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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell 9780141183053
RRP: £8.99£6.45'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish... -
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris
RRP: £12.99£9.09THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'[A] clever, lively ... splendid new book'DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES'A big gold bar of delight'SPECTATORSixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came... -
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West by Catherine Belton
RRP: £10.99£7.25THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An outstanding expose of Putin and his criminal pals ... [A] long-awaited, must read book' SUNDAY TIMES 'Books about modern Russia abound ... Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the... -
A Song for the Dark Times: The Brand New Must-Read Rebus Thriller by Ian Rankin
RRP: £8.99£3.51From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter... -
Femina: The instant Sunday Times bestseller – A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez
RRP: £12.99£9.09THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE'Revelatory' GUARDIAN'A firecracker somehow captured between two covers' LUCY WORSLEYAn instant bestseller and one of the most celebrated history books of the year, Femina reveals... -
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters (Mythology) by Donna Jo Napoli
RRP: £19.99£14.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of California Reading Association Eureka! Silver Honor Book 2011 and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2011.Book InformationISBN 9781426308444Author Donna... -
In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City by John Kampfner 9781838954819
RRP: £22.00£15.11A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023'A masterful portrait of one of the world's greatest cities... A must-read' PETER FRANKOPAN'Such a delightful read' KATJA HOYER, The Times'Berlin may well be Europe's most enigmatic city and John Kampfner is the... -
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
RRP: £12.99£9.09An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and... -
Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain by Blessin Adams
RRP: £18.99£12.71'Grimly fascinating ... engrossing' Daily Mail NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most foul. Trials were gossipy events packed to the rafters with... -
Commandant Of Auschwitz: Commandant Of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess
RRP: £10.99£7.77'The chilling narrative presents a graphic and compelling self-portrait of the Nazi war criminal who oversaw Auschwitz concentration camp' JEWISH BOOK WORLD'This book is filled with evil ... and yet it is one of the most instructive books ever... -
The Decade in Tory: The Sunday Times Bestseller: An Inventory of Idiocy from the Coalition to Covid by Russell Jones 9781800182813
RRP: £14.99£9.80In 2020 the United Kingdom reached a bewildering milestone: ten successive years of Conservative rule. In that decade there were three prime ministers, each in turn described as the worst leader we ever had; ministerial resignations by the hundred; and... -
Bradshaw's Handbook by George Bradshaw
RRP: £12.99£9.09A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's Handbook of 1863, the book that inspired the BBC television series 'Great British Railway Journeys'. When Michael Portillo began the series 'Great British Railway Journeys', a well-thumbed 150-year-old book shot back... -
The Sinner's Mark by S. W. Perry 9781838954031
RRP: £9.99£6.70'Dramatic and colourful' SUNDAY TIMES'Beautiful writing' GILES KRISTIAN Treason, heresy and revolt in Queen Elizabeth's England . . . The year is 1600. With a dying queen on the throne, war raging on the high seas and famine on the rise, England is on... -
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel 9780007481002
RRP: £10.99£7.65The Sunday Times bestseller Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Booker Prize 'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph 'Her Cromwell... -
Scotland Pocket Map: The perfect way to explore Scotland by Collins Maps
RRP: £3.99£2.95Handy little full colour map of Scotland. Excellent value and very detailed for its size. Double-sided folded map with the Central Belt, southern Scotland and northern England on one side and northern Scotland including Orkney and Shetland on the reverse... -
The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland by Nan Shepherd
RRP: £9.99£6.70'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' GuardianIntroduction by Robert Macfarlane. Afterword by Jeanette WintersonIn this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of... -
Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter by Ian Mortimer 9781529920802
RRP: £10.99£7.77The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandWe tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By... -
A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A heart-wrenching true story of survival, hope and love by Lidia Maksymowicz 9781529094404
RRP: £9.99£6.87The No. 1 international bestseller, with a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis, who made headlines in 2021 when he kissed Lidia's Auschwitz identification tattoo.The unforgettable, moving true story of the little girl who survived Auschwitz's 'Angel of... -
Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller by Andrew Morton
RRP: £10.99£7.26THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER. AS FEATURED IN SEASON 5 OF THE CROWN.When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw,... -
Wolf Hall (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel 9780008381691
