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Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 History Questions and Papers by John Kerr
RRP: $12.89$11.86Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 History exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for... -
The Elan Valley Clearance: The Fate of the People and Places Affected by the 1892 Elan Valley Reservoir Scheme by David Lewis Brown
RRP: $16.71$14.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839362Author David Lewis BrownFormat PaperbackImprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
The Salt Roads: How Fish Made a Culture by John Goodlad
RRP: $23.21$15.74This is the extraordinary story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords... -
East End Murders: From Jack the Ripper to Ronnie Kray by Neil Storey
RRP: $19.34$14.90Neil R. Storey has drawn on a vast array of original sources - among them witness statements, coroners' reports and court records - to produce a revealing insight into the East End's darkest moments. As well as the murders of Jack the Ripper, perhaps the... -
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker 9781789146721
RRP: $23.22$16.72Winters 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 material, including poetry,... -
Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon
RRP: $14.18$9.55**Explore the fascinating history of the real Downton Abbey as the Crawley family saga makes its way on to the big screen with Downton Abbey, the major motion picture**'An excellent depiction of English aristocratic life ... a compelling portrait'... -
The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh's Legendary Undgerground City by Jan-Andrew Henderson
RRP: $14.18$10.02Below Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning... -
The Interpretation of Dreams: The Psychology Classic by Sigmund Freud
RRP: $15.47$9.29Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this collectible, hard-back edition of The Interpretation of Dreams provides an accessible and insightful edition of this important work of psychology Sigmund Freud's The... -
Newcastle upon Tyne: Mapping the City by Michael Barke
RRP: $38.70$27.48Newcastle has a long and distinguished history through two millennia: a Roman fortress at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall; an important centre of monasticism; a 'royal' bulwark against attacks and invasion from Scotland; and the principal centre for... -
Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London's Private Clubs by Dr Seth Alexander Thevoz
RRP: $32.25$21.65With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thevoz tells the fascinating and entertaining story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present day. In doing so he looks at cultural and... -
The Third Reich in History and Memory by Sir Richard J. Evans
RRP: $16.76$11.09In this fascinating and enlightening collection of essays, one of the most important historians of our time reflects on the ways our understanding of Nazi Germany have been transformed in the twenty-first century. Richard Evans examines new historical... -
Congo by David van Reybrouck
RRP: $19.34$12.51FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world's most critical failed... -
Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell
RRP: $19.34$14.13A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A triumph' Guardian 'Glorious ... makes the past at once familiar, exotic and thrilling.' Dominic Sandbrook 'A brilliant book' Mail on Sunday Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing... -
A Grim Almanac of Sussex by W. H. Johnson 9780752465098
RRP: $23.21$17.60W.H. Johnson digs deep into Sussex's past, presenting the reader with centuries of criminality and vice, of wretched living conditions and blind fate which so often leads to appalling consequences. A Grim Almanac of Sussex chronicles the darker side of... -
The Commonwealth of Thieves: The Story of the Founding of Australia by Thomas Keneally
RRP: $16.76$11.73The story of modern Australia begins in eighteenth-century Britain, where people were hanged for petty offences but crime was rife, and the gaols were bursting. From this situation was born the Sydney experiment, with criminals perceived to be damaging... -
The Motorbike Book: The Definitive Visual History by DK 9780241651421
RRP: $38.70$25.03Discover the gripping, action-packed history of the motorcycle, from the earliest petrol-powered two-wheelers to the blistering superbikes of today.Tracing the history and allure of the motorcycle, this book illustrates the diverse spectrum of bikes from... -
Secret Coventry by David McGrory
RRP: $20.63$14.00Secret Coventry goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the city's fascinating past. Join author David McGrory as he reveals the city's forgotten and untold tales, and its heroes and villains. Find out about... -
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island by Egill Bjarnason
RRP: $14.18$9.44'A joyously peculiar book' - The New York Times'A fascinating insight into Icelandic culture and a fresh perspective on her global influence. Warning: may well make readers wish they were Icelandic, too.' - Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living... -
Old Port Glasgow by Joy Monteith
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840332506Author Joy MonteithFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 234mm * 3mm -
Southwark Remembered by John D. Beasley 9780752422411
