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The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich
RRP: £16.99£12.28'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the twenty-first century' MATTHEW SYEDDo you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you... -
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber
RRP: £12.99£9.34THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read'... -
Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph by Islam Issa 9781529377583
RRP: £30.00£21.35A SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'Monumental and vividly imagined . . . a fitting tribute to a city that has survived, changed and grown for so many centuries'Daily Telegraph'Wonderfully entertaining . . . written with vim and... -
The Accidental Detectorist: Uncovering an Underground Obsession by Nigel Richardson 9781788403726
RRP: £10.99£7.30'Richardson writes beautifully about his return to the land, about listening to the soil and about understanding the ancient world.' - The Spectator Each new field is hope, each old one reality.There are things below the surface that pull people together... -
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
RRP: £12.99£9.34**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** The future is here. Learn to live in it. In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological... -
The Maths That Made Us: how numbers created civilisation by Michael Brooks
RRP: £10.99£8.02Quadratic equations, Pythagoras' theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi - you may remember studying these at school, but did anyone ever explain why? Never fear - bestselling science writer, and your new favourite maths teacher, Michael Brooks is here to... -
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond
RRP: £14.99£10.95From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations.Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse... -
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past by Christopher Hadley
RRP: £20.00£13.50A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random... -
The Age of Wood: Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization by Roland Ennos
£16.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982114732Author Roland EnnosFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 508g -
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses by Aarathi Prasad
RRP: £22.00£14.31There is not just one story of silk.In silk is science, history and mythology.In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that... -
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 9781789543544
RRP: £12.99£9.34The instant Sunday Times bestseller 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is' Sunday Times 'An audacious, entertaining page-turner. Dan Jones covers a thousand years of history with elegance and panache' Dan Carlin, Hardcore History ... -
The Ascent Of Man by Jacob Bronowski
RRP: £14.99£10.95Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular... -
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore by Hilda M. Ransome 9780486434940
RRP: £14.99£9.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434940Author Hilda RansomeFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Ancient Greece by Charles Kovacs
RRP: £10.99£8.02A retelling of Greek mythology and ancient history as recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Class 5-6 (age 10-12).This welcome new addition to Charles Kovacs' work contains legendary stories of mythical heroes and historic figures from the dawn of... -
A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
RRP: £10.99£10.06Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins... -
The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth - A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' by Michael Spitzer
RRP: £12.99£9.34A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All About History 'Extraordinary range ... All the world and more is here' Evening Standard 165... -
A Little History of Science by William F. Bynum
RRP: £10.99£10.06A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People... -
Atlas of Empires: The World's Civilizations from Ancient Times to Today by Peter Davidson
RRP: £14.99£9.75Featuring 60 beautiful and detailed maps, Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and discusses the future of the empire in today's globalized world. Atlas of... -
The Accidental Detectorist: The Adventures of a Reluctant Metal Detectorist by Nigel Richardson
RRP: £20.00£17.62When a travel writer is stuck on home soil in the middle of a pandemic he meets Kris Rodgers, one of Britain's eminent metal detectorists. Dipping a toe in the hobby, Nigel quickly finds himself swept up in the world beneath the surface. Above the ground... -
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant
RRP: £10.99£7.57For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe... -
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester
RRP: £9.99£6.89From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced... -
A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life by Greg Jenner
RRP: £10.99£7.30'A wonderful idea, gloriously put into practice. Greg Jenner is as witty as he is knowledgeable' - Tom Holland 'You will love Greg Jenner's jolly account of how we have more in common with our ancestors than we might think ... all human life is here, ... -
The Great Explorers: Forty of the Greatest Men and Women Who Changed Our Perception of the World by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
RRP: £12.99£8.57What inspires explorers to push back the boundaries of the known world? Why do they risk their lives in unforgiving conditions far from home? How do they survive at the limits of human endurance? Who are the great pioneers of land, sea and space? Where... -
A History of the World by Andrew Marr
RRP: £14.99£11.35Fresh, exciting and vividly readable, this is popular history at its very best.Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey,... -
Sheep: The Remarkable Story of the Humble Animal That Built the Modern World by Alan Butler
RRP: £9.99£9.24What was the most important step in civilization? Alan Butler's answer is that it was when we began capturing wild sheep, domesticating and breeding them. Sheep were the mainstay of ancient cultures, by far the most important of the domesticated animals... -
Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner Wallace
RRP: £16.99£12.28Join a cold-case detective as he uncovers the truth about Jesus using the same approach he employs to solve real murder cases.Detective J. Warner Wallace was skeptical of the Bible's claims about Jesus. But he'd investigated several no-body homicide... -
Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress: As seen on TV by David Olusoga
RRP: £14.99£11.35Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the... -
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World by Marie Favereau
£19.882021 Cundill History Prize FinalistA Financial Times Best Book of the YearA Spectator Best Book of the YearA Five Books Best Book of the Year"Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing... -
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
RRP: £17.99£12.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Kirkus Prize (Nonfiction) 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781250134790Author Deirdre MaskFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St... -
Cities: The First 6,000 Years by Monica L. Smith 9780735223684
£15.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223684Author Monica L. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Human Race: 10 Centuries of Change on Earth by Ian Mortimer
RRP: £14.99£10.95We are an astonishing species. Over the past millennium of plagues and exploration, revolution and scientific discovery, woman's rights and technological advances, human society has changed beyond recognition.Sweeping through the last thousand years of... -
Urban Jungle: Wilding the City, from the author of Metropolis by Ben Wilson
RRP: £22.00£19.29An eye-opening and urgent re-examination of nature in our cities, from the Sunday Times bestselling winner of the Somerset Maugham AwardsOur modern-day cities might seem to represent our separation from the natural world. In fact, as Ben Wilson reveals... -
Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States by James C. Scott
RRP: £14.99£13.63An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and... -
The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama by Nigel Cliff
RRP: £16.99£11.67In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies, opening up access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history; the ships were... -
Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy by Karl Widerquist
RRP: £28.99£25.19The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? Widerquist and McCall draw on archaeology and anthropology to show that... -
Civilization: A History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK
RRP: £30.00£23.35Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book. From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making... -
Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000 by Sir Barry Cunliffe
RRP: £25.00£23.50A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European... -
Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West by Michael Scott
RRP: £12.99£9.34'This vivid and engaging book brings to life some of the most important moments in ancient history, moments that have shaped not only the politics and culture of bygone eras, but the institutions, thoughts and fantasies of our time.' Yuval Noah Harari... -
The Cave And The Light by Arthur Herman
RRP: £23.00£14.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553385663Author Arthur HermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 by Philip Mansel
RRP: £16.99£10.70Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history of Constantinople (formerly known as Byzantium) absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror...