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True stories

Hardback. A insider's account of Japanese labour management. Within the framework of a quasi-mystery, the novel describes department store sales strategies, the manipulations of administrators and their psychological impact on the sales staff. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BT; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819193049
ISBN
9780819193049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694483
ISBN
9781894694483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. 1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth. Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers. The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099574521
ISBN
9780099574521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781506345444
ISBN
9781506345444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.39

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
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881952
ISBN
9781633881952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.08

paperback. A comprehensive account of London's celebrated East End killer, revised and updated. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Robinson
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841193977
ISBN
9781841193977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. A must have book for Jack the Ripper historians - the first collection of its kind, including a previously unpublished image of Elizabeth Stride. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848687844
ISBN
9781848687844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9781447275268
ISBN
9781447275268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888447
ISBN
9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Citadel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780806538419
ISBN
9780806538419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. This work gives an insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963392
ISBN
9781845963392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Offers an account of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's four-year hunt to bring down Tommy 'Karate' Pitera, a drug-dealing, murderous capo in the Bonanno crime family. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845965884
ISBN
9781845965884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078958
ISBN
9780252078958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. "Gripping, intense.. Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air]."-Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JMC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton
Condition
New
SKU
9780393345414
ISBN
9780393345414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Milo Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854297
ISBN
9781903854297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Trade edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425196403
ISBN
9780425196403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WSBX; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Pavilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910232958
ISBN
9781910232958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. On 8th May 1902, Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. This work presents the story of the destruction of a town in Martinique by an erupting volcano, a man who survived it, and a history of the island itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; 3JJC; BT; HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KNH0011435
ISBN
9780747568438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. On 8th May 1902, Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. This work presents the story of the destruction of a town in Martinique by an erupting volcano, a man who survived it, and a history of the island itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; 3JJC; BT; HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNH0011434
ISBN
9780747568438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country. It was a strange and stubborn case. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554677
ISBN
9780099554677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003333
ISBN
9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0007987
ISBN
9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920663790
ISBN
9780920663790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

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