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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne
RRP: £12.99£8.43In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. ... -
Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War by Max Hastings
RRP: £12.99£9.13THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'His masterpiece' Antony Beevor, Spectator 'A masterful performance' Sunday Times 'By far the best book on the Vietnam War' Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year Vietnam became... -
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff
RRP: £12.99£8.73THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'The farewell calls from the planes... the mounting terror of air traffic control... the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish... From an author... -
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
RRP: £9.99£6.89THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Coming November 2020 as a major motion picture from Netflix starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close 'The political book of the year' Sunday Times 'A frank,... -
Storm Tide: The landmark 50th global bestseller from the one and only Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith by Wilbur Smith
RRP: £8.99£6.17BOOK 19 OF THE BESTSELLING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM WILBUR SMITH. BOOK 3 IN THE TIGER'S PREY SEQUENCE. Multimillion copy bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with a brand-new historical epic, set against the backdrop of the... -
Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out – King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan by Saul David
RRP: £9.99£6.77A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last. ... -
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization: A new investigation into the mysteries of the human past by the bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock
RRP: £8.99£6.17***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER***'Hancock's books provide a fascinating, alternative version of prehistory. America Before, detailed and wide-ranging, turns what was myth and legend into a new story of the past.' Daily MailWas an advanced... -
They Came Before Columbus by Ivan Van Sertima
RRP: £18.99£12.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812968170Author Ivan Van SertimaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm)... -
A Brief History of Slavery: A New Global History by Professor Jeremy Black
RRP: £4.99£3.76A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day. In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery was first developed in the ancient world, and reaches all... -
OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) Foundation Edition: The Norman Conquest 1065-1087 by Jamie Byrom
£22.97Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbook.Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition,... -
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson
RRP: £9.99£6.95WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CRITIC AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF NEGROLAND 'This is one of the most imaginative - and therefore moving - memoirs I have ever read' - Vivian Gornick, author of... -
OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) Foundation Edition: The Making of America 1789-1900 by Jamie Byrom
£22.97Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbook.Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition,... -
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys by Michael Collins
£10.86'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of... -
How Slavery in the Americas Matters: The Origins of Global Power by Professor James Walvin
RRP: £25.00£15.95A World Transformed explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can only be fully understood by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the... -
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans by Jon E. Lewis
RRP: £12.99£8.43Native Americans make up less than one per cent of the total US population but represent half the nation's languages and cultures. Here, in one grand sweep, is the full story of Native American society, culture and religion. Here is everything from the... -
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen 9781785038679
£10.07You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own factsFantasy is the USA's primary product. From the Pilgrim Fathers onward America has been a place where renegades and freaks came in search of freedom to create their own realities with little... -
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris
RRP: £30.00£19.41The true, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley.Palo Alto is nice. The weather is temperate, the people are educated, rich, healthy, enterprising. Remnants of a hippie counterculture have synthesized with high technology and big... -
Last Man Down: The Fireman's Story: The Heroic Account of How Pitch Picciotto Survived the Collapse of the Twin Towers by Richard Picciotto
RRP: £9.99£6.73The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.On September 11th, Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto was the highest ranking... -
Storm Tide by Wilbur Smith
£13.74Multimillion copy bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with a brand-new historical epic, set against the backdrop of the American revolution. The Courtney family is torn apart as three generations fight on opposing sides of a terrible war that will... -
OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) Foundation Edition: Living under Nazi Rule 1933-1945 by Jamie Byrom
£22.97Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbook.Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition,... -
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
RRP: £20.00£14.69Stamped from the Beginning is a redefining history of anti-Black racist ideas that dramatically changes our understanding of the causes and extent of racist thinking itself. ... -
