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Founding Federalist: The Life of Oliver Ellsworth by Michael C. Toth 9781610171472
RRP: £18.95£11.41"Lucid and comprehensive, Founding Federalist brings to light for a modern audience one of the most important of the constitutional framers." - DAVID FRUM. In Founding Federalist, Michael C. Toth provides an in-depth look at the life and work... -
America's Forgotten Founders by Gary L. Gregg 9781610170239
RRP: £18.95£11.74Beyond Washington and Jefferson: Ranking the Founders Even as Americans devour books about our Founding Fathers, the focus seldom extends past a half dozen or so icons--Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton. Many of the men (and... -
Ghost Dance in Berlin: A Rhapsody in Gray by Peter Wortsman 9781609520786
RRP: £12.99£11.17Every great city is a restless work in progress, but nowhere is the urban impulse more in flux than in Berlin, that sprawling metropolis located on the fault line of history. A short-lived fever-dream of modernity in the Roaring Twenties, redubbed... -
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca 9781501197635
RRP: £20.00£14.18From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, "funny and smart" (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries-reading about the... -
Lord Seaforth: Highland Landowner, Caribbean Governor by Finlay McKichan 9781474438476
£99.36This book is a detailed thematic biography of the Highland landowner Francis Humberston Mackenzie, Lord Seaforth (1754-1815). Despite being profoundly deaf and partially mute from a young age, Lord Seaforth went on to become a proprietor of a large... -
Our Living Tradition: First Series by Claude Bissell 9781442651944
RRP: £18.99£17.34In this book, seven distinguished scholars and writers discuss seven leading figures in the history of Canadian letters and public affairs. Frank H. Underhill, historian, describes the tragic career of Edward Blake, one of the ablest men who ever entered... -
The King of the Alley William Duer: Poitician, Entrepreneur, and Speculator, 1768-1799 by Robert Francis Jones 9780871692023
£42.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871692023Author Robert Francis JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint American Philosophical SocietyPublisher American Philosophical... -
Over the Green Hill: A German Jewish Memoir, 1913-1943. by Lotte Strauss 9780823219193
£36.24Originally published in Germany in 1997, Lotte Strauss's Over the Green Hill: Personal Memoir, Germany 1913-43, was begun in 1975 as a letter to her daughter. It took twenty years to write the complete story, and by then, was no longer a letter, but a... -
In the Eye of the Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-43, A Memoir by Herbert A. Strauss 9780823219162
£40.70Originally published in Germany in 1997, Herbert A. Strauss In The Eye of The Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943, A Memoir is not merely a memoir, or biography, but rather a description of a life embedded in the history of the Jewish... -
Stealing Home: Israel Bound and Rebound by Haim Chertok 9780823211883
£82.08Stealing Home is an at times witty, at times grave, at times hopeful, and at times cynical, but always thought-provoking collection of autobiographical essays. This book is a man's bold yet humble analysis of his own choices, particularly of his decision... -
The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm: The Life and Writings of a Pan-Africanist Pioneer, 1799-1851 by Winston James 9780814742891
£89.88"If I know my own heart, I can truly say, that I have not a selfish wish in placing myself under the patronage of the [American Colonization] Society; usefulness in my day and generation, is what I principally court." "Sensible then, as... -
Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising by Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm 9780739190531
RRP: £45.00£39.49Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising tells the story of one woman, whose life encompasses a century of Polish history. Full of tragic and compelling experiences such as life in Siberia, Warsaw before World War II, the German occupation, the Warsaw... -
Since You Went Away: World War II Letters from American Women on the Home Front by Judy Barrett Litoff 9780700607143
RRP: £32.95£27.40This is a collection of letters that American women wrote to their men during World War II. They range from the prosaic retelling of domestic news, through deeply personal and tender letters, to hard-headed practicality. At all times, the growing... -
The Memoirs of Robert Carey by F H Mares 9780198124405
£50.41A scholarly edition of the memoirs of Robert Carey. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Book InformationISBN 9780198124405Author F H MaresFormat HardbackPage Count... -
Gladstone: 1809-1874 by H. C. G. Matthew 9780192821225
£37.74William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was both the most characteristic and the most extraordinary of Victorians. His huge public career - in and out of office from 1834 to 1894 and four times Prime Minister - was consistently controversial and dramatic... -
Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House [Large Print] by Tom LoBianco 9780062887948
RRP: £19.99£17.16MIKE PENCE: THE ULTIMATE POLITICAL SHAPE-SHIFTER "I'm a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican . . . in that order." --Mike Pence As the impeachment of President Donald Trump remains a constant topic of discussion in political circles,... -
Mr. Speaker!: The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster by James Grant 9781416544944
RRP: £16.00£10.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416544944Author James GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 141mm... -
The Hillary Trap: Looking for Power in All the Wrong Places by Laura Ingraham 9781893554658
RRP: £12.99£11.83In "The Hillary Trap", journalist and media personality Laura Ingraham turns a razor sharp eye on this view of Hillary and questions her status as a metaphor for the modern empowered woman. Ingraham suggests that if anything, Hillary's mix of... -
American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll by Bradley J Birzer 9781684515462
RRP: £18.99£11.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684515462Author Bradley J BirzerFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint ISI BooksPublisher Regnery Publishing IncWeight(grams) 168g -
An Incautious Man: The Life of Gouveneur Morris by Melanie Miller 9781684515547
RRP: £18.99£11.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684515547Author Melanie MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint ISI BooksPublisher Regnery Publishing IncWeight(grams) 154g -
