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Haunted Cardiff and the Valleys by South Wales Paranormal Research 9780752443782
RRP: £12.99£9.87Journey through the darker side of Cardiff and the surrounding valleys, an area steeped in ancient history and ghostly goings-on. Because of its rich cultural past, it is riddled with numerous tales of ghosts and hauntings, both old and new. Drawing on... -
Handwritten: Remarkable People on the Page by Lesley Smith 9781851245956
RRP: £35.00£27.19The less it is part of everyday life, the more the appeal of handwriting grows. This wonderful selection of treasures from the Bodleian Library introduces remarkable individuals through documents written by their own hands. From the second century BCE to... -
Clevedon by Jane S. Lilly 9780752443751
RRP: £15.99£12.43Clevedon was a small but prosperous farming settlement until the population outgrew the houses and cottages available in the late eighteenth century. These were replaced by comfortable Regency villas, followed later by the Victorian mansions and large... -
Views of Nature by Alexander von Humboldt
RRP: £24.00£23.03While the influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) looms large over the natural sciences, his legacy reaches far beyond the field notebooks of naturalists. Von Humboldt's 1799 1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist... -
Coventry City Police: A Brief History by Corinne Brazier
RRP: £19.99£16.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844918881Author Corinne BrazierFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Mapseeker Digital LtdPublisher Mapseeker Digital Ltd -
The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State by Hugh Kennedy
RRP: £41.99£36.75The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics.Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and... -
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship by David Halberstam 9780786888672
£14.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786888672Author David HalberstamFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 138mm * 20mm -
Leigh-on-Sea: A History by Judith Williams 9781860776595
RRP: £14.99£11.72Leigh-on-Sea was described in 1565 as 'a very proper town, well-furnished with good mariners, where commonly tall ships do ride'; during its heyday it had close associations with the Royal Navy. Following the decline of shipbuilding the town became known... -
Lake District Murder & Crime by Martin Baggoley
RRP: £9.99£6.72Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than sixty photographs, this collection of grisly tales explores the darker side of the Lake District's past. It features the tale of the 'Keswick Imposter', who seduced and bigamously... -
Worcestershire Folk Tales by Phelps David
RRP: £12.99£9.87Worcestershire is a county of contrasts, with one face turned to the modern buzz of Birmingham and the other turned towards the quiet rural landscape of the West Country. Its folk tales reflect this dichotomy, with some stories based in the fears and... -
Germany: Jekyll And Hyde: A Contemporary Account of Nazi Germany by Sebastian Haffner
RRP: £11.99£8.22A 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... -
History of the Church: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Christian Church and Events Such as the Crusades, Missionary Journeys of Paul, Conversion of Constantine, and Reformation by Captivating History 9781637162507
RRP: £17.97£12.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637162507Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm)... -
Devon by W. G. Hoskins 9781860772702
RRP: £30.00£23.38DEVON has a great sense of its own separate history. Throughout the centuries it was relatively isolated, with two long coastlines and comparatively short land boundaries, both ancient: Celtic Cornwall to the west and the rest of England to the east... -
This Terrible Sound: THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA by Peter Cozzens
RRP: £23.99£21.24Expertly renders the furious ebb and flow of the two-day battleExpertly renders the furious ebb and flow of the two-day battleAbout the AuthorPeter Cozzens is a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State and the author of No Better Place... -
The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity by Marshall Sahlins
RRP: £30.00£23.66One of the world's preeminent cultural anthropologists leaves a last work that fundamentally reconfigures how we study most other culturesFrom the perspective of Western modernity, humanity inhabits a disenchanted cosmos. Gods, spirits, and ancestors... -
Hornsea by G.L. Southwell
RRP: £15.99£12.43This fascinating collection of around 200 old photographs shows many scenes from the recent past of this attractive seaside town on the Yorkshire coast. The town was once described as 'consisting of three streets, one known in parts as Westgate, Market... -
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith 9780691150345
RRP: £17.99£12.85The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the... -
Critical Themes in Environmental History of India by Ranjan Chakrabarti
£65.40A first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human–nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history... -
Is Democracy Failing?: A primer for the 21st century by Niheer Dasandi 9780500293652 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.95£2.45The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsOnly four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. But many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy: free and... -
