escapades as, in Morocco he meets the head of Clan... -
The Not-So-Secret Head Teacher: Turning around one of Britain's toughest schools by Alison Colwell 9781785907388
RRP: $35.68$26.19An unputdownable true account of how a tenacious head teacher led one of the most challenging schools in the country to excellence. No Excuses charts an extraordinary principal's journey in diary form from the moment she took over at a failing... -
Everest - The First Ascent: The untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible by Harriet Tuckey 9781846043659 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$4.81WINNER OF THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL SPORTS WRITING AWARD, BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MOUNTAIN & WILDERNESS PRIZE, BANFF FESTIVALWINNER OF THE TONY LOTHIAN AWARD, BIOGRAPHERS' CLUBFor the first time, drawing... -
Everest - The First Ascent: The untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible by Harriet Tuckey
RRP: $35.68$25.79WINNER OF THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL SPORTS WRITING AWARD, BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MOUNTAIN & WILDERNESS PRIZE, BANFF FESTIVALWINNER OF THE TONY LOTHIAN AWARD, BIOGRAPHERS' CLUBFor the first time, drawing... -
Terence: The Man Who Invented Design by Roger Mavity
RRP: $52.50$11.68'A terrific read, bubbling with anecdotes and insight' Daily Mail, 2021's best biographies'Bayley, the author of books on style, design and taste, tells the Habitat story with his customary polycultural panache . . . [Mavity is] good at conveying the... -
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
RRP: $20.98$14.28When the Taliban took control of Kabul, Kamila Sidiqi and all the women of Kabul saw their lives transformed. Overnight, they were banned from schools and offices and even forbidden from leaving their front doors on their own. The economy collapsed and... -
Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds
RRP: $57.73$41.33From America's preeminent naval historian, the first full-length portrait in over fifty years of the man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two-"destined," says Andrew Roberts, "to be the defining life of Chester Nimitz for a long time to come."... -
The World is a Wedding by Bernard Kops 9781905512331
$17.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905512331Author Bernard KopsFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Five Leaves PublicationsPublisher Five Leaves Publications -
Vaughan Williams by Eric Saylor
RRP: $68.23$59.66A new biography of which paints the most well-rounded and factually accurate portrait of the composer to date Ralph Vaughan Williams ranks among the most versatile, influential, and enduringly popular British musicians of his era. Throughout his... -
Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
RRP: $52.50$35.24The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania reveals the secret military missions behind his famous exploits and unveils a major new discovery on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Titanic find. Best known for finding the wreck of the... -
The Elusive Mr. Pond: The Soldier, Fur Trader and Explorer Who Opened the Northwest by Barry Gough 9781771620390
$46.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771620390Author Barry GoughFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Douglas & McIntyrePublisher Douglas & McIntyreWeight(grams) 538g -
Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life by Claire Tomalin
RRP: $23.08$16.32Katherine Mansfield is the celebrated biography be bestselling author Claire Tomalin'One of the best biographies I have ever read: a perfect match of author and subject. It should become a classic' Alison LuriePursuing art and adventure across Europe,... -
Golf on the Rocks: A Journey Round Scotland's Island Courses by Gary Sutherland
RRP: $23.08$15.54Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a... -
A Gift from Bob: NOW A MAJOR FILM by James Bowen 9781473605800
RRP: $20.98$14.28The festive standalone from James and Bob, the stars of the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob. Now a major motion picture starring Luke Treadaway as James and Bob himself.STREET CAT BOB and James, stars of the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob and The... -
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J Fox 9781472278463
RRP: $42.00$20.18'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian'A memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. . . pithy, highly readable' The TimesThe entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in... -
Isambard Kingdom Brunel by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: $31.48$23.00Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. L. T. C. Rolt's masterly... -
SSN 14 by Ryan Ramsey 9781514463833
$29.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514463833Author Ryan RamseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris Corporation -
SSN 14 by Ryan Ramsey 9781514463833 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.38$18.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514463833Author Ryan RamseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris Corporation -
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
RRP: $23.08$16.32Already winning acclaim as one of the best accounts of combat ever written, Black Hawk Down is a minute-by-minute, heart-stopping account of the 1993 raid on Mogadishu, Somalia. Late in the afternoon of Sunday, October 3 1993, 140 elite US Soldiers... -
Tsunami Kids: Our Journey from Survival to Success by Paul Forkan 9781782433576 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$4.81On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and solitary 200km trek across the decimated country to get... -
Tsunami Kids: Our Journey from Survival to Success by Paul Forkan
RRP: $35.68$25.54On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and solitary 200km trek across the decimated country to get... -
Animal Qc: My Preposterous Life by Gary Bell 9781906308667
RRP: $18.88$11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906308667Author Gary BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Monday BooksPublisher Monday BooksWeight(grams) 284g -
Kris Jenner... And All Things Kardashian by Kris Jenner 9781849837507 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$4.81A REVEALING PERSONAL STORY: An ambitious businesswoman, Jenner will delve into the world of living a hectic life in the celebrity spotlight as well as touch on the themes of love, loss, marriage, divorce and motherhood, which should resonate with a wide... -
Happiness Indeed: an Actor (TM)s Life by Denis Quilley
$58.84After fifty years of working in the theatre, TV and films (half a century of joy and fear, excitement and pain, frustration and fulfilment), Denis Quilley remembers his first job in rep with twenty-somethings Paul Scofield, Peter Brook and Stanley Baker;... -
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick 9780060825423
RRP: $35.68$23.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060825423Author Edward DolnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
The Rebecca Notebook: and other memories by Daphne Du Maurier
RRP: $23.08$15.54BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA INTRODUCED BY ALISON LIGHT'The genuine, thoughtful voice of a woman whose works have been loved by millions' NEW YORK TIMES'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Du Maurier created a scale by which modern... -
Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners by Steve Fielding
RRP: $25.18$23.00Between them, the three men in the fearsome Pierrepoint dynasty executed over 800 people during a career spanning more than half a century. Henry, his brother Thomas, and his son Albert, dispatched some of the most infamous criminals of the 20th century,...