True stories
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True stories
Paperback. Violently gang-raped when she was thirteen years old, and raped three more times before the age of eighteen, Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will. BIC Classification: BT; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062765
- ISBN
- 9781786062765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Unearths the audacious charade which enabled the earl to elude the long arm of the law until he was discovered by freak chance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour 8pl. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576. Fine clean copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0003451
- ISBN
- 9781844540105
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 18.99€ 15.94
€ 18.99
€ 15.94
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€ 22.00
€ 26.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780786034994
- ISBN
- 9780786034994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.11
€ 10.11
Paperback. This volume throws new light on a century-old British murder mystery. Samuel Herbert Dougal was a career criminal whose appetite for sex and money propelled him through scandal after scandal; through the courts, prisons and asylums; and from woman to vulnerable woman. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466293
- ISBN
- 9780752466293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Grolier, M. S. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333815
- ISBN
- 9781590333815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.04€ 72.25
€ 94.04
€ 72.25
Paperback. Jack the Ripper's brutal murders have left an ineradicable stain on the gloomy streets of Whitechapel and surrounding area. This title features cases of Henry Wainwright, tried in 1875 for the murder and dismemberment of his mistress, Harriet Lane; Polish-born Israel Lipski, charged with the murder of fellow lodger Miriam Angel in 1887; and, more. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455495
- ISBN
- 9780752455495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.52
€ 15.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. From cases as famous as the execution of Andrew Hardie and John Baird for high treason in 1820, to little-known crimes such as that of eighty-four-year old Allan Mair, hung for the murder of his eighty-five-year old wife, Mary, in 1843, this book sheds light on Stirling's criminal history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752462721
- ISBN
- 9780752462721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. This personal memoir tells the story of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a nurse. The story plunges the reader into the bloodiest aspects of the war itself, then continues after the end of the war as the author attempts to regain the love of her family. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press Boston
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492981
- ISBN
- 9781558492981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.53
€ 39.53
paperback. Lyn worked as a prostitute. Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover, Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores lived. She denounced him to the police. Cullen was given a life sentence and an 18-year sentence. He has applied for temporary release, but authorities refused it. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855942073
- ISBN
- 9781855942073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.56
€ 13.99
€ 13.56
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. In the middle of one of the worst civil wars in Syria's history, the author crossed a heavily guarded border to save her six-year-old daughter from the father who had callously snatched her from her home in Cyprus. The journey they made was a harrowing ordeal. Yet miraculously they both survived. This book offers her account of events. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575919
- ISBN
- 9781780575919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Inspirational stories and life lessons from the Olympic athlete and war hero Louis Zamperini. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349406473
- ISBN
- 9780349406473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Presents the story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780099628712
- ISBN
- 9780099628712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. An account of how the author and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father, a powerful man who tempered his rage with affection. To a young boy he was a man to both love and fear - until Carcaterra learned something which changed his life for ever: his father was a murderer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KRF0038221
- ISBN
- 9780099257073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Tuttle Classics of Asian Literature S. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; BT; FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804834674
- ISBN
- 9780804834674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.63
€ 33.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Translator(s): Brewitt-Taylor, C.H. Series: Tuttle Classics of Asian Literature S. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; BT; FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804834681
- ISBN
- 9780804834681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.28
€ 33.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BT; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897453100
- ISBN
- 9781897453100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978340902
- ISBN
- 9780978340902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08