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Pearl: Nature's Perfect Gem by Fiona Lindsay
RRP: $41.28Booksplease Price: $31.41This is a beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewellery. Pearls are the most human of gems, both miraculous and familiar. Uniquely organic in... -
History of Writing by Steven Roger Fischer
RRP: $21.87Booksplease Price: $12.89From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the... -
Lizard Boria Sax 9781780238289
RRP: $19.29Booksplease Price: $15.17Lizards stimulate the human imagination, despite generally being small, soundless and hidden from sight in burrows, treetops or crevices. They can blend into a vast range of environments, from rocky... -
Wasp by Richard Jones
RRP: $19.29Booksplease Price: $15.17Fear and fascination set wasps apart from other insects. Despite their iconic form and distinctive colours, they are surrounded by myth and misunderstanding. Often portrayed in cartoon-like... -
Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween by Lisa Morton 9781789141580
RRP: $18.05Booksplease Price: $12.89Trick or Treat is the first book to both examine the origins and history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global popularity. Festivals like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day... -
Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does by Romeel Davé 9781789147148
RRP: $23.16Booksplease Price: $17.83Simulating the Cosmos is a behind-the-scenes look into one of the hottest and fastest-moving areas of astrophysics today: simulations of cosmology and galaxy formation, which illustrate how... -
The Globe: How the Earth Became Round by James Hannam 9781789147582
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $18.76The Globe tells the story of humanity's quest to discover the form of the world. Philosophers in ancient Greece deduced the true shape of the Earth in the fourth century BCE; the Romans passed the... -
Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living by Daniel Schreiber 9781789147650
RRP: $21.87Booksplease Price: $16.63At no time before have so many people lived alone, and never has loneliness been so widely or keenly felt. Why, in a society of individualists, is living alone perceived as a shameful failure? And... -
Onions and Garlic: A Global History by Martha Jay 9781780235875
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20Do you know your onions? From large, sweet onions to shallots, garlic, chives and leeks, the allium family contains some of the most popular vegetables in the world. Shy of the spotlight - except... -
Zombies: A Cultural History by Roger Luckhurst 9781780236698
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $12.45Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, sifts materials from anthropology, folklore, travel writing, colonial histories, long-forgotten pulp literature, B-movies, medical history and... -
Goat Joy Hinson 9781780233383
RRP: $19.29Booksplease Price: $15.17Adaptable, resilient, yet often overlooked, the goat - sometimes called the 'poor man's cow' - is found in nearly every part of the world where humans live. But our relationship with this strange yet... -
Antonin Artaud David Shafer 9781780235707
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20Poet. Actor. Matinee idol. Playwright. Theatre theoretician. Artist. Orientalist. Surrealist. Asylum inmate. Drug addict. Electroshock patient. Antonin Artaud. This biography, exploring the life of... -
Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos James Geach 9781789141337
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $17.36Written by an active researcher in the field, Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos tells the rich scientific story of galaxy evolution and observation - discoveries of `spiral nebulae', the nature of galaxies... -
Goldfish by Anna-Marie Roos 9781789141351
RRP: $19.29Booksplease Price: $15.17Living work of art, consumer commodity, scientific hero and environmental menace: the humble goldfish is the ultimate human cultural artefact. A creature of supposedly little memory and short... -
The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction by Nicholas P. Money 9781789141559
Booksplease Price: $20.98Weaving together stories of science and sociology, The Selfish Ape offers a refreshing response to common fantasies about the ascent of humanity. Rather than imagining modern humans as a species with... -
Joseph Beuys by Claudia Mesch 9781780237350
RRP: $21.87Booksplease Price: $18.72Joseph Beuys is arguably the most important and most controversial German artist of the late twentieth century, not least because his persona is interwoven with Germany's fascist past. This book... -
Oishii: The History of Sushi by Eric C. Rath 9781789143836
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $20.05Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods but they are also the most widely misunderstood. Oishii: The History of Sushi reveals that... -
The Virtues of Underwear: Modesty, Flamboyance and Filth Nina Edwards 9781789149562
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $20.47This book unravels the intimate narratives woven into the fabric of our most personal garments. From the first loincloths to the intricate layers of shapewear, the narrative explores the concealed... -
Rough Music: Folk Customs, Transgression and Alternative Britain Liz Williams 9781836390602
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $16.81Rough Music explores transgression and shame in British folklore and customs. It takes in a wide array of examples including Bonfire Night, Wassail, Morris dancing, Mari Lwyd and Twelfth... -
Maurice Ravel Emily Kilpatrick 9781836390893
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $12.62The life and music of Maurice Ravel, a fascinating mind in a turbulent age.Book InformationISBN 9781836390893Author Emily KilpatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint -
Whiskey: A Global History by Kevin R. Kosar 9781861897800
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $17.96Whiskey: poets have celebrated it, preachers have condemned it, and blood has been shed over it. Governments, distillers and the public have fought over whiskey as it changed from a sometimes lethal,... -
Zooming In: Histories of Photography in China by Wu Hung 9781780235998
Booksplease Price: $76.01From the first sets of photographic records made by Western travellers to the emergence of 'Chinese photography' imbued with national anxiety and individual desire, and from doctored portraits of... -
Geopolitics and Globalization in the Twentieth Century by Brian W. Blouet 9781861890856
RRP: $32.25Booksplease Price: $29.18This book looks at the struggle between the processes of globalization and geopolitical forces over the last 150 years. The twentieth century witnessed a struggle between geopolitical states who... -
Digital Culture by Charlie Gere 9781861891433
Booksplease Price: $34.13During the last twenty years, digital technology has begun to touch on almost every aspect of our lives. Nowadays most forms of mass media, television, recorded music and film are produced and even... -
Agents of War: A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons by Edward M. Spiers
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $17.87Often described as the misuse of science, chemical and biological weapons have incurred widespread opposition over the years. Despite condemnation from the United Nations, governments, and the... -
Pazazz: The Impact and Resonance of White Clothing by Nina Edwards
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $19.66From bridal gowns and White Parties to shrouds, an illuminating look at the power of our palest apparel. Pazazz examines the complex meanings of white clothing throughout history. Delicate and... -
Astray: A History of Wandering by Eluned Summers-Bremner
RRP: $23.22Booksplease Price: $17.88This book explores how, far from being limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning, as intimately involved in the history of our... -
What Is Time?: An Enquiry by Truls Wyller
Booksplease Price: $17.83We refer to time constantly and we measure its passing - but do we know what it actually is? In What Is Time?, Truls Wyller enquires into time's complex nature, juxtaposing the latest scientific... -
The Monkees: Made in Hollywood by Tom Kemper
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $14.18The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock and pop, and perhaps the major question: is it the music that matters or the personality and image of the performers? This book explores the system... -
Psyche on the Skin: A History of Self-harm by Sarah Chaney
RRP: $18.05Booksplease Price: $16.91Self-harm is thought by many to be a modern epidemic: a phenomenon of the late twentieth century, a symptom of extreme emotional turmoil in young people, particularly young women. Yet it was 150... -
Lion by Deirdre Jackson 9781861896551
RRP: $21.87Booksplease Price: $20.02Majestic, noble, brave lions, with their tawny coats and luminous eyes, have inspired countless stories, traditions and beliefs. Whether we are seduced by their beauty or drawn to danger, we want to... -
Lenin Lars T. Lih 9781861897930
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20Lenin (1870-1924) was the leader of the communist Bolshevik party and founder of the Soviet Union. He was a key revolutionary thinker and a man who, at one time, lived in exile for his political... -
The Greeks: Lost Civilizations by Philip Matyszak 9781780239002
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $19.66This is ancient Greece - but not as we know it. Few people today appreciate that Greek civilization was spread across the Middle East, and that there were Greek cities in the foothills of the... -
Carnivorous Plants by Dan Torre 9781789147780
RRP: $20.58Booksplease Price: $15.93Carnivorous plants are a unique group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill and consume small creatures. As a result they are often depicted as killers in films and literature, yet some regard... -
Lamestains: Grunge, Sub Pop and the Music of the Loser by Nicholas Attfield 9781789147063
RRP: $23.21Booksplease Price: $21.10This book is a critical history of Sub Pop, the Seattle independent rock label that launched the careers of countless influential 'grunge' bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It focuses in... -
Biscuits and Cookies: A Global History by Anastasia Edwards 9781789140491
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20What's your favorite cookie (or biscuit, for any British baking show buffs)? Chocolate chip, ginger spice, or Oreo? Oatmeal-and-raisin, black-and-white, digestive, or florentine? Or do you just... -
Victor Hugo Bradley Stephens 9781789140842
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20Victor Hugo (1802-85) is an icon of French culture. He achieved immense success as a poet, dramatist, and novelist, and he was also elected to both houses of the French Parliament. Leading the... -
Leo Tolstoy by Andrei Zorin 9781789141993
Booksplease Price: $20.64When he arrived in Moscow in 1851, a young Leo Tolstoy set himself three immediate aims: to gamble, to marry and to obtain a post. At that time he managed only the first. The writer's momentous life... -
Thomas Mann by Herbert Lehnert 9781789140811
Booksplease Price: $21.40This concise yet thorough critical biography throws new light on the work of German novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and social critic Thomas Mann. It also offers a fresh look at the value of... -
Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley, The by Ted Harrison 9781780239903
Booksplease Price: $19.53Elvis Aaron Presley is more popular today than ever, yet he died nearly forty years ago. His music is constantly remixed and re-released to a new generation of fans, and his image thrives in popular...