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Biography
Paperback. Since the brutal slaying of the Rev John Hay, Vicar of South Brent, dragged from his church and slaughtered in 1436, Devon has had its fair share of 'murder most foul'. This book recounts several notable cases, from the killing of Sarah and Edward Glass at Wadland Down in 1827, to the horrific murder of Emma Doidge and her boyfriend William Rowe. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944083
- ISBN
- 9780750944083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Initially shunned and even despised in the years following Germany's surrender, Jochen Peiper is now revered and generally accepted as a brilliant solider. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper's youth, his career with the SS, and his murder in France 30 years after the war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840102
- ISBN
- 9781848840102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788460
- ISBN
- 9780762788460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.24
€ 17.99
€ 15.24
Hardback. From the author who brought you the shocking true story that inspired Arsenic and Old Lace comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th Century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" but one that encompassed so much more.. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762763795
- ISBN
- 9780762763795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.30
€ 26.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099279655
- ISBN
- 9780099279655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 592. A Life of Sir Richard Burton. 480 pages, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 33. Weight: 592.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871231
- ISBN
- 9780907871231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Describes the lives of twelve women, whether saints and reformers or seers and spiritualists - who spoke out against the mainstream teachings of the Church. This book outlines their beliefs, their attempts to make themselves heard, their clashes with the spiritual authorities, the influence they achieved and the legacies they left behind. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830243
- ISBN
- 9780718830243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.36
€ 38.36
Paperback. From Harold Schechter, one of the principle chroniclers of the world's greatest psychopathic killers comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, whose ghoulish crimes stunned an unsuspecting nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671025465
- ISBN
- 9780671025465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
paperback. The inside story of a lifetime spent fighting crime, from local Garda in Kildare to Detective Superintendent, tackling everything from small local crimes to major national and international investigations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847177728
- ISBN
- 9781847177728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.58
€ 19.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. "Modernist scholar Jed Rasula presents the first narrative history of the emergence, decline, and legacy of Dada, showing how this strange artistic phenomenon spread across Europe and then the world in the wake of the Great War, fundamentally reshaping modern culture in ways we're still struggling to understand today"-- Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXJ; AGB; BGF; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465089963
- ISBN
- 9780465089963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.01
€ 33.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 2 photo inserts + photos throughout; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 246 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812979473
- ISBN
- 9780812979473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.38
€ 23.99
€ 16.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 246 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400067657
- ISBN
- 9781400067657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.44
€ 36.99
€ 33.44
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BM; WBTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892729913
- ISBN
- 9780892729913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.12
€ 32.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. Ziauddin Sardar is one of the foremost Muslim intellectuals in Britain, author of more than 40 books on science, religion and culture. This is his account of his life as a restless believer. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077553
- ISBN
- 9781862077553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Presents the scandalous saga of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood whose Bohemian lifestyle and intertwined love affairs shockingly broke 19th Century class barriers and bent the rules that governed the roles of the sexes. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp inset section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACVM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848540507
- ISBN
- 9781848540507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Joyner pens a brutally honest memoir of life as an obese woman. She didn't know what to fear more: dying, or knowing that she was causing her own death. In the end, it is also a story of recovery and survival. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762759620
- ISBN
- 9780762759620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.18
€ 17.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Translator(s): Crockett, John. Num Pages: 271 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGA; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877276118
- ISBN
- 9781877276118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816945
- ISBN
- 9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. The untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 419
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753802472
- ISBN
- 9780753802472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A first-hand account of the war in Afghanistan, this novel presents a report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0009859
- ISBN
- 9780571236893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. * Inspirational, dramatic and extraordinary - the autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American model and is now at the young age of 30, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Virago New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860497582
- ISBN
- 9781860497582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardback. In the spring of 2001, Robert Jordan was a Dallas attorney whom George Bush wanted for the ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia. Not yet confirmed on 9/11, Jordan's nomination sped through Congress for approval and he found himself on the ground in the Kingdom by early October. Jordan had no prior diplomatic experience-Saudi Arabia mandates that the U.S. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346700
- ISBN
- 9781612346700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
Paperback. 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model.. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 4, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080083
- ISBN
- 9781844080083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486272
- ISBN
- 9780801486272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34