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Tormented Hope: Nine Hypochondriac Lives by Brian Dillon 9780141044057
RRP: £15.99£11.61'It's so good that, after reading it, I needed a lie-down' - Hilary Mantel, Guardian Books of the YearBrian Dillon looks at nine prominent hypochondriacs - James Boswell, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Daniel Paul Schreber, Alice... -
The Adventures of Thomas Pellow: Three and twenty years in captivity among the Moors by Thomas Pellow 9780954598587
£10.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954598587Author Thomas PellowFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Suffolk and Watt BooksPublisher Suffolk and Watt Books -
The Rebecca Notebook: and other memories by Daphne Du Maurier
RRP: £10.99£7.40BY 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... -
The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: £14.99£9.80There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have... -
Napoleon and Wellington by Andrew Roberts
RRP: £16.99£11.54A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian.'Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched' ObserverOn the morning of the battle of... -
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder
RRP: £17.99£13.91This first full-length biography of the Nobel Laureate to appear in a quarter century explores John Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the depths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as The... -
A Murder in the Neighborhood by Ellen Green
RRP: £8.99£5.45On 6th September 1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than twelve minutes on his block in East Camden, New Jersey. The shocking true story of the first recorded mass shooting in America has never been told, until... -
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran
RRP: £15.99£11.61Ten chapters, ten women and many stories of heartbreak, including her own: Xinran once again takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. Whether as a consequence of the single-child policy, destructive age-old traditions or... -
Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters by Jesse Norman
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A superb book' Financial Times, Books of the YearAdam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain... -
Jackie After O: One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations and Rediscovered Her Dreams by Tina Cassidy 9780061994340
£12.06Former Boston Globe reporter Tina Cassidy delivers a remarkable account of one year in the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, America's favorite first lady and an international icon. 1975 was a year of monumental changes for Jackie: it was the year she... -
Richard lll: In Fact and Fiction by Matthew Lewis 9781526727978
RRP: £12.99£8.32King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognisable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional... -
Palimpsest: A Memoir by Gore Vidal
RRP: £12.99£8.60This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He spent his childhood in Washington DC, in the household of his grandfather, the blind senator from Oklahoma, T.P. Gore, and in the various... -
Henry V (Penguin Monarchs): From Playboy Prince to Warrior King by Anne Curry
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political... -
Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen by Jane Draycott 9781800244825
RRP: £12.99£8.32Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium. Paraded as a prisoner in a... -
Aubrey's Brief Lives: Omnibus Edition by Simon Webb 9780993598227
RRP: £9.00£8.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993598227Author Simon WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Langley PressPublisher Langley PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm -
The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton: A 19th Century Heroine Who Wanted Justice for Women by Lady Antonia Fraser 9781474610926
RRP: £25.00£17.62'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday TimesCAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice for women.Poet, pamphleteer and artist's... -
Three Times a Countess: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Raine Spencer by Tina Gaudoin
RRP: £25.00£18.02TELEGRAPH 50 BEST BOOKS OF 2022'A sparkling biography of a fascinating woman' - Lynn Barber, Telegraph *****'Gaudoin's book is revealing and hugely entertaining. Highly recommended.' - Daily Mail'Gaudoin tells these delicious stories with brio' - Sunday... -
Aelfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age by Max Adams
RRP: £9.99£7.11The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid... -
Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff 9780007410958
RRP: £11.99£9.00An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission. Three months before the end of World War II, a U.S. Army plane flying... -
Edward I (Penguin Monarchs): A New King Arthur? by Andy King
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackEdward I (1272-1307) is one of the most commanding of all English rulers. He fought in southwest France, in Wales, In Scotland and in northern... -
Inheritance: The Lost History of Mary Davies: A Story of Property, Marriage and Madness by Leo Hollis
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Brilliant' Financial Times 'Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities' Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness,... -
