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Thomas Jefferson by Richard B. Bernstein 9780195181302
RRP: £18.49£14.44Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." It is in this simple epitaph that R.B... -
Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary by Henry Hitchings 9780312426200
RRP: £23.00£14.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312426200Author Henry HitchingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)... -
Compassionate Stranger: Asenath Nicholson and the Great Irish Famine by Maureen O'Rourke Murphy 9780815610441
£39.30The first biography of Asenath Nicholson, Compassionate Stranger recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Trained as a schoolteacher,Nicholson was involved in the abolitionist, temperance, and diet reforms of the day before she... -
James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon 9780813912660
RRP: £33.95£29.34A biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service in the revolutionary army, the Confederation Congress, to his exertions in James Madison's cabinet and his... -
Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist by Miguel Leon-Portilla 9780806142715
RRP: £21.95£21.26He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to ""detect the sickness of idolatry,"" but Bernardino de Sahagun (c. 1499-1590) instead became the first anthropologist of the New World. The Franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for Aztec... -
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt 9780684842677
RRP: £19.00£11.24The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies.AwardsWinner of Best of the Bestsellers 1998 and Pulitzer Prize Biography Category... -
Albania's Greatest Friend: Aubrey Herbert and the Making of Modern Albania: Diaries and Papers 1904-1923 by Aubrey Herbert 9781848854444
£55.27Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. Tall, slender and slightly stooped, with a moustache and heavily lidded eyes,... -
Malcolm X for Beginners Malcom X for Beginners by Bernard Aquina Doctor 9781934389041
RRP: £12.99£11.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934389041Author Bernard Aquina DoctorFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint For BeginnersPublisher For Beginners -
Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Barbara Bray 9781634502672
RRP: £40.00£24.37The true and fascinating origin story of Saudia Arabia.Ibn Saud grew to manhood living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, a life that had changed little since the days of Abraham. Equipped with immense physical courage, he fought and won... -
Joan Of Arc by Kathryn Harrison
RRP: £14.99£11.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767932493Author Kathryn HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 200mm *... -
George Washington and the New Nation: 1783-1793 - Volume 3 by James Thomas Flexner 9780316286008
£33.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316286008Author James Thomas FlexnerFormat HardbackPage Count 466Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)... -
Antony & Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome & Egypt by Patricia Southern 9781445605760 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£1.25The doomed love affair that united Ancient Rome & Egypt. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Somewhere between their vilification... -
Hero of the Fleet: Two World Wars, One Extraordinary Life - The Memoirs of Centenarian William Stone by William Stone 9781845965891 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£2.13William Stone died on 10 January 2009 aged 108. He received a hero's funeral. Born in rural Devon, he joined the navy during the First World War, travelled the globe just before the British Empire's light began to fade and saw action in some of the most... -
Liberty Lady: A True Story of Love and Espionage in WWII Sweden by Pat Digeorge 9780998257006
£17.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998257006Author Pat DigeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint Beaver's Spur Publishing, LLCPublisher Beaver's Spur Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)... -
Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius by Laurence Bergreen 9781476716503
RRP: £20.00£13.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476716503Author Laurence BergreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Mountbatten of Burma: Captain of War by Angus McGeoch 9781844256860 [USED COPY]
RRP: £19.99£2.29Lord Louis Mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and public servant. The First World War and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he was a victorious commander in the Second World War, and when peace... -
Athenais: The Life of Louis Xiv's Mistress, the Real Queen of France by Lisa Hilton 9780316778510
RRP: £24.99£18.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316778510Author Lisa HiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay Books -
Autobiography and Selected Letters: v. 2 by Libanius
RRP: £24.95£23.39Pagans' advocate.A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, a potent spokesman for private and political causes-Libanius can tell us much about the tumultuous world of the... -
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See
RRP: £19.00£11.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307950390Author Lisa SeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 131mm *... -
Turner by Cecilia Powell 9781841651163
£3.38Turner's work is famous throughout the world. He transformed British landscape painting from a minor art to a highly respected one with huge power and range.. This beautifully illustrated guide looks at the man and his influences, and takes a route... -
Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman by Leon C. Metz 9780806118383
