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Little Book of Gucci by Karen Homer
RRP: $27.28$17.94From its founding in Florence in 1921 as luggage supplier to the elite to its modern standing as purveyor of cult accessories and couture, the house of Gucci is a titan of the luxury fashion world. Over the last century, Gucci's signature leather goods... -
Still Life by Sarah Winman 9780008666804
RRP: $19.48$12.71THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Over 500,000 copies sold internationally A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime ... -
Still Life by Sarah Winman
RRP: $19.48$12.15THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Over 500,000 copies sold internationally A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime ... -
Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe by James Holland
RRP: $25.33$15.07'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians.' Sebastian Faulks'Holland's skill lies in bringing these warriors to life with vivid prose.' The TimesShortlisted for the 2021 British Army Military Book of the... -
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask by Peter Jones
RRP: $21.43$12.03The 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... -
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland 9780465093502
RRP: $68.25$45.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465093502Author Tom HollandFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 916gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 163mm * 51mm -
The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James Holland 9781787636682
RRP: $48.75$35.14'[A] captivating and dramatic account. . . Drawn from letters and diaries, Holland's immersive narrative is told through the eye-level perspectives of dozens of subjects. Readers will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly'Tells the story of the hard, bloody,... -
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples by David Gilmour
RRP: $25.33$17.73The book that explains the whole extraordinary course of Italian history like no other in English The Pursuit of Italy traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula in a wonderfully readable style, full of well-chosen stories and observations from... -
Sicily: A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra by John Julius Norwich
RRP: $29.23$19.11'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps and colour photographs.'I discovered Sicily almost by mistake . . .We drove as far as... -
M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati
RRP: $25.33$17.32THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel' New York Times 'Extraordinary' TLS ... -
Shylock's Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice's Jews and the Ghetto by Harry Freedman 9781399407274
RRP: $39.00$27.87The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice - and the truth behind one of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Millions of visitors flood to Venice every year. Yet many are unaware of its history - one of dramatic expansion but also of rapid decline... -
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: $33.05$21.94Apologies 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 *... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: The rise and fall of Fascism in Italy c1911-46 by Sarah Ward 9781471876523 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.48$5.83Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: The rise and fall of Fascism in Italy c1911-46 by Sarah Ward
RRP: $20.48$18.76Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
Little Book of Prada by Laia Farran Graves
RRP: $27.28$17.94Little Book of Prada is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of the legendary fashion house. Understated elegance and luxury, technologically advanced fabrics and sublime originality of design are all hallmarks of the House of Prada. In... -
The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit by Helena Attlee
RRP: $21.43$15.15'4 stars. Attlee, who knows and loves Italy and the Italians, takes the reader through the country's scented gardens with her sharp descriptions, pertinent stories and quotes and intriguing recipes. I was there with her' Anna del Conte, Sunday TelegraphA... -
The Boss of Bosses: The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia by Attilio Bolzoni
RRP: $21.43$14.43This is the true story of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other... -
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth 9781803281261
RRP: $29.23$21.35A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy.'... -
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
RRP: $29.23$21.35A dazzling piece of Italian history of the infamous family that become one of the most powerful in Europe, weaving its history with Renaissance greats from Leonardo da Vinci to GalileoAgainst the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and... -
Accabadora by Michela Murgia
RRP: $19.48$13.26One of Elena Ferrante's best 40 books by female writersWhen Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul... -
Venice: City of Pictures by Martin Gayford 9780500022665
RRP: $58.50$39.78A Sunday Times Art Book of the Year A visual journey through five centuries of the city known for centuries as 'La Serenissima' - a unique and compelling story for both lovers of Venice and lovers of its art. Venice was a major centre of art in the... -
The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities by Violet Moller
RRP: $21.43$14.64'A lovely debut from a gifted young author. Violet Moller brings to life the ways in which knowledge reached us from antiquity to the present day in a book that is as delightful as it is readable.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsIn The Map of... -
The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
RRP: $37.03$24.78THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR ... -
Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
RRP: $19.48$13.86'We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort... -
The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World by Catherine Nixey
RRP: $21.43$14.64In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.The... -
The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert
RRP: $25.33$17.73At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the... -
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin 9780691153438
$79.48A riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman EmpireAt the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on... -
NRSVCE, Illustrated Catholic Bible, Leathersoft, Black, Comfort Print: Holy Bible by Catholic Bible Press
RRP: $126.75$84.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780785239635Author Catholic Bible PressPage Count 2016Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1622gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 50mm -
Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450–1550 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $25.33$17.73The Italian Renaissance marked a period of political and military turmoil. Many regional wars were fought between the states ruled by Milan, Venice, Genoa, Florence, the Papacy, Siena and Naples. For more than 50 years starting in 1494, major foreign... -
Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual History by DK
RRP: $58.50$43.97Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline.Covering more than 1,000 years of history, and an empire... -
A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
RRP: $33.13$23.95Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of VeniceA History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for... -
The Prince (Collins Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli 9780008296506
RRP: $15.58$10.55HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We have declared before that it is not only expedient but necessary for a prince to take care his foundations be good, otherwise his fabric will be sure... -
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II by Ryan K. Noppen
RRP: $25.33$17.73This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place. The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the... -
The Italians by John Hooper
RRP: $21.43$15.15'Hooper has written a fascinating, affectionate and well-researched study that delivers the tantalising flavour of a country as hot, cold, bitter and sweet as an affogato' The Telegraph'This portrait of a nation is required reading for anyone heading to... -
The Girl in the Fog: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month by Donato Carrisi
RRP: $19.48$5.67Sunday Times Crime Book Club PickMail on Sunday Thriller of the Week'A coldly brilliant expose of the depths of human nature' SUNDAY TIMES'Compelling, beautifully constructed and atmospheric' DAILY MAIL Sixty-two days after the disappearance . . .A man... -
Ritual of Fire: From The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author by D. V. Bishop 9781529096507
RRP: $19.48$13.86Ceremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo, Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom... -
British/Commonwealth Cruiser vs Italian Cruiser: The Mediterranean 1940-43 by Angus Konstam
RRP: $29.23$21.35This illustrated history explores the cruiser forces of the Italian and British Royal navies, the jack-of-all trades warships of the Mediterranean Naval War. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, the Royal Navy was badly overstretched, and its... -
River of Shadows: A Commissario Soneri Mystery by Valerio Varesi
RRP: $19.48$13.26Rain falls relentlessly on the Po valley in northern Italy, and the river is swollen to its limits. A huge barge leaves its moorings, steering an erratic course downstream and away into the foggy night. When finally it runs aground hours later, the... -
Blue Guide Florence by Alta Macadam
RRP: $33.05$23.91Completely updated, this edition contains superb coverage of painting, architecture and sculpture as well as updates on museums including the reorganized Uffizi. Detailed coverage of where to stay and eat. The depth of information and quality of research... -
Italy's Sorrow: A Year of War 1944-45 by James Holland
RRP: $33.13$22.37Today Italy is a land of beauty and prosperity but in 1944-45 it had become a place of nightmares, a land of violence, war, and destruction. James Holland's ground-breaking account expertly documents the German advance and a segment of Italian history...