£2.79 - £6.10Winner of the Man Booker Prize The first book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light ... -
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams
RRP: £9.99£7.11'It's often said that books are compulsory reading, but this book really is compulsory. You cannot understand slavery, or British Empire, without it' Sathnam Sanghera Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric... -
Killers of the King by Charles Spencer
RRP: £14.99£10.59Charles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I's death warrant in this Sunday Times bestseller 'Seamless, pacy and riveting ... exceptional' ALISON WEIR 'The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship... -
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross
RRP: £16.99£12.47'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where... -
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker 9781789147735
RRP: £10.99£7.77Now available in paperback, Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source... -
River Kings: A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads by Cat Jarman
RRP: £9.99£6.52THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell 'This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed' THE TIMES Books of the Year ... -
A-Z Manchester Hidden Walks: Discover 20 routes in and around the city by Jonathan Schofield
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around Manchester with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert,... -
Magical Britain: Rediscovering our animist landscapes & sacred places - over 600 pagan and mystical sites by Rob Wildwood 9781910636305
RRP: £18.99£14.01This richly illustrated guide to 650 places will appeal to those who want to explore Britain's lost animist landscape of fairies, folklore, myth and paganism. Discover pre-Christian healing shrines and Norse mythology. Learn where rock, water and hill... -
Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose: Tudor Rose Novel 1 by Alison Weir
RRP: £10.99£7.40The captivating new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, Sunday Times bestselling author of Six Tudor Queens. 'Alison Weir gives us her most compelling heroine yet... This is where the story of the Tudors begins' Tracy Borman'History has the best stories and... -
The Hebridean Baker: My Scottish Island Kitchen by Coinneach MacLeod
RRP: £26.00£19.29Global TikTok baking sensation The Hebridean Baker is back, serving up a fresh selection of exciting new recipes, charming stories and breathtaking photography from the Hebridean Islands.Failte, I'm Coinneach, the Hebridean Baker, and welcome to my... -
Houses of the National Trust: Homes with History by Lydia Greaves
RRP: £30.00£21.93Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britain's historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This captivating... -
Cornish Folk Tales by Mike O'Connor
RRP: £12.99£5.46The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering 'droll tellers' used to spread Cornish insight and humour to all parts of the Duchy - exchanging their... -
The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers by Richard Aldrich
RRP: £16.99£11.47The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council. Intelligence can... -
An Italian Girl in Brooklyn: A spellbinding story of buried secrets and new beginnings by Santa Montefiore
RRP: £8.99£5.82Dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiore's spellbinding novel set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York. 'A wonderful story, beautifully told. I absolutely tore through it!' KAREN SWAN New York, 1979. It is Thanksgiving and... -
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - Updated with a New Chapter by Timothy Garton Ash 9781529925074
RRP: £10.99£7.77**Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024****A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two... -
The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray
RRP: £20.00£13.74SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'The most important book of the year' Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world's foremost political writers ... -
James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder by Chris Bryant 9781526644978
RRP: £25.00£18.02*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* 'Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain's grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism' RORY STEWART 'A shocking story... -
The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn
RRP: £9.99£4.11'The whole book is a delight... Perfect reading whilst sipping a g & t in a beautiful garden somewhere in the sun!' Rosanna LeyA buried secret... Present day: Anna is focused on growing her new gardening business and renovating her late grandmother's... -
Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England by Richard Beard
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Read this book' Alastair Campbell'A really wonderful book' Nigella Lawson via TwitterIn 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.He didn't enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was not to... -
Philip's Outer Hebrides: Leisure and Tourist Map: Leisure and Tourist Map by Philip's Maps
RRP: £6.99£6.16Brand new edition of this easy-to-use Philip's sheet map of the Outer Hebrides, giving detailed coverage of the area's road network, and featuring all the major places of tourist and historic interest.The latest edition of this information-packed... -
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin
RRP: £12.99£9.09For a thousand years an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world: Byzantium. An audacious and resilient but now little known society, it combined orthodox Christianity with paganism, classical Greek learning with Roman...