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The Victorians: A Beginner's Guide by David Gange 9781780748283
Booksplease Price: $35.62The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented transformation, yet it is often understood only through the stereotypes of crowded factories, child labour and emotional repression. In this entertaining... -
Postmodernism: A Beginner's Guide by Kevin Hart
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Adopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the... -
The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment by Martin Ford
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $13.63Intelligent algorithms are already well on their way to making white collar jobs obsolete: travel agents, data-analysts, and paralegals are currently in the firing line. In the near future, doctors,... -
Iraq: A History John Robertson 9781780749495
RRP: $39.88Booksplease Price: $28.08Cities, scripts, literature, the rule of law - all were born in Iraq. That so many see this ancient land as nothing more than a violent backwater steeped in chaos is a travesty. This is the place... -
Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet by Suheil Bushrui
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88Kahlil Gibran's bestselling poetic masterpiece, The Prophet, originally published in 1923, continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timeless words of love and mystical longing. Yet Gibran's... -
Christianity: A Beginner's Guide Keith Ward 9781851685394
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95From original sin to eternal life, the function of prayer to the role of the church, renowned theologian Keith Ward offers a comprehensive survey of the diversity of Christian thinking in this... -
Critical Thinking: A Beginner's Guide Sharon M. Kaye 9781851686544
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25Critical thinking shows people how to analyze arguments, speeches, and newspaper articles to see which faults the authors are making in their reasoning. It looks at the structure of language to... -
One Child: Life, Love and Parenthood in Modern China by Mei Fong
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Tang Shuxiu and her husband are on an 800-mile train journey from Beijing to Shifang, where they believe their only child has perished in a recent earthquake. Three days after the event, Tang is too... -
Racism: A Beginner's Guide by Alana Lentin
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95The subject of race, and exactly what this means, has become more important since 9-11 than ever before. Alana Lentin traces its development through political history right up to modern debates about... -
Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide Peter Cave 9781851689378
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Philosophy, the "love of wisdom", is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world - the child of wonder. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental of questions: How... -
Economics: A Beginner's Guide James Forder 9781780746395
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Markets, models, mechanisms and monopolies... most of us understand that economics is important, but what exactly is it - and what do economists do? In this fresh and engaging introduction, Oxford... -
Hinduism: A Beginner's Guide Klaus K. Klostermaier 9781851685387
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25Explaining the origins, beliefs, scriptures and philosophies of this ancient religion, Klaus K. Klostermaier succeeds in capturing the rich diversity of rituals and gods that comprise Hinduism, while... -
Shakespeare: A Beginner's Guide by Professor Ros King
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Whether the fault of tedious teachers or hammy actors, Shakespeare is often seen as dry and impenetrable. In this fast-paced introduction, Ros King sets out to remind us of the sheer beauty and... -
Classical Music: A Beginner's Guide Julian Johnson (University of Sussex) 9781851686872
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88What does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? With such a rich tradition, what relevance does it have today? Julian Johnson inspires readers to... -
Ancient Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide by William J. Prior
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Philosophers didn't always busy themselves with life's big questions. The earliest ancient philosophers were primarily concerned with the world of nature, including phenomena such as earthquakes and... -
The Middle East: A Beginner's Guide by Philip Robins
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95The wave of popular uprisings that swept through the Middle East promised to pave the way for democracy. It brought down dictators and captured the popular imagination, but for most of the region,... -
A Treasury of Baha'i Prayers: Selections from the writings of Baha'u'llah, the Bab and 'Abdu'l-Baha by Juliet Mabey
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88A delightful selection of prayers from the writings of Baha'u'llah, the Bab and 'Abdu'l-Baha. Echoing the richly detailed style of a mediaeval Book of Hours, award-winning artist Rob Hain has... -
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden - and Beyond Daniel Chamovitz 9781851689705
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $16.82How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can an orchid get jet lag? Does a tomato plant feel pain when you pluck a fruit from its vines? And does your favourite fern care whether you play... -
The History of Medicine: A Beginner's Guide by Mark Jackson
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25As scientists confidently look forward to average life expectancies hitting 100+ years in some Western societies, it's easy to forget how precarious our grasp on good health has been. It is a... -
The Vitamin Complex: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection by Catherine Price
