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Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy by Richard Seaford 9780521539920
RRP: £44.99£38.54How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? In this book Richard Seaford argues that a large part of the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage which produced... -
Secret Folkestone by Terry Begent 9781398115231
RRP: £15.99£10.85Folkestone’s history goes back to the Anglo-Saxons and earlier settlements, and behind the façade of the elegant Edwardian resort, the port and today’s thriving town and gateway to the Channel Tunnel lie many little-known and fascinating stories from its... -
India: The Ancient Past: A History of the Indian Subcontinent from c. 7000 BCE to CE 1200 Burjor Avari (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) 9781138828216
RRP: £43.99£38.74India: The Ancient Past provides a clear and systematic introduction to the cultural, political, economic, social and geographical history of ancient India from the time of the pre-Harappan culture nine thousand years ago up until the beginning of the... -
The Leper King and his Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem by Professor Bernard Hamilton 9780521641876
RRP: £94.99£80.43The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174-85) has traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the king's illness, power came to be held by unsuitable men who made the wrong policy decisions. Notably, they ignored the advice of... -
Celtic Identity and the British Image by Murray Pittock 9780719058264
RRP: £19.99£17.82This work explores the idea of the Celt and the definition of the so-called "Celtic Fringe" over the last 300 years. It is an in-depth study of the literary and cultural representation of Ireland, Scotland and Wales over this period, and is based on a... -
The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century: Sons of Saint-Gilles by Kevin James Lewis
RRP: £39.99£35.06The county of Tripoli in what is now North Lebanon is arguably the most neglected of the so-called 'crusader states' established in the Middle East at the beginning of the twelfth century. The present work is the first monograph on the county to be... -
Isabella d'Este: A Renaissance Princess by Christine Shaw 9780367002473
RRP: £37.99£33.38Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539), is one of the most studied figures of Renaissance Italy, as an epitome of Renaissance court culture and as a woman having an unusually prominent role in the politics of her day. This biography provides... -
Almost a Hero by Ken McCoy
RRP: £7.99£5.78Billie Challinor's mother dies during an air raid, but the child grows up confident that in her jazz musician father Chas she has the best dad in the world. Seeking refuge from the London Blitz by moving to Leeds, kindly landlady Liz Morris befriends... -
Pirate: The Buccaneer's (Unofficial) Manual by Stephen Turnbull
RRP: £12.95£8.81Pirates have a well-earned bad reputation, and this book invites the reader to join their ranks. Here you will discover everything the aspiring pirate needs to know in order to join a crew and start - and possibly end - a life of adventure, plunder and... -
The Heavenly Footman: How to get to Heaven by John Bunyan
RRP: £5.99£4.63Throughout Bunyan's great allegories his prime concern was that people would be able to discern the way to heaven. The 'Footman' is an athlete dogged in the pursuit of 'winning' the race. Bunyan wants us to be able run the race of the Christian life and... -
Echoes of the North East Miners: Some last traces of the collieries and tributes to the pitmen by Ken Smith
£13.92The miners of the North-East, working in the most dangerous of conditions, supplied the coal which fuelled the engines of the Industrial Revolution and provided heating and lighting to millions of homes. Throughout much of County Durham and... -
We Will Not Go to War: Conscientious Objection during the World Wars by Felicity Goodall 9780752458571
RRP: £11.99£9.17During the First and Second World Wars thousands of men and women refused the call to arms. Reviled, starved and beaten, theirs was a battle of conscience. In the First World War, seventy-three conscientious objectors died as a result of their treatment,... -
Old Culross, Valleyfield, New Mills and Torryburn by Guthrie Hutton 9781840336726
RRP: £9.00£8.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336726Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 172mm * 240mm * 4mm -
Bill Mitchell's Yorkshire by David Mitchell 9781855683549
RRP: £9.99£7.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683549Author David MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint DalesmanPublisher Country Publications Ltd -
The Wrath of Cochise: The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars by Terry Mort 9781472110923
£13.53In February 1861, the twelve-year-old son of Arizona rancher John Ward was kidnapped by Apaches. Ward followed their trail and reported the incident to patrols at Fort Buchanan, blaming a band of Chiricahuas led by the infamous warrior Cochise. Though... -
The Making of the Sikh Empire: The role of Banda Bahadur and the Misls by Bhupinder Singh Mahal 9780968673614
RRP: £9.75£8.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968673614Author Bhupinder Singh MahalFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Mahal PublicationsPublisher Mahal PublicationsWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)... -
European Cinema by Elizabeth Ezra
RRP: £42.99£42.79European Cinema is the first book to provide overviews of key movements in European film history, from the inception of the medium in 1895 to the present. This text includes accessible introductions to traditions as diverse as early Soviet cinema,... -
Electras: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides Michael Davis 9781587312083
£16.01Michael Davis revisits questions of interpretation in Greek tragedy emerging in the thought of the late Seth Benardete. While this is not the book Benardete would have written, it wrestles with problems that bear his indelible mark. In the extant... -
Haworth Timelines by Paul Chrystal 9781999717513
RRP: £12.99£9.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999717513Author Paul ChrystalFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Destinworld Publishing LtdPublisher Destinworld Publishing Ltd -
American Military Vehicles of World War I: An Illustrated History of Armored Cars, Staff Cars, Motorcycles, Ambulances, Trucks, Tractors and Tanks by Albert Mroz 9780786439607
