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Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anné Mariè du Preez Bezdrob 9781868729265
RRP: £19.00£12.92Everyone has an opinion about Winnie Mandela, and usually a strong one. She has been adored, feared and hates more than any other women in South African history. But few people know much about the life behind the headlines, myths and soundbites. This... -
This Time for Me: A Memoir by Alexandra Billings
RRP: £8.99£6.13An emotional, funny, and fabulous memoir by trailblazing and award-winning Trans actor and activist Alexandra Billings. Born in 1962, Alexandra Billings grew up in a decade in which being herself was illegal. When she started transitioning in 1980,... -
Learning True Love by Chan Khong
RRP: £21.00£13.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888375671Author Sister Chan KhongFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Michael Collins and the Making of the Irish State by Gabriel Doherty 9781856355124
£16.36This is a professional evaluation of Michael Collins which brings to light his multi-faceted and complex character. The contributors examine Collins as Minister for Finance, his role in intelligence, his policy towards the north, his career as... -
Touching the Jaguar by John Perkins
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523091980Author John PerkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers -
The Space Between Black and White by Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
RRP: £8.99£6.45Illuminating her inner journey growing up mixed-race in Britain, Esua Jane Goldsmith's unique memoir exposes the isolation and ambiguities that often come with being 'an only'.Raised in 1950s South London and Norfolk with a white, working-class family,... -
Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary by Gerald Horne 9780745335322
RRP: £16.99£11.54A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of... -
James Baldwin: Living in Fire by Bill V. Mullen
RRP: £25.00£19.40'A scrupulous biography' Publishers Weekly 'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' Kirkus 'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created... -
Philosophy, Pussycats, & Porn by Stoya
RRP: £10.99£7.38Philosophy, Pussycats, & Porn is a series of essays, blog posts, and stories surveying more than a decade of poignant journalistic accounts from internationally recognized writer, actor, and pornographer Stoya.Stoya provides crucial examinations of... -
The Book Collectors of Daraya: A Band of Syrian Rebels, Their Underground Library, and the Stories that Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui 9781529012316
RRP: £16.99£15.11'This is an urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. Delphine Minoui has crafted a book that champions books and the individuals who risk everything to preserve them.' Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book In 2012 the rebel suburb... -
Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity by Justin Baldoni 9780063055599
RRP: £25.00£16.03A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist... -
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan
£14.10A dashing young orator during the Great Hunger of the 1840s, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony for life. But two years later he was "back from the dead" and in New... -
Untitled Memoir by Sir Peter Lampl
RRP: £20.00£13.34The candid tale of one of Britain's most outstanding contemporary philanthropists. These pages wryly track Peter's varied career moves, from flogging tickets for one of The Beatles first major concerts, to getting... -
Flora Tristan: Feminism in the Age of George Sand: Feminist Classics by Sandra Dijkstra
£17.13Active in the 1830s and 1840s, Flora Tristan is best known for her book "Workers' Union", an account of the conditions of women and workers in Peru, London, Paris and the provinces of France. Regarded as something of a pariah, she was one of the first... -
No Harmless Power by Kevin Matthews
RRP: £20.99£13.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629634715Author Charlie AllisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge by Gary White
RRP: £20.99£13.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593189979Author Gary WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret Thalidomide Scandal by Jennifer Vanderbes
RRP: £25.00£16.43Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction The shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She... -
America's Youngest Ambassador: The Cold War Story of Samantha Smith’s Lasting Message of Peace by Lena Nelson 9781684750207
RRP: £19.99£15.02In 1982, amid the nuclear paranoia that engulfed the US and the Soviet Union, Samantha Smith, a fifth grader from Manchester, Maine, wrote a letter to the Kremlin asking the Soviet leader if he was going to start a war. When Pravda, the biggest Soviet... -
Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist by Dustin Galer 9781771136372
RRP: £20.00£16.44Beryl Potter was a reserved working-class mother of three living a decent life, or so it seemed, when a harmless slip and fall marked the unravelling of everything that she had known about herself and the world around her. Over the course of six years,... -
Bath Times and Nursery Rhymes: The memoirs of a nursery nurse in the 1960s by Pam Weaver 9780007488445
RRP: £10.99£8.29A heart-warming memoir about life as a nursery nurse and nanny in the 1960s, for fans of Call the Midwife. In 1961, sixteen year-old Pam Weaver began her training as a nursery nurse. Drawn to this profession by her caring nature and a desire... -
Chasing Chaos: My Decade in and Out of Humanitarian Aid by Jessica Alexander
RRP: £20.00£12.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770436919Author Jessica AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Crown Publishing Group (NY)Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY)Weight(grams)... -
