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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend
RRP: £17.49£12.61In November 1519, Hernando Cortes walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the... -
I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman 9780702302701
RRP: £8.99£6.36'I Know You Did It is a fantastic, gripping crime thriller from Sue Wallman which never lets up in pace and excitement - young readers will tear through its pages.' BookTrust There's a killer at Ruby's new school. ... -
Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights by Lucy Evans 9780712354271
RRP: £9.99£7.46"But something odd does happen here at Christmas time. When I first heard the story, I thought it was an old wives' tale, but-well, these old houses-you hear strange things-" He lifted his shoulders and stared into the fire..." From the troves of the... -
Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 to 1914 by David Mccullough
RRP: £12.99£8.83Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic.Book InformationISBN 9780671244095Author David McculloughFormat PaperbackPage... -
Coffeeland: A History by Augustine Sedgewick
RRP: £10.99£8.02*Winner of the 2022 Cherasco International Prize*'Thoroughly engrossing' Michael Pollan, The Atlantic'Wonderful, energising' Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianCoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's... -
The Penguin History Of Latin America: New Edition by Edwin Williamson
RRP: £16.99£12.28Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up... -
Planetary Longings by Mary Louise Pratt
£22.04In Planetary Longings eminent cultural theorist Mary Louise Pratt posits that the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first mark a turning point in the human and planetary condition. Examining the forces of modernity,... -
Lucky Bunnies 4: Ruby's Red Skates by Catherine Coe 9780702300530
RRP: £4.99£3.96The bunnies are back with another adventure in Bright Burrow! Every bunny knows that a little bit of luck can turn an ordinary day into an adventure! Welcome to Bright Burrow, home to the six hoppiest, floppiest,... -
The Ecuador Reader: History, Culture, Politics by Carlos de la Torre
RRP: £26.99£25.65Encompassing Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, and politics, all of which are examined from many perspectives in The Ecuador Reader... -
The Murders of Moises Ville by Javier Sinay
RRP: £19.99£13.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632062987Author Javier SinayFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless Books -
My Mum is a Superhero (NE) by Angela McAllister 9780702311697
RRP: £6.99£5.16Watch out! Mums have superpowers! Milo's mum always knows what he's up to. She knows when he's using her saucepans to brew up magic spells. She knows when he's bouncing on his bed. She even... -
Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power by Michael Reid
RRP: £14.99£13.63A knowledgeable appreciation of a complex, vital South American giant, destined to be one of the world's premier economic powers Experts believe that Brazil, the world's fifth largest country and its seventh largest economy, will be one of the most... -
Falklands Gunner: A Day-by-Day Personal Account of the Royal Artillery in the Falklands War by Tom Martin 9781473881211
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Royal Artillery played a vital, though often forgotten, part in the British armed forces' successful operation to re-capture of the Falkland Islands in 1982. However, the actions of the artillery were recorded by one young officer in a journal which... -
Brazil: A Biography by Heloisa M. Starling
RRP: £19.99£14.28Shortlisted for the Jabuti Prize for the Best Brazilian Book Published Abroad'Engrossing ... eye-opening ... an enormously refreshing treat' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesSince Europeans first reached Brazil in 1500 it has been an unfailing source of... -
The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America by Andrew Russell
RRP: £39.99£36.71Described as a 'master plant' by many indigenous groups in lowland South America, tobacco is an essential part of shamanic ritual, as well as a source of everyday health, wellbeing and community. In sharp contrast to the condemnation of the tobacco... -
Agent Moose: Moose on a Mission by Mo O'Hara 9780702314421
RRP: £6.99£5.16There's a thief on the loose in the Big Forest, and there's only one moose who can stop them! There's big news in the Big Forest! The circus is in town, Granny Moose is coming to visit, and someone is stealing from ... -
Clandestine In Chile by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
RRP: £15.99£11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590173404Author Gabriel Garcia MarquezFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Conquistador by Buddy Levy
RRP: £16.99£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553384710Author Buddy LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 208mm *... -
The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics by Gabriela Nouzeilles
RRP: £26.99£23.84Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina-in all its complexity-has often been obscured by variations of the "like Europe and not like the rest of Latin... -
The Paraguayan War 1864-70 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four countries and... -
On Decoloniality: Concepts, Analytics, Praxis by Walter D. Mignolo
£21.23In On Decoloniality Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh explore the hidden forces of the colonial matrix of power, its origination, transformation, and current presence, while asking the crucial questions of decoloniality's how, what, why, with... -
The Maya: A Very Short Introduction by Matthew Restall
RRP: £8.99£6.70The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas - and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the... -
The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History by Diego Javier Luis 9780674271784
£29.94The definitive account of transpacific Asian movement through the Spanish empire—from Manila to Acapulco and beyond—and its implications for the history of race and colonization in the Americas.Between 1565 and 1815, the so-called Manila galleons enjoyed... -
Darien Disaster by John Prebble
RRP: £14.99£10.95The word Darien is a scar on the memory of the Scots, and the hurt is still felt even where the cause of the wound is dimly understood. Three hundred years ago the Parliament of Scotland, in one of its last acts before the nation lost its political... -
Other Worlds: Peasants, Pilgrims, Spirits, Saints by Robert Chandler 9781782275619
RRP: £10.99£7.25Celebrated for the wit of her satirical sketches, Teffi was also a writer of uncommon sensitivity, capable of plumbing the darker aspects of human psychology while retaining the signature grace of her style. The stories collected here share spiritual and... -
Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration by Aviva Chomsky
RRP: £16.99£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807055410Author Aviva ChomskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
We Are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements by Lynn M. Stephen
£22.04A massive uprising against the Mexican state of Oaxaca began with the emergence of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) in June 2006. A coalition of more than 300 organizations, APPO disrupted the functions of Oaxaca's government for six... -
A Will to Kill by RV Raman 9781782277323
RRP: £8.99£6.07Mist, mountains, murder. Ageing millionaire Bhaskar Fernandez has invited his relatives to the remote and possibly haunted Greybrooke Manor in the misty Nilgiris for the last time. He knows that his guests expect to gain from his impending death, and to... -
Short Walks from Bogota: Journeys in the new Colombia by Tom Feiling
RRP: £10.99£8.02For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it... -
The Falklands War - There and Back Again: The Story of Naval Party 8901 by Mike Norman 9781526791924
RRP: £15.99£11.61On 1 April 1982 Major Mike Norman, commander of Naval Party 8901, was looking forward to a peaceful year-long tour of duty on the Falkland Islands. But events turned out differently, for the next day the Argentinians invaded and he and his small Royal... -
The Aztecs: Lost Civilizations by Frances F. Berdan
RRP: £18.00£12.96In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan casts fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as diverse as ethnicity, empire-building, palace life, etiquette, origin myths and human sacrifice. While often... -
A History of Argentina: From the Spanish Conquest to the Present by Ezequiel Adamovsky 9781478025436
£22.04In A History of Argentina, originally published in Spanish in 2020, Ezequiel Adamovsky presents over five hundred years of Argentine economic, political, social, and cultural history. Adamovsky highlights the experiences of women, Indigenous communities,... -
Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico by Juan Villoro
RRP: £27.00£17.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781524748883Author Juan VilloroFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher... -
The Five Hundred Year Rebellion by Benjamin Dangl
RRP: £18.00£11.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849353465Author Benjamin DanglFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press -
Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas by Richard Price
£24.05Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a... -
Five Bears by Catherine Rayner 9781529051278
RRP: £12.99£9.34A gorgeously illustrated book about friendship and looking past differences from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner. Bear is walking through the forest, minding his own business when he comes across another bear. The Other bear is... -
Ireland and Argentina in the Twentieth Century: Diaspora, Diplomacy, Dictatorship, Catholic Mission and the Falklands Crisis by Keogh Dermot
RRP: £35.00£28.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782055112Author Keogh DermotFormat HardbackImprint Cork University PressPublisher Cork University PressWeight(grams) 155g -
Lo que diga tu dedito / Whatever You Say by FRANCISCO JOSÉ CALDERÓN
RRP: £24.95£15.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786073826280Author FRANCISCO JOSÉ CALDERÓNFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin Random House Grupo EditorialPublisher Penguin Random House Grupo... -
The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics by Ann Farnsworth-Alvear 9780822362289
£23.85Containing over one hundred selections-most of them published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic... -
Islanders and Empire: Smuggling and Political Defiance in Hispaniola, 1580-1690 by Juan Jose Ponce Vazquez
RRP: £22.99£20.66Islanders and Empire examines the role smuggling played in the cultural, economic, and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. With a rare focus on local peoples and communities, the book analyzes...