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A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination by Philip Shenon
RRP: €20.22€13.73The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963?Philip Shenon, a... -
Access to History: The USA and Vietnam 1945-75 3rd Edition by Vivienne Sanders
€30.00Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery by Peter Clements
RRP: €12.50€11.45Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
Nssm 200 the Kissinger Report: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests; The 1974 National Security Study Memorandum by National Security Council 9781936830695
RRP: €14.88€13.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936830695Author National Security CouncilFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Suzeteo EnterprisesPublisher Suzeteo EnterprisesWeight(grams)... -
Black 9/11: Money, Motive and Technology by Mark H. Gaffney 9781634240819
RRP: €30.93€18.89The weeks following the attacks of September 11, 2001, were traumatic for nearly every American, but for some, the answers they received from the media and the government to explain the horrific events was not satisfactory. Accusations of cover-ups,... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: The American West, c.1835-c.1895 by Dave Martin
€27.39Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the... -
The Perfect Weapon: war, sabotage, and fear in the cyber age by David Sanger 9781911617723
RRP: €17.84€12.14From Russia's tampering with the US election to the WannaCry hack that temporarily crippled the NHS, cyber has become the weapon of choice for democracies, dictators, and terrorists. Cheap to acquire, easily deniable, and used for a variety of... -
The Lost History of the Capital: The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building by Edward P. Moser
RRP: €23.79€18.35The Secret History of the Capitol is an account of the many bizarre, tragic, and violent episodes that have occurred in and around the Capitol Building, from the founding of the federal capital city in 1790 up to contemporary times. In this 229-year... -
The Great Depression and New Deal: A Very Short Introduction by Eric Rauchway
RRP: €10.70€7.68The New Deal shaped our nation's politics for decades, and was seen by many as tantamount to the "American Way" itself. Now, in this superb compact history, Eric Rauchway offers an informed account of the New Deal and the Great Depression, illuminating... -
Against Empire by Michael Parenti 9780872862982
RRP: €17.84€11.76Richly informed and written in an engaging style, Against Empire exposes the ruthless agenda and hidden costs of the U.S. empire today. Documenting the pretexts and lies used to justify violent intervention and maldevelopment abroad, Parenti shows how... -
From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network and the Rise of Digital Utopianism by Fred Turner 9780226817422
RRP: €20.23€17.40In "From Counterculture to Cyberculture", Fred Turner details the previously untold story of a highly influential group of San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs: Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth network. Between 1968 and 1998, via such familiar venues as... -
The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America by Daniel Schulman 9780451493545
RRP: €35.70€23.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451493545Author Daniel SchulmanFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream by David Leonhardt 9781529435429
RRP: €35.70€20.54'An important book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist behind The New York Times's "The... -
On History: Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone in Conversation by Tariq Ali 9781608461493
RRP: €20.22€11.89In working together on two challenging new documentaries - South of the Border and the forthcoming Untold History of the United States - Oliver Stone, the filmmaker, engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a hard-hitting conversation on the... -
The Bonds of Family: Slavery, Commerce and Culture in the British Atlantic World by Katie Donington 9781526157515
RRP: €35.70€31.75Moving between Britain and Jamaica The bonds of family reconstructs the world of commerce, consumption and cultivation sustained through an extended engagement with the business of slavery. Transatlantic slavery was both shaping of and shaped by the... -
The Words of Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi
RRP: €10.70€9.00Gandhi's ideas are as meaningful today as they were during his long and inspiring life. His enlightening thoughts and beliefs, especially on violence and the atomic bomb, reveal his eloquent foresight about our contemporary world. The words of one of the... -
The Wealth Of Nations by Adam Smith 9781857150117
RRP: €21.41€15.89Published in the same year as the American Declaration of Independence, The Wealth of Nations has had an equally great impact on the course of modern history. Adam Smith's celebrated defence of free market economics is notable also as one of the... -
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
RRP: €20.22€17.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award 2011 and Anisfield-Wolf Book Award 2011 and Heartland Award 2011 and Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2011 and Mark Lynton History Prize 2011... -
The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells by Sarah Churchwell
RRP: €13.08€8.47The history America never wanted you to read. 'The narrative took my breath away' Philippe Sands 'An extraordinarily and shockingly powerful read' Peter Frankopan 'One of the must-reads of the year' Suzannah Lipscomb 'Brilliant and... -
