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From Lion's Jaws: Chogyam Trungpa's Epic Escape To The West by Grant MacLean 9780995029309
RRP: £22.66£19.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995029309Author Grant MacLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint MountainPublisher MountainWeight(grams) 513g -
Curious Oxfordshire by Roger Long
RRP: £12.99£9.87A guide to more than 100 sights, incidents and legends from the various parts of Oxfordshire. It features the tales of unsolved murders, witchcraft, hangings, poltergeists, underground caves and passages, 'cunning men', backswording and riots.About the... -
The Murder of Alexander Litvinenko: To Kill a Mockingbird by Boris Volodarsky
RRP: £25.00£17.62In his famous Moonlight and Vodka, Chris de Burgh got it right: Espionage is a serious business. And like every serious business, it must be taken seriously. Less than two decades after the untimely death of Sasha Litvinenko, poisoned at the heart of... -
Crime and Punishment in England: A Sourcebook Andrew Barrett 9781857288728
RRP: £43.99£38.14Designed to complement "Crime and Punishment: An Introductory History" UCL Press, 1996, this sourcebook contains documents specifically selected to illuminate major issues raised in the textbook. In the first part of the book, extracts of laws... -
Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter 9781848712119
RRP: £10.00£8.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848712119Author Richard BaxterFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Banner of TruthPublisher Banner of TruthWeight(grams) 318g -
Bradwells Histories: Bess of Hardwick by Jill Armitage 9781912060627
RRP: £4.99£3.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912060627Author Jill ArmitageFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books -
A History of Scotland by Peter Somerset Fry
RRP: £37.99£33.38An ideal volume for anyone wanting a brisk overview of North Britain from the year dot to the twentieth century.About the AuthorRosalind Mitchison was Professor of Social History at the University of Edinburgh until her retirement. She is author of... -
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason by Russell Shorto 9780349140186
£12.73Sixteen years after Rene Descartes' death in Stockholm in 1650, a pious French ambassador exhumed the remains of the controversial philosopher to transport them back to Paris. Thus began a 350-year saga that saw Descartes' bones traverse a continent,... -
Ashton Court by Anton Bantock
RRP: £12.99£9.87A history of Ashton Court.Book InformationISBN 9780752432137Author Anton BantockFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Medieval Canon Law by James Brundage
RRP: £36.99£32.53It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This book examines its development from its beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages, updating its... -
Shoot Them Down! - The Flying Saucer Air Wars Of 1952 by Jr, Frank Feschino 9780615155531
RRP: £22.50£20.10During the summer of 1952, Americans reported a record amount of UFO sightings to Project Blue Book, the Air Force group responsible for investigating unidentified flying objects. Author/Illustrator Frank C. Feschino, Jr. has written an exciting new book... -
The Secret War Against Hitler Fabian Von Schlabrendorff 9780813321905
RRP: £49.99£43.50One of the few survivors of the German Resistance, von Schlabrendorff traces his anti-Nazi activity from his student days in the 1920s, through Hitler's rise to power, to the war and his involvement in the July 20, 1944, plot. He vividly recalls the... -
The Global 1980s: People, Power and Profit by Jonathan Davis
RRP: £41.99£36.75The Global 1980s takes an international perspective on the upheaval across the world during the long 1980s (1979-1991) with the end of the Cold War, a move towards a free-market economic system, and the increasing connectedness of the world.The 1980s was... -
Ayahs, Lascars and Princes: The Story of Indians in Britain 1700-1947 by Rozina Visram
RRP: £41.99£37.04People from the Indian sub-continent have been in Britain since the end of the seventeenth century. The presence of princes and maharajahs is well documented but this book, first published in 1986, was the first account of the ordinary people in Britain... -
The Reign of Richard Lionheart: Ruler of The Angevin Empire, 1189-1199 by Ralph V. Turner 9780582256590
RRP: £54.99£52.88This ground-breaking and substantive new history considers Richard's reign from a perspective that is as much French as English. Viewing the king himself as a great military commander, it also shows him as a more competent administrator than previously... -
Hegel, Heidegger and the Ground of History by Michael Allen Gillespie
RRP: £21.00£20.31In this wide-ranging and thoughtful study, Michael Allen Gillespie explores the philosophical foundation, or ground, of the concept of history. Analyzing the historical conflict between human nature and freedom, he centers his discussion on Hegel and... -
Testing the Chains: Resistance to Slavery in the British West Indies by Michael Craton
RRP: £35.00£31.38'ReviewsTesting the Chains is a most welcome contribution to debates about developments in slave and post-slave societies of the Americas. Craton has concentrated his considerable skills as a historian, and his enviable familiarity with the sources, on... -
Tyburn: The Story of London's Gallows Robert Bard 9781398117914
RRP: £18.99£13.61During its 600-year history 50,000 souls were executed on the gallows at Tyburn somewhere near where Oxford Street meets the Edgware Road. Many thousands of victims remain buried nearby in anonymous graves. Many of the condemned made their final journey... -
Gerrards Cross: A History by Julian Hunt 9781803993553
RRP: £17.99£13.64Gerrards Cross, known for its open common and picturesque Latchmore Pond, had been a place of resort ever since the 1790s. Genteel houses sprang up, attracting enough wealthy visitors that it began to be known as the 'Brighton of Bucks.' The opening of... -
Spain 1474-1598 by Jocelyn Hunt
RRP: £36.99£32.53The rise of Spain from obscurity to the position of one of Europe's greatest powers is centrally important in the history of Western Europe in the sixteenth century. Spain 1474-1598 explores key themes including the unification of Spain and the domestic... -
