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To Catch An Heiress: Number 1 in series by Julia Quinn 9780349430584
RRP: $12.89$4.53A funny, exciting, fast-paced duet from Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of the global phenomenon Bridgerton, now a series created for Netflix by ShondalandAbout the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university... -
The BBC: A People's History by David Hendy 9781781255254 [USED COPY]
RRP: $32.25$15.56'A fascinating and informative account of the BBC's first 100 years' Daily Telegraph 'A dramatic tale of innovation and determination' Guardian In 1922, three men - only one of whom had previously heard of 'broadcasting' - founded the BBC. In doing... -
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345522337Author Helen ZiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
RRP: $12.89$4.53From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first, dazzling instalment of the Smythe-Smith Quartet that will appeal to fans of historical and women's fiction alike. If you loved The Bridgertons, you'll adore the Smythe-Smiths! About the... -
Night Raid: The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WWII by Taylor Downing
RRP: $12.89$7.69The loss of British bombers over Occupied Europe began to reach alarming levels in 1941. Could it be that the Germans were using a sophisticated form of radar to direct their night fighters and anti-aircraft guns at the British bombers? British aerial... -
The War On Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe by R. I. Moore
RRP: $15.47$10.87The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as... -
Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition by Nisid Hajari
RRP: $16.76$10.94After centuries of British rule, nobody expected Indian Independence and the birth of Pakistan to be so bloody - they were supposed to be the answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protege and the political leader of... -
The Guide to Mysterious Arran by Geoff Holder
RRP: $19.34$14.90This is the essential guide to everything strange, marvellous and paranormal on the beautiful and rugged Isle of Arran. Why did the police in 1889 bury the boots of the victim of the Arran Murder below the high-water mark? What happened to the miracle... -
Gorton by Jill Cronin 9780752411415
RRP: $19.34$14.90A history of GortonBook InformationISBN 9780752411415Author Jill CroninFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm -
I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
RRP: $21.92$15.84One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong... -
In Our Time: Celebrating Twenty Years of Essential Conversation by Melvyn Bragg 9781471174483
RRP: $32.25$21.65'Melvyn not only makes you think ... he makes it enjoyable too. He's brilliant.' - John Humphrys, the Today Programme. 'In a troubled world where many sneer at experts, In Our Time is always a treat. Those who know what they're talking about, talk about... -
West Drayton and Yiewsley by Stephen Skinner 9780752428413
RRP: $16.76$12.41A history of West Drayton & YiewsleyBook InformationISBN 9780752428413Author James SkinnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Cartography: The Ideal and Its History by Matthew H Edney 9780226605685
RRP: $33.54$32.06Over the past four decades, the volumes published in the landmark History of Cartography series have both chronicled and encouraged scholarship about maps and mapping practices across time and space. As the current director of the project that has... -
Reinhard Heydrich Nine Months Riechsprotector by Tina Walford 9780244993481
RRP: $19.00$17.07Since his assassination in June 1942, the former Reich Protector, Chief of the Secret State Police and Security Service has been responsible for every outrage. In the so-called war crimes trials, the defendants blamed him for everything and everything... -
Nations and Nationalism by Ernest Gellner 9781405134422
RRP: $36.06$31.28This 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... -
Forbidden Kinder: The 1932 Mass Trespass Re-visited by Keith Warrender 9780946361489
RRP: $23.16$19.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946361489Author Keith WarrenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Willow Publishing,TimperleyPublisher Willow Publishing,Timperley -
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past by Richard Cohen
RRP: $32.25$24.02MAKING HISTORY is an epic exploration of who writes about the past and how the biases of certain storytellers - whether Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare or Simon Schama - continue to influence our ideas about history (and about who we are) today. In... -
The Gutenberg Revolution by John Man
RRP: $14.18$10.02In 1450, all Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a discovery... -
The Devil and the Dark Water: 'Exuberant ... wildly inventive' Sunday Times by Stuart Turton
RRP: $12.89$9.21**STU TURTON'S NEXT NOVEL, THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW** 'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily Mail CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL,... -
Born in the 70s by Tim Glynne-Jones 9781784047450 [USED COPY]
RRP: $9.02$2.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784047450Author Tim Glynne-JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Born in the 70s by Tim Glynne-Jones
RRP: $9.02$6.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784047450Author Tim Glynne-JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
York Pubs by Nathen Amin
RRP: $20.63$14.00York is the second-most visited city in the UK, attracting millions of visitors from all across the world who are spellbound by the city's medieval churches, quaint snickelways and its plentiful pubs. In 1663 it was recorded that York had 263 licensed... -
