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The Twelve Caesars by Robert Graves
RRP: $23.08$16.78'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within' GORE VIDALAs private secretary to the... -
Mussolini by Richard J. B. Bosworth 9780340981733
RRP: $52.48$40.47In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda,... -
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton
RRP: $23.08$15.67'An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader' WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and... -
Reagan's War by Peter Schweizer
RRP: $31.48$23.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385722285Author Peter SchweizerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)... -
Last Second in Dallas by Josiah Thompson
RRP: $90.20$63.78In this long-awaited follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1967 classic, Six Seconds in Dallas, Josiah Thompson reveals major new forensic discoveries since the year 2000 that overturn previously accepted 'facts' about the Kennedy assassination. Together... -
The Makers of Rome by Plutarch
RRP: $27.28$19.61These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's Roman Lives, they... -
De Gaulle by Julian Jackson 9781913368784
RRP: $25.18$18.02Charles de Gaulle, saviour of France's honour in 1940 and founder of the Fifth Republic, was a man and leader of deep contradictions. A conservative and a Catholic from a monarchist family, he restored democracy on his return to France in 1944, bringing... -
John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life 1917-1963 Robert Dallek 9780141976587
RRP: $41.98$30.83Updated edition of the authoritative single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy. Drawing upon first-hand sources and never-before-opened archives, prize-winning historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy, forever changing... -
We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West gets him wrong, and how to get him right by Mark Galeotti
RRP: $20.98$15.14'Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates' - The TimesMeet the world's most dangerous man. Who is the real Vladimir Putin? What does he want? And what will he do next? Despite... -
The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership by Iain Dale
RRP: $31.48$20.79Politics Home: Parliamentarians' Top Books for Christmas 2021'A must read for political geeks' - Saqib BhattiThere was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of... -
David Lloyd George: The Great Outsider by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $35.68$24.23A Welshman among the English, a nonconformist among Anglicans and a self-made man in the patrician corridors of power, David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the founding father of the Welfare State and was as great a... -
The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky by Simon Shuster 9780008599171
RRP: $46.20$30.89'This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky book we've been waiting for' CATHERINE BELTON 'An elegant... -
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman 9780008470180
RRP: $52.50$37.86*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year* *Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian ... -
Churchill in Quotes: Wit and Wisdom from the Great Statesman by Ammonite Press 9781906672614 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.68$4.75Sir Winston Churchill, statesman, orator and former Prime Minister was a man whose words gave hope and inspiration to the British people and many are as relevant today as they were during the war years. Churchill's speeches were not always confined to... -
Putin: The explosive and extraordinary new biography of Russia’s leader by Philip Short
RRP: $35.68$26.63'A perfect mirror to its subject... should be compulsory reading' ObserverVladimir Putin is a pariah to the West.He has the power to reduce the West to nuclear ashes. He invades his neighbours, meddles in western elections and orders assassinations. His... -
Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power: 'riotously candid' Sunday Times by Sasha Swire 9780349144405
RRP: $27.28$8.97SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR'The wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark's' Daily Mail'Riotously candid' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times'An acute political intelligence at work' Guardian'Glorious, compelling, jaw-dropping'... -
The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump by Bob Woodward
RRP: $18.88$12.62"An uncharacteristic warning from one of the most respected, non-partisan journalists in the world" -Jake Tapper, CNN"It was riveting. I couldn't get enough of it." -Gayle King, CBS MorningsThe Trump Tapes explodes with the exclusive, inside story of... -
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson
RRP: $39.88$29.42Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award, the Franco-British Society Literary Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique du TouquetA SUNDAY TIMES, THE... -
Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger 9780671510992
RRP: $35.68$26.99'Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time ...Its pages sparkle with insight' Simon Schama in the NEW YORKER Spanning more than three centuries, from Cardinal Richelieu to the fragility of the 'New World... -
Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris by Ian Kershaw 9780140133639 [USED COPY]
RRP: $41.98$9.14Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to dictatorial leadership.With extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, Kershaw recreates the world which... -
Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris by Ian Kershaw
RRP: $41.98$35.49Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to dictatorial leadership.With extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, Kershaw recreates the world which... -
The History of Alexander by Quintus Curtius Rufus
RRP: $27.28$19.61Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the... -
The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Volume 1) by Robert A. Caro
RRP: $63.00$46.10'The greatest biography of our era ... Essential reading for those who want to comprehend power and politics' The TimesRobert A. Caro's legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely riveting and revelatory account... -
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Barack Obama 9781782119258
RRP: $23.08$15.83An international bestseller which has sold over a million copies in the UK, Dreams From My Father is a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young man asking big questions about identity and belonging. The son of a Black African father and a white American... -
How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions by Susan Eisenhower 9781250852618
RRP: $35.68$23.71Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, he was able to... -
Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew by Kuan Yew Lee
RRP: $27.20$25.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorLee Kuan Yew was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades. He is also widely recognized as the founding father of modern... -
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham
RRP: $69.30$44.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553393965Author Jon MeachamFormat HardbackPage Count 720Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
RRP: $73.50$62.06A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and ruleMaria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg... -
Richard Nixon: the life by John Farrell 9781911617525
RRP: $39.88$27.78Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a Sunday Independent Book of the Year A deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of America's most complex president. Award-winning biographer John A. Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of America's... -
Crusade in Europe by Dwight D Eisenhower
RRP: $36.75$25.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593314852Author Dwight D. EisenhowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Franco by Paul Preston
RRP: $52.50$35.34'Magisterial ... As engagingly readable as a good novel' Observer The definitive biography of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, from the acclaimed historian Paul Preston. Francisco Franco was the Caudillo of... -
Ascent To Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World by David L. Roll 9780593186442
RRP: $62.98$41.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593186442Author David L. RollFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Carol D. Leonnig
RRP: $23.08$16.53THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER * UPDATED WITH NEW REPORTING * 'It's all here in this stunning first draft of the history of the presidency of Donald Trump' Sydney Morning Herald 'An icy, Iago-like glimpse of the emotional and moral nullity that may... -
There Once is a Queen by Michael Morpurgo
RRP: $27.28$18.29"There once is a Queen ever constant to her people..." From the Nation's Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our Queen and longest... -
Idi Amin: The Story of Africa's Icon of Evil Mark Leopold 9780300260885
RRP: $27.28$24.07The first serious full-length biography of former Ugandan president Idi Amin, modern Africa's most famous dictator"A nuanced and sophisticated examination of one of the most misunderstood, and caricatured, figures in modern African history. . . ... -
Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 by Sir Max Hastings
RRP: $35.68$24.09'I would choose this account over and above the rest. It is a fabulous book: full of perceptive insight that conveys all the tragedy, triumph, humour and intense drama of Churchill's time as wartime leader; and it is incredibly moving as a... -
The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton by William E. Leuchtenburg 9780195176162
RRP: $64.03$49.06The American President is a riveting account of the actions of American presidents in the twentieth century from the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 to Bill Clinton's last night in office in January 2001. William Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning... -
Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume One: Not For Turning by Charles Moore
RRP: $39.88$29.42Not For Turning is the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential political figures of the postwar era. Charles Moore's biography... -
Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy by Mr David Cannadine
RRP: $25.18$23.00Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs... -
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump 9781471190162
RRP: $20.98$15.37* THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *'Even in the darkest of Dickens novels, no family comes across quite as mendacious, grasping and avaricious as the Trumps' Financial Times A REVELATORY PORTRAIT OF DONALD J. TRUMP AND THE TOXIC...