Contesting the Origins of the First World War: An Historiographical Argument by Troy Paddock
RRP: £39.99£35.06Contesting the Origins of the First World War challenges the Anglophone emphasis on Germany as bearing the primary responsibility in causing the conflict and instead builds upon new perspectives to reconsider the roles of the other Great Powers.Using the... -
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies: Illustrated Edition by Mark Diederichsen 9780692494646
RRP: £14.49£13.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692494646Author Mark DiederichsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Diederichsen MediahausPublisher Diederichsen MediahausWeight(grams)... -
Anxiety and Hypocrisy by Theodore Zeldin 9780192851062
RRP: £38.49£35.35Analyzes the Frenchman's unique national identity, attitudes towards foreigners, education, and intellectual and cultural development from the late 1840's through the 1900's.Book InformationISBN 9780192851062Author Theodore ZeldinFormat PaperbackPage... -
Old Bankfoot and Waterloo by David Pettigrew 9781840339468
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339468Author David PettigrewFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 240mm * 4mm -
A Lady's Experience in the Wild West in 1883 by Rose Pender 9780803287112
RRP: £8.99£7.32The aristocratic Rose Pender and her husband, James, were among the thousands of English travelers in the American West during the latter half of the nineteenth century. This is Pender's lively account of a grand tour in 1883 of Texas, California, Salt... -
Universal Basic Income: Pennies from Heaven by Dr Paul O'Brien 9781845883676
RRP: £17.99£13.64This book is about a radical idea: the idea that each of us deserves enough money on which to live - and that it should be paid independently of our personal means, and independently of whether we work, or even want to work. The concept of 'basic income'... -
Krueger's Men: The Secret Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19 by Lawrence Malkin 9780316067508
£15.28Only a fortnight after the start of WWII, at a meeting that has remained a secret for more than half a century, Nazi leaders and officials of the German Reichsbank approved an audacious plot to counterfeit millions of British pounds. Drawing upon... -
The American Century: A History of the United States Since the 1890s Walter LaFeber 9780765634849
RRP: £53.99£48.23The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history brings the story of contemporary America into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections. Written by three highly respected... -
Colonization: A Global History by Marc Ferro 9780415140089 [USED COPY]
RRP: £37.99£5.66This is an extremely wide-ranging and interdisciplinary survey of colonization from its origins to the post-colonial world. Original and lively, it offers the student:* a wide focus featuring Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan and the USSR*... -
Colonization: A Global History by Marc Ferro 9780415140089
RRP: £37.99£33.38This is an extremely wide-ranging and interdisciplinary survey of colonization from its origins to the post-colonial world. Original and lively, it offers the student:* a wide focus featuring Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan and the USSR*... -
Britain in the Second World War by Mark Donnelly 9780415174268 [USED COPY]
RRP: £36.99£2.26Britain in the Second World War presents a new and vivid survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Structured around themes such as 'Wartime Media', and 'Britain and its Allies', the book covers the major... -
Britain in the Second World War by Mark Donnelly 9780415174268
RRP: £36.99£32.53Britain in the Second World War presents a new and vivid survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Structured around themes such as 'Wartime Media', and 'Britain and its Allies', the book covers the major... -
The Vanishing Legion: A History of Mascot Pictures, 1927-1935 Jon Tuska 9780786407491
RRP: £21.99£18.83This beautifully written book is a definitive record of the players and productions of a film company that specialized in chapter plays and "B" movies and that became highly influential in winning an ever-widening public for the kind of films it... -
Wars Of Imperial Conquest In Africa, 1830-1914 Bruce Vandervort 9781857284874
RRP: £37.99£33.12This work investigates the social, economic and political impact of the European colonial wars in Africa on both the victors and the vanquished. It examines the role of both the imperial powers and the African people who joined with or resisted them... -
烟雨任平生 The Oral History of GaoYaojie by 林世钰(shiyu Lin) 9780368451881
RRP: £21.70£19.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780368451881Author 林世钰(shiyu Lin)Format PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 526g -
Women in English Society, 1500-1800 by Mary Prior
RRP: £37.99£33.38Provides a systematic analysis of various aspects of women's lives between 1500 and 1800, concentrating on detailed research into specific groups of women where it has been possible to build up a picture in some detail.Reviews'The essays in this volume... -
Oral History and Public Memories by Paula Hamilton
RRP: £27.99£24.14Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the past. Oral History and Public Memories is the only book that explores this relationship, in... -
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell 9781618950093
£12.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618950093Author George OrwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Finding India: A Fifty Year Magical, Medical Odyssey by Michael Farthing 9781912690473
RRP: £20.00£14.69* A personal story of India spanning half a century which focuses on people not places * Provides new intimate insights into Britain's most popular post-colonial world power * Explores the Anglo-Indian literature and other creative arts that India has... -
Lord Dufferin, Ireland and the British Empire, c. 1820-1900: Rule by the Best? by Annie Tindley 9780367712785
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book explores the life and career of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902). Dufferin was a landowner in Ulster, an urbane diplomat, literary sensation, courtier, politician, colonial governor,...