Is Democracy Failing?: A primer for the 21st century Niheer Dasandi 9780500293652
RRP: £12.95£8.81The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsOnly four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. But many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy: free and... -
The Parisi: Britains and Romans in Eastern Yorkshire by Peter Halkon
RRP: £22.50£17.45According to the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, the Parisi tribe occupied the area of the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire during the Roman period. Over the last few decades our understanding of this region and its inhabitants has been transformed... -
Derbyshire's High Peak Air Crash Sites - Southern Region by Pat Cunningham 9781780913742
£15.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780913742Author Pat CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
Bellissima: Feminine Beauty and the Idea of Italy by Stephen Gundle 9780300176803
£42.44Feminine beauty has been more discussed, appreciated, represented in art and associated with national, cultural identity in Italy than in any other country. From the time of Dante and Petrarch, ideals of beauty have informed the works of artists,... -
The Glorious Revolution by John Miller 9780582292222
RRP: £36.99£35.74First published in 1983, John Miller's Glorious Revolution established itself as the standard introduction to the subject. It examines the dramatic events themselves and demonstrates the profound impact the Revolution had on subsequent British history... -
The Country Houses, Castles and Mansions of East Ayrshire by Alex F. Young 9781840336306
RRP: £21.95£19.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336306Author Alex F. YoungFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Learning from Six Philosophers, Volume 1: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume by Jonathan Bennett 9780199266289
RRP: £57.00£44.27Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem... -
Dim Croeso '69 - Gwrthsefyll yr Arwisgo Arwel Vittle 9781784617103
£10.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784617103Author Arwel VittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography Thomas Soederqvist 9781138264793
RRP: £49.99£43.50Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the... -
Hitler's Last Day: The Final Hours of the Fuhrer by Richard Dargie 9781788881319
RRP: £7.99£5.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788881319Author Richard DargieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Hitler's Last Day: The Final Hours of the Fuhrer by Richard Dargie 9781788881319 [USED COPY]
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Hidden Glasgow by Carol Foreman 9781839830426
RRP: £9.99£7.20Defining what is hidden in a city is not easy. In some cases, buildings are not open to public view, well off the beaten track, or are simply forgotten amidst the rapidly changing environment of a fast growing city. In other cases, we are looking at the... -
Everyday Fashions of the Fifties by JoAnne Olian 9780486422190
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486422190Author Joanne OlianFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
War Bike: British Military Motorcycling 1899-1919 by Martin Gegg 9781326406677
RRP: £12.50£11.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781326406677Author Martin GeggFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com -
The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763 by Franz A. J. Szabo 9780582292727
RRP: £47.99£46.38In this pioneering new work, based on a thorough re-reading of primary sources and new research in the Austrian State Archives, Franz Szabo presents a fascinating reassessment of the continental war.Professor Szabo challenges the well-established myth... -
The Roman Calendar: Origins & Festivals by Marion Pearce 9781913768249
RRP: £11.99£8.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913768249Author Marion PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Fenix Flames Publishing LtdPublisher Fenix Flames Publishing Ltd -
Obsolescence: An Architectural History by Daniel M. Abramson
RRP: £24.00£23.03In our architectural pursuits, we often seem to be in search of something newer, grander, or more efficient and this phenomenon is not novel. In the spring of 1910 hundreds of workers labored day and night to demolish the Gillender Building in New York,... -
Richmond Park: The Walker's Guide by David McDowall 9780952784746
RRP: £9.99£9.60Containing information regarding the geology, ecology, and history of the terrain, this walkers guide to Richmond Park includes both its political history (its medieval and post medieval ownership) and also its socio-economic history - how its natural... -
The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries of Struggle over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God by Robin Vose
RRP: £25.00£17.90For more than four hundred years, the Catholic Church's Index Librorum Prohibitorum struck terror into the hearts of authors, publishers and booksellers around the world, while arousing ridicule and contempt from many others, especially those in... -
Robin Unhooded: And the Death of a King by Peter Staveley 9781035835737
£20.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035835737Author Peter StaveleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
East Belfast: Ireland in Old Photographs by Keith Haines 9781845887780
RRP: £16.99£13.13Local history of East Belfast.Book InformationISBN 9781845887780Author Keith HainesFormat PaperbackImprint Nonsuch PublishingPublisher The History Press Ltd