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Gower Peninsula: Images of Wales by David Gwynn 9780752426150
RRP: $27.28$20.73This compilation of over 200 evocative images traces some of the changes that have taken place in this unique area over the last century. While for many the Gower Peninsula is indicative of beaches on hot summer days, walks in the woods or across the... -
Buckingham: The Life and Political Career of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham 1592-1628 by Roger Lockyer 9780582494152
RRP: $83.98$81.77Recounts the life of the first Duke of Buckingham, describes his relationships with James I and Charles I, and examines his role in English politics.Book InformationISBN 9780582494152Author Roger LockyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 542Imprint... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Medicine through time, c1250-present Student Book Sally Thorne 9781292258348
$52.56We've worked with teachers to develop versions of our core textbooks that feature reduced content and language level, providing greater support and enabling students of all abilities to progress. Now available for the seven most popular options, these... -
Forgotten Fatherland: The search for Elisabeth Nietzsche by Ben Macintyre 9781408838150
RRP: $35.68$26.19'Startling, dark and absorbing' Independent 'Excellent travel writing: vivid, sympathetic, humorous' Guardian 'Fascinating, provocative and highly eccentric' New York Times _______________________ In 1886 Elisabeth Nietzsche, the philosopher... -
The Attlee Governments 1945-1951 by Kevin Jefferys 9780582061057 [USED COPY]
RRP: $96.58$4.91In 1945 the Labour Government set about a major transformation of British society, Dr Jefferys's analyses the main changes and relates them to debates within the Labour party, on the nature of its aims and how best to achieve them.Book InformationISBN... -
The Attlee Governments 1945-1951 by Kevin Jefferys 9780582061057
RRP: $96.58$92.65In 1945 the Labour Government set about a major transformation of British society, Dr Jefferys's analyses the main changes and relates them to debates within the Labour party, on the nature of its aims and how best to achieve them.Book InformationISBN... -
Travels into Bokhara Alexander Burnes 9781906011710
RRP: $31.48$21.11Alexander Burnes travelled up the Indus to Lahore and to the Khanates of Afghanistan and Central Asia in the 1830s, spying on behalf of the British Government in what was to become known as the 'Great Game'. His account of these travels was a bestseller... -
Secret Bristol by James MacVeigh
RRP: $33.58$22.79Illustrated with memorable photographs throughout, Secret Bristol peels away the gloss which covers inconvenient historic events to reveal truths about the city that are sometimes horrific, brutal, or merely odd. From prehistory to the present, it takes... -
Lost Glasgow by Carol Foreman 9781912476558
RRP: $27.28$19.28In this informative and beautifully illustrated book, Carol Foreman traces Glasgow's history through buildings which have been demolished, but which once played a central part in the life of the city. Beginning with the medieval age, she goes on to look... -
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A New History by Alistair Moffat 9781780278575
RRP: $52.50$36.23Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarkable part of Scotland. The chronicle begins millions of years ago, with the dramatic geological events that formed the awe-inspiring... -
Anne Boleyn by Valerie Shrimplin 9781841658391
RRP: $12.60$9.66Anne Boleyn is one of the most divisive figures in British history. Her love-match with Henry VIII and her subsequent execution at the Tower of London after only three years of marriage have made her the subject of heated debate and speculation. Everyone... -
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale 9781408831243 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81When the married Isabella Robinson was introduced to the dashing Edward Lane at a party in 1850, she was utterly enchanted. He was 'fascinating', she told her diary, before chastising herself for being so susceptible to a man's charms. But a wish had... -
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady Kate Summerscale 9781408831243
RRP: $27.28$19.61When the married Isabella Robinson was introduced to the dashing Edward Lane at a party in 1850, she was utterly enchanted. He was 'fascinating', she told her diary, before chastising herself for being so susceptible to a man's charms. But a wish had... -
The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, Nation by Stuart Hall 9780674248342
RRP: $33.50$27.93"Given the current political conditions, these lectures on race, ethnicity, and nation, delivered by Stuart Hall almost a quarter of a century ago, may be even more timely today."-Angela Y. DavisIn this defining statement one of the founding figures of... -
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World by Lincoln P. Paine
RRP: $63.00$44.14A monumental, wholly accessible work of scholarship that retells human history through the story of mankind's relationship with the sea. An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail, The Sea and Civilization is a stunning work of... -
A Literature Of Their Own: British Women Novelists from Bronte to Lessing Elaine Showalter 9781844084968
RRP: $31.48$21.11When first published in 1982, A LITERATURE OF THEIR OWN quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation, the book uncovered the... -
Lost Tramways of England: Bolton, SLT, Wigan and St Helens by Peter Waller
RRP: $18.88$13.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802582253Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
The Oxford Handbook of European Romanticism by Paul Hamilton 9780198831143
$86.29TThe Oxford Handbook to European Romanticism brings together leading scholars in the field to examine the intellectual, literary, philosophical, and political elements of European Romanticism. The book focuses on the cultural history of the period... -
St Ives Bay Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by St Ives Trust 9780752454610
RRP: $31.48$24.61Beginning at Godrevy Lighthouse, the star of Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, picturesque St Ives Bay and the surrounding communities of St Ives, Halsetown, Carbis Bay, Lelant, Hayle and Gwithian has one of the best-known coastlines in Britain. This... -
