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A Social and Cultural History of Early Modern France by William Beik
RRP: $65.08$56.34A magisterial history of French society between the end of the middle ages and the Revolution by one of the world's leading authorities on early modern France. Using colorful examples and incorporating the latest scholarship, William Beik conveys the... -
The Search Warrant: Dora Bruder by Patrick Modiano
RRP: $20.98$14.93WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 2014Haunted by the fate of Dora Bruder - a fifteen-year-old girl listed as missing in an old December 1941 issue of Paris Soir - Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano sets out to find all he can about her... -
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker 9780190627805
RRP: $29.38$27.36Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort... -
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $42.00$26.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345405012Author Barbara W. TuchmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation Paul Kriwaczek 9780753819036
RRP: $27.28$18.06A portrait of a civilisation which flourished within living memory and left an indelible mark on historyIn the 13th century Yiddish language and culture began to spread from the Rhineland and Bavaria slowly east into Austria, Bohemia and Moravia, then to... -
Fallen Idols: A short history of the world in twelve statues by Alex Von Tunzelmann
RRP: $42.00$27.51Books of 2021, The Economist 'Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy... -
London In The Eighteenth Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing by Jerry White
RRP: $62.98$46.07Jerry White's London in the Eighteenth Century is an unrivalled, panoramic account of the city's dramatic century of rebirth by its leading expert.London in the eighteenth century had risen from the ashes. The city and its people had been brought to the... -
The Victorians Jeremy Paxman 9781846077449
RRP: $42.00$30.01Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that... -
Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History by Hugh Williams
RRP: $31.48$20.37What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through... -
A Scotsman Returns: Travels with Thomas Telford in the Highlands and Islands by Paul A Lynn 9781849954860
RRP: $39.88$32.87This is a fascinating combination of biographical material about the great Scottish engineer Thomas Telford (1757-1834), and a modern travelogue that revisits the places in the Highlands and Islands where he worked over a period of 20 years. Scotland was... -
Shrinking Violets: The Secret Life of Shyness by Joe Moran
RRP: $23.08$16.97Our success as a species is built on sociability, so shyness in humans should be an anomaly. But it's actually remarkably common - we all know what it's like to cringe in embarrassment, stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group, or flush... -
Workhouses Of The North: Images of England by Peter Higginbotham
RRP: $33.58$25.73Friday nights were bath nights. Immediately after tea we were given a good scrub with the brushes the girls used on the floor. No fancy smelling soaps, just carbolic and should this get into your eyes it really was painful. Then we were given a flannel... -
The Age of the Horse: An Equine Journey through Human History by Susanna Forrest
RRP: $27.28$17.98Man has always been fascinated by Equus caballus, recasting horse power into many forms: a hunk of meat, an industrial and agricultural machine, a luxury good, a cherished dancer, a comrade in arms and a symbol of a mythical past. From the wild tarpans... -
The Oxford Handbook of Sports History by Robert Edelman
$101.89Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting", nor are they "war by other means." To be sure sports have generated animosity throughout human history, but they also require rules to which the participants agree to abide before the contest... -
Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel
RRP: $50.38$47.33This book is a translation of a classic work of modern social and political thought, Elements of the Philosophy of Right. Hegel's last major published work, is an attempt to systematize ethical theory, natural right, the philosophy of law, political... -
A Nurse's War: A Diary of Heroism and Heartache on the Home Front by Patricia Malcolmson
RRP: $18.88$12.64The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone 'Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.' Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women... -
Pilgrim Soul: W.B. Yeats and the Ireland of His Time by Daniel Mulhall 9781848408814
RRP: $33.58$24.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848408814Author Daniel MulhallFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New Island BooksPublisher New Island BooksWeight(grams) 373gDimensions(mm) 215mm *... -
The Times 50 Greatest Football Matches Richard Whitehead 9780750990585
RRP: $42.00$34.50From the earliest FA Cup finals in the 1870s between teams of former public schoolboys to the glittering world of 21st-century Champions League matches contested by squads of millionaires, The Times has been at pitchside to write the history of football... -
Queer London: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957 by Matt Houlbrook
RRP: $56.70$56.43In August 1934, young Cyril L. wrote to his friend Billy about all the exciting men he had met, the swinging nightclubs he had visited, and the vibrant new life he had forged for himself in the big city. He wrote, "I have only been queer since I came to... -
Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism by Perry Anderson
RRP: $44.08$43.51Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism is a sustained exercise in historical sociology that shows how the slave-based societies of Ancient Greece and Rome eventually became the feudal societies of the Middle Ages. In the course of this study, Anderson... -
Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson 9781788548229