RRP: $16.76$12.41Southwark RememberedBook InformationISBN 9780752422411Author John D BeasleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy by Donald M. Kagan 9780684863955
RRP: $19.34$17.80"Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds."--Allan Bloom, author of "The Closing of the American Mind."Book InformationISBN 9780684863955Author... -
Revolt in the Netherlands: The Eighty Years War, 1568-1648 by Anton van der Lem
RRP: $38.70$27.54In 1568, the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands rebelled against the absolutist rule of the king of Spain. A confederation of duchies, counties, and lordships, the Provinces demanded the right of self-determination, the freedom of conscience and... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn 9781444735956 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$2.39Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn
RRP: $12.89$8.77Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Wild About Fulham: A Special Village in London by Andrew Wilson 9780993319310
RRP: $28.37$25.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993319310Author Andrew WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Unity Print and Publishing LtdPublisher Unity Print and Publishing LtdWeight(grams)... -
A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary 1939-1940 by Iris Origo
RRP: $14.18$8.71Iris Origo, one of the twentieth century's great diarists, was born in England in 1902. As a child, she moved between England, Ireland, Italy and America, never quite belonging anywhere. It was only when she married an Italian man that she came to rest... -
The Geology of Oxfordshire by Philip Powell 9781904349198
$14.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904349198Author Philip PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
Crime and Punishment in Tudor England: From Alchemists to Zealots by April Taylor 9781399071666
RRP: $28.38$22.73Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters by Stuart Owen
RRP: $11.60$8.98Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise. But what made them such a European sensation in the postwar era? And why were they particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and '60s?... -
The Fetterman Massacre by Dee Brown 9780803257306
RRP: $21.92$18.37The Fetterman Massacre occurred on December 21, 1866, at Fort Phil Kearny, a small outpost in the foothills of the Big Horns. The second battle in American history from which came no survivors, it became a cause celebre and was the subject of a... -
Lighthouse by Tony Parker 9780907871583
RRP: $19.34$12.64An extraordinary collection of interviews with lighthouse keepers and their families, in their own words - a record of a vanished profession and a vanished Britain of the 1970s. Described by William Golding as "one of the most fascinating social... -
Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army by Guy de la Bedoyere
RRP: $19.34$12.64The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and... -
Civil War: The War of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660 by Trevor Royle
RRP: $21.92$15.40One late summer's day in 1642 two rival armies faced each other across the rolling Warwickshire countryside at Edgehill. There, Royalists faithful to King Charles I engaged in a battle with the supporters of the Parliament. Ahead lay even more desperate... -
The Liverpool Girls by Pam Howes
RRP: $11.60$7.03It's 1966 and in Liverpool two sisters are about to have their lives turned upside down...Sisters Carol and Jackie haven't had the easiest of childhoods, but as they grow up and begin their own lives both hope for happier times ahead. Stylish Carol works... -
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery 9780300102222
RRP: $18.05$15.80What was the life of an eighteenth-century British genteel woman like? In this lively and controversial book, Amanda Vickery invokes women's own accounts of their intimate and their public lives to argue that in the eighteenth and early nineteenth... -
The Ultimate World War II Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions and Answers to Test Your Knowledge by Kieran Whitworth
RRP: $12.89$8.84Published in association with the Imperial War Museums, this book will provide the ultimate challenge to even the most knowledgeable military historian.You might think you know a great deal about World War II but have you ever really tested your... -
Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire by Eric Berkowitz
RRP: $15.47$10.32Sex and Punishment tells the story of the struggle throughout millennia to regulate the most powerful engine of human behaviour: sex. From the savage impalement of an Ancient Mesopotamian adulteress to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde for `gross... -
The Warsaw Diary of Adam Czerniakow: Prelude to Doom by Adam Czerniakow 9781566632300
RRP: $21.92$20.01Adam Czerniakow was a Polish Jew who killed himself on July 23, 1942-on the face of it not an uncommon occurrence in those times. But there is more to the story than the tragic death of one man among so many millions. Czerniakow was for almost three... -
1421: The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies 9780553815221 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.95On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the... -
1421: The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies
RRP: $16.76$12.24On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the...