Finding Peggy by Meg Henderson
RRP: £12.99£9.09Glasgow in the 1950s was a deprived and often violent place. Meg Henderson was part of a large family, and when the tenement block in which they lived collapsed they had to move to the notorious Blackhill district where religious sectarianism and gang... -
Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland 9781529337754 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.65'A compelling tragedy, but one which casts valuable new light on the outsized human dimensions of both men ... Agonising but excellent' The Telegraph'In this fascinating account of the turbulent Churchill father-and-son relationship, Josh Ireland shows... -
Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland 9781529337754
RRP: £20.00£13.75'A compelling tragedy, but one which casts valuable new light on the outsized human dimensions of both men ... Agonising but excellent' The Telegraph'In this fascinating account of the turbulent Churchill father-and-son relationship, Josh Ireland shows... -
Elizabeth I: Collected Works by Leah S. Marcus
RRP: £24.00£20.52This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth 1: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first... -
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Rees
RRP: £12.99£9.09Fuelled by hate. Unable to form normal human relationships. Unwilling to debate political issues.In many ways Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, yet he inspired millions, leading Germany into the cataclysmic events of the Second World War.But how... -
Upstairs & Downstairs: My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid by Tim Tate
RRP: £10.99£7.47The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gowns; of tiaras and a coronation. As personal maid to Lady Coventry, Hilda Newman had a unique insight into the leisured life of... -
Secrets and Lies: The Trials of Christine Keeler by Christine Keeler 9781789461374 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.13In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history.Following Christine Keeler's... -
Secrets and Lies: The Trials of Christine Keeler by Christine Keeler
RRP: £8.99£6.22In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history.Following Christine Keeler's... -
An Uncommon Woman: The Life of Princess Vicky: Princess Vicky by Hannah Pakula
RRP: £16.99£11.94The life of Empress Frederick, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm.AN UNCOMMON WOMAN is an enthralling biography of Princess Vicky - the Empress Frederick of Germany, the eldest daughter of Queen... -
Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder 9781398506084
RRP: £12.99£9.58THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER'More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true' Stephen... -
A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century: Shaikh Ahmad al-'Alawi by Martin Lings 9780946621507
RRP: £17.99£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946621507Author Martin LingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts Society -
Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I by Kelcey Wilson-Lee
RRP: £9.99£7.27'She imagines the experiences of the sisters with empathy and patience ... and ably manages to coax the few sparks of evidence into flames of personality ... Whoop, whoop! If anyone can find me another clutch of rebel princesses, let's get crowd-funding... -
Barefoot Soldier by Johnson Beharry
RRP: £12.99£8.60Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he... -
The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley by Michael S. Malone
RRP: £17.99£13.30The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside seat to it all. Over the past five decades, the tech industry has grown into one of the most important sectors of the global economy. Silicon Valley... -
Grey Eminence by Aldous Huxley
RRP: £9.99£7.11A gripping biography by the author of Brave New WorldThe life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in... -
The Lost War Horses of Cairo: The Passion of Dorothy Brooke by Grant Hayter-Menzies
RRP: £14.99£10.95In 1930 wealthy Scottish socialite Dorothy Brooke followed her new husband to Cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former British war horses leading lives of toil and misery.Brought to the Middle East by British forces during the Great War,... -
The Prophet Outcast: Trotsky 1929-1940 by Isaac Deutscher 9781859844519
RRP: £35.99£31.82Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused as much controversy as the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Trotsky's extraordinary life and extensive writings have left an indelible mark on revolutionary conscience, yet there was a danger... -
16 Dead Men: The Easter Rising Executions by Anne-Marie Ryan 9781781171349
£17.02Sixteen men were executed in the aftermath of the Easter Rising in Ireland, 1916: fifteen were shot and one was hanged. Their deaths changed the course of Irish history. But who were these leaders who set in motion events that would lead to the creation... -
Constantine the Emperor by David Potter 9780199755868
RRP: £30.49£22.76This year Christians worldwide will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of Constantine's conversion and victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply...