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The Old Straight Track by Alfred Watkins
RRP: $12.89$9.17A beautiful new edition of a classic work of landscape history, in which Alfred Watkins introduced the idea of ancient 'ley lines' criss-crossing the English countryside. First published in 1925, The Old Straight Track described the author's theory of... -
Deserts: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Middleton
RRP: $11.60$8.32Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can... -
The Orchards of Eastern England: History, ecology and place by Gerry Barnes 9781912260423
RRP: $21.92$19.75Although the history of orchards and fruit varieties is of great popular interest, there have been few academic treatments of the subject. This book presents results from a three-year project, 'Orchards East', investigating the history and ecology of... -
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys by Alexander Maitland 9781474606295
RRP: $15.47$10.32Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised... -
Pembrokeshire (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 141) by Jonathan Mullard
RRP: $83.85$55.86This lushly illustrated and fully comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscapes and history of Pembrokeshire is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the incredible wealth of biodiversity present in the region. ... -
An Historical Map of Coventry: From Medieval to Industrial City by Mark Webb
RRP: $12.89$9.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993469862Author Mark WebbPage Count 2Imprint The Historic Towns TrustPublisher The Historic Towns Trust -
Guns, Germs and Steel: (Patterns of Life) by Jared Diamond
RRP: $16.76$11.73Read this specially designed new edition of Jared Diamond's Pulitzer-prize winning exploration of what makes us human. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Jared Diamond puts the case that... -
Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire by Sujit Sivasundaram 9780007575572
RRP: $14.18$9.18WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021 'Helps re-centre how we look at the... -
To the Ends of the Earth: How the greatest maps were made by Philip Parker 9780711282643
RRP: $32.25$21.13This lavishly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the evolution of mapmaking and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age. Britain's leading cartographic author takes us on a historical journey through how the greatest... -
Ancoats 1849: Manchester Large Scale Sheet 30 by Chris Makepeace 9781847844804
RRP: $4.52$4.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847844804Author Chris MakepeaceImprint Alan Godfrey MapsPublisher Alan Godfrey Maps -
The Illustrated Route 66 Historical Atlas by Jim Hinckley
RRP: $36.12$23.98The definitive, fully illustrated state-by-state atlas of the shifting alignments, historic sites, and current points of interest along the United States' beloved Route 66.Route 66 changed immensely in the six decades between its opening in 1926 and its... -
A Short History of the World in 50 Animals by Jacob F. Field
RRP: $16.76$11.78A Short History of the World in 50 Animals provides a new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet's making, taking readers from the time of the dinosaurs to the time of Dolly, the first cloned mammal. This book will include a great variety of beasts... -
The Lie of the Land: An under-the-field guide to the British Isles by Ian Vince
RRP: $19.34$12.29Like most of us, Ian Vince used to think of the British countryside as average, unexciting - as dramatic as a nice cup of tea. Then, over the course of a single car journey, the features of our green and pleasant land reawakened a fascination with... -
CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible, Hardcover by Holman Bible Staff
$58.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535997928Author Holman Bible StaffFormat HardbackPage Count 2000Imprint Broadman & Holman PublishersPublisher Broadman & Holman Publishers -
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World by Brad Borkan 9781945312144
RRP: $16.76$12.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945312144Author Brad BorkanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Terra Nova PressPublisher Terra Nova PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
Blood's Campaign: There can only be one victor . . . by Angus Donald 9781785767456
RRP: $25.80$17.61ONE OF THE MOST TURBULENT REIGNS IN HISTORY PAVED THE WAY FOR THE FIRST MODERN REVOLUTION. AFTER THE TUDORS CAME THE STUARTS . . . If you enjoy S. J. Parris and Andrew Taylor, then this is the series you need to read next. August 25, 1689The English Army... -
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes 9780007476510
RRP: $16.76$12.51'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 ... -
Archaeology in Hertfordshire: Recent Research by Kris Lockyear
RRP: $25.80$23.53Celebrating the rich heritage of archaeology and of archaeological research in Hertfordshire, the 15 papers collected in this work focus on various aspects of the region, including the Neolithic to the post-Medieval periods, and include a report on the... -
English Local History - An Introduction by Kate Tiller
RRP: $34.82$29.50The classic guide to exploring English local history, brought up to date and expanded. This is a book for anyone wanting to explore local history in England. It summarises, in an accessible and authoritative way, current knowledge and approaches,... -
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present by Philipp Blom 9781509890439
RRP: $14.18$10.23Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would... -
Sarimanok by Bob Hobman
RRP: $21.87$17.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984554369Author Bob HobmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Xlibris UsPublisher Xlibris UsWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm -
