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Mountain Rain: James O Fraser: Mountain Rain: A New Biography of James O. Fraser by Eileen Crossman 9781850784111
RRP: £10.99£7.99James O. Fraser was only twenty-two when he abandoned a promising career and went to China. Living among the people of the Lisu tribe, he felt an immediate affection for them, and for the rest of his life he laboured to bring them to Christ and to... -
Thomas Cranmer: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch
RRP: £19.99£17.37Thomas Cranmer, the architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, was the archbishop of Canterbury who guided England through the early Reformation-and Henry VIII through the minefields of divorce. This is the first major biography of him for more... -
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie 9781784979553 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65The compelling quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family. In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous... -
The Fenian Rising: James Stephens and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1858-1867 by Michael T. Foy 9781803992624
RRP: £25.00£18.54Fenianism was the Irish separatist movement committed to winning Irish freedom through revolution. Defeated often, its tremendous resilience enabled it to rise time and again, phoenix-like, until it eventually inspired the 1916 Easter Rising, soon... -
Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin
RRP: £8.99£6.65Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin's achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor... -
Cardinal Wolsey: For King and Country by Roberts, Phil 9781399089029
RRP: £20.00£14.51The Wolsey's of Suffolk date to Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest notice of a Wolsey as inhabitant of Ipswich is Thomas Wolsey's father, Robert. He was a successful small businessman and married a Joan Daundy. Thomas was probably born in 1471 in an Inn and... -
The Secret Life of Dr James Barry: Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon by Rachel Holmes
RRP: £12.99£9.34A reissue of Rachel Holmes's landmark biography of Dr James Barry, one of the most enigmatic figures of the Victorian age. James Barry was one of the nineteenth century's most exceptional doctors, and one of its great unsung heroes. Famed for his... -
Victor Grayson: In Search of Britain's Lost Revolutionary Harry Taylor 9780745343983
RRP: £25.00£16.63Steeped in conspiracy, scandal and socialism - the disappearance of radical icon Victor Grayson is a puzzle that's never been solved. A firebrand and Labour politician who rose to prominence in the early twentieth century, Grayson was idolised by... -
Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood by Martin Wood
RRP: £30.00£20.10First published in 1996, this Pimpernel Classic edition has been redesigned and includes new photography. Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was probably the most influential garden designer of the early twentieth century. In this classic work Judith Tankard... -
Composers Who Changed History by DK 9780241656815
RRP: £25.00£19.22This intricate visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works.Whether you have an interest in classical music and opera or you are a music student or musician, this book would be great... -
Hitler's First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment, and the First World War by Thomas Weber 9780199233205
RRP: £22.49£17.17Hitler claimed that his years as a soldier in the First World War were the most formative years of his life. However, for the six decades since his death in the ruins of Berlin, Hitler's time as a soldier on the Western Front has, remarkably, remained a... -
Eamon de Valera: A Will to Power Ronan Fanning 9780571312061
RRP: £12.99£8.80Eamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland. Much as Churchill personified British resistance to Hitler and de Gaulle personified the freedom of France, de Valera personified Irish independence. From his emergence in the... -
Defenders of the Faith: King Charles III's coronation will see Christianity take centre stage Catherine Pepinster 9781399800068
RRP: £25.00£14.48During the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Christian Church will take centre stage once again, as the established religion in England. But why does the Church have such prominence in state affairs, and should it keep this privileged... -
Matron at Last by Evelyn Prentis 9780091941390 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29'When do you have a bath?' I asked Mrs Turgoose. 'I hope you're not suggesting that I don't look after meself properly,' she said crossly. 'There was a woman who used to use it, but that was because she was a bit stuck up. She soon went off the idea when... -
Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon by Kate Williams
RRP: £15.99£15.91This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon's military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine's searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and... -
The Point of Departure: Diaries From the Front Bench by Robin Cook 9780743483773 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29As the Iraqi conflict led to his resignation from the Cabinet, Robin Cook, former Foreign Secretary, focuses on the build-up to and the consequences of the war. Through diary entries and commentary, he explores how the excitement at Blair's victory in... -
The Utopians: Six Attempts to Build the Perfect Society by Anna Neima
RRP: £25.00£22.14'Neima's book, impeccably researched and beautifully written, will be an inspiration for anyone looking to an alternative future today.' - Stella Tillyard, author of Aristocrats and The Great Level'Deeply interesting and a pleasure to read, The Utopians... -
BOUDICA THE TRUTH by Janet Smart
RRP: £9.99£9.86In the province of Britannia during AD60. the brutality of the Roman Empire forced catastrophic retaliation by the people. Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, rose in rebellion, joined by thousands of her fellow countrymen. Together they engaged in a deadly... -
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary by Anonymous
RRP: £20.99£12.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312426118Author AnonymousFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm... -
William Tyndale: A Biography by David Daniell 9780300068801
RRP: £22.00£18.56The dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew"A massive contribution to the history of the Reformation in England."-J. Enoch Powell, Times Higher Education Supplement William... -
John Wesley: A Brand From The Burning: The Life of John Wesley by Roy Hattersley
RRP: £12.99£8.83John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist 'Connexion' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt... -
Augustus: The Biography by Jochen Bleicken
RRP: £18.99£13.61'Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history' Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary ReviewHe was named son and heir by a murdered dictator. He came to Rome with nothing, surrounded by ruthless enemies. Yet... -
The Diaries of Maria Gyte of Sheldon, Derbyshire 1913-1920 by Maria Gyte 9780907758969
£15.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907758969Author Maria GyteFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Scarthin BooksPublisher Scarthin BooksWeight(grams) 569g -
Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment by Judith P. Zinsser
RRP: £18.85£14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112686Author Judith P. ZinsserFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Travelling With Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary Alberto Granado 9781844134267
RRP: £10.99£7.99In 1952 Alberto Granado, a young doctor, and his friend Ernesto Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student from a distinguished Buenos Aires family decided to explore their continent. They set off from Cordoba in Argentina on a 1949 Norton 500cc motorbike... -
George VI (Penguin Monarchs): The Dutiful King by Philip Ziegler
RRP: £4.99£3.96The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackIf Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life... -
The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London Lisa Hilton 9780753827734
RRP: £9.99£7.00The compelling love story of two extraordinary individuals - Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski - living in extraordinary times - immortalised in THE PURSUIT OF LOVE'A delicious mix of drama, melancholy and enchantment' DAILY... -
The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson
RRP: £22.00£18.08In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the... -
Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Uncrowned King by Dr. Piers Brendon
RRP: £4.99£3.96The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback'After my death', George V said of his eldest son and heir, 'the boy will ruin himself in 12 months'. From the death of his father in 1936 to the... -
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan: Insight and Analysis into the Life of the Richest Man in American History by J R MacGregor 9781950010318
RRP: £19.95£12.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950010318Author J R MacGregorFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Cac Publishing LLCPublisher Cac Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Hitler's Vienna: A Portrait of the Tyrant as a Young Man by Brigitte Hamann 9781848852778
RRP: £25.00£13.31What turned Adolf Hitler, a relatively normal and apparently unexceptional young man, into the very personification of evil? To answer this question, acclaimed historian Brigitte Hamann has turned to the critical, formative, years that the young Hitler... -
Bernini: His Life and His Rome by Franco Mormando 9780226538525
RRP: £26.50£25.71Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo,... -
The Hurricane Girls: The inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly by Jo Wheeler
RRP: £10.99£7.99Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two Since the invention of aeroplanes, women have taken to the skies.They have broken... -
Anne Boleyn, An Illustrated Life of Henry VIII's Queen by Roland Hui
RRP: £20.00£14.51If you remember my love in your prayers as strongly as I adore you, I shall hardly be forgotten, for I am yours,' - Henry Rex, forever Written by King Henry VIII to his sweetheart, the seductive and vivacious Anne Boleyn, his passion for her would be... -
The Interloper: Lee Harvey Oswald Inside the Soviet Union by Peter Savodnik 9780465021819
£37.30Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 remains one of the most horrifying and hotly debated crimes in American history. Just as perplexing as the assassination is the assassin himself the 24-year-old Oswald's hazy background and... -
Birdseye by Mark Kurlansky
RRP: £15.99£12.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767930307Author Mark KurlanskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher... -
Cunningham: The Greatest Admiral Since Nelson by John Winton 9781800553996
RRP: £19.99£17.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800553996Author John WintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 885g -
Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero by Lucy Riall 9780300144239
RRP: £19.99£17.37The first sustained analysis of the cult of the legendary Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making... -
The Lost Queen by Norah Lofts 9780752444680 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99£2.09'Princesses are born to be exiled. What is the alternative? Spinsterhood? 'Thus the future of Caroline Matilda, youngest sister of George III, was settled - exile to a foreign country, and marriage to a nearly insane Crown Prince of Denmark. Entreatingly... -
Dr William Price: Wales's First Radical by Dean Powell 9781445603247 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£8.51Chartist, surgeon, heretic, Archdruid and pioneer in the legalisation of cremation in the British Isles, Dr William Price was undoubtedly one of the most flamboyant, romantic and eccentric characters in Welsh history. Famed healer, crusader of reform,...