category:Books Society politics and history:

		1001 Days That Shaped the World : Author: Peter Furtado; RRP: £20.00; Although in a way, history is being made every day, some stand out in the memory or learning more than others. These are the days that had the most impact on the people who witnessed them and the greatest consequences...		£16.00 More Information
		1415: Henry V's Year of Glory : Author: Ian Mortimer; RRP: £8.99; Henry V is regarded as the great English hero. In this groundbreaking and ambitious book, Ian Mortimer portrays Henry in the pivotal year of his reign. 1415 was a year of religious persecution, personal suffering and...		£8.09 More Information
		50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know : Author: Ben Dupre; RRP: £9.99; Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains, floating in vats at the whim of some deranged puppet-master? If so, you...		£8.99 More Information
		A 1950s Childhood: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping : Author: Paul Feeney; RRP: £9.99; To the young people of today, the 1950s seems like another age. But for those born around then, this era of childhood seems like yesterday. This delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in this...		£8.99 More Information
		A History of Modern Britain : Author: Andrew Marr; RRP: £8.99; This book confronts the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how great political visions came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism. In each decade, political leaders think they know what theyre...		£8.99 More Information
		A History of Scotland : Author: Neil Oliver; RRP: £9.99; Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world and has a vivid past. Yet the stories that dominate Scottish history often badly serve this great nation. Neil Oliver presents a compelling portrait of Scottish history,...		£8.99 More Information
		A History of the World in 100 Objects : Author: Neil MacGregor; RRP: £30.00; Each chapter of this unusual historical book immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Using objects, which previous civilisations have left behind them, as...		£24.00 More Information
		A Little History of the World : Author: E.H. Gombrich; RRP: £8.99; A colourful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries,...		£8.09 More Information
		A Random History of Football : Author: Colin Murray; RRP: £7.99; In this witty alternative history of football you will learn: Different sizes of football were used in each half of the inaugural World Cup Final of 1930. Sheffield United almost signed Diego Maradona; Saddam Hussein...		£7.19 More Information
		A Search in Secret India : Author: Paul Brunton; RRP: £12.99; The late Paul Brunton was one of the twentieth century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. This is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics...		£10.39 More Information