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The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean 9780349409726
RRP: $20.98$14.70'Smart, sexy, and always romantic' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series'Fabulous' Eloisa James'For a smart, witty and passionate historical romance, I recommend anything by Sarah MacLean' Lisa KleypasThe first in Sarah... -
Sheep - The remarkable story of the humble animal that built the modern world. Alan Butler 9781846943812
RRP: $20.98$18.52What was the most important step in civilization? Alan Butler's answer is that it was when we began capturing wild sheep, domesticating and breeding them. Sheep were the mainstay of ancient cultures, by far the most important of the domesticated animals... -
Modern France and the World Darcie Fontaine 9781138846180
RRP: $71.38$63.00Modern France and the World provides an engaging global history of the key events of modern France and its empire. It moves beyond the traditional political narrative of the development of the French Republican nation-state to offer both national and... -
Henry VI by Bertram Wolffe
RRP: $52.50$44.77In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on widespread... -
Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line by Paul Lawton
RRP: $18.88$13.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134402Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes 9780007476510
RRP: $27.28$20.92'Nominally a history of the hot air balloon, 'Falling Upwards' is really a history of hope and fantasy - and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight' New Republic, Best Books of 2013 ... -
A Century of Huddersfield: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Susan Gillooley
RRP: $31.48$24.61A Century of Huddersfield offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Huddersfield's recent history... -
Bishop Auckland: Britain in Old Photographs by Charlie Emett 9780752466415
RRP: $31.48$24.61This superb collection of over tow hundred photographs traces the history of Bishop Aukland from its origins as North Aclet to modern times. Auckland Castle, the residence of the bishops of Durham for almost eight hundred years, is represented, as are... -
Bognor Regis Then & Now by Sylvia Endacott 9780752482842
RRP: $27.28$19.19Transformed by Sir Richard Hotham to a seaside resort in the 18th century, Bognor Regis is one of the most well known seaside towns in the entire British Isles. This new title from renowned local authors Sylvia Endacott and Shirley Lewis delves deep into... -
More of Milton Keynes: Building of the Vision by Andrew Cook
RRP: $27.28$20.73Milton Keynes has been designated one of the four potential growth areas in the south-east of England. There are plans to build up to 70,000 new homes in the city before 2031, and also develop transport infrastructure. Here, Robert Cook examines the... -
Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth by Jane Rogoyska 9781786078926
RRP: $42.00$28.35WINNER 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... -
Mental Illness and Learning Disability since 1850: Finding a Place for Mental Disorder in the United Kingdom by Pamela Dale 9780415514132
RRP: $92.38$80.72Taking forward the debate on the role and power of institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane, this volume challenges recent scholarship and focuses on a wide range of factors impacting on the care and confinement of the insane since 1850,... -
The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh by Ray Perman
RRP: $52.50$50.78It started and ended with a financial catastrophe. The Darien disaster of 1700 drove Scotland into union with England, but spawned the institutions which transformed Edinburgh into a global financial centre. The crash of 2008 wrecked the city's two... -
Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code by Matthew Cobb
RRP: $27.28$19.61Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most... -
How to Read the Landscape by Robert Yarham
RRP: $31.48$25.05An easily accessible, highly illustrated guide to the geology, geography and geomorphology that form landscapes. Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that formed... -
Cork City History Tour by Kieran McCarthy
RRP: $18.88$13.06Cork City History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of Ireland's second city. Local author Kieran McCarthy guides us through the streets of the 'Rebel City', showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they've changed over... -
Sidmouth by Les Berry
RRP: $27.28$20.73When the future Queen Victoria arrived in Sidmouth in the early years of the last century many of the fine buildings which grace the modern town had just been built. Since then the resort has acquired an air of general respectability which the twentieth... -
The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia by Tim Judah 9780300158267
RRP: $35.68$30.68Journalist Tim Judah's classic account, now brought fully up to date to include the overthrow of Milosevic, the assassination of Zoran Djindic, the breakaway of Kosovo, and the arrest of Radovan Karadzic. Praise for the first edition: "A lively and... -
The Little Book of Staffordshire by Kate Gomez 9781803994277
RRP: $27.28$20.73Did you know? A gravestone in the churchyard of St Edwards at Leek suggests that the deceased died at the ripe old age of 438! The ashes of Hanley-born Sir Stanley Matthews are buried beneath the centre circle at Stoke's Britannia Stadium. The sun sets... -
Dundee Worthies: Reminiscences, Games & Amusements by George M. Martin
$26.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845861155Author George M. MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Discovery PressPublisher Dundee University Press Ltd -
The Gold Machine: In the Tracks of the Mule Dancers by Iain Sinclair
RRP: $42.00$28.35A New Statesman Book of the Year, 2021 'Follow Iain Sinclair into the cloud jungles of Peru and emerge questioning all that seemed so solid and immutable.' Barry Miles From the award-winning author of The Last London and Lights Out for the... -
Old Ballynahinch by Rose Jane Leslie 9781840335811
RRP: $25.10$23.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335811Author Rose Jane LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm)... -
50 Codes that Changed the World: . . . And Your Chance to Solve Them! Sinclair McKay 9781472297242
RRP: $23.08$15.98A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLDFrom the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book. There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and... -
Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland by Fiona Watson
RRP: $27.28$18.48Few aspects of Scottish history inspire as fervent an interest as the wars with England. The exploits of not one, but two, national heroes - William Wallace and Robert Bruce - have excited the attention of a host of novelists, filmmakers, artists and... -
The Ahoms: A Reimagined History by Arup Kumar Dutta
$47.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356294141Author Arup Kumar DuttaFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaWeight(grams) 487gDimensions(mm)... -
Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times by Dorothy Porter 9780415200363
RRP: $92.38$80.72This book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the United States from the ancient world through to the... -
The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan 9780061558337
RRP: $50.38$38.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061558337Author Ronald ReaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 767Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 972g -
Haunted Newcastle by Darren W. Ritson 9780752448800
RRP: $31.48$24.61This fascinating book contains over forty-five spine-chilling accounts from in and around central Newcastle. Take a tour of this ancient city and discover poltergeists, apparitions, curses, hauntings and even the ghost of a living person! From the... -
Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality; With a New Preface by Paul Barber
RRP: $37.80$36.94In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vampire legends. From the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized... -
Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia by Jeevan Vasagar
RRP: $23.08$16.78Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state. In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed... -
Imagining Reality by Kevin MacDonald
RRP: $35.68$24.32In Imaging Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary, Oscar-winning documentary-maker Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, Touching the Void) and leading broadcaster/historian Mark Cousins (The Story of Film) offer an expanded, revised edition of their... -
In Search of Isaiah Berlin: A Literary Adventure by Henry Hardy
RRP: $23.08$18.08The compelling story of a decades-long collaboration between social and political theorist Isaiah Berlin and his editor, Henry Hardy, who made it his vocation to bring Berlin's huge body of work into print. Isaiah Berlin was one of the greatest... -
Prince Philip: Duke of Edinburgh by Annie Bullen
RRP: $16.78$12.39As the longest serving royal consort in British history (1921-2021), this fully-illustrated guide celebrates Prince Philip's remarkable contribution to the monarchy. A strong character full of vigour and verve, he found himself married to the most... -
The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century by John Brewer 9780415658850
RRP: $113.38$100.53The Pleasures of the Imagination examines the birth and development of English "high culture" in the eighteenth century. It charts the growth of a literary and artistic world fostered by publishers, theatrical and musical impresarios, picture dealers and... -
Six Armies In Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris June 6th-August 25th,1944 John Keegan 9781844137398
RRP: $31.48$23.33The Allied assault on Normandy beaches was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of bitter fighting before the German defence of Normandy finally collapsed and Paris was liberated. In this masterly and highly individual account of... -
The Coinage of Roman Britain Richard Reece 9780752425238
RRP: $57.75$42.59The first two chapters provide a resume of how the coinage of the central Roman state changed, developed and stumbled. In Britain most coins in museums and collections come from hoards (coins deposited in a group) or from coins found singly during... -
The Illustrated History of Nottingham's Suburbs by Geoffrey Oldfield 9781780911120
$33.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911120Author Geoffrey OldfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
Secret Gloucester by Christine Jordan
RRP: $33.58$22.79Sheltered by the Cotswolds, the streets of Gloucester hide many secrets. Using vast knowledge Christine Jordan explores the rich heritage that can be seen embedded throughout the streets of this historic city. From visually obvious fragments of the past... -
Parisian Days by Banine
RRP: $35.68$23.67The Orient Express hurtles towards the promised land, and Banine is free for the first time in her life. She has fled her ruined homeland and unhappy forced marriage for a dazzling new future in Paris. Now she cuts her hair, wears short skirts, mingles... -
The Viking Age in Scotland: Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology by Tom Horne
RRP: $189.00$155.11Provides an overview of recent discoveries from Viking Age and Norse Scotland Twenty years after the last major holistic contribution by EUP, this book will be central to shaping studies of Viking and Norse Scotland, becoming an essential purchase for...