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Biography
Paperback. A new edition of a book formerly known as "So This is Ecstacy?", this is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90s. The author of the book was a key member of that gang, and this is his inside account of their violent ways. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JJPR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840182859
- ISBN
- 9781840182859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. In December 1995, three key members of the infamous Essex Boys firm were executed in their Range Rover after being lured to a deserted farm track by the promise of a lucrative drug deal. This book tells the true story of the gang that destroyed everything that stood in their way to take control of their fallen predecessors' drug empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845963125
- ISBN
- 9781845963125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. For 20 years, the Essex Boys firm and their successors, the New Generation, controlled a lucrative drugs empire in Essex and throughout the south east of England by using intimidation, gratuitous violence and murder. This book reveals just how close the author came to being both murderer and murder victim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845964993
- ISBN
- 9781845964993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. First published in 1993, this book brings together Muriel Spark's writings on the Bronte sisters, including a selection of their letters and a selection of Emily Bronte's poems. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772466
- ISBN
- 9781847772466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.62
€ 26.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932099805
- ISBN
- 9781932099805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.86
€ 8.99
€ 7.86
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. [353]-357. His Excellency Sir George Etherege.--The architect of Blenheim (Sir John Vanbrugh)--The first Victorian (Joseph Addison). Commissioning organisation: by Bonamy DobrTe. x p., 3 l., [5]-362 p. front. (plan) pl., ports. 23 cm. Original cloth. Near good copy in spine sunned, edge bumped and dulled green boards. Page edges uncut. Library marks remain internally. Text bright and clean in a good binding." Keywords: "Etherege, George, , Vanbrugh, John, , Addison, Joseph, , Sir, , Sir,"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Oxford university press, H. Milf
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- SKU
- KEX0127049
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. Editor(s): Adler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447088
- ISBN
- 9780140447088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. The incredible true story of the rise and reign of Pablo Escobar, the most wanted criminal in history, told by the one man who was with him every step of the way - his brother Roberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x4 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340951101
- ISBN
- 9780340951101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. This close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards. Num Pages: 368 pages, Mixed media Mixed media. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Book & CD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060524272
- ISBN
- 9780060524272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.80
€ 19.99
€ 19.80
Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843646
- ISBN
- 9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.35
€ 33.99
€ 24.35
Hardcover. Mayes, a gay activist and former priest, recounts how social and doctrinal oppression posed fundamental challenges to his own belief system, but led him to revelations about sexuality, Christianity, and the nature of human existence itself. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC91; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920047
- ISBN
- 9780813920047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51
€ 50.51
Paperback. A true, rare, and haunting story about life inside the deadly Gaza Strip, a refugee's daring escape, and hope. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- O Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352218
- ISBN
- 9781785352218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
€ 17.99
€ 16.09
mass_market. As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dramatic true account of leadership, courage, and commitment. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886931
- ISBN
- 9781574886931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJT; VFJB; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733523
- ISBN
- 9781613733523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.44
€ 29.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGL; HBTZ1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442214682
- ISBN
- 9781442214682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.49
€ 61.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694032
- ISBN
- 9781894694032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Hardback. Together with another young Slovak Jew, both of them deported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from the notorious death camp in the spring of 1944. This work offers an account of Nazi genocide and of the inhuman conditions in the camp. Editor(s): Varnai, Peter. Translator(s): Ewald, Osers. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451837
- ISBN
- 9781845451837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Paperback. The complete story of the prison break and manhunt that kept America spellbound Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689761
- ISBN
- 9781611689761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.32
€ 21.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape .. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330519540
- ISBN
- 9780330519540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGXA; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0009250
- ISBN
- 9780141031514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99