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True stories
Paperback. In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde, and twenty-one years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever. That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502555
- ISBN
- 9780099502555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The crimes of Jack the Ripper have gone down in history as some of the most brutal and violent ever committed. Providing detailed analysis of the attacks and the investigation, this book also considers acts committed before and after that could also have been the work of the same person. Num Pages: 128 pages, 86 specially-commissioned & archive photographs, 1 full-colour area map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780095073
- ISBN
- 9781780095073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.18
€ 27.99
€ 22.18
hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566636056
- ISBN
- 9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781493023240
- ISBN
- 9781493023240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.36
€ 21.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BT; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007435852
- ISBN
- 9780007435852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082277
- ISBN
- 9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.64
€ 27.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. An evocative retelling ot two sensational crimes that rocked Victorian London. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217568
- ISBN
- 9780812217568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632203199
- ISBN
- 9781632203199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.77
€ 18.99
€ 17.77
On the afternoon of August 19, 1997, John Harrigan-owner and publisher of the News and Sentinel newspaper in Colebrook, New Hampshire-arrived at his building to find the woman he loved lying dead in the parking lot. Lawyer Vickie Bunnell had been shot and killed by an itinerant carpenter wielding an assault rifle. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687156
- ISBN
- 9781611687156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926613956
- ISBN
- 9781926613956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974769
- ISBN
- 9781894974769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569762851
- ISBN
- 9781569762851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. The second book from the remarkable Rex Harper, the Cornish-based combination of St Francis of Assisi and The Birdman of Alcatraz, James Herriot and Doctor Dolittle Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0233281
- ISBN
- 9780755318032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The classic autobiography of the Kray twins, Britain's most notorious gangsters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509811427
- ISBN
- 9781509811427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. The lost manuscript of one of London's most notorious gangsters. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751547108
- ISBN
- 9780751547108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The autobiography of the elder Kray twin who delivers his own story concerning the Kray twins' East End childhood, their love for their mother, the development of their formidable position as gangsters and their notorious activities, including the murders of Jack McVitie and George Cornell. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 39. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099878100
- ISBN
- 9780099878100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Unlikely People is a tribute to the unique men and women that give up the shores and take to the seas. After thirty years of sailing aboard Unlikely VII he has met devils and saints, fools and philosophers, and their stories are told with humor and charm in Palley's inimitable style. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574090574
- ISBN
- 9781574090574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.46
€ 18.46
Paperback. Describes the author's three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Combining humour with erudition, this title provides an account of this journey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140276688
- ISBN
- 9780140276688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Part confessional, part drunken-rant-on-the-bus, 'Girl on the Net' guides us through the lessons a thirty-something sex blogger has learned about sex and love. This book explores key sexual issues facing men and women: porn, kink, commitment, the biological clock, why feminist men are hot! And how society dictates how we should conduct and feel in our significant relationships and whether sex and love should really go hand in hand, or whether happiness lies in following your true desire.. Num Pages: 256 pages. .
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910536575
- ISBN
- 9781910536575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307948540
- ISBN
- 9780307948540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06