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $13.65The discovery of vitamins changed our world dramatically. Terrifying diseases such as scurvy, which had claimed the lives of millions, became preventable and curable. But before long word of these... -
Everest 1953: The Epic Story of the First Ascent Mick Conefrey 9781780742304
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88On the morning of 2 June 1953, the day of Queen Elizabeth's coronation, the first news broke that Everest had finally been conquered. Drawing on first-hand interviews and unprecedented access to... -
The Orenda: Winner of the Libris Award for Best Fiction by Joseph Boyden 9781780744407
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88WINNER OF THE LIBRIS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION & BEST AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROGER WRITERS' TRUST FICTION AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE... -
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time Sean Carroll 9781851688951
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88Twenty years after Stephen Hawking's 9-million-copy selling A Brief History of Time, pioneering theoretical physicist Sean Carroll takes our investigation into the nature of time to the next level... -
Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle Andreas Wagner 9781780747651
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88Darwin's theory of natural selection was a monumental step in our understanding of evolution, explaining how useful adaptations are preserved over generations. However, Darwin's great idea didn't -... -
The Elusive Language of Ducks by Judith White 9781780744001
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $13.65As if it will make up for her loss, they bring Hannah a duckling to care for. They were well meaning, and it could have done the trick. However, Hannah's focus on the duck progressively alienates... -
A History of London in 50 Lives by David Long 9781780745701
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25'By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.' - Samuel Johnson It is the people who make London what it is. The men and women living within its walls, with all their... -
His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne 9780861547081
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $37.30The R101 was the largest object ever to take to the air. It was meant to dazzle the world with cutting-edge technology and awesome size. Better than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the... -
William Henry Randall: Disciple of 'Abdu 'l-Baha by Bahiyyih Randall Winckler 9781851681242
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.88A brilliant administrator and public speaker, William Henry ("Harry") Randall was a man who responded with strength, humility, and an ever-deepening faith to the many challenges and tests that he... -
Shaykh Mufid by Tamima Bayhom-Daou 9781851683833
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $49.43This work is a highly readable introduction to Shaykh Mufid, the leading Shi'i scholar of his time, and it examines his contributions in the fields of jurisprudence, theology, and sacred history in... -
Mafia and Organized Crime: A Beginner's Guide by James O. Finckenauer 9781851685264
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $13.63Famous for being ruthless, cruel, and cool, the Mafia has always captured the darker side of the imagination. Here, James Finckenauer debunks the myths surrounding the Mafia to reveal the harsh... -
The Buddha: A Beginner's Guide John Strong 9781851686261
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95From his many births to his deathbed deeds, this authoritative biography unites the Buddha of history with the Buddha of legend in a bid to reveal the lasting spiritual relevance at the heart of the... -
Journalism: A Beginner's Guide by Sarah Niblock 9781851687039
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Journalism today is moving faster than ever before. With web 2.0, blogging, huge media conglomerates, 24-hour news-networks, and tight legal frameworks, this introduction investigates the role of... -
Judaism: A Beginner's Guide by Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok 9781851687480
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25In this clear and authoritative guide, Lavinia and Dan Cohn-Sherbok concisely examine the Jewish faith and its practices and explore what it really means to be a Jew today. From the nature of God to... -
Africa: A Beginner's Guide by Tom Young 9781851687534
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Vast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype... -
History of Science: A Beginner's Guide Sean F. Johnston 9781851686810
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $14.95Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline. Science is... -
Zen and the Art of Consciousness by Susan Blackmore 9781851687985
RRP: $39.90Booksplease Price: $32.51Susan Blackmore combines the latest scientific theories about mind, self, and consciousness with a lifetime's practice of Zen. Framed by ten critical questions that are derived from Zen's... -
The Qur'an: A Beginner's Guide by Farid Esack 9781851686247
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $16.25The Qur'an has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes... -
Argentina: A Short History by Colin M. Lewis 9781851683000
RRP: $50.40Booksplease Price: $41.41Focussing on the last two centuries, the author outlines all the key events, from Independence to the 'dirty war'. And from the Falklands conflict to the economic and political crises of 2001, while... -
Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict John Man 9780861549603
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $35.99The Great Wall of China - stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea - remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might. And yet for all its grandeur, the Wall... -
Suppressing Dissent by H A Hellyer 9780861549405
Booksplease Price: $76.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861549405Author H A HellyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Oneworld PublicationsPublisher...