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The English Village: History and Traditions by Martin Wainwright
RRP: $16.78$12.14A 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... -
A Short History of the Etruscans by Corinna Riva 9781780766157
RRP: $31.48$30.45Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct... -
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx 9781453716540
RRP: $20.90$19.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781453716540Author Karl MarxFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 11mm -
Bridges by David Ross
RRP: $41.98$31.21From abandoned structures that have long ceased to take you anywhere to today's feats of engineering, Bridges is a pictorial celebration of 150 suspension bridges, iron bridges, stone bridges, aqueducts, viaducts, railway bridges, footbridges and rope... -
Cambridgeshire Folk Tales by Maureen James 9780752466286
RRP: $27.28$20.73Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories. Explore the antics of... -
Liverpool City Centre Through Time by Ian Collard
RRP: $33.58$22.79Although Liverpool has existed as a port since the thirteenth century, it wasn't until the seventeenth century that it truly began to grow on the profits of trade with America, importing sugar from the West Indies and Virginia tobacco and exporting... -
Ancient African Kingdoms: A Captivating Guide to Civilizations of Ancient Africa Such as the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire, and the Kingdom of Kush by Captivating History
RRP: $27.24$18.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647489243Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm)... -
Skegness Past & Present: Britain in Old Photographs by Ken Wilkinson
RRP: $33.58$26.10This fascinating new book takes a nostalgic look at Skegness and reveals some of the changes and developments that have taken place in the town during the last century. Ken Wilkinson has gathered together ninety pairs of images to compare and contrast... -
From Plato to Postmodernism: The Story of Western Culture Through Philosophy, Literature and Art by Christopher Watkin 9780715638286
$88.28From 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... -
Smells: A Cultural History of Odours in Early Modern Times Robert Muchembled (University of Paris) 9781509536788
RRP: $37.78$25.87Why is our sense of smell so under-appreciated? We tend to think of smell as a vestigial remnant of our pre-human past, doomed to gradual extinction, and we go to great lengths to eliminate smells from our environment, suppressing body odour, bad breath... -
Railways Around Worksop Volume 1: The Great Central Line: Sheffield Victoria to Gainsborough Central by Chris Booth 9781915984074
$68.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984074Author Chris BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
A Girl of the Limberlost by Deceased Gene Stratton-Porter 9781619492004
RRP: $31.48$29.30Apologies 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)... -
Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson 9781848878563
RRP: $20.98$14.49'Sometimes when you're reading Neal Stephenson, he doesn't just seem like one of the best novelists writing in English right now; he seems like the only one.' TimeOne of the most talented and creative authors working today, Neal Stephenson is renowned... -
Duke of Desire by Elizabeth Hoyt
RRP: $20.98$14.70A LADY OF LIGHTRefined, kind, and intelligent, Lady Iris Jordan finds herself the unlikely target of a diabolical kidnapping. Her captors are the notoriously evil Lords of Chaos. When one of the masked-and nude!-Lords spirits her away to his carriage,... -
Graves of the Great and Famous: From Jane Austen to Elvis Presley by Alastair Horne
RRP: $41.98$29.11Karl Marx is buried in London, John Keats in Rome and Leon Trotsky in Mexico. Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is today known for the graves of Jim Morrison, Victor Hugo and Oscar Wilde, but when it opened in the early 19th century the owners felt that... -
How the Mind Changed: A Human History of our Evolving Brain Joseph Jebelli 9781529300130
RRP: $42.00$29.30The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving. We've come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child's fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just... -
Glories and the Wildness of North Wales, The - Exploring North Wales 1810-1860 with the Reverend John Parker by Edward Parry
RRP: $33.60$30.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845278458Author Edward ParryFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg GwalchDimensions(mm) 210mm * 210mm * 10mm -
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume 9789353422868
RRP: $21.00$19.47Apologies 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 -
Lincolnshire Villains: Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates by Douglas Wynn 9780752466118
RRP: $27.28$20.73In the past, the east shore of Lincolnshire's long coastline was well adapted for smuggling and the rural quality of the county aided the transport and hiding of contraband goods. In addition to the pirates, coastal criminals and countryside rogues,... -
Not Forgotten: The Great War and Our Modern Memory by Neil Oliver
RRP: $23.08$15.98There are 37,780 First World War memorials in Britain, listing names from all walks of life - estates, villages, places of work. They stand as landmarks to a defining period in British history - and yet one which is in danger of slipping away from... -
The Apocalypse and the End of History: Modern Jihad and the Crisis of Liberalism by Suzanne Schneider
RRP: $35.68$30.07In this authoritative, accessible study, historian Suzanne Schneider examines the politics and ideology of the Islamic State (better known as ISIS). Schneider argues that today's jihad is not the residue from a less enlightened time, nor does it have... -
The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder: An Untold History by Andrew Rose
