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Catholicism All–in–One For Dummies by Rev. John Trigilio
RRP: £26.99£17.99Let there be light - illuminating info about today's Catholic church Catholicism All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition offers a path toward understanding the beliefs of the Catholic church and how the church operates. Fully updated with information on... -
The Little Book of Belfast by Raymond O'Regan 9781803994062
RRP: £12.99£9.62Did You Know? Belfast's motto is Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus: 'What shall we give in return for so much?' In 1170, the first Belfast Castle was established in what is now Castle Place. The present castle on Cavehill dates from 1870 and was gifted to the... -
Brixham: Britain in Old Photographs by Ted Gosling
RRP: £12.99£9.62In its heyday, Brixham's fishermen were renowned for the vast number of fish they landed, the choir was one of the finest in the west of England, and it was a beautiful place to live. Today, it continues to be a picturesque place to live and visit, and... -
The A-Z of Curious Sussex: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by Wendy Hughes
RRP: £14.99£11.55In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussex's past. Read about the Alfriston Star - the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship's figurehead, the... -
A Concise History of the Caribbean by B. W. Higman
RRP: £22.99£20.51A Concise History of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of... -
The Story of Ely by Michael Rouse 9780750966931
RRP: £17.99£14.04Standing on what was one of the largest islands in the Cambridgeshire Fens, Ely has a rich and varied history. The Story of Ely takes an engaging look at this cathedral city from the earliest times to the modern day, recalling pivotal events and taking... -
Ghostly Tyne & Wear by Rob Kirkup
RRP: £12.99£9.62From reports of haunted castles, pubs, theatres and shopping arcades, to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, Ghostly Tyne & Wear investigates thirty of the most haunted locations in Tyne & Wear today... -
The Two Cities: Medieval Europe 1050-1320 by Malcolm Barber 9780415174152
RRP: £39.99£36.06First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992, The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of medieval history. For the second edition, the author has thoroughly revised each chapter, bringing the material up to date and taking the... -
Warwick A Short History and Guide by Christine M. Cluley
RRP: £15.99£10.85For 1,400 years Warwick has graced the Midlands with its fine castle, attractive architecture and sense of history. However, there has not been a comprehensive guidebook available for visitors and locals alike. This book provides a detailed but... -
Secret Dorchester and Around by Andrew Jackson 9781398112551
RRP: £15.99£10.85Dorset's county town of Dorchester is famous for its association with the writer Thomas Hardy but its history contains much more that has often been overlooked. Secret Dorchester & Around delves deep into the town's lost, forgotten and hidden histories,... -
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: One Trial, Six Lives and the Dawn of the Twentieth Century by Julia Laite
RRP: £16.99£12.28SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'A gripping, unputdownable masterpiece' Hallie Rubenhold, author of the Baillie Gifford prize-winning The Five 'Ingenious history writing' Mail on Sunday 'Extraordinary' Guardian 'A... -
The Free World: A Cultural History of the Cold War by Louis Menand
RRP: £30.00£27.68Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas,... -
Secret Edinburgh by Jack Gillon
RRP: £15.99£10.85Not all of Edinburgh's history is well known; some of it has remained a secret, lost behind the facades of the familiar and hidden from view ... until now. Fascinated by Edinburgh's hidden history, author Jack Gillon has plundered the records in a quest... -
Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh by Alan J. Wilson 9781851584567
RRP: £9.99£7.75Over a hundred gripping tales - of murder and mystery, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning - reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories is a highly readable collection, fully illustrated... -
War: What is it good for?: The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots by Ian Morris
RRP: £14.99£10.95War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the misery it causes poisons foreign policy for future... -
Strasbourg AD 357 by Dr Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £15.99£11.61Civil war in the Western Roman Empire between AD 350-53 had left the frontiers weakly defended, and the major German confederations along the Rhine - the Franks and Alemanni - took advantage of the situation to cross the river, destroy the Roman... -
How an Island Lost Its People: Improvement, Clearance and Resettlement on Lismore 1830–1914 by Robert Hay
RRP: £12.99£8.94In 1830, the little Hebridean island of Lismore was one of the granaries of the West Highlands, with every possible scrap of land producing bere barley or oats. The population had reached its peak of 1500, but by 1910, numbers had dwindled to 400 and... -
Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth by Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows)
RRP: £19.99£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623176426Author WahinkpeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
A Force To Be Reckoned With: A History of the Women's Institute by Jane Robinson
RRP: £10.99£7.40Everyone knows three things about the Women's Institute: that they spent the war making jam; the sensational Calendar Girls were WI; and, more recently, that slow-handclapping of Tony Blair. But there's so much more to this remarkable Movement. Over... -
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE WEEK: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice by Julia Laite
