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'History as you've never seen it before.' Dan SnowDid you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955592560Author Toni MountFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Echoes from HistoryPublisher Echoes from History

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781403962577Author John L. RectorFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916107014Author Helen BaggottFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Stourcastle BooksPublisher Stourcastle BooksWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is deemed "acceptable" in published works have shifted...

The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History is the most authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their...

An examination of the 'small boat' war between the Germans and the British in the English Channel. During the Second World War, German E-Boats were so active in the English Channel that the narrow stretch of water became known as 'E-Boat Alley'. To...

Sun Tzu was one of the greatest army generals who ever lived. He wrote The Art of War in the fifth century BC and yet his words are still resoundingly relevant to our modern lives. His writings on aspects of warfare from the laying of plans to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782806277022Author 50minutesFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint 50minutes.comPublisher 50minutes.comWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 2mm

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and the universe with fifty fascinating and mind-bending facts.Our adventures in space, our deepening understanding of the quantum world and huge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925992731Author Scott MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Alex GibbonsPublisher Alex GibbonsWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060925772Author James C. HumesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format.The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781580431Author Bob CarruthersFormat HardbackPage Count 374Imprint Coda Books LtdPublisher Coda Books LtdWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East as a form of 'diaspora'. It discusses the ways in which...

This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. During...

Master storyteller Brad Meltzer counts down and decodes the world's top 10 most intriguing conspiracies stories. Wanted: the truth. In a riveting collection, Brad Meltzer guides us through the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time, from Leonardo da...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956798008Author W. H. UffingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint Workhouse PublishingPublisher Workhouse PublishingWeight(grams) 716gDimensions(mm)...

Fifty years on, this superb and exciting book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of UDI by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There...

A fascinating chronicle of a nation's turbulent history. Reaching back to earliest times, Martin Ewans examines the historical evolution of one of today's most dangerous breeding grounds of global terrorism. After a succession of early dynasties and the...

Although steel and glass dominate modern cities, Britain boasts innumerable beautiful examples of more traditional construction methods. Many date from the period before easy nationwide transportation, when materials were usually grown or extracted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684124299Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Canterbury ClassicsPublisher Canterbury ClassicsWeight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

This passionate love letter to opera, lavishly praised and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published, is now firmly established as a cult classic. In a learned, moving, and sparklingly witty melange of criticism,...

Great Wines and Great Writers are a Wonderful Blend"Guides to the wide world of wine are many but this is the first book on the market to pair books with wine by an author who is a preeminent expert on both." -Thriftbooks.com#1 Best Seller in Wine &...

Who's Who in Nazi Germany looks at the individuals who influenced every aspect of life in Nazi Germany. It covers a representative cross-section of German society from 1933-1945, and includes:* Nazi Party leaders; SS, Wehrmacht and Gestapo personalities;...

This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative...

Martin Middlebrook is the only British historian to have been granted open access to the Argentines who planned and fought the Falklands War. It ranks with Liddell Hart's The Other Side of the Hill in analysing and understanding the military thinking and...

Ride the Korean wave (Hallyu) of cinema and explore the most exciting and captivating films in the world today.From smash hits like Parasite to cult favorites Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Train to Busan, Korean cinema has revolutionized the film industry...

Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of...

Here, in a single convenient volume, is the essential reference book for anyone with an interest in British history. First published in 1997, under the editorship of the late John Cannon and in consultation with over 100 distinguished contributors, this...

More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the treasures of Bronze Age Mycenae. The richly decorated artefacts of the entombed warriors, whose bodies still lay in their graves, confirmed that Homer's epic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989586693Author Pliny The ElderFormat HardbackPage Count 474Imprint Daniel Claudio BernardoPublisher Daniel Claudio BernardoWeight(grams)...

A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history...

Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide is the ultimate resource to help you learn if the luck of the Irish is in your blood or not. This easy-to-use guide will teach you to make use of the many Irish family history records that have become...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788175994652Author Albert EinsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Fingerprint! PublishingPublisher Prakash Books

For the first time in this innovative reference book the Romantic Age is surveyed across all aspects of British culture, rather than in literary or artistic terms alone. The Companion's two-part structure presents forty-two essays on major topics, by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736115282Author House Elves AnonymousFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint House Elves AnonymousPublisher House Elves AnonymousWeight(grams)...

Authored by a unique combination of university academics and heritage professionals, this book offers new perspectives on journeys made by Henry VIII and other monarchs, their political and social impact and the logistics required in undertaking such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692483169Author Rebecca F PittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Wonderland ProductionsPublisher Wonderland ProductionsWeight(grams)...