RRP: £21.95£21.26In the history of the Southwest, Pat Garrett stood tall, both physically and in legend. He was more than just a famous western sheriff, more than the slayer of the legendary Billy the Kid. While on occasion his gun was for hire, and while he was... -
The Rasputin File by Edvard Radzinsky 9780385489102
RRP: £23.00£17.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385489102Author Edvard RadzinskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 524gDimensions(mm)... -
Joan of Arc: A History by Fellow and Lecturer in History Helen Castor 9780062384409
RRP: £17.99£12.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062384409Author Fellow and Lecturer in History Helen CastorFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams)... -
At the Crossroads: Biographies of Mia Mia by Kaaren Anne Sephton 9780228832102
£40.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228832102Author Kaaren Anne SephtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 1025gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India's Struggle against Empire by Sugata Bose 9780674065963
RRP: £26.95£21.81The man whom Indian nationalists perceived as the "George Washington of India" and who was President of the Indian National Congress in 1938-1939 is a legendary figure. Called Netaji ("leader") by his countrymen, Subhas Chandra Bose struggled all his... -
Diana, William and Harry by James Patterson 9781529125542 [USED COPY]
RRP: £13.99£6.12Twenty-five years after her tragic death, James Patterson tells the heartbreaking true story of Princess Diana's life as a mother and a global icon.______________________________At the age of thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer.At twenty, Princess of... -
Ernst Kantorowicz: A Life by Robert E. Lerner 9780691172828
RRP: £42.00£33.44This is the first complete biography of Ernst Kantorowicz (1895-1963), an influential and controversial German-American intellectual whose colorful and dramatic life intersected with many of the great events and thinkers of his time. A medieval historian... -
An African's Life: Life and Times of Olaudah Equiano, 1745-97 by James Walvin 9780826447043
RRP: £90.00£89.88The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a prominent African in late 18th-century Britain, is quoted, anthologized and interpreted in dozens of books and articles. More than any single contemporary, Equiano speaks for the fate of millions of Africans in the... -
Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition by Madeleine M. Henry 9780195087123
RRP: £71.00£54.85According to legend, Aspasia of Miletus was a courtesan, the teacher of Socrates, and the political adviser of her lover Pericles. Next to Sappho and Cleopatra, she is the best known woman of the ancient Mediterranean. Yet continued uncritical reception... -
Truman by Roy Jenkins
£15.23In his time, Harry S. Truman was one of the most under-rated presidents of the twentieth century. Succeeding the charismatic Roosevelt, he was often seen as an uninspiring leader, a poor diplomat and a fumbling politician. He was the first man to... -
Nehru by Benjamin Zachariah 9780415250177
RRP: £32.99£29.16This engaging new biography dispels many myths surrounding Nehru, and distinguishes between the icon he has become and the politician he actually was. Benjamin Zachariah places Nehru in the context of the issues of his time, including the central theme... -
Heroes: from Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and De Gaulle by Paul Johnson 9780061143175
RRP: £15.99£11.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061143175Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere by Caroline P. Murphy 9780195312010
RRP: £21.49£13.73The illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, Felice della Rovere became one of the most powerful and accomplished women of the Italian Renaissance. Now, Caroline Murphy vividly captures the untold story of a rare woman who moved with confidence through a... -
Hermann Goering: Beer Hall Putsch to Nazi Blood Purge 1923-34 by Blaine Taylor 9781625450333
RRP: £25.00£18.94In 1919, Hermann Goering went to Denmark as a stunt flyer, then on to Sweden to fly passengers, one of whom introduced the daredevil to his future first wife, a then married Swedish Countess; they scandalized Stockholm. Goering joined the Nazi Party, as... -
Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage by Jeffrey Frank 9781416587217
RRP: £26.99£17.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416587217Author Jeffrey FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendall 9780425245453
RRP: £24.00£16.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425245453Author Joshua KendallFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)... -
Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome by Anthony Everitt 9781781851067 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£8.12Born and bred in what is now northern Spain to a family of olive-oil magnates, Hadrian was lucky enough to benefit from the patronage of his maternal cousin, Trajan, who would later become emperor, and who named Hadrian his successor on his death in AD... -
Warwick The Kingmaker by Charles W Oman 9789353361518
RRP: £10.00£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353361518Author Charles W OmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 8mm -
Priam's Gold: Schliemann and the Lost Treasures of Troy by Caroline Moorehead 9781784534875
RRP: £20.00£15.00Troy: one of the most captivating and mysterious stories of antiquity...But was Troy an actual place or just a legend of Homer's epic? It took the most unlikely of people, Heinrich Schliemann - a grocer's-apprentice turned self-made archaeologist,... -
Mao by Michael Lynch
RRP: £37.99£33.38Michael Lynch's second edition of Mao examines the life of this controversial figure. Opening with a detailed chronology, it delves into Mao's younger years and tracks his gradual rise to power, with a chapter dedicated to the cult status that surrounded...