Naming Names: With a New Afterword by the Author by Victor S Navasky
RRP: €42.84€27.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809001835Author Victor S NavaskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plWeight(grams)... -
Where I Was From by Joan Didion
RRP: €11.89€7.90A memoir of land, family and perseverance from one of the most influential writers in America. In this moving and surprising book, Joan Didion reassesses parts of her life, her work, her history - and America's. Where I Was From, in Didion's... -
King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig 9781471181030
RRP: €17.84€11.14A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *SELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023*Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. - and the... -
Abandoned Alaska: Copper, Gold, and Rust by Paul Scannell 9781634992176
RRP: €22.02€16.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992176Author Paul ScannellFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Fonthill Media LLcPublisher Fonthill Media LLcWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
OCR A Level History A2: Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992 by David Paterson
€32.45OCR and Heinemann are working together to provide better support for you. It is directly matched to the new specification with specific exam support. It provides unique planning support with inspirational lesson ideas. It features accessible, engaging... -
Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison 9780520304437
RRP: €24.99€19.79A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century. This biography... -
Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo by Peter Richardson
RRP: €28.56€22.41A superbly crafted study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation, achievement, and continuing relevance. Savage Journey is a "supremely crafted" study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation and achievement. Focusing on Thompson's... -
Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach
RRP: €17.84€11.66Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who... -
Young Men and Fire: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition by Norman Maclean
RRP: €21.42€17.61When Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs through It to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, "It has trees in it." Forty years later, the title novella is widely recognized as one of... -
Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South by J.Frazer Smith 9780486278483
RRP: €20.22€17.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486278483Author J.Frazer SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H. W. Brands 9781541672543
RRP: €19.03€17.12In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West, from Lewis and Clark's expedition in the early 19th century to the closing of the frontier by the early 20th. He introduces us to explorers,... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917-96 by Alan Farmer
RRP: €12.50€11.45Exam board: EdexcelLevel: A-levelSubject: History First teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam... -
O My America! by Sara Wheeler 9780374534783
RRP: €15.46€11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374534783Author Sara WheelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 304g -
Fighting for Justice: The Improbable Journey to Exposing Cover-Ups about the JFK Assassination and the Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen by Mark Shaw
RRP: €23.80€15.30"Investigative reporting at its best. Mark Shaw's original work into the questionable deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen is now focused on the many unanswered questions left by the Warren Commission's inquiry into the JFK assassination... -
The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 by Peter Baker
€27.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385546539Author Peter BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
RRP: €13.08€9.72In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and... -
Crossing Highbridge: A Memoir of Irish America by Maureen Waters
RRP: €15.41€11.02Maureen Waters began writing about the Bronx in the spirit of dinnseachas, Irish place lore, as a means of recuperating from the accidental death of her son, whose story frames her own. Finding her way through the disorienting 1960s, after a girlhood... -
Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War by Roham Alvandi 9780199375691
RRP: €111.86€70.52Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, is often remembered as a pliant instrument of American power during the Cold War. In this book Roham Alvandi offers a revisionist account of the shah's relationship with the United States by examining the... -
Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader by Michael Parenti 9780872864825
RRP: €29.74€24.99Internationally acclaimed, award-winning author Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. Parenti's work has enlightened and enlivened readers for many years, covering a wide range of subjects. Here is a rich... -
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark Harmon 9781400337019
RRP: €23.80€15.87NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." - Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the... -
The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence by T. H. Breen 9780195181319
RRP: €19.03€14.74The Marketplace of Revolution offers a boldly innovative interpretation of the mobilization of ordinary Americans on the eve of independence. Breen explores how colonists who came from very different ethnic and religious backgrounds managed to overcome...