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Sale Of The Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution by Chrystia Freeland
RRP: $31.48$21.11This is the first account of Russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economy. Written by one of the finest writers on contemporary Russia, it is told by interweaving high... -
Leadville by Edward Platt 9780330392631
$25.98Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History Martin Gilbert 9781032053806
RRP: $54.58$48.26This 9th edition of Martin Gilbert's Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 196 maps, starting with the worldwide migration of the Jews from ancient Mesopotamia and coming up into the first decades of the twenty-first... -
The Myth Of The Blitz by Angus Calder
RRP: $52.50$38.43The Myth of the Blitz was nurtured at every level of society. It rested upon the assumed invincibility of an island race distinguished by good humour, understatement and the ability to pluck victory from the jaws of defeat by team work, improvisation and... -
The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican by Benjamin Blech 9780061469053
RRP: $41.98$27.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061469053Author Roy DolinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Haunted Derry by Madeline McCully 9781845888688
RRP: $31.48$24.61From the Admore Banshee to the ghost in the Bog of Lettermuck, this collection of spine-chilling tales from across County Derry is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. This spooky selection features stories of unexplained phenomena, ghostly... -
The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster by Norman Polmar 9781493027538
RRP: $27.28$24.42A must-read for submarine buffs! On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor... -
Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes by Eamon Duffy
RRP: $35.68$30.68This 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... -
Stalin by Hiroaki Kuromiya 9780582784796
RRP: $92.38$88.75This profile looks at how Stalin, despite being regarded as intellectually inferior by his rivals, managed to rise to power and rule the largest country in the world, achievieving divine-like status as a dictator.Through recently uncovered research... -
Bloody British History: Plymouth by Laura Quigley 9780752466385
RRP: $31.48$24.61Bread riots and bodysnatchers! Pirates and privateers! Hell holes for Boney! The disgusting true story of Plymouth's Napoleonic prison ships! 'A very daughter of Hell!' In 1675, a poisonous nursemaid was hanged on Prince Rock - but was she innocent of... -
Chippenham Then & Now by Mike Stone 9780752463636
RRP: $27.28$19.19Just how much has changed in Chippenham over the decades is clear when you consider that Edward Hutton described 1920s Chippenham as 'one of the sleepiest places in England'. Today, the busy cattle traders in the Market Place of the 1890s and... -
Firth Brown: A Sheffield Steel Company by Catherine Hamilton
RRP: $27.28$20.73The Firth Brown company was formed in 1930 after the amalgamation of Thomas Firth & Sons and John Brown & Co. Known throughout the world, their products were exported to all five continents. Both companies were at the forefront of technological... -
A Secret Love: Number 5 in series by Stephanie Laurens
RRP: $20.98$14.70When a mysterious lady, her face hidden by a black veil, begs Gabriel Cynster for his help, he cannot refuse her plea. For despite her disguise, Gabriel finds the woman alluring and he is powerless to deny her. But he exacts payment as only a Cynster... -
Monarchy, Aristocracy and State in Europe 1300-1800 by Hillay Zmora 9780415150446
RRP: $79.78$70.10Monarchy, Aristocracy and the State in Europe 1300 - 1800 is an important survey of the relationship between monarchy and state in early modern European history. Spanning five centuries and covering England, France, Spain, Germany and Austria, this book... -
A Brief History of the Amazons: Women Warriors in Myth and History Lyn Webster Wilde 9781472136770
RRP: $23.08$15.98'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars... -
Stourhead by Stephen Anderton 9781911358596 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$13.82A beautifully illustrated celebration of Stourhead, featuring the legendary Georgian landscape garden in glorious autumn colour with essays by head gardener Alan Power. This book is a beautifully illustrated celebration of Stourhead, the... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn 9781444735956 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.39Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn
RRP: $20.98$14.70Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht 9780861547241
RRP: $23.08$16.78Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture? 'You want to build a Beethoven library? There can be no better starting point... Brilliant.' John Suchet, Classic FM presenter Through 100 recordings,... -
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia
RRP: $35.68$24.23Apologies 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 -
Alderney: Fortress Island by T. X. M. Pantcheff
RRP: $23.08$17.79What really happened in the small, German-occupied Channel Island of Alderney during the Second World War? Rumours have circulated and grown during the decades since, with sinister allegations, firstly against the Germans, that there was an extermination... -
