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The Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire by Gary Firth 9780752416311
RRP: $31.48$24.61The Leeds & Liverpool is the longest single canal in Britain and arguably one of the most successful. From its completion in 1774 to the last commercial delivery, it served for nearly two hundred years as a main artery of trade across northern England,... -
The London Bus Story by Christopher John 9780752450841
RRP: $23.08$17.79The archetypal Routemaster is arguably the most recognised vehicle in the world, as witnessed at the recent Beijing Olympic handover ceremony. Buses have been operating on London's streets since 1829, originally with horse-drawn omnibuses, and the London... -
Fear: A Cultural History by Professor Joanna Bourke
RRP: $27.28$18.54Fear is one of the most basic and most powerful of all the human emotions. Sometimes it is hauntingly specific: flames searing patterns on the ceiling, a hydrogen bomb, a terrorist. More often, anxiety overwhelms us from some source within: there is an... -
The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin 9780983061588
RRP: $25.10$18.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983061588Author Peter KropotkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint DialecticsPublisher DialecticsWeight(grams) 283g -
Father and Son by Edmund Gosse
RRP: $25.18$18.19'This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs.' Father and Son stands as one of English literature's seminal autobiographies. In it Edmund Gosse recounts, with humour and pathos, his childhood... -
Voices From the Past: Great quotations for every day of the year and the stories from history that inspired them by W.B. Marsh
RRP: $52.50$36.94366 quotations - one for every day of the (leap) year - each with a fascinating historical storyIn a treasure trove for history buffs, W. B. Marsh fleshes out the context behind famous quotations associated with each day of the year, sending us back and... -
Bloody British History: Peterborough by Jean A. Hooper 9780752482712
RRP: $31.48$24.61Razed by Vikings! Deadly Danish assaults and demolitions. Neolithic murders! The tragic tale of Britain's earliest recorded homicide! A deadly game of thrones! The last remains of two royal victims in the Abbey. Murdered by the Ripper! Was one of Jack... -
Written in Blood: A Cultural History of the British Vampire by Paul Adams 9780752497150
RRP: $31.48$24.61The British Isles has a remarkable association with vampires - chilling supernatural creatures of the night. From the nineteenth-century writings of John Polidori, James Rymer, Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker, to the modern literary horrors of Clive... -
The Story of Calton Jail: Edinburgh's Victorian Prison by Malcolm Fife
RRP: $31.48$24.61Located a short distance from Edinburgh's Princes Street, the castellated design of Calton Prison was often mistaken by nineteenth-century visitors to the city for Edinburgh Castle. Occupying a prominent site on the rocky slope of Calton Hill, the then... -
Jim Bridger: Mountain Man by Stanley Vestal 9780803257207
RRP: $33.58$27.49Even among the mighty mountain men, Jim Bridger was a towering figure. He was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. He couldn't write his name, but at eighteen he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a... -
The Story of Ely by Michael Rouse 9780750966931
RRP: $37.78$29.90Standing on what was one of the largest islands in the Cambridgeshire Fens, Ely has a rich and varied history. The Story of Ely takes an engaging look at this cathedral city from the earliest times to the modern day, recalling pivotal events and taking... -
The Great Filth: Disease, Death and the Victorian City by Stephen Halliday 9780752461755
RRP: $37.78$29.06Victorian Britain was the world's industrial powerhouse. Its factories, mills and foundries supplied a global demand for manufactured goods. As Britain changed from an agricultural to an industrial ecomony, people swarmed into the towns and cities where... -
The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, ca. A.D. 1000-1500 by Kirsten A. Seaver
RRP: $58.78$51.49It is now generally accepted the Leif Eriksson sailed from Greenland across the Davis Strait and made landfalls on the North American continent almost a thousand years ago, but what happened in this vast area during the next five hundred years has long... -
Along the Yorkshire Coast: From the Tees to the Humber by David Brandon 9780752457321
RRP: $35.68$27.57This book is a unique record of a journey along the beautiful and often dramatic Yorkshire coastline, tracing the region's diverse industry, the history of its settlements, seaside resorts and fishing quays, and reflecting upon the different uses to... -
One Good Turn: a Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw by Witold Rybczynski 9780684867304
RRP: $29.40$20.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684867304Author Witold RybczynskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 140gDimensions(mm) 190mm *... -
Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise by Graham Speake
$49.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789607120342Author Graham SpeakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Denise Harvey (Publisher)Publisher Denise Harvey (Publisher)Weight(grams)... -
From Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun 9780060928834
RRP: $56.68$39.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060928834Author Jacques BarzunFormat PaperbackPage Count 912Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 848gDimensions(mm)... -
A Concise History of Jamaica by Kenneth Morgan 9781108459181
RRP: $48.28$39.98Kenneth Morgan's history of Jamaica is a social, economic, political, and cultural assessment of the island's most important periods and themes over the past millennium. This includes the island's development before 1500, with detailed material on the... -
Margaret's Monsters: Women, Identity, and the Life of St. Margaret in Medieval England Michael E. Heyes 9781032082202
RRP: $83.98$73.63St. Margaret of Antioch was one of the most popular saints in medieval England and, throughout the Middle Ages, the various Lives of St. Margaret functioned as a blueprint for a virginal life and supernatural assistance to pregnant women during the... -
The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman by Rachel Holmes
RRP: $23.08$16.78The acclaimed biography of Sarah Baartman, once a slave and later a showgirl 'A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary Review 'Impeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story,... -
Stampede To Timberline: Ghost Towns & Mining by Muriel Sibell Wolle
RRP: $60.88$35.62This book includes the story of 240 of Colorado's mining camps, with emphasis on the human side. The men who swarmed to the mountains to find precious metal came in successive waves from the late 1850s on, combing the gulches, scrambling over the passes... -
Remembering the Jagiellonians Natalia Nowakowska 9781138562400
RRP: $79.78$70.64Remembering the Jagiellonians is the first study of international memories of the Jagiellonians (1386-1596), one of the most powerful but lesser known royal dynasties of Renaissance Europe. It explores how the Jagiellonian dynasty has been remembered... -
Secret Royal Leamington Spa by Graham Sutherland
RRP: $33.58$22.79Although Royal Leamington Spa has its origins several hundred years ago, then known as Leamington Priors, the town only came to prominence in the past 200 years. With the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raging between 1792 and 1815, travel to foreign... -
Emsworth: A History by Robert Whitfield
RRP: $35.68$28.41Emsworth has a unique character. The marketplace at the centre of the town is a reminder of Emsworth's beginnings: as a small hamlet with a weekly market to serve the needs of farmers. It later developed as a centre for milling, fishing, shipbuilding and... -
Street Names of Cleethorpes by Alan Dowling
RRP: $31.48$24.61The aim of this book is to explain the origins of street names in Cleethorpes. In doing so, it gives an insight into the history and development of the town and also reveals some fascinating stories about the locality and its personalities, which can add... -
Chesterfield Picture the Past by Ann Krawszik 9780752435817
RRP: $27.28$20.73A history of Chesterfield.About the AuthorThe images were selected and annotated by Ann Krawszik, who has been the Local Studies Librarian at Chesterfield Library since July 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780752435817Author Ann KrawszikFormat PaperbackPage... -
Secret Rotherham by Melvyn Jones
RRP: $33.58$22.79Secret Rotherham offers a unique insight into this bustling, modern South Yorkshire town through a series of little-known and forgotten stories, facts and anecdotes from its past. The town has an enviable industrial history: Nelson's HMS Victory was... -
Scotland's East Coast Fishing Industry by Mark I'Anson 9781840334531
RRP: $25.10$22.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334531Author Mark I'AnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 388gDimensions(mm) 275mm *... -
Price of Power by Seymour M Hersh
RRP: $83.98$62.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671506889Author Seymour HershFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Touchstone BooksPublisher Touchstone BooksWeight(grams) 875gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
The Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street John Rothchild 9780471331780
RRP: $79.78$51.74A half-century of Wall Street history as seen through the lives of its most illustrious family This compelling new narrative from bestselling author John Rothchild tells the story of three generations of the legendary Davis family, who rank among the... -
Eusebius: The Church History by Paul L. Maier 9780825433078
RRP: $104.98$78.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780825433078Author Paul L. MaierFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Kregel Publications,U.S.Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S. -
Paranormal Surrey by Ruper Matthews 9780752454221
RRP: $20.98$16.32The county of Surrey may wear a face of suburban and rural normality, but lurking not far below the surface is an unequalled amount of paranormal activity and strangeness. In this volume, well-known local author Rupert Matthews, an expert on the subject... -
Burslem by Burslem History Club 9780752434568
RRP: $31.48$24.61Using over 200 evocative images, this book documents the people and places of Burslem, the mother town of the potteries. The birthplace of Josiah Wedgwood has been home to the greatest international names in ceramics, from Davenport to Royal Doulton,... -
Irishology: Slagging, Junior C Football, Wet Rain and everything else we love about Ireland by Ronan Moore 9780717168200
RRP: $25.18$19.53Who else but the Irish can perform minor miracles with a prayer to St Anthony? Or truly appreciate the medicinal purposes of flat 7Up? Not to mention the front room, chipper chips and the 'bad pint'. From things you'll only hear and taste in Ireland to... -
Rocks and Rain, Reason and Romance: The Landscape, History and People of the Lake District David Howe 9781912235353
RRP: $20.98$14.70David Howe tells the story of the Lake District, England's most dramatic landscape. Home to vistas of stunning beauty and a rich heritage, it is an area of England that fascinates, inspires - and has bewitched David for a lifetime. With passion and... -
Rethinking Chinese Politics by Joseph Fewsmith 9781108926607
RRP: $65.08$41.98Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that China's political system is 'institutionalized' or that 'win all/lose all' struggles are a thing of the past, but, Joseph Fewsmith argues, as in all Leninist systems,... -
The Friaries of Medieval London: From Foundation to Dissolution Nick Holder 9781783274314
RRP: $54.58$47.10A lavishly illustrated account of the buildings of the friars in the Middle Ages, bringing them vividly to life. with contributions from Ian M. Betts, Jens Roehrkasten, Mark Samuel, and Christian Steer. Nominated for the Current Archaeology Book... -
A Pembrokeshire Childhood in the 1950s by Phil Carradice 9781445613116 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.12As Phil Carradice says in this hugely entertaining and evocative book "the memories of childhood have no order." What they do have, however, is a resonance and an ability to quicken the heart beat and transports you back to a time when the entire world... -
A Pembrokeshire Childhood in the 1950s Phil Carradice 9781445613116
RRP: $31.48$23.33As Phil Carradice says in this hugely entertaining and evocative book "the memories of childhood have no order." What they do have, however, is a resonance and an ability to quicken the heart beat and transports you back to a time when the entire world... -
Secret Kendal by Andrew Graham Stables
RRP: $33.58$22.79Secret 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...