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Speaking East: The Strange and Enchanted Life of Isidore Isou by Andrew Hussey
RRP: £25.00£18.02A vibrant account of both the sensuous cultural scene of postwar Paris and the life of an alluring icon of modern art. Isidore Isou was a young Jew in wartime Bucharest who barely survived the Romanian Holocaust. He made his way to Paris, where, in... -
Mary Seacole: The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea by Jane Robinson
£10.47The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. "The Times" called her a heroine, Florence Nightingale called her a brothel-keeping quack, and Queen Victoria's nephew called her, simply, 'Mammy' - Mary Seacole was... -
Breaking Night by Liz Murray 9780099556299 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29____________________________________Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just... -
Breaking Night by Liz Murray
RRP: £9.99£7.11____________________________________Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just... -
Tears at Bedtime by Andrew Crofts 9780099517726 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99£2.00At just six years old Tom Wilson fell prey to a predator of the worst sort. David Murphy was supposed to be his carer, instead he lifted his victims from their beds in the dead of night, and Tom was powerless to stop it.Tom endured years of horrific... -
Writing Places by William Zinsser 9780061729034
RRP: £10.99£9.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061729034Author William ZinsserFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 162g -
Scum of the Earth by Arthur Koestler 9780907871491
RRP: £14.99£9.80The story of Koestler's imprisonment in France in 1940, his escape and his extraordinary and adventurous journey to the safety of London, which unfolds like some travel nightmare by Kafka. The 'scum of the earth' are those heroic individuals, like... -
Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet by Heather Poole
RRP: £9.99£6.64In the spirit of books like "Waiter Rant" and "Kitchen Confidential", blogger and flight attendant Heather Poole gives the inside scoop on how to be the most hated passenger on the plane, whether passionate affairs with pilots are... -
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Matalon Lagnado
RRP: £9.99£6.64In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on the elegant... -
Teresa of Avila by Williams 9780826473417
RRP: £24.99£24.98Archbishop Rowan Williams's study of Teresa of Avila exemplifies his own deep spiritual theology. Together with her contemporary and friend, St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila stands at the highest point of Catholic spiritual writing in the... -
Forgiveness: When, if and how to forgive by Marina Cantacuzino
RRP: £14.99£9.36Using real-life stories, Forgiveness explores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness. 'Cantacuzino's gift for empathy shines through her conversations... She tackles her complex [message] with clear prose and an open heart... This nuance... -
Hal Foster - Prince of Illustrators by Brian M. Kane
RRP: £17.99£13.36A comprehensive biography of Hal Foster, in which author Brian M. Kane examines the 70-year career of one of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century. "Superman" was modelled after Foster's drawings of Tarzan, Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond borrowed... -
Nurse On Call: The True Story of a 1950s District Nurse by Edith Cotterill 9780091937560 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£1.78'Never had I seen so many fleas! Startled by the daylight, they leapt in all directions, particularly mine. Quickly I peeled off her stockings and threw them on the fire, but by now the fleas had invaded her combinations. As for the fur coat, I shuddered... -
When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone by Philip Gould 9780349139111 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.13On 29 January 2008 Philip Gould was told he had cancer. He was stoical, and set about his treatment, determined to fight his illness. In the face of difficult decisions he sought always to understand the disease and the various medical options open to... -
When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone by Philip Gould
RRP: £10.99£7.40On 29 January 2008 Philip Gould was told he had cancer. He was stoical, and set about his treatment, determined to fight his illness. In the face of difficult decisions he sought always to understand the disease and the various medical options open to... -
Eberhard Weber: A German Jazz Story by Eberhard Weber 9781800500822
RRP: £25.00£23.27Eberhard Weber is a virtuoso who revolutionized jazz bass playing. He brought his instrument from the far corner of the stage into the spotlight - and turned it into a solo force. He began his career as a jazz bassist in the 1960s, and his band Colours... -
A Van of One's Own: A Winter Sojourn by Biddy Wells 9781910901991
RRP: £8.99£6.45"Portugal is not all that far away, or exotic, or dangerous, but it felt like a huge stretch for me to leave my partner, family, job and home and just go off. An overland solo trip lasting months in an ancient little campervan was not the kind of thing I... -
Four Fingers and Thirteen Toes by Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds 9781438942995
£12.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438942995Author Rosaleen Moriarty-SimmondsFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 364gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero by Bobby Windsor 9781845967222 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£2.29Lions legend Bobby Windsor has enjoyed triumphs beyond the dreams of most international players but has also suffered personal tragedy. His rugby career as the best hooker in the British Isles during the second golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s is a... -
Hospital Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
RRP: £15.99£11.61Hospital Babylon is an in-depth, amusing and highly insightful expose of the extraordinary world of modern medicine. It will take the reader on a journey through the various departments and wards where babies are made, thighs are reduced, noses... -
Tormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav by Arthur Green 9781879045118
RRP: £15.99£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879045118Author Arthur GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein, Volume 2: The Later Years by John Donaldson
RRP: £34.95£22.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936490394Author John DonaldsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Russell EnterprisesPublisher Russell EnterprisesWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm)... -
ME ME ME by Charlotte Crosby 9781472229670 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29Charlotte Crosby has been one of the UK's best-loved TV stars since she burst onto the celeb scene in 2011 with Geordie Shore. Laugh-out-loud hilarious, genuine, and a proper Geordie, Charlotte's popularity has even seen her crowned winner of 2013's... -
ME ME ME by Charlotte Crosby
RRP: £10.99£7.40Charlotte Crosby has been one of the UK's best-loved TV stars since she burst onto the celeb scene in 2011 with Geordie Shore. Laugh-out-loud hilarious, genuine, and a proper Geordie, Charlotte's popularity has even seen her crowned winner of 2013's... -
The Imam's Daughter by Hannah Shah
RRP: £9.99£7.11Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home.At 16 she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry... -
Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing by Lorraine ASH 9780939165506
RRP: £15.00£9.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939165506Author Lorraine ASHFormat PaperbackPage Count 175Imprint NewSage PressPublisher NewSage Press -
Wagner without Fear: Learning to Love and Even Enjoy Opera's Most Demanding Genius by William Berger 9780375700545
RRP: £22.00£16.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375700545Author William BergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)... -
The Proud Highway by Hunter S. Thompson 9781408822937
RRP: £16.99£12.28_____________ 'Brilliant' - Observer 'Vivid, hyperactive, combative, ferociously intelligent and iconoclastic' - Guardian 'Splendidly corrosive' - Independent _____________ The Proud Highway is a literary milestone. The first volume in... -
Call Of The Litany Bird: Surviving the Zimbabwe Bush War by Susan Gibbs 9781907991004
RRP: £17.99£15.94As a trained nurse, newly married to the son of the Governor of Rhodesia during the UDI years, Susan writes compellingly about bringing up a family on their farm in Matabeleland in the midst of the unfolding terror and growing number of atrocities. ... -
You've Done What, My Lord?: Hilarious tales from a country estate by Rory Clark 9781780338972
£11.66Rumshott is one of the finest landed estates in England. However, when James Aden takes up the position of Deputy Agent he does not realise the full extent of what the job entails.He finds himself spending his days negotiating with royalty, farmers, and... -
The Mystery of Olga Chekhova: A Life Torn Apart By Revolution And War by Antony Beevor
RRP: £12.99£9.09'An extraordinary drama of exile and espionage' Boyd Tonkin, Independent'Compelling . . . as engaging a read as Stalingrad and Berlin' Guardian______________Olga Chekhova was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a Russian beauty. She was also a... -
A Kilo of String by Rob Johnson 9780992638481
£7.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992638481Author Rob JohnsonFormat PaperbackImprint Xerika PublishingPublisher Xerika Publishing -
Vets Might Fly by James Herriot 9780330443586
RRP: £10.99£7.93A few months of married bliss, a lovers' nest in Darrowby and the wonders of home cooking are rudely interrupted for James Herriot by the Second World War. From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Vets Might Fly,... -
For the Islands I Sing: An Autobiography by George Mackay Brown
RRP: £8.99£6.08George's memory is inseparable from Orkney, where he was born the youngest child of a poor family and which he rarely left. His mother was a beautiful woman who spoke only Gaelic and his father was a wit, mimic and singer, who also doubled as postman and... -
Hill Farmer, The - Gareth Wyn Jones: The Autobiography of Gareth Wyn Jones by Gareth Wyn Jones 9781784610067 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.95£1.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784610067Author Gareth Wyn JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
The Magdalene by Lars Muhl
RRP: £8.99£6.20'The heights to which this climb will take you are in direct ratio to the depths to which you have the courage to delve.'Mary Magdalene is one of Jesus' most famous disciples, yet we know very little about her. Ever since her name first appeared in the... -
When Daddy Comes Home by Toni Maguire 9780007244003
RRP: £10.99£8.29She finally thought she was safe... Toni Maguire, author of Number One Bestseller 'Don't Tell Mummy', takes up the story of her tragic childhood where she left off, revealing the awful truth about what happened when her father, sent to jail... -
When Daddy Comes Home by Toni Maguire 9780007244003 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29She finally thought she was safe... Toni Maguire, author of Number One Bestseller 'Don't Tell Mummy', takes up the story of her tragic childhood where she left off, revealing the awful truth about what happened when her father, sent to jail... -
Roy Harper: Every Album, Every Song by Opher Goodwin 9781789521306
RRP: £14.99£10.95Roy Harper must be one of Britain's most undervalued rock musicians and songwriters. For over fifty years he has produced a series of innovative albums of consistently outstanding quality. He puts poetry and social commentary to music in a way that... -
Smoke In The Lanes: Happiness and Hardship on the Road with the Gypsies in the 1950s by Dominic Reeve 9780349000039 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29In the 1950s the Romani people lived on the brink of great change. In their bright wooden wagons they journeyed between horse-fairs and traditional stopping places - stoic, humorous and wild, often poverty-stricken but protective of their freedom - on...