RRP: £24.99£21.01In World War I the American motor vehicle industry was tested by the sudden appearance of vast transport challenges. The nation's immense manufacturing capabilities and abundant natural resources combined with increased standardization and mass... -
Later Medieval Europe: 1250-1520 by Daniel Philip Waley
RRP: £58.99£56.60From the divine right of kings to the political philosophies of writers such as Machiavelli, the medieval city-states to the unification of Spain, Daniel Waley and Peter Denley focus on the growing power of the state to illuminate changing political... -
Illuminati by Myron Fagan 9780648870500
£11.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648870500Author Myron FaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Distant MirrorPublisher Distant MirrorWeight(grams) 263g -
U.S. Constitution For Dummies Michael Arnheim 9781119387299
RRP: £15.99£11.49Your complete guide to understanding the U.S. Constitution. Want to make sense of the U.S. Constitution? This new edition walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators,... -
Hitler Redux: The Incredible History of Hitler’s So-Called Table Talks by Mikael Nilsson
RRP: £37.99£31.58After Hitler's death, several posthumous books were published which purported to be the verbatim words of the Nazi leader - two of the most important of these documents were Hitler's Table Talk and The Testament of Adolf Hitler. This ground-breaking book... -
Kinross-shire Then & Now by David Millar
RRP: £11.95£11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338737Author David MillarFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 176mm * 235mm * 4mm -
An Analysis of Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution Harman Bhogal 9781912128440
RRP: £6.50£6.29Few works of history have succeeded so completely in forcing their readers to take a fresh look at the evidence as Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down - and that achievement is rooted firmly in Hill's exceptional problem-solving skills... -
Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No Tears and Other Native Am by Guy Zona
£9.49A collection of short and inspirational Native American proverbs.Sayings of time-honored truth and contemporary wisdom from the Native American tribes: Why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? We will be known forever by the tracks we... -
Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy by Simon Goldhill 9780521642477
RRP: £105.00£77.49The specially-commissioned essays in this 1999 book discuss the ways in which performance is central to the practice and ideology of democracy in classical Athens. From theatre to law-court to gymnasium to symposium, performance is a basic part of... -
The Last Shot by Lynn Schooler 9780060523343
RRP: £18.99£11.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060523343Author Lynn SchoolerFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 286g -
Greenway by Jo Moore 9781843595243 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00£2.71Nestled in a sub-tropical garden overlooking the River Dart, Greenway has an exceptional and enviable location. It certainly caught the eye of Agatha Christie, who knew the area as a child and, having made her name as a world-famous crime-writer, made it... -
British History Quiz by H C Dilston 9780244935283
RRP: £6.77£6.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244935283Author H C DilstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 86g -
St George, Redfield and Whitehall: Images of England by David Cheesley 9780752422206
RRP: £12.99£9.87In this intriguing selection of archive images the areas of St George, Redfield and Whitehall have been evocatively recreated using over 200 photographs, postcards and engravings which illustrate the diverse history of this east Bristol district. From... -
Tracing your Family History using Irish Newspapers and other Printed Materials: A Guide for Family Historians by Natalie Bodle 9781399062282
£15.63Tracing your Family History using Irish Newspapers is a great introduction for the family historian into Irish newspapers, journals and periodicals and how these resources can be used to paint a picture of the lives of your ancestors with so much more... -
American Homes: The Landmark Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture by Lester Walker 9781579129927
RRP: £26.99£19.55American Homes is the classic work of American house architecture. From the Dutch colonial, to the New England Salt Box, to the 1950s prefab, this unrivaled reference and useful guide to 103 building styles pays homage to our country's housing heritage... -
Target London: Under attack from the V-weapons during WWII by Christy Campbell 9780349123561 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities. Target London is the dramatic... -
Target London: Under attack from the V-weapons during WWII by Christy Campbell
RRP: £12.99£8.83During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities. Target London is the dramatic... -
A History of Greek-Owned Shipping: The Making of an International Tramp Fleet, 1830 to the Present Day Gelina Harlaftis 9781138976030
RRP: £47.99£42.53Greek-owned shipping has been at the top of the world fleet for the last twenty years. Winner of the 1997 Runciman Award, this richly sourced study traces the development of the Greek tramp fleet from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Gelina... -
Leicester: A Modern History Richard Rodger 9781859362242
RRP: £20.00£16.69This lavishly produced book brings together an impressive amount of new historical research which seeks to answer this question, providing fresh interpretations of Leicester's history since 1800. The chapters analyse the events, changes and... -
Somerset Then & Now by Nick Chipchase 9780752470047
RRP: £12.99£9.14The landscape of Somerset has changed in many ways over the last century. From Glastonbury to the Quantax, Somerset Then & Now provides a fascinating snapshot of the county in days gone by. The older photographs in this book were taken by local... -
A History of the Swedish People: Volume 1: From Prehistory to the Renaissance by Vilhelm Moberg
RRP: £12.99£11.95Beginning in prehistoric times and culminating with the Dacke rebellion of 1542, renowned novelist Vilhelm Moberg's two-volume popular history of the Swedish people approaches its subject from the viewpoint of the common people, documenting peasants'...