RRP: $52.50$45.76Heiresses is a glorious book, endlessly entertaining and about much more than its stated subject. Thompson is a fabulous writer' Caroline O'Donoghue 'Witty, insightful, deliciously gossip-laden and slightly scandalous... Heiresses makes for an... -
Were You There?: Popular Music at Manchester's Free Trade Hall - 1951 to 1996 by Richard Lysons
RRP: $42.00$27.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909360815Author Richard LysonsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 660g -
Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends by Mary McAuliffe
RRP: $37.78$29.48A humiliating military defeat by Bismarck's Germany, a brutal siege, and a bloody uprising-Paris in 1871 was a shambles, and the question loomed, "Could this extraordinary city even survive?" With the addition of an evocative new preface, Mary... -
Killing Strangers: How Political Violence Became Modern by T. K. Wilson
RRP: $68.23$58.82A bewildering feature of so much contemporary political violence is its stunning impersonality. Every major city centre becomes a potential shooting gallery; and every metro system a potential bomb alley. Victims just happen, as the saying goes, to 'be... -
Vicious, Elegant Bastards: The Truth Behind the Legend of the Krays by Jacky Hyams
RRP: $42.00$31.58They ruled the streets of London in the 1960s. Half a century later, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, unrepentant purveyors of violence and murder, hold more fascination than ever before. Portrayed as charismatic gangsters on the big screen, the saga of the... -
Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship by Robert Baden-Powell
RRP: $35.68$26.63'A scout must always be prepared at any moment to do his duty, and to face danger in order to help his fellow-men.' A startling amalgam of Zulu war-cry and imperial and urban myth, of borrowed tips on health and hygiene, and object lessons in... -
The Modern Middle East: A Social and Cultural History Ilan Pappe 9780415829519
RRP: $96.58$85.11This hugely successful, ground-breaking book is the first introductory textbook on the Modern Middle East to foreground the urban, rural, cultural and gender histories of the region over its political and economic history. Distancing himself from more... -
Cows Pigs Wars And Witches by Marvin Harris
RRP: $31.48$20.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679724681Author Marvin HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm)... -
Dance of the Dung Beetles: Their role in our changing world by Marcus Byrne 9781776142347
RRP: $58.78$50.69In this sweeping history of more than 3 000 years, beginning with Ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer, Helen Lunn capture the diversity of dung beetles and their unique behaviour patterns. Dung beetles' fortunes have followed the shifts from... -
Gays on Broadway by Ethan Mordden
RRP: $48.28$41.08A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-recognized authority on the topic From the genteel female impersonators of the 1910s to the raucous drag queens of La Cage Aux Folles, from the men of The... -
Jan Morris: life from both sides by Paul Clements
RRP: $52.50$35.68'A marvel of clarity, fluency, and (Morris's favourite word in her final days) kindness.' The Sunday Times 'A measured and elegant biography that Morris aficionados will find fascinating.' The Times The first full account of a truly remarkable life. ... -
All My Mother's Secrets: A Powerful True Story of Love, Loss and a Family Torn Apart by Beezy Marsh
RRP: $16.78$12.47THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Beautifully-penned story on the harshness of life and how hope survives' - Sun'Absorbing . . . Marsh writes with a novelistic flair' - Daily Mail From the grimy streets of Acton and Notting Hill to the bright lights of the... -
Revolutionary Berlin: A Walking Guide by Nathaniel Flakin
RRP: $31.48$20.58'Inspirational - with a deliciously bone-dry Berlinische humour' - Owen Hatherley Few European cities can boast a history as storied and tumultuous as that of Berlin. For more than 150 years it has been at the centre of revolutionary politics; of... -
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time John Christopher 9781848689633
RRP: $33.58$24.38Isambard Kingdom Brunel was Britain's greatest engineer, he was the man who built everything on a huge scale, he built Britain's biggest ship, some of Britain's most spectacular bridges, a tunnel under the Thames and the finest railway line in Britain,... -
Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century by Graham Robb
RRP: $31.48$26.36In Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century, award-winning author Graham Robb explores the story - and history - of male and female homosexuality in the UK and US, uncovering elements from legislature, literature, medicine and day-to-day life... -
The Coalminers of Durham by Norman Emery 9780752450421
RRP: $42.00$31.58For as long as anyone can remember, coal has been the lifeblood of the communities of County Durham. In its heyday, in 1913, the region boasted 304 pits employing 165,246 people. Coalmining in Durham was recorded as early as the twelfth century and... -
Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese
RRP: $27.28$19.09The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock altered the course of history, perfect for fans of Mark Kurlansky's Salt and Jeremy Paxman's Black Gold. 'A passionate plea for a more considered way of treating the earth, its resources... -
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
RRP: $35.68$25.79The Portable Poe compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the... -
The Tunnel Through Time: A New Route for an Old London Journey by Gillian Tindall
RRP: $27.28$19.09Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline.Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through... -
The Crossing Place: A Journey among the Armenians by Philip Marsden 9780008127435
RRP: $20.98$14.93A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsden's classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres. After centuries of prominence as a world power, Armenia has withstood every attempt during the 20th...