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Island of Lundy by A. F. Langham
RRP: $52.50$40.36Now managed by the Landmark Trust, Lundy lies in the Bristol Channel 23 miles to the west of Ilfracombe. Isolated, it has remained for the most part a moorland wilderness and has escaped the inroads of development that have encroached elsewhere. Yet... -
Hope is the Last to Die: A Coming of Age Under Nazi Terror Halina Birenbaum 9781563247477
RRP: $79.78$70.64This book is an important work in Holocaust literature and was originally published in Poland in 1967. Covering the years 1939-1945, it is the author's account of her experience growing up in the Warsaw ghetto and her eventual deportation to,... -
Old Anniesland to Knightswood: with Broomhill, Jordanhill and Scotstounhill Sandra Malcolm 9781840334746
RRP: $25.10$23.29Apologies 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 -
The Whiskeys of Ireland by Peter Mulryan
RRP: $37.78$29.44This beautifully produced book, with full-colour photographs throughout, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Irish whiskey. The History of Irish Whiskey There is a strong connection between the history of distilling in Ireland and... -
The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC by Graham Shipley
RRP: $104.98$92.19The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms. An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book... -
The Book of Happisburgh by Mary Trett 9780857040978
RRP: $52.48$45.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857040978Author Mary TrettFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove -
The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century by Professor Richard Polt
RRP: $44.08$38.12What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists and musicians have in common? They love typewriters-the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow... -
O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music by Andrew Gant
RRP: $27.28$19.61Andrew Gant's compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the role church music has played in ordinary lives and how... -
Merthyr, The Crucible of Modern Wales by Joe England
RRP: $39.88$29.02Merthyr Tydfil was the town where the future of a country was forged: a thriving, struggling surge of people, industry, democracy and ideas. It was the iron making capital of the world, and would become the crucible of modern Wales. The major figures... -
Along the River Dart by Mike Holgate 9780752415611
RRP: $27.28$20.73From Dartmoor to Dartmouth, the River Dart flows through some of Devon's most beautiful scenery. The towns and villages which have grown up along its banks are steeped in history and proudly preserve their rich heritage. This book shows images from the... -
Sugar: The world corrupted, from slavery to obesity by James Walvin
RRP: $23.08$15.98An 'entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity . . . By alerting readers to the ways that modernity's very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, How Sugar Corrupted the World... -
A-Z of Bridlington: Places-People-History by Richard M. Jones 9781398117327
RRP: $33.58$22.79The East Yorkshire town of Bridlington has over 1,000 years of history. Starting off as two smaller settlements, built around the medieval priory and the harbour, it was developed as a fashionable resort in the nineteenth century and had merged into one... -
The England Coast Path - Book 2: The South West Coast by Christopher Goddard 9781913625115
RRP: $33.58$28.41Guidebook to walking the whole of the England Coast Path from the River Exe to the River Severn, covering the coastlines of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Avon.Book InformationISBN 9781913625115Author Christopher GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Lost Barnsley Keiron Dunn 9781398115071
RRP: $33.58$22.79The South Yorkshire town of Barnsley grew through its industries of linen weaving, glass-making and coal mining from a settlement around Monk Bretton Priory. Communities grew up around these industries which also brought wealth to the town but today many... -
Borrowed Time: The Story of Britain Between the Wars by Roy Hattersley 9780349118949 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81Called an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister's resignation and the... -
Borrowed Time: The Story of Britain Between the Wars by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $27.28$18.54Called an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister's resignation and the... -
Dorset Railways Through Time by Mike Phipp 9781398108547
RRP: $33.58$22.79Dorset has always been an important railway county, catering for holidaymakers heading to the resorts of Bournemouth, Swanage and Weymouth. As part of the mid-nineteenth-century desire for railways to reach many parts of the country, a line from... -
Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick by David Frye 9780571348411
RRP: $42.00$8.04For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, the handiwork of people from Persia, Rome, China, Central America, and beyond. They have accompanied... -
Poole Pottery in the 1950s: A Price Guide by Paul Atterbury 9780903685542
RRP: $10.50$10.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903685542Author Paul AtterburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard Dennis -
Britain in the 1920s by Fiona McDonald
RRP: $39.88$29.86The war was over, new technologies and fashions were springing up; it was to be the beginning of a new and prosperous era and all was to be bright and joyous in Britain again. In many ways it was: women were granted new freedoms and rights, motorcars... -
