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The Autists: women on the spectrum by Clara Törnvall
RRP: $27.28$15.25An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author's own diagnosis. Until the 1980s, autism was regarded as a condition found mostly in boys. Even in our time, autistic girls... -
Botanic Gardens of the World: Tales of extraordinary plants, botanical history and scientific discovery by Deborah Trentham 9781529428094
RRP: $63.00$40.76Selected as one of the Sunday Times best gardening books of 2023Discover the lavish beauty and fascinating history of the 40 most important and inspiring botanic gardens from across the globe.From the Renaissance gardens of Italy to the futuristic... -
Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight by Lyn Julius 9781910383667
RRP: $37.78$29.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910383667Author Lyn JuliusFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd -
Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s by Jennifer Worth
RRP: $18.88$5.86A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series.Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which... -
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
RRP: $56.68$38.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735225268Author Timothy EganFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians by Janice Hadlow
RRP: $41.98$27.99An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer. George III came to the throne in 1760 as a man with a mission. He was... -
New York: An Illustrated History by Ric Burns
RRP: $130.20$86.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593534144Author Ric BurnsFormat HardbackPage Count 736Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Discovering Gilgamesh: Geology, Narrative and the Historical Sublime in Victorian Culture by Vybarr Cregan-Reid 9780719090516
RRP: $178.50$127.20In 1872, a young archaeologist at the British Museum made a tremendous discovery. While he was working his way through a Mesopotamian 'slush pile', George Smith, a self-taught expert in ancient languages, happened upon a Babylonian version of Noah's... -
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
RRP: $23.08$13.78THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Gripping' NEW YORK TIMES'At last, the Ripper's victims get a voice... An eloquent, stirring challenge to reject the prevailing Ripper myth' MAIL ON SUNDAY____________Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine... -
Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London by Jennifer Worth
RRP: $20.98$12.08A fascinating slice of East End life, from the No.1 bestsellilng author of CALL THE MIDWIFE, soon to be a major BBC TV series.In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells... -
Satan Came to Eden: A Survivor's Account of the "Galapagos Affair" by Joseph L Troise 9781497424326
RRP: $33.50$30.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781497424326Author Joseph L TroiseFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder by Chris Bryant 9781526644978
RRP: $52.50$31.52*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* 'Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain's grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism' RORY STEWART 'A shocking story... -
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan 9781783352661
RRP: $20.98$11.78SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKAn indelible exploration of... -
Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber
RRP: $39.88$22.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612194196Author David GraeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 548Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 540g -
The Wild Men: The Remarkable Story of Britain's First Labour Government by David Torrance 9781399411431
RRP: $42.00$26.65'Thoroughly researched... brings superbly to life figures whom history should not have forgotten.' - Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph 'A highly readable, enjoyable and informative book.' - John McTernan, Financial Times 'A meticulously researched... -
Eyewitness to War and Peace by Eamonn Mallie 9781785375064
RRP: $37.78$26.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785375064Author Eamonn MallieFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History by Otto English
RRP: $39.88$19.55From the author of Fake History, Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these previously unquestioned idols and exposing what they were trying to hide.'A brilliant book.' James O'BrienWas... -
Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health by Daniel Lieberman
RRP: $27.28$16.23'Endlessly fascinating and full of surprises. Easily one of my books of the year' BILL BRYSONThe myth-busting science behind our modern attitudes to exercise: what our bodies really need, why it matters, and its effects on health and wellbeing. In... -
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini 9780008418144
RRP: $23.08$12.81SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023 'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book'... -
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
RRP: $27.28$16.23An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and... -
Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World by Will Buckingham
RRP: $20.98$11.78What if meeting new people were a gift, not a burden? How might we transform our lives if we set aside our fear of outsiders? When Will Buckingham's partner died, the shock of his grief told him to withdraw. Instead, he sought solace in throwing... -
Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
RRP: $20.98$12.56Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation.Tracing the... -
A Cold Spell: A Human History of Ice by Max Leonard 9781526631190
RRP: $42.00$25.16Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet 'A warm-hearted tale of the bizarre,... -
White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties by Dominic Sandbrook
RRP: $35.68$19.19Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster... -
A Short History of Flowers: The stories that make our gardens by Advolly Richmond 9780711282223
RRP: $35.68$23.25Garden and social historian Advolly Richmond (of Gardener's World) unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that shape our gardens. Have you ever wondered where your favourite garden flowers came from? Where their names derived? Or why some... -
State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook
RRP: $39.88$28.58State of Emergency : Britain 1970-74 is a brilliant history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now... -
Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski 9780861547326
RRP: $23.08$15.50An epic history of the 'other' Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. 'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the... -
The Abolition of Britain by Peter Hitchens
RRP: $35.68$25.79How do you tell that a country has died? In this devastating, pessimistic, though critically-timed revised edition of his classic book, Peter Hitchens describes and regrets the abolition of Britain. In the years since Peter Hitchens first wrote The... -
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber
RRP: $27.28$19.09THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read'... -
Rites of Passage: Death and Mourning in Victorian Britain by Judith Flanders 9781509816972
RRP: $52.50$36.60'Nobody knows more about everyday life in Victorian Britain than Judith Flanders' - Douglas Robert-Fairhurst, author of Metamorphosis and The Turning PointIn Rites of Passage, acclaimed historian Judith Flanders deconstructs the intricate, fascinating,... -
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome by Guy de la Bédoyère 9781408715154
RRP: $52.50$33.50A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers, and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous... -
England's Gardens: A Modern History by Stephen Parker
RRP: $52.50$35.43We may all feel we know what an "English" garden is, but do we really? England's Gardens offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the history of some of the most iconic, enduring, and influential gardens across the country.A fresh take on a... -
The Day the World Came to Town Updated Edition: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
RRP: $23.08$15.23The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway's Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the AuthorWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by... -
A Small Town in Ukraine: The place we came from, the place we went back to by Bernard Wasserstein 9781802061406
RRP: $27.28$19.09'A fine and deeply affecting work of history and memoir' Philippe SandsDecades ago, the historian Bernard Wasserstein set out to uncover the hidden past of the town forty miles west of Lviv where his family originated: Krakowiec (Krah-KOV-yets). In... -
The World According to Colour: A Cultural History by James Fox
RRP: $27.28$19.09'Extraordinary. An intellectual feast as well as a visual one'Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesThe world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as it does in our surroundings, as this scintillating book... -
Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle 9781529342789
RRP: $46.20$29.88'Passionate and absorbing'SUNDAY TIMES'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of... -
Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy 9780691218557
RRP: $42.00$33.47The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylumIvor Gurney (1890-1937) wrote some of the most anthologized poems of the... -
The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – A Hidden History by Kate Morgan 9780008559571
RRP: $42.00$28.01'Compulsively readable' - Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' - Philippa Gregory 'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' Helen Fry, historian and author of Women... -
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher
RRP: $63.00$43.47Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and... -
Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter by Ian Mortimer 9781529920802
RRP: $23.08$16.32The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandWe tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By...