On The Ho Chi Minh Trail - The Blood Road, The Women Who Defended It, The Legacy Sherry Buchanan 9781916346307
RRP: $42.00$37.04Part travelogue, part history, and part reflective meditation on conflict and reconciliation, Sherry Buchanan's new book offers both a personal and historical exploration of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, highlighting the critical role women militia and soldiers... -
A Mighty Fleet and the King’s Power: The Isle of Man, AD 400 to 1265 by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $31.48$22.62Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first... -
A Night Like This Julia Quinn 9780749956806
RRP: $20.98$14.70Anne Wynter's job as governess to three highborn young ladies can be a challenge - in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After... -
The Great British Speeches Simon Heffer 9780857383273
RRP: $27.28$18.5450 speeches from every period of British history from the medieval era to the present and a fascinating dip-in history title that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of British history. The speechmakers are: King Henry V;... -
Mussolini by Keith Robbins
RRP: $79.78$77.03Benito Mussolini was a brilliant Socialist journalist who in 1914 declared war, put himself at the head if the anti-Socialist movement in Italy, manoeuvred himself into power by 1933 and ruled the country until overthrown in 1943. He was a dynamic but... -
Henry VII by Sean Cunningham 9780415266215
RRP: $79.78$70.10This biography illuminates the life of Henry VII himself, how he ran his government, how his authority was maintained, and the nature of the country over which he ruled since he first claimed the throne in 1485.Sean Cunningham explores how Henry's reign... -
The Edge Of Desire: Number 7 in series Stephanie Laurens 9780749940539
RRP: $20.98$14.70Christian, I need your help. There is no one else I can turn to . . . L.'When Christian Allardyce, sixth Marquess of Dearne, reads these words, his world is turned upside down. Lady Letitia Randall is a woman like no other, and the day he left her behind... -
A History of South Africa by Frank Welsh
RRP: $39.88$26.69'A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative' Anthony Sampson Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus... -
To War With the Walkers: 'Once read, never forgotten' -The Times by Annabel Venning 9781473679306 [USED COPY]
RRP: $42.00$4.81**DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019****SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Uplifting and... -
To War With the Walkers: One Family's Extraordinary Story of the Second World War Annabel Venning 9781473679306
RRP: $42.00$22.20**DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019****SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Uplifting and... -
Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. 9781789144444
RRP: $42.00$30.47Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror when we eat ourselves. From Grendel to Sawney Bean, and from the Ghuls of ancient Persia to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, our fear of being consumed is both universal and... -
David I: The King Who Made Scotland by Richard Oram
RRP: $27.28$20.73Few kings deserve more than David I the reputation as 'maker' of his kingdom. Although overshadowed in popular memory by his descendant, the later 'saviour' of Scotland, Robert Bruce, it was David who laid the foundations of the medieval Scottish... -
The Military and Police Forces of the Gulf States: Volume 3: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar by Athol Yates
RRP: $35.60$30.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866427Author Athol YatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Sciences of Homosexuality in Early Modern Europe Kenneth Borris (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) 9780415446921
RRP: $92.38$80.72The Sciences of Homosexuality in Early Modern Europe investigates early modern scientific accounts of same-sex desires and the shapes they assumed in everyday life. It explores the significance of those representations and interpretations from around... -
Abandoned Derbyshire by Nathan Fearn 9781398112193
RRP: $33.58$22.79Derbyshire is home to a myriad of places and buildings that have been left behind by history – from well-known castles and stately houses to more obscure family homes, air-raid shelters, derelict mines, public buildings, railways and even a theme park... -
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership by Andrew Roberts
RRP: $31.48$21.11'His book is timely and a triumph. Roberts manages to convey all the reader needs to know about two men to whom battalions of biographies have been devoted' EVENING STANDARDAdolf Hitler and Winston Churchill were two totally opposite leaders - both in... -
The Circus Train: The entrancing, magical international bestseller by Amita Parikh
RRP: $35.68$24.23THE 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 ... -
A 1950s Southampton Childhood by Penny Legg 9780752482859
RRP: $23.08$17.79The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill... -
The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars by Annelise Freisenbruch
RRP: $35.68$25.79Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter...