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The Cold War: A Beginner's Guide by Merrilyn Thomas
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12This guide exposes the reality behind the war between capitalism and communism, two ideologies divided by the Iron Curtain. New revelations show that what was once regarded as simply a struggle... -
The Other Hundred by Chandran Nair
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.74The Forbes 100, the Fortune 500, Bloomberg's Billionaire Index...the list of rich lists is endless. Here instead are the stories of The Other Hundred - those people who aren't among the world's rich,... -
Scripture in the World Religions: A Short Introduction by Harold G. Coward
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74In this systematic and accessible analysis, Harold Coward carefully explores the scriptures - written and spoekn - of six major world faiths. He examines their interpretation, their role in devotion... -
Plato's Podcasts: The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living by Mark Vernon
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.50Do you ever get the feeling that something went wrong? What with credit crunches, wars, congestion charges, and unemployment, it is natural to hark back to less complicated times. In this witty and... -
The Torah: A Beginner's Guide by Joel S. Kaminsky
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74There is no question that the Torah is one of the most influential documents in Western civilization. It is the source of widely known characters like Joseph, Moses, and Noah, and timeless stories... -
Our Israeli Diary: Of That Time, Of That Place Antonia Fraser 9781786071538
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12In May 1978 Harold Pinter and Antonia Fraser visited Israel at the time of the 30th Anniversary of Independence. It was three years after they first lived together; neither had set foot in Israel... -
The The Quran, Epic and Apocalypse by Todd Lawson
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £19.23How do people understand the Quran to be divine revelation? What is it about the text that inspires such devotion and commitment in the reader/believer? Todd Lawson explores how the timeless literary... -
The Shadow Market: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Secretly Dominate the Global Economy by Eric J. Weiner
RRP: £26.00Booksplease Price: £21.20The most potent force in global commerce today isn't Wall Street, the multinational banks, or the governments of the G7 countries. In this brilliant and startling investigation, acclaimed business... -
Abu Nuwas: A Genius of Poetry by Philip F. Kennedy
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.54This is the first book to present the life, times and poetry of one of the greatest poets in the Arab tradition, Abu Nuwas. Author Philip Kennedy provides the narrative of Abu Nuwas's fascinating... -
The Russian Revolution: A Beginner's Guide by Abraham Ascher
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £6.331917: the year a series of rebellions toppled three centuries of autocratic rule and placed a group of political radicals in charge of a world power. Here, suddenly, was the first modern socialist... -
Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy by Jonathan A.C. Brown
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.54AN INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS ON RELIGION 2014 PICK Few things provoke controversy in the modern world like the religion brought by Prophet Muhammad. Modern media are replete with alarm over jihad,... -
A Short History of the First World War Gary Sheffield 9781780743646
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.37The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for... -
Simply Complexity: A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory by Neil Johnson 9781851686308
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74What do traffic jams, stock market crashes, and wars have in common? They are all explained using complexity, an unsolved puzzle that many researchers believe is the key to predicting - and... -
The Wisdom of Judaism Dan Cohn-Sherbok 9781851682287
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12For nearly four thousand years the wisdom of Judaism has supported people through exile and suffering, good times and bad. Founded on the universal principles of justice, integrity and... -
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides 9781780747453
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.23The age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole remained. Contemporaries described the pole as the 'unattainable object of our dreams', and the urge to fill in this... -
Crimes Against Humanity: A Beginner's Guide by Adam Jones 9781851686018
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12Murder, extermination, enslavement, ethnic cleansing, rape, and torture: all these actions constitute 'crimes against humanity' when carried out in a widespread or systematic way. And unfortunately,... -
The Fifth Dimension: An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm by John Hick 9781851689910
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.42Many of us today are all too willing to accept a humanist and scientific account of the universe which considers human existence as a fleeting accident. The triumph of John Hick's gripping work is... -
Censoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon by Yvonne M. Ward 9781780746548
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £17.70When Queen Victoria died, two gentlemen embarked on a monumental task: sorting through and making sense of her vast written legacy. For the first time, a British monarch's letters - carefully edited... -
Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World by Patricia Crone 9781780747415
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.37Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to... -
The Wisdom of the Arabs by Suheil Badi Bushrui 9781851682836
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74Characterized by its learning and spirituality, the culture of the Arab world has flourished at the crossroads of history, a rich source of perennial philosophy expressed through a diverse range of... -
Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide by Jacqueline DeCarlo 9781851685219