RRP: $20.98$14.70The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up. Half a century before Dodi and Diana, another Prince of Wales would be involved in a deadly love triangle with a fabulously wealthy Egyptian "prince." Prince Edward was the future King of... -
Remember World War II by Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson 9781426322518
RRP: $16.78$12.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426322518Author Dorinda NicholsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)... -
Darkness Falling: The Strange Death of the Weimar Republic, 1930-33 by Peter Walther
RRP: $23.08$16.78'Gripping and all too timely' James Hawes 'A brilliant mix of detailed research and vivid storytelling' Julia Boyd 'History at its very best - and a fabulous translation, too' Graham Hurley In March 1930, after the collapse of the coalition that... -
Pilgrimage and Politics in Colonial Bengal: The Myth of the Goddess Sati by Imma Ramos 9781032476933
RRP: $79.78$70.10From the late nineteenth century onwards the concept of Mother India assumed political significance in colonial Bengal. Reacting against British rule, Bengali writers and artists gendered the nation in literature and visual culture in order to inspire... -
Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11 by James Donovan 9781445699073
RRP: $42.00$28.85Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission made history, this book tells the epic story of the astronauts, flight controllers and engineers who made it happen. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a... -
Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut James Hanning 9781472155955
RRP: $52.50$35.76'A brilliantly researched and revelatory book, written with compelling authority and great narrative drive. Completely fascinating' William BoydLove & Deception is the extraordinary story of how Eleanor, an able, cultured American living in the... -
From Bromsgrove to Aston Fields: A Story of Victorian Expansion by Jennie McGregor-Smith 9781858584393 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.40$18.02This 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... -
Human Origins: 7 million years and counting New Scientist 9781529382013
RRP: $23.08$15.98Where did we come from? Where are we going?Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's... -
It's My Life! 1960s Newcastle by Anna Flowers 9781857951387
$22.32The 1960s. It was the decade that began in black and white and ended in colour. In Newcastle, as elsewhere, it was a time when everything was possible and everything was changing. From the Club A'Go Go to the new highrise flats people were on the move... -
The Arts of Beauty, Or, Secrets of a Lady's Toilet: With Hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating by Lola Montez 9780359021987
RRP: $16.51$15.14Lola Montez, one of the most opulent actresses and dancers of the 19th century, offers her advice on beauty oneself through cultivating physical charm, a debonair personality, and a sharp sense of style and dress. Chapters focus on different aspects of... -
The Catholic Reformation by Michael Mullett 9780415189156
RRP: $79.78$70.10The Catholic Reformation provides a comprehensive history of the 'Counter Reformation in early modern Europe. Starting from the middle ages, Michael Mullett clearly traces the continuous transformation of the Catholic religion in its structures, bodies... -
The Prince in the Tower: The Short Life & Mysterious Disappearance of Edward V by Michael Hicks 9780752443867
RRP: $27.28$20.73Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his uncle, Richard III. This work presents to us the backdrop to this tragically short life - and reveals how he was... -
Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine Anna Della Subin 9781783785025
RRP: $23.08$15.39A 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,... -
Greater London Murders: 33 Stories of Revenge, Jealousy, Greed & Lust by Linda Stratmann
RRP: $42.00$32.91This compendium brings together thirty-three murderous tales - one from each of the capital's boroughs - that not only shocked the City but made headline news across the country. Throughout its history the great urban sprawl of Greater London has been... -
Themes in Modern European History 1830-1890 by Bruce Waller
RRP: $77.68$68.31Providing a series of lively essays which reflect the skills that historians have to master when challenged by problems of evidence, interpretation, and presentation, this important new text covers the topics of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and... -
Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain Padraic X. Scanlan 9781472142351
RRP: $52.50$35.76'Engrossing and powerful . . . rich and thought-provoking'Fara Dabhoiwala, Guardian'Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history'Mihir Bose, Irish Times'Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and forensic. It deals with appalling horrors in cool and... -
The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition by Kenneth M. Stampp 9780671751555
RRP: $35.68$23.96From Simon & Schuster, The Cause of the Civil War is historian Kenneth Stampp's exploration of America's great civil conflict.Was the Civil War inevitable? What really caused it? Drawing on original sources--from Jefferson Davis to Frederick... -
Argyll: Picturing Scotland: A photographic journey from Campbeltown to Glen Etive by Colin Nutt 9781788180238
RRP: $12.58$11.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788180238Author Colin NuttFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Lyrical ScotlandPublisher Lyrical ScotlandDimensions(mm) 115mm * 165mm * 13mm -
The Lifeboat Charlotte Rogan 9781844087549
RRP: $20.98$14.70I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks and a widow for six.It is 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war. When a magnificent ocean liner suffers a mysterious explosion en route to New York City,...