True stories
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True stories
Hardback. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancee's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed. This book recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes. Illustrator(s): Klann, Sally. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 b/w illustrations & newspaper clippings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orange Avenue Publishing
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936976607
- ISBN
- 9781936976607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.33
€ 20.33
Paperback. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino set out to destroy the Mafia. In 1992, aware that the magistrates didn't have the support of the Italian government, the Mafia assassinated them. The public outcry demanded their work was completed, which led to the toppling of crucial political alliances. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594918
- ISBN
- 9780099594918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. This book offers detailed scholarly analysis, eyewitness testimonies and profiles of known victims, and a selection of fiction, memoirs, and poetry that testifies to the lasting impact of the massacre in the collective memory of Ukrainians. Editor(s): Kiebuzinski, Petro Jacyk Bibliographer in Ukrainian Studies Ksenya (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute); Motyl, Alexander. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 black and white; 24 full color. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; BTC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648341
- ISBN
- 9789089648341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.48
€ 58.48
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- SEVEN STORIES PRESS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226759
- ISBN
- 9781583226759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.80
€ 27.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Random House Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307358950
- ISBN
- 9780307358950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.69
€ 18.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. An entertaining new book about the trials and tribulations of an English couple trying to scratch a living in the Andalucian countryside in the late '80s. They relate their amusing (and occasional painful) experiences - and those of their pets. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BT; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Survival Books
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KCW0018229
- ISBN
- 9781901130492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A page turning insider's account of reporting on crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 384 pages. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849014649
- ISBN
- 9781849014649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.41
€ 23.99
€ 18.41
paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477761
- ISBN
- 9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
paperback.
- Publisher
- Bene Factum Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903071557
- ISBN
- 9781903071557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Powerfully detailing the way prisoners are treated on a daily basis, Life in Strangeways is a gripping tale that will change the perception of Alan Lord: convicted murderer and riot leader, unflagging rights campaigner and humanitarian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784186012
- ISBN
- 9781784186012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. This is a collection of over 100 tales of murder, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning, which reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Included are the macabre exploits of the capital's infamous villains - Deacon Brodie, and Burke and Hare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851584567
- ISBN
- 9781851584567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Ex Library. Usual markings.Complete with plastic dustwrapper.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BBC Books London
- Number of pages
- 95
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0205108
- ISBN
- 9780563534365
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Thirty adrenaline-infused stories of police putting their lives on the line in pursuit of justice. Num Pages: 320 pages, includes a black & white photo insert. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599211077
- ISBN
- 9781599211077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.32
€ 26.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BTH; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869198428
- ISBN
- 9781869198428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.45
€ 20.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038. 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869194109
- ISBN
- 9781869194109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.51
€ 25.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 746. 324 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869196929
- ISBN
- 9781869196929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.50
€ 24.99
€ 21.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Kester, Lisa; Gottlieb, Daphne. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593762902
- ISBN
- 9781593762902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. My True Story. 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844542376
- ISBN
- 9781844542376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Adeline Harris grew up in surroundings steeped in religion, from the beloved ayah in India who told her stories of Jesus wrestling tigers, to the strict father in England who placed a stone under her knee when she said the Rosary. It was no wonder that she always wanted to be a nun and a saint. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1 x 8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274. Clean copy, good to very good some very light shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KST0016880
- ISBN
- 9780007354252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99