Zhou Enlai: The Early Years by Chae-Jin Lee 9780804723022
RRP: £99.00£85.74The long-time Chinese premier Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) is one of the most important, interesting, and appealing figures among twentieth-century world statesmen. This book asserts that the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of... -
Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln: The Enduring Friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed by Charles B. Strozier 9780231171328
£37.79On April 15, 1837, a "long, gawky" Abraham Lincoln walked into Joshua Speed's dry-goods store in Springfield, Illinois, and asked what it would cost to buy the materials for a bed. Speed said seventeen dollars, which Lincoln didn't have. He... -
Columbanus: Poet, Preacher, Statesman, Saint by Carol Richards 9781845401900
£17.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401900Author Carol RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Winston Churchill: The Great Man's Life in Anecdotes by Patrick Delaforce 9781781550748
£13.63In the welter of popular and well-known stories and reminiscences about Churchill (many of them more legend than fact), it can be easy to forget that he was more than an inspirational leader and figurehead to a nation and its allies. For in spite of his... -
The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America's Supreme Law by Joseph Tartakovsky 9781641770620
RRP: £12.99£11.74In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals-some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten,... -
All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s by J. Harvie Wilkinson III 9781641770361
RRP: £11.99£11.69In this warm and intimate memoir Judge Wilkinson delivers a chilling message. The 1960s inflicted enormous damage on our country; even at this very hour we see the decade's imprint in so much of what we say and do. The chapters reveal the harm done to... -
1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder [Large Print] by Arthur Herman 9780062747365
RRP: £29.99£19.66How did two men move the world away from wars for land and treasure to wars over ideas and ideologies—a change that would go on to kill millionsIn April 1917, Woodrow Wilson—champion of American democracy but also of segregation, advocate for free trade... -
Twilight of the Renaissance: The Life of Juan de Valdes by Daniel A. Crews 9781487526092
RRP: £31.00£27.36Diplomat, courtier, and heretic, Juan de Valdes (c.1500-1541) was one of the most famous humanist writers in Renaissance Spain. In this biography, Daniel A. Crews paints a lively portrait of a complex and fascinating figure by focusing on Valdes's... -
All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s by J. Harvie Wilkinson III 9781594038914
RRP: £17.99£16.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594038914Author J. Harvie Wilkinson IIIFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Encounter Books,USAPublisher Encounter Books,USA -
Recovering Benjamin Franklin: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service by James Campbell 9780812693874
RRP: £19.99£17.44Is Benjamin Franklin, the familiar cultural icon whose face appears on coins, currency, and postage stamps, in addition to being an affable inventor, printer, and humorist also an important American philosopher? In Recovering Benjamin Franklin, James... -
Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler: A True Love Story by Trudi Kanter 9781476700281
RRP: £16.00£9.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476700281Author Trudi KanterFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)... -
John Brown: The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois, Volume 4 by Henry Louis Gates 9780195325744
£39.24W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally... -
Alexander the Great by Lewis V. Cummings 9780802141491
RRP: £11.99£8.00The facts of Alexander's life are extraordinary, and it's no surprise that two major Hollywood films on his life are in production. Born Alexander III, king of Macedonia, and the first king to be called "the Great," he was born in 356 BC and brought up... -
James Anthony Froude: An Intellectual Biography of a Victorian Prophet by Ciaran Brady 9780198726531
£43.65James Anthony Froude remains one of the most commonly referenced and frequently cited of Victorian public intellectuals. Known to intellectual historians as the author of a monumental History of England in the sixteenth century and as a key exponent of... -
A Moment of War by Laurie Lee 9781567925166
RRP: £11.99£10.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781567925166Author Laurie LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint David R. Godine Publisher IncPublisher David R. Godine Publisher Inc -
The Ghost in the Garden: In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden by Jude Piesse 9781950354764
RRP: £28.00£17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950354764Author Jude PiesseFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Scribe UsPublisher Scribe UsWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 146mm * 30mm -
The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale, Moses Dunbar, and the American Revolution by Virginia DeJohn Anderson 9780199916863
RRP: £23.49£21.30Two men from Connecticut, each embarked on a dangerous mission, slipped onto Long Island in September 1776. Only a few weeks earlier, British forces had routed the Continental Army and taken control of New York City. The future of the infant American... -
The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale, Moses Dunbar, and the American Revolution by Virginia DeJohn Anderson 9780190055622
RRP: £19.99£15.23In September 1776, two men from Connecticut each embarked on a dangerous mission. One of the men, a soldier disguised as a schoolmaster, made his way to British-controlled Manhattan and began furtively making notes and sketches to bring back to the... -
Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great by F. S. Naiden 9780197523339
RRP: £15.99£13.33Whatever we may think of Alexander—whether Great or only lucky, a civilizer or a sociopath—most people do not regard him as a religious leader. And yet religion permeated all aspects of his career. When he used religion astutely, he and his army... -
Archangels & Archaeology: J. S. M. Ward's Kingdom of the Wise by Geoffrey Ginn 9781845194932
RRP: £27.50£24.55A spiritualist, mystic, historian and lifelong collector of antiquities, J. S. M. Ward (18851949) embodied the cultural turmoil of an age of collapsing empires, religious fragmentation and world war. The Abbey Folk Park he started in 1934 at New Barnet,...