Lancaster: The Second World War's Greatest Bomber Leo McKinstry 9780719523632
RRP: $27.28$16.21The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without the Lancaster, Britain would never have been able to take... -
The Russian Peasantry 1600-1930: The World the Peasants Made by David Moon 9780582095076
$102.56A major work which will become the standard work on the subject offers a definitive survey of peasant society in Russia from the establishment of serfdom in the 17th century through to the destruction of the peasant society under Stalin.Reviews"All... -
Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage by Nathalia Holt
RRP: $52.50$34.84** TO BE READ ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK FROM 23 JAN 2023 **'As much le Carre as it is Hidden Figures.' AMARYLLIS FOX, author of Life Undercover 'A sweeping epic of a book [which] rescues five remarkable women from obscurity and finally gives them... -
Sex and Sexuality in Stuart Britain by Andrea Zuvich 9781526753076
RRP: $35.68$26.19Peek beneath the bedsheets of Stuart Britain in this frank, informative, and captivating look at the sexual lives of the peoples of the British Isles between 1603 and 1714. Popular Stuart historian Andrea Zuvich, The Seventeenth Century Lady , explores... -
Our Uninvited Guests: The Secret Life of Britain's Country Houses 1939-45 by Julie Summers 9781471152559 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.81'Julie Summers has an amazing instinct for unearthing good stories and telling quotes.' Craig Brown, The Mail On Sunday 'This is an enjoyable book, peppered with examples of under-reported wartime heroism.' Robert Leigh-Pemberton, The Daily Telegraph... -
Our Uninvited Guests: The Secret Life of Britain's Country Houses 1939-45 by Julie Summers 9781471152559
RRP: $20.98$13.88'Julie Summers has an amazing instinct for unearthing good stories and telling quotes.' Craig Brown, The Mail On Sunday 'This is an enjoyable book, peppered with examples of under-reported wartime heroism.' Robert Leigh-Pemberton, The Daily Telegraph... -
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
$52.88Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes a new... -
The Secret History of the Blitz by Joshua Levine 9781471131028
RRP: $23.08$15.14The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history - and one of the most misunderstood. The 'Blitz spirit' is celebrated by some, whereas others dismiss it as a myth. Joshua Levine's thrilling biography rejects the tired... -
Women in Twentieth-Century Britain: Social, Cultural and Political Change by Dr Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska 9780582404809
$98.66Women's lives have changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century: reduced fertility and the removal of formal barriers to their participation in education, work and public life are just some examples. At the same time, women are... -
Churchill and the Jews by Martin Gilbert 9781416522577
RRP: $27.28$17.66CHURCHILL AND THE JEWS covers the whole life of this greatest of Britons -- from his youth, when he was shocked by the anti-Semitism displayed during the Dreyfus Affair, to his last meeting with David Ben-Gurion in 1960, when he gave Ben-Gurion an... -
Hillsborough Voices: The Real Story Told by the People Themselves by Kevin Sampson
RRP: $31.48$23.00On 15 April 1989, the world witnessed one of the worst football disasters in history occur at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. 96 people were crushed to death and another 766 injured in a tragedy that was later admitted to have been exacerbated by... -
Guide to the Lakes by William Wordsworth 9780198848097
RRP: $20.98$15.37William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration. He addresses concerns that are relevant today, such as how the growing number of visitors, and the... -
Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear by Lucy Adlington
RRP: $23.08$16.78Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the rich stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present... -
Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music by Anna Beer
RRP: $27.28$17.66The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world. 'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering for a second volume.' The Sunday Times Francesca... -
The Cragg Vale Coiners' Walk by Christopher Goddard 9780995450219
RRP: $12.58$11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995450219Author Christopher GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Christopher GoddardPublisher Christopher Goddard -
Witchcraft: The Basics by Marion Gibson 9781138779976 [USED COPY]
RRP: $41.98$17.91Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use... -
Witchcraft: The Basics by Marion Gibson
RRP: $41.98$37.72Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use... -
Pirate Gold by Brian Lister 9780244017187
RRP: $33.26$29.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244017187Author Brian ListerFormat PaperbackImprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 156g -
The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis
RRP: $31.48$24.74For Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis, The Cause marks the culmination of a lifetime of engagement with the founding era, completing a trilogy of books that began with Founding Brothers. Here Ellis, countering popular histories that... -
Manx Murders: 150 Years of Island Madness, Mayhem and Manslaughter Keith Wilkinson 9781840186925
RRP: $33.58$24.76A beautiful island lying in the northern part of the Irish Sea between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man was once a popular holiday destination. It is perhaps better known today for the TT motorcycle races held there, its tailless...