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Hunter of Stories by Eduardo Galeano
RRP: $12.89$8.77'Not since Guy de Maupasant has the short literary form been imbued with such grace, elegance and poignancy . . . these quintessential and often poetic pearls astonish, inspire reflection and entertain' Morning StarThe internationally acclaimed last work... -
Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition] by Eric Foner 9780062370860
RRP: $24.50$14.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062370860Author Eric FonerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Lichfield in 50 Buildings by Joss Musgrove Knibb
RRP: $20.63$14.00From the third quarter of the seventh century when St Chad wandered into a watery valley in the heart of the Kingdom of Mercia to the Black Death, the English Civil War and the days of the Enlightenment when it was home to great minds such as Samuel... -
Somerset Murders by Nicola Sly
RRP: $19.34$14.90Somerset Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death... -
My Favourite Dictators: The Strange Lives of Tyrants by Chris Mikul
RRP: $23.21$15.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394704Author Chris MikulFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress -
The English Village: History and Traditions by Martin Wainwright
RRP: $10.31$7.22A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside.The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure that is often representative of England. This rural idyll has inspired generations of... -
Rotherham Then & Now by Margaret Drinkall 9780752465456
RRP: $16.76$11.49Rotherham is a town where new buildings are replacing ones which have been there for centuries. This delightful, full-colour collection of images celebrates the Rotherham of days gone by. Pairing rare images from the Rotherham archives with modern... -
The Little Book of the London Underground by David Long
RRP: $14.18$11.53Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.' According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress... -
British Microcars 1947-2002 by Duncan Cameron
RRP: $11.60$8.98From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists... -
The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague by Timothy Garton Ash
RRP: $14.18$9.44The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that capture history in the making, written by an author who was witness to some of the most remarkable moments that marked the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Timothy Garton Ash was there in Warsaw,... -
From Plato to Postmodernism: The Story of Western Culture Through Philosophy, Literature and Art by Christopher Watkin 9780715638286
$54.23From Plato to Postmodernism presents the cultural history of the West in one concise volume. Nearly four thousand years of Western history are woven together into an unfolding story in which we see how movements and individuals contributed to the... -
The Slave Trade Debate: Contemporary Writings For and Against by John Pinfold
RRP: $16.76$14.78At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This publication reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments put forward... -
A Rake's Vow: Number 2 in series by Stephanie Laurens
RRP: $12.89$8.77He vowed he'd never marry: Vane Cynster always knew which way the wind was blowing, and it was headed in a marrying direction. The other Cynster men might not mind stepping up to the altar, but Vane never wanted to be shackled to any woman, no matter how... -
Secret Kendal by Andrew Graham Stables
RRP: $20.63$14.00Secret Kendal offers a unique insight into the 'Gateway to the Lakes' through a series of little-known and forgotten stories, facts and anecdotes from its past. Local author Andrew Graham Stables takes the reader on a fascinating journey from pre-Roman... -
The County Wicklow Database by Brian White 9781845885519
RRP: $38.69$28.39The County Wicklow Database.Book InformationISBN 9781845885519Author Brian WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 105Imprint Nonsuch PublishingPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 670gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
A Girl of the Limberlost by Deceased Gene Stratton-Porter 9781619492004
RRP: $19.34$17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619492004Author Deceased Gene Stratton-PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Empire BooksPublisher Empire BooksWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm)... -
The Circus Train: The entrancing, magical international bestseller by Amita Parikh
RRP: $21.92$14.89THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An uplifting read and a welcome escape from our turbulent times' GUARDIAN 'A magical, vibrant parade of a novel about extraordinary people finding light in history's darkest decades. Spellbinding' ERIN KELLY ... -
Every Second Counts: The Extraordinary Race to Transplant the First Human Heart by Donald McRae 9781471135347
RRP: $11.60$7.51The dramatic race to transplant the first human heart spanned two years, three continents and five cities against a backdrop of searing tension, scientific brilliance, ethical controversy, racial strife and emotional turmoil. It culminated in a... -
Spike Island: The Memory of a Military Hospital by Philip Hoare
RRP: $14.18$9.35The story of Netley in Southampton - its hospital, its people and the secret history of the 20th-century. Now with a new afterword uncovering astonishing evidence of Netley's links with Porton Down & experiments with LSD in the 1950s. It was... -
William Marshal by David Crouch
RRP: $54.17$52.12David Crouch's William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his... -
Aldershot History Tour by Paul H. Vickers
RRP: $11.60$7.77Aldershot History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old Hampshire garrison town. Local author Paul H. Vickers guides us around the streets, parks and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how... -
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume 9789353422868
RRP: $12.90$11.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353422868Author David HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 7mm -
Birth of a State: The Anglo-Irish Treaty by Micheal O Fathartaigh
RRP: $23.21$21.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788551595Author Micheal O FathartaighFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Irish Academic Press LtdPublisher Irish Academic Press Ltd -
Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes by Eamon Duffy
RRP: $21.92$18.85This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope. Praise for the earlier... -
Geordie Newcastle: How we used to live by Neil Storey
$17.18Geordie Newcastle is a unique collection of evocative photographs from a golden age in Newcastle's past. The result of hours of research in Newcastle City Library's archive to restore photographs from the original glass plates which hadn't been touched... -
Games People Played: A Global History of Sport by Wray Vamplew 9781789144574
RRP: $32.25$18.43Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. The book shows how sport has been practiced, experienced and made meaningful by players and fans throughout history. It assesses how sports developed and diffused across the globe,... -
Germany: Jekyll And Hyde: A Contemporary Account of Nazi Germany by Sebastian Haffner
RRP: $15.47$10.32A few years ago, Sebastian Haffner's DEFYING HITLER, a memoir about growing up in interwar Germany, sold over forty thousand copies. After he moved to Britain in the 1930s Haffner became so shocked about the situation in his native country that he wrote... -
From Bromsgrove to Aston Fields: A Story of Victorian Expansion by Jennie McGregor-Smith 9781858584393 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.29$11.07This absorbing and liberally illustrated book tells in a light-hearted way the story of the origins of Aston Fields and the Victorian development of the eastern side of Bromsgrove. It all started with the coming of the railway - before then there was... -
UFO Witness Sightings: An Illustrated Dossier of Alien Encounters by Peter Brookesmith
RRP: $19.34$12.87Almost daily all over the world, accounts of UFO sightings, close encounters with ufonauts and even claims of alien abduction are reported. But far from being a recent phenomenon, research shows that inexplicable objects had been seen in Earth's skies... -
Talk Triggers by Jay Baer
RRP: $32.24$21.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525537274Author Jay BaerFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
20th Century Britain: Economic, Cultural and Social Change by Nicole Robertson
RRP: $43.85$42.5220th Century Britain provides an authoritative and accessible survey of contemporary research on economic activity, society, political development and culture. Written by leading academics, it examines recent advances in scholarship and gives a grounding... -
Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh
RRP: $11.60$8.00'One of the best!' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series During a rare white Christmas at Brambledean Court, widow Lady Elizabeth Overfield, defies convention by falling in love with a younger man in the latest novel in... -
Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth by Jane Rogoyska
RRP: $14.18$9.03WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 'A gripping reconstruction... utterly compelling reading.' Adam Zamoyski 'This is a grim story, thoroughly researched and brilliantly told.' Geoffrey Alderman, Times... -
Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment: 2021 by Stephen Sedley 9781789145038
RRP: $23.22$16.72At the heart of traditional song rest the concerns of ordinary people - the folk. And folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled with the law: abiding by it, breaking it, and being caught and punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is... -
Secret Barrow-in-Furness by Gill Jepson
RRP: $20.63$14.00Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where 'the lakes meet the sea' provides an ancient rural backdrop revealing mysteries and tales wrapped in the mists of time, from mysterious... -
Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust by Simon Taylor
RRP: $8.39$7.88Daniel Goldhagen's study of the Holocaust offers conclusions that run directly counter to those reached by Christopher Browning, whose book Ordinary Men is also the subject of a Macat analysis. As such, the two analyses make possible some interesting... -
Bristol Murders by Nicola Sly
RRP: $19.34$14.90Contained within the pages of Bristol Murders are the stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Bristol. They include the murder and suicide of a brother and sister in 1842; the tragic death of 10-year-old Mabel Price in 1897; the... -
The Magnificent Spilsbury and the Case of the Brides in the Bath by Jane Robins
RRP: $14.18$9.55Bessie Mundy, Alice Burnham and Margaret Lofty are three women with one thing in common. They are spinsters and are desperate to marry. Each woman meets a smooth-talking stranger who promises her a better life. She falls under his spell, and becomes his... -
Haunted Winchester by Matthew Feldwick 9780752438467
RRP: $19.34$14.90Scary tales from around the ancient City of Winchester.Book InformationISBN 9780752438467Author Matthew FeldwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm -
Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Made Divine by Anna Della Subin
RRP: $14.18$9.18A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip. Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods introduces us to a new pantheon: of man-gods,...