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Rave Art: Flyers, invitations and membership cards by Chelsea Louise Berlin
RRP: $33.13$23.28In the mid- to late 1980s, rave culture developed. It influenced music, design, art, drugs, fashion, language and even the law. Originally emerging in the USA, it was refined in the UK by people who wanted to dance, party and express themselves in terms... -
London's Lost Rivers: A Walker's Guide: Volume 2 by Tom Bolton
RRP: $27.28$17.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222856Author Tom BoltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford
RRP: $21.43$15.15The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen AlfordElizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to be destroyed. The Watchers is a thrilling... -
The Last Witch of Scotland: A bewitching story based on true events by Philip Paris 9781785305245
RRP: $19.48$12.50Being a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women:... -
Bad Taste: Or the Politics of Ugliness by Nathalie Olah 9780349702261
RRP: $37.03$24.86TATE BOOK OF THE MONTH 2023 A timely critique of consumer culture which captures this image-obsessed moment in history, perfect for fans of Zadie Smith's Feel Free and Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror.This book is not a taste, nor an anti-taste, manual. This... -
The Last Rising of the Agricultural Labourers: Rural Life and Protest in Nineteenth-century England by Barry Reay 9780956482723
RRP: $29.25$26.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956482723Author Barry ReayFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Breviary Stuff PublicationsPublisher Breviary Stuff PublicationsWeight(grams) 341g -
The Sinner's Mark by S. W. Perry 9781838954031
RRP: $19.48$13.07'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... -
When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots by Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman 9780786477098
RRP: $56.53$46.37The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognised elements of Celtic culture. But could it be that a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored or unknown for centuries? This book argues just such a... -
Edward VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Uncrowned King by Dr. Piers Brendon
RRP: $9.73$7.41The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback'After my death', George V said of his eldest son and heir, 'the boy will ruin himself in 12 months'. From the death of his father in 1936 to the... -
Much Ado About Numbers by Rob Eastaway 9781805460275
RRP: $33.13$22.58"A spectacular journey... Highly recommended!" Dr Simon Smith, The Shakespeare Institute "A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics." Prof Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon A Prime"A playful and engaging book ... bound to... -
Welsh Food Stories by Carwyn Graves
RRP: $29.23$21.35Welsh Food Stories explores more than two thousand years of history to discover the rich but forgotten heritage of Welsh foods - from oysters to cider, salted butter to salt-marsh lamb. Despite centuries of industry, ancient traditions have survived in... -
Islands of the Evening: Journeys to the Hebrides by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $21.43$14.27'[an] exploration of Scotland's past through the eyes of a scholarly hiker ... Magnificent' - New Statesman, Books of the Year Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints journeyed to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. They sought spiritual solitude... -
Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics by Matthew Goodwin
RRP: $21.43$15.15*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Financial Times 2023 book to watch*'Forceful ... The fundamental thrust of Goodwin's argument is right ... a new centre ground of British politics is being formed - even if both parties have yet to fully comprehend it' The... -
Attack Warning Red!: How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War by Julie McDowall 9781529920017
RRP: $21.43$15.15The first book to tell the story of day-to-day life on the nuclear home front - from the host of #1 podcast Atomic Hobo**A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK and A GUARDIAN BEST PAPERBACK FOR APRIL 2024 **'So entertaining' THE TIMES'Cracking' SUNDAY... -
Mary I (Penguin Monarchs): The Daughter of Time by John Edwards 9780141988689
RRP: $15.58$11.29The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackThe elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one... -
One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink Matthew Parker 9780349142364
RRP: $25.33$16.77'Breathtaking... vital and important. A wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN'Marvellous... escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Excellent... his mastery of detail is impeccable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK,... -
Scottish Wild Flowers: Mini Guide by Michael Scott
RRP: $11.68$8.23Scottish Wild Flowers - Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the... -
The Violence of Colonial Photography by Daniel Foliard
RRP: $33.13$25.12SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING 2023The late nineteenth century witnessed a rapid increase in colonial conflicts throughout the French and British empires. It was also the period in which the first... -
Pinochet in Piccadilly by Andy Beckett
RRP: $21.43$14.27In October 1998, the erstwhile Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London, charged with crimes against humanity by a Spanish magistrate. But over the 16 months that Pinochet was detained, intriguing questions went unanswered about... -
Look Up London: Discover the details you have never noticed before in 10 walks by Katie Wignall
RRP: $25.33$16.77A refreshing guide to discovering the hidden details of London with 10 fully guided walking routes from London's leading tour guide Look Up London. Have you ever noticed London's tiniest public sculpture? Or wondered why there are strange cone-shaped... -
The Pocket Book of the GAA by Tony Potter
RRP: $13.63$10.00A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fascinating and colourful introduction to Gaelic games, covering football, hurling, camogie and handball... -
UPROAR!: Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London by Alice Loxton 9781785789557
RRP: $23.38$15.46**A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it, by one of the UK's most exciting young historians**'Alice Loxton is the star of her generation ... the next big thing in history' DAN SNOW'Vivid, pacey and... -
Aberdeen Pocket Map: The perfect way to explore Aberdeen by Collins Maps
RRP: $7.78$5.75Handy little full colour Collins map of Aberdeen with a high level of detail. Clear mapping of the central area extending to the airport and along the coast, with all tourist locations. Map at a scale of 1:10 725 (5.8 inches to 1 mile). Clear,... -
Hold On Edna!: The heartwarming true story of the first baby born on the NHS by Aneira Thomas
RRP: $17.53$12.58THIS HEARTBREAKING, HEARTWARMING, TRUE STORY FOLLOWING THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY IN WALES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS EVER WRITTEN.'I am a proud supporter of our National Health Service which has shown yet again what an important and valued... -
The Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder by Martin Dillon
RRP: $21.43$15.15The bestselling investigation of one of Northern Ireland's most brutal and infamous murder cases'Makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading' Washington Times'Dillon is recommended reading for anyone wishing to understand the complexities of... -
The Coffin Roads: Journeys to the West by Ian Bradley
RRP: $17.53$11.86'Coffin roads' along which bodies were carried for burial are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands - many are now popular walking and cycling routes. This book journeys along eight coffin roads to discover and explore... -
Jeoffry: The Poet's Cat by Oliver Soden 9780750995672
RRP: $33.13$25.23Jeoffry was a real cat who lived 250 years ago, confined to an asylum with Christopher Smart, one of the most visionary poets of the age. In exchange for love and companionship, Smart rewarded Jeoffry with the greatest tribute to a feline ever written... -
Land Girl: A Manual for Volunteers in the Women's Land Army by W. E. Shewell-Cooper
RRP: $19.48$12.95A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. With millions of men away to fight in the Second World War Britain was struggling for labour. In order to replace the... -
A-Z Liverpool Hidden Walks: Discover 20 routes in and around the city by Claire E Rider
RRP: $13.63$9.36Discover hidden gems around Liverpool, host of Eurovision 2023, 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... -
Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King Dan Jones 9781804541937
RRP: $48.75$35.14'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' – Observer Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The... -
Skye: The Island and Its Legends by Otta F. Swire 9781912476336
RRP: $17.53$12.36This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still; of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and... -
Monuments of Orkney: A Visitor's Guide by Caroline Wickham-Jones
RRP: $19.50$13.26From the Early Neolithic farm at Knap of Howar to the flamboyant chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s, the Orkney Islands are amazingly rich in historic and prehistoric sites. At their centre is a cluster of spectacular Neolithic... -
The Gaelic Otherworld: John Gregorson Campbell's Superstitions of the Highlands and the Islands of Scotland and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands by John Gregorson Campbell
RRP: $58.50$40.17John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Based on materials which he had gathered in the 1850s and 1860s, his Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland... -
John Knox by Jane Dawson
RRP: $33.13$28.49The definitive biography of John Knox, a leader of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Scotland"Never before has there been such a thoroughly and sympathetically critical treatment of the 16th-century Scottish reformer's thought and times. . ... -
Seasons of My Life by Hannah Hauxwell
RRP: $17.53$12.09The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Hannah Hauxwell first came to the nation's attention on Yorkshire television's award-winning documentary TOO LONG A WINTER, when she captured the hearts and... -
Skye Pocket Map: The perfect way to explore Skye by Collins Maps
RRP: $7.78$5.75Handy little full colour Collins map of Skye with a high level of detail. Clear mapping of the Isle of Skye showing the road network, ferries and places of interest. Map at a scale of 1:175 000 (3 miles to 1 inch). Clear, detailed, full colour... -
Lost London by Vic Keegan 9780954076276
$50.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954076276Author Vic KeeganFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ShakespearesmonkeyPublisher ShakespearesmonkeyWeight(grams) 216g -
The British Oak by Archie Miles
RRP: $58.50$15.83The British Oak is a comprehensive overview of everything that the iconic oak tree signifies to Britain and its people.Archie Miles explores the rise of oak woods since the last Ice Age, placing the tree in its biological, cultural and economic context... -
The School That Escaped the Nazis by Deborah Cadbury 9781529365795
RRP: $21.43$14.43'DEVASTATINGLY AFFECTING' THE TIMES'EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING' OBSERVERIn 1933, as Hitler came to power, schoolteacher Anna Essinger hatched a daring plan: to smuggle all her pupils out of Nazi Germany under the nose of the Gestapo.The - mostly Jewish -... -
Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera
RRP: $21.43$12.79WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not...