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Ancient Rome: An Illustrated History Nigel Rodgers 9780754834205
RRP: £20.00£16.11The legacy of Ancient Rome shapes the world we inhabit today. The history of Rome - as a tiny primitive kingdom, as an ever-growing republic, as a world-ruling empire dominating the known world - is still influential. The first half of this book focuses... -
Atlas of Medieval Britain by Christopher Daniell
RRP: £28.99£25.09Christopher Daniell's Atlas of Medieval Britain presents a sweeping visual survey of Britain from the Roman occupation to 1485. Annotated throughout with clear commentary, this volume tells the story of the British Isles, and makes visually accessible... -
Ancient Greece by Charles Kovacs
RRP: £10.99£7.48A 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... -
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £12.99£9.02'An incisive, inspiring and vitally illuminating account of a city which changed the ancient world and which deserves to be remembered by the modern. A masterful book written by a master historian.' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of Istanbul and... -
24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak
RRP: £8.99£6.42Walk a day in a Roman's sandals ... What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York? In this entertaining and enlightening guide,... -
The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great by Alex Rowson
RRP: £10.99£7.46'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the... -
Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization by Justin Marozzi
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North... -
Egyptian Ancient Origins: Stories Of People & Civilization Charlotte Booth 9781804175767
RRP: £10.99£7.61Gorgeous Collector's Edition which brings to life the culture of one of the great founding civilisations. Companion volume to Egyptian Myths & Legends in the same series, this title brings to life the beginnings of human experience, the irrigation of the... -
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask by Peter Jones
RRP: £10.99£7.54The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from our calendar and coins, to our language and laws - but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of Veni, Vidi, Vici, which tells... -
The Persians and Other Plays: The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants by Aeschylus
RRP: £10.99£7.99Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia... -
Ukraine: An Illustrated History by Paul Robert Magocsi 9781442627567
RRP: £35.00£31.14Ukraine is Europe's second state and this lavishly illustrated volume provides a concise and easy to read historical survey of the country from earliest times to the present. Each of the book's forty-six chapters is framed by a historical map, which... -
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: £24.00£20.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553384901Author Toby WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilation Volume III: The Linguistic Evidence by Martin Bernal 9781978804296
RRP: £43.00£38.50Winner of the 1990 American Book Award What is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he... -
World History Philip Parker 9781405341240
RRP: £17.99£13.55The full story of human endeavour - complete with its dramas, wars, schemes, discoveries, and personalities - is laid out before you in this illustrated guide to the history of our world.Who were the Mongols, the Maya, or Isis? How far did the Roman or... -
The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert 9781642503074
RRP: £16.95£13.82What Was Sex Like for a Medieval Woman?"Wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. An insightful, modern look at the lives of women as they were." -Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR.#1 New Release in Etiquette Guides & AdviceAn inside look at... -
Brazil: A Biography by Heloisa M. Starling
RRP: £19.99£14.50Shortlisted for the Jabuti Prize for the Best Brazilian Book Published Abroad'Engrossing ... eye-opening ... an enormously refreshing treat' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesSince Europeans first reached Brazil in 1500 it has been an unfailing source of... -
The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
RRP: £15.99£14.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399166808Author Gary LachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Wood Age: How one material shaped the whole of human history by Roland Ennos
RRP: £20.00£13.74When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. 'A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood...' John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the... -
Axemaker'S Gift: Technologys Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture by James Burke 9780874778564
RRP: £15.99£14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874778564Author James BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,USWeight(grams) 1g -
The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London by Niall Kishtainy 9780008325855
RRP: £25.00£16.43'Glorious' GUARIDAN 'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable' SPECTATOR London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent... -
Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City by Gwendolyn Leick
RRP: £12.99£9.34Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relatively unknown. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This is the first... -
24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Donald P. Ryan
RRP: £8.99£6.42'Lively and amusing [...] an engaging read. Ryan successfully makes this ancient civilisation more immediate and accessible.' - Current World Archaeology _____________________'[Donald] Ryan - who has worked in and on Egypt for decades, as an... -
Annals by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £12.99£9.34A compelling new translation of Tacitus' Annals, one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome, by Cynthia Damon.Tacitus' Annals recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. With... -
The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization by Vishal Mangalwadi
RRP: £14.99£11.11Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization.Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the... -
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Dr Philip Matyszak
RRP: £8.99£6.42'Accessible, informative, enjoyable' - All About History _____________________Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age.Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous... -
In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael R.J. Bonner
RRP: £17.99£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823060Author Michael RJ BonnerFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
The Lion's Share: A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present by Bernard Porter 9780367426989
£38.28Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its 'imperial' implications, the sixth edition of The Lion's Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for... -
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires David Chaffetz 9781324051466
RRP: £25.00£20.22No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a small, shy animal, hunted for food. Over time, the domestication of horses, followed by the advent of riding, powered mighty empires: Persian, Mongol, Mughal... -
Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth Richard Stoneman 9780712354479
RRP: £30.00£19.70Accompanying the first ever exhibition on the storytelling around Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, this book charts the evolution of a legend that continues to captivate audiences today. Alexander the Great acceded to the throne at the age of 20,... -
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World by Marie Favereau
RRP: £24.95£20.292021 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... -
Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World Anthony Sattin 9781473677890
RRP: £12.99£7.72A Spectator Book of the Year'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital' Literary Review'A terrific storyteller' New York Times'Exceptional . . . tender and beautifully written' Country LifeThe groundbreaking story of Nomadic peoples on... -
Introduction to the Bible by Christine Elizabeth Hayes
RRP: £19.99£17.37Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood
RRP: £12.99£9.34This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of... -
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance Dr Ross King 9781784709372
RRP: £12.99£9.34'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally... -
The Civil Wars by Appian
RRP: £12.99£9.34Taken from Appian's Roman History, the five books collected here form the sole surviving continuous historical narrative of the era between 133-35 BC - a time of anarchy and instability for the Roman Empire. A masterly account of a turbulent epoch, they... -
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino Jane Stevenson 9781800241985
RRP: £14.99£11.11The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro. 'Painstakingly researched and yet unfailingly readable' Ross King 'An insight into one of Renaissance Italy's... -
Being Human: How our biology shaped world history by Lewis Dartnell
RRP: £22.00£19.60'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL, bestselling author of The Future of Geography'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAY, bestselling author of OtherlandsOur biology will change how you see the world. Lewis Dartnell explores how human biology has shaped relationships,... -
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
RRP: £17.99£12.37Apologies 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... -
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer 9780393059748
RRP: £27.99£25.67This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer... -
Iran: Empire of the Mind: A History from Zoroaster to the Present Day Michael Axworthy 9780141036298
RRP: £12.99£9.34FULLY UPDATED SECOND EDITION, NOW WITH NEW POSTSCRIPT BY ALI ANSARI Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and...