Osama Bin Laden by Michael Scheuer
RRP: £11.49£8.57Before Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, the shadowy leader of al-Qaeda had all but disappeared from public consciousness. Largely depicted as a historical figure, he was viewed by the media, government, and public as... -
The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola 9780691210773
RRP: £15.99£12.91How the legendary debate between a civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism illuminates America's racial divideOn February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, England, to witness a historic... -
More Than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829-1889 by Stephen Kantrowitz 9780143123446
RRP: £23.62£18.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143123446Author Stephen KantrowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Bram Fischer: Afrikaner revolutionary by Stephen Clingman
RRP: £15.95£13.72Meticulous and finely crafted, this biography of Abram Fischer follows the South African lawyer's journey of conscience and personal transformation. Born into one of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, Fischer nevertheless made his name as... -
The Match Girl and the Heiress by Seth Koven 9780691158501
RRP: £30.00£23.69Nellie Dowell was a match factory girl in Victorian London who spent her early years consigned to orphanages and hospitals. Muriel Lester, the daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder, longed to be free of the burden of money and possessions. Together, these... -
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
RRP: £13.99£11.80Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing... -
Dic Penderyn: The Man and the Martyr by Sally Roberts Jones 9781800991842
RRP: £9.99£9.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800991842Author Sally Roberts JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 15mm -
Saving Gary McKinnon: A Mother's Story by Janis Sharp 9781849545747
RRP: £18.99£14.21For ten years Gary McKinnon became the unwilling focus of Anglo-US diplomatic relations. A computer systems analyst living in London, he firmly believed that the US government was withholding vital information about the presence of UFOs. The unremarkable... -
One Day in December: Celia Sanchez and the Cuban Revolution by Nancy Stout 9781583673171
RRP: £25.00£20.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583673171Author Nancy StoutFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S. -
The Cure For Hate: A Former White Supremacist's Journey from Violent Extremism to Radical Compassion by Tony McAleer 9781551527697
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551527697Author Tony McAleerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press -
Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World by Zahra Biabani
RRP: £19.99£13.56A Guide on Climate Optimism and Environmental Sustainability Zahra Biabani, a climate activist focused on hope and action, wrote this book to help readers learn why we need to and how we can stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis. People are... -
Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis by Samantha Montano
RRP: £20.00£18.18Part memoir, part expert analysis, Disasterology is a passionate and personal account of a country in crisis-one unprepared to deal with the disasters of today and those looming in our future.With temperatures rising and the risk of disasters growing,... -
Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh by Wendy S. Painting 9781634240031
RRP: £25.99£17.73Presenting startling new biographical details about Timothy McVeigh and exposing stark contradictions and errors contained in previous depictions of the "All-American Terrorist," this book traces McVeigh's life from childhood to the Army, throughout the... -
Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. by Marc Andrus
RRP: £23.00£14.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946764904Author Marc AndrusFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax Press -
Surrender: The Call of the American West by Joanna Pocock
RRP: £12.99£12.34In the style of Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, and Eula Biss, Surrender explores the changing landscape of the American West and the radical environmental movements that have taken root in response to the increasingly urgent climate crisis.Blending personal... -
The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando by William J. Mann 9780062427649
£23.94Entertainment Weekly's BIG FALL BOOKS PREVIEW SelectionBest Book of 2019 -- Publisher's WeeklyBased on new and revelatory material from Brando's own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive... -
Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir by Rachel Lloyd
RRP: £10.99£7.25At thirteen, Rachel Lloyd found herself caught up in a world of pain and abuse, struggling to survive as a child with no responsible adults to support her. Vulnerable yet tough, she eventually ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. It took... -
Psychedelic Refugee: The League for Spiritual Discovery, the 1960s Cultural Revolution, and 23 Years on the Run by Rosemary Woodruff Leary
RRP: £16.99£11.08A memoir by one of the original female psychedelic pioneers of the 1960s * Shares Rosemary's early experimentation with psychedelics in the 1950s, her development through the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s, and her involvement, at first exciting but... -
The Colour of God by Ayesha S. Chaudhry
RRP: £10.99£7.12Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize 2022 'Engrossing...brilliant' Monica Ali 'Heartbreaking and really funny' Ross Gay 'This book fell into my heart' Sabrina Mahfouz 'The kind of authentic voice that is rarely heard' Saima...