For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports by Christopher Hitchens
RRP: £12.99£8.81The global turmoil of the late 1980s and early 1990s severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few wrote with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events - or with such discernment and wit about the small tell-tale signs of a... -
The Great Crashes: Lessons from Global Meltdowns and How to Prevent Them by Linda Yueh
RRP: £22.00£15.62'A masterclass in spotting the early signs of a crisis' Nouriel Roubini'This is the historical perspective we need' John Kay'A first point of entry for anybody who wants to learn how the world sleep-walked into multiple crashes' Daron... -
Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul by Stuart Cosgrove
RRP: £9.99£6.95In the 1950s and 1960s, Memphis, Tennessee, was the launch pad of musical pioneers such as Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Isaac Hayes, and by 1968 was a city synonymous with soul music. It was a deeply segregated city, ill at... -
Kennedy: A Cultural History of an American Icon by Mark White
£29.63During his lifetime, John F. Kennedy created a dazzling image that has been sustained since his assassination in 1963. This book examines how Kennedy succeeded in using his military service in World War II, his literary efforts, his sex appeal, his... -
Las Vegas Then and Now - Version 5 by Su Kim Chung
RRP: £20.00£15.29Las Vegas Then and Now pairs vintage shots from 100 years of the city's history with the same view today. 'Las Vegas Then and Now' captures the city's evolution from a desert railroad outpost into the gambling and entertainment capital of the... -
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg
RRP: £14.99£10.05The New York Times BestsellerA ground-breaking history of the class system in America, which challenges popular myths about equality in the land of opportunity.In this landmark book, Nancy Isenberg argues that the voters who boosted Trump all the way to... -
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs 9781847926180
RRP: £20.00£14.69In this classic text, Jane Jacobs set out to produce an attack on current city planning and rebuilding and to introduce new principles by which these should be governed. The result is one of the most stimulating books on cities ever written. Throughout... -
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard
RRP: £18.00£11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143122029Author Colin WoodardFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm... -
Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy by Anne Sebba
RRP: £10.99£7.30'A heart-piercingly brilliant book about a woman whose personal life put her in the cross-hairs of history' HADLEY FREEMAN'Totally riveting. I couldn't put it down' VICTORIA HISLOP'Ethel sings out for all women who have been misunderstood and wronged,... -
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
RRP: £10.99£7.50The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The 'perfect storm' is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high... -
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen 9781324094067
RRP: £22.00£15.03There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus “discovers” a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing “New World” as... -
The Assassination of JFK: Minute by Minute by Jonathan Mayo 9781780726274
RRP: £10.99£7.30"Reads like a pacey, page-turning, cold war political thriller." Dermot O'Leary This is the story of JFK's assassination as told from the frontline: it is about the people - from the highest to the lowest - who were caught up in that four-day whirlwind... -
America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by Robert B Zoellick
RRP: £28.99£18.07Recounting the actors and events of U.S. foreign policy, Zoellick identifies five traditions that have emerged from America's encounters with the world: the importance of North America; the special roles trading, transnational, and technological... -
OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) Foundation Edition: The People's Health c.1250 to present by Jamie Byrom
£22.97Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbook.Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition,... -
Handsome Johnny: The Criminal Life of Johnny Rosselli, The Mob's Man in Hollywood by Lee Server
RRP: £12.99£9.34'A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.' - Al CaponeFeatured in ViceA man of singular influence in the American underworld, Johnny Rosselli's career flourished for half a century, from the bloody years of bootlegging in the... -
How White Men Won the Culture Wars: A History of Veteran America by Joseph Darda
£18.44CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2022A cultural history of how white men exploited the image of the Vietnam veteran to roll back civil rights and restake their claim on the nation "If war among the whites brought peace and liberty to the blacks,"... -
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began by Valerie Hansen
RRP: £9.99£7.36"Typically wide-ranging, informative, and illuminating . . . a lovely book" Peter FrankopanWhen did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen shows, it... -
The Seven Years' War by Daniel Marston
£11.47The closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years' War was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and India with major consequences for all parties involved. This fascinating book is the first to truly review the grand... -
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hamalainen
RRP: £31.99£29.39American history and self-understanding have long depended on the notion of a "colonial America", an era that-according to prevailing accounts-laid the foundation for the modern United States. In Indigenous Continent, the acclaimed historian Pekka...