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Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan by Christopher Andersen
RRP: $37.03$23.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982159733Author Christopher AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
RRP: $19.48$13.92A brilliant - and rather transgressive - collection of short stories from the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light. Including a new story 'The School of... -
Britain's Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety by Harry Freedman 9781472987235
RRP: $29.23$22.91'...detailed and fair.' - The Spectator 'An exhaustive, impressive achievement.' - The Tablet As a minority, Jews in Britain are confident, their institutions competent and mature. And yet within Jewish life in Britain there is a pervading sense of... -
This is the BBC: Entertaining the Nation, Speaking for Britain, 1922-2022 by Simon J. Potter 9780192898524
RRP: $45.81$39.72In the hundredth year of the British Broadcasting Corporation, historian Simon J. Potter looks back over the hundred year history, asking if the BBC is really the 'voice of Britain', and what comes next for British public broadcasting. 2022 marks the... -
Stories from a Migrant City: Living and Working Together in the Shadow of Brexit by Ben Rogaly
RRP: $38.98$34.75This book intervenes in the immigration debate, showing how moving away from a racialized local/ migrant dichotomy can help to unite people on the basis of their common humanity. Drawing on over one hundred stories and eight years of research in a... -
Britain Since 1918: The Strange Career Of British Democracy by David Marquand
RRP: $29.23$19.11A new political history of modern Britain - entertaining, instructive and thought-provoking.The history of democratic politics in Britain since the coming of universal male suffrage in 1918 is a dramatic one, crowded with events and colourful figures. As... -
The Challenge of Defending Britain by Michael Clarke
RRP: $25.33$23.30An analysis that takes the complexity of British defence policy apart to view its anatomy and show how policy is made in this area. British defence policy is in a phase of great transition as the country confronts its Brexit future and also as world... -
Wales Since 1939 by Martin Johnes
RRP: $38.98$29.09The period since 1939 saw more rapid and significant change than any other time in Welsh history. Wales developed a more assertive identity of its own and some of the apparatus of a nation state. Yet its economy floundered between boom and bust, its... -
Rock's Diamond Year: Celebrating London's Music Heritage by Ralph Brookfield
RRP: $25.33$23.30Celebrating Rock's 60th Birthday, from the formation of the Rolling Stones and the heyday of the British Invasion to the spawning of the Reading Festival, this book explores the music history of the London clubs that were the engine rooms for British... -
Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1945-2020 by Richard Taylor 9781399081085
$59.67In this, the third volume in his comprehensive, highly illustrated three-volume history of the evolution of armoured manoeuvre warfare in the British army, Dick Taylor covers the post-war period, up to the present day. He explains how the Royal Armoured... -
The New Few: Or a Very British Oligarchy by Ferdinand Mount 9781847399359
RRP: $17.53$11.35This was supposed to be the era when democracy came into its own, but instead power and wealth in Britain have slowly been consolidated the hands of a small elite, while the rest of the country struggles financially and switches off politically. We are... -
Our Queen by Robert Hardman
RRP: $21.43$15.15________The bestselling and acclaimed biography of Queen Elizabeth II. With new material exclusive to the paperback edition, Our Queen examines the remarkable reign of Britain's most devoted monarch.History knew no monarch like her.She travelled farther... -
Life Below Stairs: The Real Lives of Servants, 1939 to the Present by Pamela Horn
RRP: $19.48$12.95We view domestic service today as an undesirable job, owing to the class divide it has come to represent, and this is reflected in the portrayals of mistresses and servants in books and on the screen. But what do we really know about how girls felt when... -
Is Socialism Possible in Britain?: Reflections on the Corbyn Years by Andrew Murray
RRP: $29.23$24.47Selected as one of the 15 best political and current affairs books of 2022 by The TimesIs Socialism Possible in Britain? analyses Jeremy Corbyn's tenure as Labour leader and the prospects for parliamentary socialism in a post-Corbyn Britain. Lively and... -
Bill Edgar's Quirky Football Quiz Book Bill Edgar 9781472146304
RRP: $23.38$15.60'Bill Edgar is simply the best. His quizzes draw upon one of the greatest minds in football. This is a book nobody with a love of the game can afford to miss'MATTHEW SYED'It must be good if it's Bill's book!!'JAMIE CARRAGHER'The stuff he comes up with is... -
The Great British Reboot: How the UK Can Thrive in a Turbulent World by Alex Brummer
RRP: $43.88$37.73An optimistic exploration of how, through radical economic reform, the United Kingdom can prosper and flourish in the new global economy Taking a refreshingly realistic approach, Alex Brummer outlines how our current moment can be reshaped into an... -
Town & Country: The Queen: A Life in Pictures by Victoria Murphy
RRP: $62.40$54.91Since she succeeded to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has become respected, celebrated, and beloved around the world. This stunning collection of powerful images illustrates her storied reign in all its glory. More than 300 extraordinary... -
Kursk: Film tie-in Robert Moore 9780857504135
RRP: $19.48$13.86____________________NOW OUT IN CINEMAS, STARRING COLIN FIRTH, MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS AND LEA SEYDOUX 'It takes you through each nail-biting moment . . . heart-breaking, humane and, at times, all too vivid. I've rarely read such a gripping work of... -
Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey by James Rebanks 9780063073241
RRP: $37.03$22.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780063073241Author RebanksPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins... -
Reckless: The Rise and Fall of the City by Philip Augar 9780099524045
RRP: $31.18$22.64In 1997 it seemed that things in the City could only get better. For ten years everything went according to plan. Buoyed by a strong pound and cheered on by an excitable media, the bankers became the heroes of the age. And then in the summer of 2007... -
A Useful History of Britain: The Politics of Getting Things Done by Michael Braddick
RRP: $51.66$36.29The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the origins of the UK as if that was the natural endpoint of political development on the island... -
The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey Through Britain's Remarkable Recent Archaeology by Francis Pryor 9780007299119
RRP: $21.43$16.17From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is... -
Diaries Volume Two: Power and the People by Alastair Campbell
RRP: $37.03$26.54Power & the People covers the first two years of the New Labour government, beginning with their landslide victory at the polls in 1997. This second voume of Campbell's unexpurgated diaries details the initial challenges faced by Labour as they come to... -
THE PARAS IN IRAQ: Operation Telic 1 by Craig Allen
RRP: $29.23$13.86For Operation Telic, the 2003 campaign in Iraq, the UK was the junior partner alongside their American allies but still contributed a substantial force. This was based around the 1st Armoured Division consisting of 7th Armoured Brigade, 16 Air Assault... -
Avro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960-84 by David Fildes
RRP: $31.18$13.86In 1955, the Vulcan B.Mk2 was proposed and a new wing modification was designed to take advantage of the more powerful Olympus engines and a new stand-off missile known as Blue Steel. The new wing was known as the Phase 2C development. Avro were given a... -
The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy by Robert Hardman 9781639365319
RRP: $68.25$43.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639365319Author Robert HardmanFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm *... -
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
$27.77In this follow-up to the bestselling "Sex with Kings" we discover the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of the Queen's boudoir. After all, Queen Victoria, that bastion of virtue, had nine children! You'll read about the notorious Catherine... -
The History of Britain and Ireland: Prehistory to Today Prof. Kenneth L. Campbell (Monmouth University, USA) 9781350260740
RRP: $54.58$47.66The History of Britain and Ireland: Prehistory to Today is a balanced and integrated political, social, cultural, and religious history of the British Isles. Kenneth Campbell explores the constantly evolving dialogue and relationship between the past and... -
The Party's Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak by Phil Burton-Cartledge 9781839760372
RRP: $23.38$18.92Today, it is not a question of if, but when? What we are watching is the collapse of the most successful political party in Europe. Despite winning the December 2019 General Election, the parliamentary conservative and unionist party is facing its own... -
Always Red by Len McCluskey 9781682193396
RRP: $23.40$15.64"Len tells his story as only he can: forthright, confident and witty. What emerges is a hard-hitting assessment of dramatic times, and a message of hope for the future."- Jeremy CorbynLen McCluskey is the standout trade unionist of his era. Head of the... -
Scorpion and Scimitar: British Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicles, 1970-2020 by Grummitt, David 9781526774149
RRP: $33.13$23.95Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Dishing the Dirt: The Hidden Lives of House Cleaners by Nick Duerden
RRP: $19.48$12.50'A jaw-dropping investigation' - THE BOOKSELLER 'Succeeds brilliantly in dismantling casual assumptions about the drudgery of cleaning' - THE GUARDIAN 'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' - KIT DE WAAL Dishing the... -
Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution by Vernon Bogdanor 9781788316798
RRP: $68.25$58.25Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of Britain. Brexit, while equally as momentous, has almost... -
Savage Messiah by Laura Grace Ford
$61.44Savage Messiah collects the entire set of Laura Grace Ford's fanzine to date. Part graphic novel, part artwork, the book is both an angry polemic against the marginalization of the city's working class and an exploration of the cracks that open up in... -
Late Imperial Russia: Problems and Prospects by Ian D. Thatcher 9780719067877
RRP: $38.98$34.75This volume offers a detailed examination of the stability of the late imperial regime in Russia. Students and scholars will appreciate the lively summaries of the latest scholarship in political, economic, social, cultural, and international history... -
Contemporary Britain by John McCormick
RRP: $56.53$50.70The fallout from Brexit and Covid-19, ongoing political turmoil, economic decline and calls for a second Scottish independence referendum make for deeply uncertain times in contemporary Britain. What will the country look like in five years from now?... -
Britain's Contested History: Lessons for Patriots by Bernard Porter
RRP: $48.75$36.82Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain's imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history. In Britain's Contested History, eminent historian Bernard Porter explores the most contested aspects... -
Intelligence and National Security Policymaking on Iraq: British and American Perspectives by James P. Pfiffner 9780719077470
RRP: $38.98$34.75The decision to go to war in Iraq has had historic repercussions throughout the world. The editors of this volume bring together scholarly analysis of the decision-making in the U.S and U.K. that led to the war, inside accounts of CIA decision-making,... -
Must Labour Always Lose by Denis MacShane 9781910461532
$24.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910461532Author Denis MacShaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Claret PressPublisher Claret PressDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 73mm -
The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter by Shannon K O'Neil 9780300274110
RRP: $25.33$22.35A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years as companies, money, ideas, and people went abroad, they...