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Roman Myths: Gods, Heroes, Villains & Legends of Ancient Rome by Martin J Dougherty
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.65In ancient Rome (753 BC - 476 AD) mythology was integral to various aspects of society, from religion, to politics, to the founding of the city. Today, we may encounter the legacy of these stories... -
Coast: Where The Land Meets The Sea by David Ross
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Beaches, marshes, mangroves; cliffs, deserts, forests; bays, deltas, estuaries - coastlines take many different forms and are put to very different uses. From deserted beaches to busy ports, from... -
Military Aircraft: World's Greatest Fighters, Bombers and Transport Aircraft from World War I to the Present by Thomas Newdick
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $34.54Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the cutting edge of aviation technology, resulting in some of the greatest and most complex designs ever built. Military Aircraft... -
Castles of Scotland, Ireland & Wales Martin J Dougherty 9781838866181
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Some of the most romantic castles in the world are found in the Celtic nations on the northwestern fringes of Europe.These strongholds may now largely be ruined, but in their dilapidation they have... -
Modern Civil Aircraft: Airliners * Regional Jets * Turboprops Edward Ward 9781838866594
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.08Organized alphabetically by type, Modern Civil Aircraft offers a highly-illustrated guide to the most important civil aircraft used across the world over the last 30 years. The book includes chapters... -
Amazing Temples of the World by Michael Kerrigan
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Temples have been places of worship, a focus for spirituality and a place for communities to gather since the earliest days of human civilisation. The first temples date back to ancient Mesopotamia... -
Tartans: From Scottish Clans to Canadian Provinces by Brenda Ralph Lewis 9781838863227
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.59Tartans have a long and fascinating history, with patterns specific to a particular region dating back to the 16th century. The wearing of tartans became widespread in Scotland during the 18th... -
Ancient Egypt: A Journey down the Nile Nigel Fletcher-Jones 9781838866662
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98The extraordinary civilization of ancient Egypt could not have existed without the Nile, which rises in the Ethiopian Highlands and sub-Saharan Africa. In life, the ancient Egyptians were tied to an... -
The History of Russia: From the Rus' people to President Putin by Michael Kerrigan
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.46From monarchy to the world's first socialist state, from Communism to Capitalism, from mass poverty to Europe's new super rich, Russia has seen immense revolutions in just the past century, including... -
Small Arms: 300 of the World's Greatest Small Arms by Chris McNab 9781838867768
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.59Small Arms looks in detail at 300 of the most widely used pistols, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and other small arms of the last 100 years. It includes famous small arms such as the AK-47,... -
New York City by Peter Mavrikis
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06New York is one of the world's megacities, with almost 20 million people living in the wider metropolitan area. America's most populous city has been described as the cultural, financial and media... -
Treasures of the Aztecs, Inca & Other Mesoamericans Andrew Whitfield 9781838865146
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Mesoamerica experienced a significant flourishing in the years beginning with Early Classic period, through to the Maya civilisation and culminating in the eventual fall of the Aztec civilisation in... -
Graveyards Alastair Horne 9781838864606
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Graveyards, burial sites and cemeteries are as old as human civilization, resting places and memorial sites for loved ones, the great and sometimes the infamous. Some of these places retain a... -
Dogs Gone Bad by Jack Russell
RRP: $15.18Booksplease Price: $11.70In 2006, a woman in China crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson. In 1924, a labrador was sentenced to life in Pennsylvania Penitentiary for having murdered the governor's cat - and he... -
Mountains: Great Peaks and Ranges of the World by Chris McNab 9781838863128
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.60They define landscapes, people risk their lives to climb them, and they can even make their own weather. Mountains often serve as geographic features that determine natural borders of countries... -
German Aircraft of World War I: 1914-1918 by Edward Ward
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.08Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a... -
Graves of the Great and Famous: From Jane Austen to Elvis Presley by Alastair Horne
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.46Karl Marx is buried in London, John Keats in Rome and Leon Trotsky in Mexico. Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is today known for the graves of Jim Morrison, Victor Hugo and Oscar Wilde, but when it... -
Treasures of Ancient Egypt Nigel Fletcher-Jones 9781838864644
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Four thousand years before the birth of Christ, ancient Egypt was the cradle of modern civilization. Powerful pharaohs built great cities on the fertile banks of the Nile, and employed thousands of... -
Aircraft, Tanks and Artillery of the Ukraine War by Martin J Dougherty 9781838863500
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $24.68Illustrated with accurate artworks of aircraft, armoured fighting vehicles, artillery and missiles, Aircraft, Tanks & Artillery of the Ukraine War is a detailed guide to all the weaponry currently... -
Aircraft of the Special Forces by Edward Ward 9781838862992
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $25.06Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US... -
Italy by Claudia Martin 9781838863456
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $31.98In 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many beaches, from... -
Ghosts Abbie Headon 9781838865993
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $19.95'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts...' - Roald DahlWhether considered the souls of the dead, windows in time or... -
Buddhist Myths: Cosmology, Tales & Legends by Martin J Dougherty
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.99Practiced today by more than 500 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from India between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Based around the original teachings of the Buddha, key texts emerged to... -
Crocodiles, Alligators & Lizards David Alderton 9781838866051
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gila monsters - these creatures all have dinosaur ancestries dating from 94 million years ago. There is something elemental and scary about a crocodile, with its... -
Italy by Claudia Martin 9781782748700
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06In over 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many beaches,... -
Canada by Norah Myers
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06When you think of Canada do you picture the awe-inspiring natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the sprawling metropolis of Toronto, or its many national parks? Perhaps moose, maple syrup or the... -
Military Drones: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) by Alexander Stilwell
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $24.70Over the last 20 years, the role of unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare has grown at an unprecedented rate. No longer simply used for intelligence, data collection or reconnaissance, drones... -
How to Pass the SAS and Special Forces Selection Course: Fitness, Nutrition, Survival Techniques, Weapon Skills by Chris McNab
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $18.98Twice a year, 150 anxious recruits gather at SAS headquarters in the UK, their minds focused on one objective: to become SAS soldiers in one of the world's most elite regiments. Yet between arriving... -
Scotland: The Land of Misty Isles Claudia Martin 9781838866709
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $30.12Where in the world do passenger planes land on the beach each day? Where might you search for the world's most famous underwater monster? Where would you find a capital city with more listed... -
Abandoned Ireland by Dominic Connolly 9781838863159
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $30.50An ancient island with a romantic history and lush green landscape, Ireland's culture stretches back to the time of St Patrick and the first Christian monks and includes the Norman invasion, clan... -
American Tanks of World War II by Dr Stephen Hart
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $24.68With the United States producing almost 90,000 AFVs during World War II, American tanks made up the bulk of those deployed by the western Allies, and were even supplied through the lend-lease scheme... -
Penguins: Stunning Photographs of the World's Favourite Seabird by Tom Jackson
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $30.46Did you know that Penguins have wings and feathers but they can't fly? Instead they have evolved into the most efficient swimmers and divers of all birds. Even on land penguins are surprisingly agile... -
Big Cats: Feline Predators From Around The World by Tom Jackson 9781838867164
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.08Threatened by hunting, habitat loss, and competition with humans, big cats are so much more than just powerful predators - they are extraordinary creatures that have adapted in all kinds of ways to... -
Allied Fighter Aircraft 1939-45: American, British, French, Soviet, Dutch, Polish by Chris Chant
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $27.08Allied Fighters 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939... -
Abandoned Islands by Claudia Martin
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.98Exploring some of the world's eeriest places, Abandoned Islands features American civil war forts, Europe's last leper colony and South Atlantic whaling stations, along with once grand mansions and... -
F-16 Fighting Falcon by Ryan Cunningham 9781838863258
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $24.68With its iconic bubble canopy and advanced helmet-mounted displays, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the supreme Fourth Generation air-superiority fighters in the world today. First flown by the US... -
Amsterdam Claudia Martin 9781838864859
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06Picture-book beautiful, Amsterdam is one of the great cities of Europe and a feature on every traveller's bucket list - for its unique concentric canal system dating from the 17th century, its... -
Dog Breeds Tom Jackson 9781838866075
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06Need help choosing the right type of dog for your family? This pocket visual guide can help out.Are you looking for a small dog to fit your apartment lifestyle, a cuddly medium-sized dog to cuddle... -
Treasures of the Vikings Tom Horne 9781838866624
RRP: $37.98Booksplease Price: $28.60Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.From battles in Estonia in the mid... -
Fossils: 300 of the Earth's Fossilized Species by Carl Mehling
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06Revealing the incredible diversity of fossilised plants and animals preserved for millions of years, this book profiles 300 examples of the most common and fascinating fossils, using an entry by...