One Week in April: The Scottish Radical Rising of 1820 by Maggie Craig 9781780276328 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$4.72In April 1820, a series of dramatic events exploded around Glasgow, central Scotland and Ayrshire. Demanding political reform and better living and working conditions, 60,000 weavers and other workers went on strike. Revolution was in the air. It was... -
One Week in April: The Scottish Radical Rising of 1820 by Maggie Craig 9781780276328
$26.82In April 1820, a series of dramatic events exploded around Glasgow, central Scotland and Ayrshire. Demanding political reform and better living and working conditions, 60,000 weavers and other workers went on strike. Revolution was in the air. It was... -
Haunted Bath by David Brandon 9780752447599
RRP: $16.76$12.41A pub with a deceased barmaid who simply refuses to leave, a Grey Lady in the Theatre Royal; a poltergeist in the Garrick's Head pub; a man in a black hat at the Assembly Rooms. Bath is one of the few British cities which may justifiably be called... -
The Chinese in Britain: A History of Visitors and Settlers by Barclay Price 9781445686646
RRP: $25.80$18.43Today over 400,000 Chinese live in Britain, many more attend British universities, and an increasing number visit Britain on business and as tourists. But until now, there has been no comprehensive history of the Chinese who came to the country. This... -
Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage by Nathalia Holt 9781785789663
RRP: $15.47$10.23A TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2023AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'A necessary corrective to the sexism and misogyny rife in spy tales ... contains some eye-opening tales of espionage' GUARDIAN'Gripping' FINANCIAL TIMES'A thrilling book, as... -
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides 9781780747453
RRP: $19.34$12.29The age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole remained. Contemporaries described the pole as the 'unattainable object of our dreams', and the urge to fill in this last great blank space on the map grew irresistible.In... -
Who Killed The King: Volume Two: The Act of Regicide by Robert Temple
RRP: $32.25$22.34History of the execution of King Charles IBook InformationISBN 9781913378110Author Robert TempleFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Eglantyne BooksPublisher Eglantyne Books -
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History by Paul Begg 9781405807128
$46.10In 1888 the Whitechapel area of London was the scene of some of the most brutal murders ever recorded in history - and yet the case of Jack the Ripper remains unsolved. Steering clear of wild conspiracy theories, and spurious attempts to advance new... -
The Clyde: Mapping the River by John Moore
RRP: $38.70$27.48The Clyde is arguably the most evocative of Scottish rivers. Its mention conjures up a variety of images of power, productivity and pleasure from its 'bonnie banks' through the orchards of south Lanarkshire to its association with shipbuilding and trade... -
Scottish Cookery by Baroness Claire Macdonald 9780853728733 [USED COPY]
RRP: $7.74$2.75"Scottish cookery is, quite simply, the best in the world." So proclaims Claire Macdonald, food writer and broadcaster. This book is a collection of some of Claire's favourite traditional recipes, as they used to be cooked and still are to this day - but... -
Forgotten Castles of Wales and the Marches by Paul R. Davis 9781910839522
RRP: $21.92$18.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839522Author Paul R. DavisFormat PaperbackImprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
Forza Italia: The Fall and Rise of Italian Football by Paddy Agnew
RRP: $21.92$15.84When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they did... -
The Elusive Bride: Number 2 in series by Stephanie Laurens
RRP: $12.89$8.77Gareth Hamilton is stunned when he recognizes Emily Ensworth on his ship. The veil she wears is not enough to disguise her from him - or from the man hired to kill her. Whisking Emily to safety, Gareth realizes that the Black Cobra is on to them. In... -
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson
RRP: $19.34$12.51A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst. Sissinghurst is world-famous as a place of calm and beauty, a garden slipped into the ruins of a... -
Paignton: A Century of Change: Images of England by David Baldwin 9780752444642
RRP: $19.34$14.90A collection of more than 200 photographs that trace the ways Paignton has changed and developed. This book shows the different aspects of everyday life, from shops and businesses, churches and schools, to images of work and leisure, day trips and days... -
Stonehenge: Exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery by Mike Parker Pearson 9780857207326
RRP: $16.76$10.55Our knowledge about Stonehenge has changed dramatically as a result of the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009), led by Mike Parker Pearson, and included not only Stonehenge itself but also the nearby great henge enclosure of Durrington Walls. This... -
Castle Cary, North Cadbury and Wincanton by Bridget Laver 9781845882587
RRP: $7.73$6.17Presents a pictorial history of Castle Cary, North Cadbury and Wincanton through a series of photographs and images. This work features historical captions.Book InformationISBN 9781845882587Author Sam MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Nonsuch... -
R J Mitchell: Schooldays to Spitfire: The Story of How the Spitfire Was Designed, Built and Tested and How Close It Came to Not Happening At All by Gordon Mitchell
RRP: $16.76$12.41The Spitfire began as a near disaster. The developments of this famous aircraft took it from uncompromising beginnings to become the legendary last memorial to a great man - an elegant and, with its pilots, a highly effective, weapon of war. The Spitfire...