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The Knock at the Door: A Mother's Survival of the Armenian Genocide by Margaret Ajemian Ahnert 9780825306839
RRP: £13.95£11.01In 1915, Armenian Christians in Turkey were forced to convert to Islam, barred from speaking their language, and often driven out of their homes as the Turkish army embarked on a widespread campaign of intimidation and murder. In this riveting book,... -
The Premonitions Bureau: A Sunday Times bestseller by Sam Knight
RRP: £10.99£7.32'Fascinating.' Hilary Mantel'Terrific.' New Scientist'Gripping.' Financial Times'Stunning . . . Brimming with mystery and suffesed with haunting atmosphere.' Patrick Radden Keefe What if you had a vision that something terrible was going to happen?A... -
Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy by Ben Wilson
RRP: £16.99£11.94The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism.The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this... -
Scotland's Stories: Historic Tales for Incredible Places by Graeme Johncock 9781803992662
RRP: £20.00£16.26Everybody loves stories and Scotland is full of them. Every town, village, glen, loch, nook and cranny has a tale to tell and it's these stories that bring those places to life. Scotland's Stories is the key to unlocking those legends and seeing these... -
Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power by Alastair Campbell
RRP: £14.99£10.95As Alastair Campbell said in the introduction to The Blair Years, it was always his intention to publish the full version, covering his time as spokesman and chief strategist to Tony Blair. Prelude to Power is the first of four volumes, and covers the... -
The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill by Dominique Enright
RRP: £9.99£6.85Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero, lauded for his oratorical skill. He wrote histories, biographies, memoirs, and even a novel, while his journalism, speeches and broadcasts run to millions of words. From 1940 he inspired and united the... -
The Girls of Bomber Command: An uplifting and charming WWII saga by Vicki Beeby 9781804365601
RRP: £8.99£5.87With an enemy in their midst, can they still protect their fighters in the skies?Pearl has given up on her dreams of being a journalist after being denied a promotion because of her gender. Joining the WAAF as a radio telephone operator for Bomber... -
Liar: The Sunday Times Top 5 Bestseller by Lesley Pearse
RRP: £9.99£7.11The enthralling Sunday Times bestselling story of a young female journalist exposing murder and lies in her search for the truth, from the international bestseller Lesley PearseTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE WOMAN & HOME BOOK CHOICE... -
Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service by Tom Petch 9780753559406
RRP: £12.99£7.88'Awesome!' ANDY McNAB | 'You must read this book' Colonel TIM COLLINS OBE | 'Extraordinary' Sir RANULPH FIENNES Forget what you thought you knew. Discover the REAL story of how the SAS was created.From ex-SAS Commander Tom Petch, this is the... -
DK Eyewitness Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by DK
RRP: £15.99£12.01The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.Explore the historic streets of Tallinn's Old Town, look out for bears and elk in Guaja... -
The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary by Hana Videen 9781800815797
RRP: £15.99£11.61'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' - Lucy Mangan 'Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an absolute romp and a must-have for history and fantasy enthusiasts alike' - Eleanor Janega 'Endlessly fascinating' - the... -
Masters of Death by Richard Rhodes
RRP: £19.00£11.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375708220Author Richard RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm)... -
The Men of 1924: Britain's First Labour Government by Peter Clark 9781913368814
RRP: £20.00£14.06The new Cabinet in January 1924 consisted, as governments had for generations, of twenty white, middle-aged men. But that is where the similarities with previous governments ended, for the election of Britain's first Labour administration witnessed a... -
The Story of Beatrix Potter by Sarah Gristwood
RRP: £14.99£10.10A smaller, cheaper edition of this acclaimed illustrated biography of Beatrix Potter. Respected biographer Sarah Gristwood discovers a life crisscrossed with contradictions and marked by tragedy, yet one that left a remarkable literary - and... -
A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes Anthony Bale 9780241993408
RRP: £10.99£7.77‘Rich and wonderful . . . This is the world as you’ve never seen it before’ Ian Mortimer‘A joyful, erudite book . . . A global Middle Ages for our times’ Jerry Brotton'Wisdom fills the pages of this immensely entertaining history' The New... -
The National Archives: The Buildings That Made London by David Long
RRP: £16.99£12.68Take an incredible journey through the streets of London and see beautiful buildings as you've never seen them before! An elegant horizon of historic masterpieces mixed with sleek modern skyscrapers, the familiar London skyline seems to change every year... -
Paul Foot: A Life in Politics by Margaret Renn 9781804291900
RRP: £30.00£25.14Paul Foot was one of the most influential investigative reporters of his generation. For nearly fifty years, he was the scourge of corrupt politicians and dodgy businessmen, a champion of the underdog.In this, the first biography of Paul Foot, journalist... -
My Secret War Diary, by Flossie Albright by Marcia Williams 9781406331998
RRP: £15.99£10.22A fascinating diary account of the Second World War, as seen through the eyes of a young girl.Flossie is just nine years old when, in 1939, Britain declares war on Germany and her father leaves the family home to join the army. Flossie is left to bring... -
The Mixed-Race Experience: Reflections and Revelations on Multicultural Identity by Natalie Evans 9781529115031
RRP: £10.99£7.77'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Bernardine Evaristo | 'IMPORTANT' Melissa Hemsley | 'RAZOR-SHARP' Nels Abbey | 'ESSENTIAL' Jaspreet Kaur | 'INSPIRATIONAL' Sophie Williams | 'REVEALING' Tineka Smith | 'NECESSARY' Natalie Alexis LeeWhat does it mean to be mixed race... -
Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain by Pen Vogler
RRP: £10.99£6.52The brand new book by Pen Vogler, Stuffed, is available now***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***A Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Independent, Spectator and The Times & Sunday Times Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Food Book Award 2021'Sharp, rich... -
New Selected Poems 1966-1987 by Seamus Heaney
RRP: £14.99£9.80This volume contains a selection of work from each of Seamus Heaney's published books of poetry up to and including the Whitbread prize-winning collection, The Haw Lantern (1987).'His is 'close-up' poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the... -
Fermat's Last Theorem by Dr. Simon Singh
RRP: £10.99£7.25'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.' It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350... -
The Duchess: The Untold Story - the explosive biography, as seen in the Daily Mail by Penny Junor
RRP: £9.99£6.64THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy' Daily Mail She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana called her a Rottweiler... -
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown
RRP: £10.99£7.25The funny and tragic, bestselling biography of The Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Crown. A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * A DAILY MAIL BOOK... -
A Map of Medieval London: The City, Westminster and Southwark by Caroline Barron 9780993469855
RRP: £9.99£7.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993469855Author Caroline BarronPage Count 2Imprint The Historic Towns TrustPublisher The Historic Towns Trust -
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Saint Bede
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731 AD) is Bede's most famous work. As well as providing the authoritative Colgrave translation of the Ecclesiastical History, this edition includes a new translation of the Greater Chronicle, in which... -
Chatsworth: The gardens and the people who made them by Alan Titchmarsh 9781529148213
RRP: £35.00£24.29Discover Jane Austen's real-life inspiration for Darcy's Pemberley.Follow Alan into Chatsworth's irresistible world of visionaries, pioneers, heroes, villains and English eccentrics, and celebrate the men and women who have shaped the history of the... -
John Hume by Stephen Walker 9780717196081
RRP: £26.99£18.94Peacemaker, politician, Nobel laureate: John Hume was a titan of Irish political history and a key architect of the Good Friday Agreement, bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict. But who was the real John Hume? What... -
First Templar Nation: How Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the Grail by Freddy Silva 9781620556542
RRP: £16.99£13.79Overturns the long-established historical narrative about the origins and purpose of the Knights Templar * Explains how and why the Templars created Europe's first nation-state, Portugal, with one of their own as king * Reveals the Portuguese roots of... -
Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams
RRP: £10.99£7.12'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages ... [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of... -
The Shortest History of Italy: 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic - A Retelling for Our Times by Ross King 9781891011450
RRP: £16.95£11.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891011450Author Ross KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Experiment, LLCPublisher Experiment, LLCWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 132mm *... -
London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd 9780099422587
RRP: £30.00£21.95Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. For him it is a living organism, with its own laws of growth and change, so London is a biography rather... -
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain by Matthew Green
RRP: £10.99£7.32THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEDrowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.This is the forgotten history of Britain's lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands.'A beautiful book,... -
History in the House: Some Remarkable Dons and the Teaching of Politics, Character and Statecraft Richard Davenport-Hines 9780008285722
RRP: £26.00£17.05History in the House pulls back the curtains on Christ Church, Oxford and reveals its great and lasting historical significance. This is an exciting new historiographical study from the much-acclaimed historian Richard Davenport-Hines. It shows the... -
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris
RRP: £14.99£11.35'Compelling, evocative, heart-wrenching and beautifully written. Highly recommended.' - Fiona Valpy, author of The Storyteller of CasablancaBeing a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her... -
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
RRP: £30.00£18.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385534260Author David GrannFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 669gDimensions(mm) 242mm *... -
The Twelve Apostles by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: £8.99£6.45Ireland, 1919: When Sinn Fein proclaims Dail Eireann the parliament of the independent Irish republic, London declares the new assembly to be illegal, and a vicious guerilla war breaks out between republican and crown forces. Michael Collins,... -
The Shortest History of Greece by James Heneage
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083243Author James HeneageFormat PaperbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
A History Of Scotland by Neil Oliver
RRP: £12.99£8.60The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver.Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - tales of failure,... -
Voices of the Old Sea by Norman Lewis 9781906011611
RRP: £14.99£9.26"Voices of the Old Sea" is Lewis' masterly description of the Costa Brava on the cusp of tourist development in the 1950s, a place where men regulated their lives by the sardine shoals of spring and autumn and the tuna fishing of summer, and where women...