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Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 840. Story of Hanns Joachim Scharff Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe. 352 pages, 150ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight: 846.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302619
ISBN
9780764302619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Francisco Goldman provides a timely and provocative journey into the heart of Mexico City. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611856163
ISBN
9781611856163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. The text of Equiano's narrative presented here is that of the 1789 first edition. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; BGA; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974942
ISBN
9780393974942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437162
ISBN
9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This biography of statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797), covering three decades, is the first to attend to the complexity of Burke's thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. David Bromwich reads Burke's career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium he knew politics to be. Num Pages: 474 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674729704
ISBN
9780674729704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KC; KJ; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062226761
ISBN
9780062226761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Edition
1st Sentient Publications Ed
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780971078697
ISBN
9780971078697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. At the age of 28, Piers Morgan was made editor of the "News of the World", the UK's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper. The decade that followed witnessed horrific events like Dunblane, September 11, and the war in Iraq - alongside entertaining sport and celebrity gossip. This book is based on the diaries, which Morgan kept during this period. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908492
ISBN
9780091908492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. In December 1954, for his part in an arms raid on Omagh army barracks, Dublin man Eamonn Boyce was convicted on three counts of this archaic offence and sentenced at the Belfast Winter Assizes to twelve years' imprisonment. This book provides an account of his prison regime; IRA command structures; education; and relations with fellow prisoners. Editor(s): Bryson, Anna. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 51. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Lilliput Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511298
ISBN
9781843511298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. Chronicling the drama of Francisca's interrogation and her spirited but ultimately unsuccessful defense, The Inquisition of Francisca - transcribed from more than three hundred folios and published for the first time in any language - will be a valuable resource for both specialists and students of the history and religion of Spain in the. Editor(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Translator(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGX; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142241
ISBN
9780226142241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Born of Euro-Indian heritage and due to inherit a principality in Northern India, Dyce Sombre was raised by a Muslim courtesan, served as an MP in London and wandered Europe as he fought insanity charges brought by his English wife. This book recovers Sombre's story and the echoes of his case for modern conceptions of race, privilege and empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040006
ISBN
9781849040006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0003044
ISBN
9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0024042
ISBN
9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for the violent assault of Penny Beernsten. This book exposes the failings of the justice system and its devastating consequences for both the accused and the victims. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004099
ISBN
9780099510833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for the violent assault of Penny Beernsten. This book exposes the failings of the justice system and its devastating consequences for both the accused and the victims. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019387
ISBN
9780099510833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917207
ISBN
9780813917207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. Offers a tale of a young couple who in the late 1970s, on impulse, became the new landlords of the most remote, bleak and lonely pub - The Tan Hill Inn - located in the desolate landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782431558
ISBN
9781782431558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 90. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674454453
ISBN
9780674454453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.65
€ 104.00

Paperback. Family rivalry, a bungled murder and the fascinating history of poisoning. THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER meets Victorian science! 'A well-researched and fascinating account of some of the most gruesome and mysterious murders' P.D. James Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; MBX; MMGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780222226
ISBN
9781780222226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718892241
ISBN
9780718892241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.12

Paperback. Sean O'Callaghan is the former head of the IRA's Southern Command, and one of the most senior figures to defect from its ranks. At considerable risk to himself, he has done more than any individual to unlock the code of silence that governs the IRA's members. This is his story. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552146074
ISBN
9780552146074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172110
ISBN
9780552172110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. * du Maurier uses a novelist's skill to portray this 'unknown' Bronte Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080755
ISBN
9781844080755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578264711
ISBN
9781578264711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.35

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