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12What's wrong with buying regular coffee? Does Fair Trade necessarily mean ethical trade? What impact can consumers have on global economics? Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide reveals why Fair Trade... -
Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach by Moojan Momen 9781851685998
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.30Drawing from all major religious traditions in the world, as well as a variety of non-religious disciplines such as psychology, philosophy and sociology, Momen's study is an innovative, thematic... -
Great Thinkers on Great Questions by Roy Abraham Varghese 9781851686551
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74This innovative and challenging book presents cogent answers from some of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to fifteen of the most enduring questions posed by humanity. For questioning... -
Aesthetics: A Beginner's Guide Charles Taliaferro 9781851688203
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.12What is art? Why do we find some things beautiful but not others? Is it wrong to share MP3s? These are just some of the questions explored by aesthetics, the philosophy of art. In this sweeping... -
This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research by Marc Abrahams 9781780743615
RRP: £27.00Booksplease Price: £21.94The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us - and you Marc Abrahams collects the odd, the imaginative and the brilliantly... -
Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture by Andreas Wagner 9780861548064
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.37Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species – but there’s a catch. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023 'Hopeful and fascinating.' THE TIMES Many animals and plants eke... -
This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research by Marc Abrahams 9781851689750
RRP: £26.00Booksplease Price: £21.20Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound - everything... -
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Heart Specialist by Claire Holden Rothman 9781851687947 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £2.46An incredible story of perseverance and passion, The Heart Specialist sets the young, headstrong Agnes White against the prejudice and arrogance of the medical establishment in a battle that will... -
The Crisis of Our Age by Pitirim A. Sorokin 9781851680283
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £20.46This is an analysis of the nature, causes and consequences of the crisis of modern society. Professor Sorokin asserts that the whole of modern culture is undergoing a period of transition brought on... -
Mysticism in the World's Religions by Geoffrey Parrinder 9781851681013
Booksplease Price: £22.68Aiming to provide clues to the diverse forms and expressions of mysticism, by considering some of the major religious traditions of both East and West, this book explores two principal areas. These... -
Coping with Depression: A Guide to What Works for Patients, Carers, and Professionals by Costas Papageorgiou 9781851688357
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £17.70Depression can be an incredibly debilitating and isolating condition, with episodes recurring throughout a person's life. However, the good news is that with the right guidance it is possible to make... -
In Defence of the Soul by Keith Ward 9781851680405
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £14.75Denying the existence of the human soul has devastating effects on our valuation of human beings and human endeavour, maintains the author. He counters such denials, the result of the recent... -
Resurrection Reconsidered by Gavin D'Costa 9781780747408
Booksplease Price: £22.68Resurrection reconsidered revisits the vexed question arguably at the very heart of the Christian faith: What is the nature of the resurrection? The first part of this stimulating collection of... -
Jesus and the Muslim: An Exploration by Kenneth Cragg 9781851681808
Booksplease Price: £29.56A highly acclaimed introduction to the figure of Jesus from a Muslim perspective, this book illuminates the unity and division between the Islamic and Christian faiths.About the AuthorKenneth Cragg... -
What Life Could Mean to You by Alfred Adler 9781851681587
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £17.70From childhood, school life and adolescence, to work, love, marriage and social existence, this is a positive an empowering exploration of what makes us who we are - of those issues that are... -
The Meaning of Life in the World Religions by Nancy M. Martin 9781851682003
Booksplease Price: £30.55Covering all the major religious traditions, from Christianity to Confucianism, this authoritative text presents all the understanding, comparative analysis, and philosophical insight necessary for... -
The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club: Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons in 16 Recipes by Sepideh Gholian 9781836430308
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.99How do you cheer up a woman who has spent hours cleaning prison toilets with a broken mop? The secret is in a tres leches cake. In Iran’s prisons, women endure horrors: they are beaten, interrogated,... -
Understanding Human Nature: The Psychology of Personality by Alfred Adler 9781851686674
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.57Long-regarded as the handbook of Individual Psychology, Understanding Human Nature provides an accessible introduction to Adler's key concepts, with which he moved away from his colleague Freud's... -
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A Concise Encyclopedia of Judaism by Dan Cohn-Sherbok 9781851681761 [USED COPY]
RRP: £23.00Booksplease Price: £2.00Written with clarity and authority by an expert in the field, this new encyclopedia offers an in-depth study of all facets of this rich tradition. Combining breadth with a readable yet concise style,... -
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Paul: A Beginner's Guide by Morna D. Hooker 9781851685646 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £2.99The Apostle Paul has shaped the course of Christian ethics for centuries and is widely regarded as the most influential theologian in the Christian tradition. In this authoritative introduction,...