Lost Truro by Christine Parnell 9781398107922
RRP: $33.58$22.79The cathedral city of Truro is a major administrative and commercial centre in Cornwall. Historically, it grew in prosperity as an inland port and stannary town, and its Georgian and Victorian buildings demonstrate its wealth in this period. Other... -
One Night For Love: Number 1 in series Mary Balogh 9780749942076
RRP: $20.98$14.70Neville Wyatt, Earl of Kilbourne, awaits his new bride at the altar - when a ragged beggar woman races down the aisle instead. The cream of the ton see him stare, shocked, then declare that this is his late wife! One night of passion is all he remembers... -
Wales's Best One Hundred Churches Timothy Hughes 9781854114273
RRP: $31.48$22.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854114273Author Timothy HughesFormat PaperbackImprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 610g -
The Participant: A Century of Participation in Four Stories by Christopher M Kelty
RRP: $65.10$63.40Participation is everywhere today. It has been formalized, measured, standardized, scaled up, network-enabled, and sent around the world. Platforms, algorithms, and software offer to make participation easier, but new technologies have had the opposite... -
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers: 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith 9781860772399
RRP: $105.00$81.59If you are trying to find yours ancestors, especially before 1837, then this book is a vital source. The first section has a detailed topographical map together with a map showing the parishes for each county in alphabetical order. The second section... -
Israel's Struggle with Hezbollah: A War Without End by Clifford Sobin 9781960782007
RRP: $62.98$45.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960782007Author Clifford SobinFormat HardbackPage Count 542Imprint Lean Forward PublishingPublisher Lean Forward PublishingWeight(grams) 889g -
The Government Machine: A Revolutionary History of the Computer by Jon Agar 9780262533881
$111.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533881Author Jon AgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 564Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Mysterious Gloucestershire by Mark Turner 9780752454252
RRP: $27.28$20.73This richly illustrated A-Z of Gloucestershire's towns and villages contains manifold mysteries of every kind. There are many places in the region that might be termed mysterious, from crumbling manor houses, castles and ruins to ancient woods and... -
Surviving The Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-45 by Brian MacArthur 9780349119373 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.81Many of the prisoners held by the Japanese during the WWII were so scarred by their experiences that they could not discuss them even with their families. They believed that their brutal treatment was, literally, incomprehensible. But some prisoners were... -
Surviving The Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-45 by Brian MacArthur
RRP: $31.48$21.11Many of the prisoners held by the Japanese during the WWII were so scarred by their experiences that they could not discuss them even with their families. They believed that their brutal treatment was, literally, incomprehensible. But some prisoners were... -
Lucky Johnny: The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps by Johnny Sherwood 9781444790337
RRP: $27.28$4.79In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the brink of an England career, touring the world with the all-star British team the Islington Corinthians. By 1942 he was a soldier surrendering to the Japanese at the siege of Singapore. ... -
The Secret History of Lucifer (New Edition) by Lynn Picknett
RRP: $23.08$15.98In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means 'the light bringer' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess. 'He' was originally 'she' -- a divine representation of love, light and... -
Nations and Nationalism Ernest Gellner (Late of University of Cambridge, UK) 9781405134422
RRP: $58.70$51.72This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. As pertinent today as it was when it was... -
Welsh Legends and Myths by Graham Watkins 9781291985276 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.65$15.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781291985276Author Graham WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Lulu Press IncPublisher Lulu Press Inc -
Welsh Legends and Myths by Graham Watkins 9781291985276
RRP: $29.65$26.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781291985276Author Graham WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Lulu Press IncPublisher Lulu Press Inc -
Scottish Customs by Sheila Livingstone
RRP: $14.68$10.54Customs play an important part in all societies and offer fascinating insights into a country's history and culture. Scotland boasts a multitude of unique customs, many of which can be traced back to the times of the Druids, Celts and Romans. This... -
This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War by Samanth Subramanian
RRP: $27.28$18.48SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2016In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to a bloody end the stubborn and complicated civil war in Sri Lanka. For... -
Genius and Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947 by Norman Lebrecht
RRP: $25.18$18.19A unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world - and it changed them Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Bernhardt and Kafka. Between the middle of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a few dozen men and women... -
Metropolitain: An Ode to the Paris Metro by Andrew Martin 9781472157881
RRP: $35.68$24.59'An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris' - THE OLDIE'Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun' - LITERARY REVIEW'An eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and... -
Old Port Glasgow Joy Monteith 9781840332506
RRP: $25.10$23.29Apologies 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 -
The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes by Linda Kathryn Alchin 9780956748614
$19.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956748614Author Linda Kathryn AlchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Babyseen LtdPublisher Babyseen LtdDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 6mm