RRP: £9.99£7.11WINNER OF THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Brilliantly summons up one girl's life, dreams and suffering. It's ingenious history writing' Mail on Sunday 'A gripping, unputdownable masterpiece' - Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five ... -
Secret Derby by Maxwell Craven
RRP: £15.99£10.85Derby's history goes back almost 2,000 years, despite a refoundation on a revised site in the tenth century. It is a county town but in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was home to a number scientific and entrepreneurial innovators. Their... -
The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History by Martin Gilbert 9780415558112
RRP: £23.99£20.99'An unusual and compelling insight into Jewish history... sheer detail and breadth of scale' BBC History MagazineThis newly revised and updated edition of Martin Gilbert's Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 154 maps,... -
Fascinating Footnotes From History by Giles Milton 9781473624993 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive . . . an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, The TimesDid you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin... -
Fascinating Footnotes From History by Giles Milton
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive . . . an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, The TimesDid you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin... -
Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine (AD 138-363) by Michael Kulikowski
RRP: £14.99£10.95Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often... -
Breaker Morant: The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? by Peter FitzSimons
RRP: £20.00£13.75The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?Most people have heard of the Boer War and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. But... -
Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages by Ms Peggy Mohan 9780670093687
RRP: £19.99£13.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670093687Author Peggy MohanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 30mm -
The Ideal Bride: Number 12 in series by Stephanie Laurens
RRP: £9.99£6.80Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a rising member of Parliament - a man destined for power. And with his connections to the wealthy and influential Cynster family his future appears assured. Except that Michael lacks the single most important element of... -
Blitz Britain: Manchester and Salford by Graham Phythian
RRP: £12.99£9.62In 1940, the Manchester and Salford Blitz saw the city and its surroundings targeted by the German Luftwaffe. The most destructive attack was launched in late December 1940; it is remembered today as 'the Christmas Blitz'. Nearly 800 people lost their... -
Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy by Jeffrey E. Garten
RRP: £20.00£13.74The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard - breaking the... -
50 Gems of Lincolnshire: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by Michael Smith 9781398110694
RRP: £15.99£11.61Lincolnshire is a county of contrasts, ranging from the seaside resorts on the east coast to the rolling chalk hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds and the fenland area of the south-east. The area has been settled since prehistoric times, the Romans... -
An Armchair Traveller's History of Apulia by Desmond Seaward
RRP: £9.99£7.06"An Armchair Traveller's History of Apulia" is the story of the heel of Italy - Puglia - as told by past and present day travellers. It has beautiful landscapes, cave towns and frescoed grotto churches, wonderful old cities with Romanesque cathedrals,... -
1947: when now begins by Elisabeth Asbrink 9781911617099
RRP: £8.99£6.13A Metro book of the year Interweaving the social, political, and personal, in 1947 Elisabeth Asbrink chronicles the year that 'now' began. In 1947, production begins of the Kalashnikov, Christian Dior creates the New Look, Simone de Beauvoir writes... -
Old Anniesland to Knightswood: with Broomhill, Jordanhill and Scotstounhill by Sandra Malcolm
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334746Author Sandra MalcolmFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 242mm * 5mm -
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages by Umberto Eco 9780300093049
RRP: £10.99£9.37In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed... -
The Royal British Legion: 90 Years of Heroes by Matt Croucher 9780007441532 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.80The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is... -
Dom Pedro the Magnanimous, Second Emperor of Brazil by Mary Wilhelmine Williams
RRP: £43.99£38.84Originally published in 1937. This biography of Dom Pedro's reign tells how he met the problems arising from relations with the neighboring South American states, the premature political system of his own country, the struggle between church and state,... -
Assassins' Deeds: A History of Assassination from the Pharaohs of Egypt to the Present Day by John Withington
RRP: £20.00£19.64Assassins have been killing the powerful and famous for at least three thousand years. Personal ambition, revenge, and anger have encouraged many to violent deeds, like the Turkish sultan who had nineteen of his brothers strangled or the bodyguards who... -
The Colleges of Cambridge University by Andrew Hunter Blair 9780752479484
RRP: £15.99£12.25This is not just 'another book about Cambridge' but a unique publication that brings together all thirty-one colleges that comprise the world-famous University of Cambridge. Following a brief introduction and history of each college, there follows... -
Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations by Arnold van de Laar
RRP: £12.99£8.60'This is history with a surgeon's touch: deft, incisive and sometimes excruciatingly bloody' The Sunday Times'Utterly eccentric and riveting' Mail on Sunday 'Eye-opening and, frequently, eye-watering . . . a book that invites readers to peer up the...