Lost Aberdeen by Diane Morgan
RRP: $19.34$13.89The initial chapters are an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, charting the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape. Moving on to more modern times she traces the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite... -
Atlas of Early Modern Britain, 1485-1715 by Christopher Daniell
RRP: $42.56$37.62The Atlas of Early Modern Britain presents a unique visual survey of British history from the end of the Wars of the Roses through to the accession of George I in 1715. Featuring 117 maps, accompanied throughout by straightforward commentary and... -
Borders: A Very Short Introduction by Alexander C. Diener 9780199731503
RRP: $11.60$8.82Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives... -
Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America by Robert M. Schoch
RRP: $19.34$18.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585423200Author Robert M. SchochFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Great War Britain Leeds: Remembering 1914-18 by Lucy Moore
RRP: $16.76$12.41The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today.Great War Britain Leeds offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. It describes the... -
Central Birmingham 1888: Warwickshire Sheet 14.05a by Barrie Trinder
$4.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847844927Author Barrie TrinderImprint Alan Godfrey MapsPublisher Alan Godfrey Maps -
The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk From Here To There by Jack Cornish 9781405951289
RRP: $25.80$18.43Discover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again . . .'A nostalgic amble through the history of travel in England and Wales, and an examination of the routes that make... -
Prehistoric Belief: Shamans, Trance and the Afterlife by Mike Williams 9780752449210
RRP: $45.15$34.34Starting with the dawn of what we would recognise as modern human thought, this book journeys through 35,000 years of our human past. It shows how our earliest ancestors learnt to enter trance states and the revolutionary effect this had on the way they... -
Postcard from the Cotswolds by Jan Dobrzynski 9780752459288
RRP: $16.76$12.41The steep western ridge of the Cotswolds has a commanding view of the Severn Valley, the Malvern Hills and the Forest of Dean. To the north is an equally impressive view of the Vale of Evesham, the Worcester plain and Bredon Hill. The source of many... -
Exploration: A Very Short Introduction by Stewart A. Weaver 9780199946952
RRP: $11.60$8.82For as long as there have been civilizations, there has been the urge to venture outside of them, either in search of other civilizations or in search of novelty. Exploration: A Very Short Introduction surveys this quintessential human impulse, tracing... -
A Collection of Four Historic Maps of Norfolk from 1611 - 1836 by Mapseeker Archive Publishing Ltd Mapseeker Archive Publishing Ltd 9781844918461
RRP: $25.79$24.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844918461Author Mapseeker Archive Publishing Ltd Mapseeker Archive Publishing LtdFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Mapseeker Archive... -
The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names: Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society by Victor Watts 9780521168557
RRP: $74.81$61.82Originally published in 2004, this alphabetical dictionary is a major reference work, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society and reflecting the scholarship in the subject, of all the names of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers,... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land by Robert G. Hoyland
RRP: $45.15$35.26The Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land covers the 3,000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--and relates the familiar stories of the sacred texts with the fruits of modern scholarship. Beginning with the origins of the... -
Historical GIS: Technologies, Methodologies, and Scholarship by Ian N. Gregory 9780521671705
RRP: $49.01$41.64Historical GIS is an emerging field that uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to research the geographies of the past. Ian Gregory and Paul Ell's study, first published in 2007, comprehensively defines this field, exploring all aspects of using... -
The Hebrides: An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape by Angus MacDonald
RRP: $38.70$27.48The Hebrides of Scotland - around 500 diverse islands - form the north-western Atlantic fringe of Europe. This book surveys the cultural landscape of this dramatically beautiful, complex and conflicted area, with emphasis on what may be interpreted... -
Mapping an Empire: Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843 by Matthew Edney
RRP: $42.57$41.86In this history of the British surveys of India, focusing especially on the Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) undertaken by the British East India Company, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques not only to... -
Agricola by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: $32.19$30.17The paramount historian of the early Roman empire. Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in AD 55, 56 or 57 and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was... -
World War II Map by Map by DK 9781465481795
RRP: $51.60$49.65Explore World War II in unprecedented detail with this compelling geographical guide. If you're interested in finding out more about one of the deadliest wars in history, then this war book is perfect for you. World War II Map by Map is an intricately... -
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys by Alexander Maitland
RRP: $32.25$22.73Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised...