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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942094203
ISBN
9781942094203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. It explores the question: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608240
ISBN
9780815608240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954913731
ISBN
9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. Classic stories about the adventurers who explored and settled the West. Editor(s): Underwood, Lamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592284238
ISBN
9781592284238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. Presents an expose of the CIA in which the author accuses the organization of using brutal tactics to maintain security during the Cold War, including sabotaging the Eisenhower-Khrushchev talks and assassinating President Kennedy to keep the United States in Vietnam. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082840
ISBN
9781616082840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394774
ISBN
9780888394774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Tells the story of Michael Thomas, a seemingly ordinary man who was born in Minnesota and who is now working in Los Angeles. This book represents the American icon of normalcy - and discontent. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HRQM2; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Hay House
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1998 2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561705528
ISBN
9781561705528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Award-winning journalist Kris Hollington investigates sex trafficking in the UK, in the light of the Rochdale scandal. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471114557
ISBN
9781471114557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Cauvin-Higgins, Catherine. Num Pages: 446 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AmazonCrossing
Condition
New
Number of pages
446
SKU
V9781611090260
ISBN
9781611090260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Papazoglou, Konstantinos. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP; JKSW1; MQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536100488
ISBN
9781536100488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.28
€ 88.07

Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052789
ISBN
9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.73

paperback. In November 1940 the body of Moll McCarthy, an unmarried mother of seven, was found in a field in Tipperary. She had been shot. The man who reported the discovery was her neighbour Harry Gleeson. Within three months, he was convicted by an all-male jury. Within five months, he was hanged. But he was innocent, the victim of a local conspiracy. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892460
ISBN
9781848892460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. New and updated, the paperback edition of the bestselling true story of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, told with heart-rending honesty by Holly's father Kevin. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour photographs, 2 x b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JMC; BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340897911
ISBN
9780340897911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. An exploration of murders in Northamptonshire from 1852 to 1952. A chapter is devoted to each murder featured. Kevin Turton covers not only the events and subsequent investigation but also the trial of the killer and public reaction to the crime. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 172 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750933292
ISBN
9780750933292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. In 1826, 'resurrection men' stole thirty bodies from the graveyard of St Mary's Church in Nottingham to sell to unscrupulous medical establishments in London. In 1908, Mansfield tattoist Arthur Scott attacked a customer who refused to pay his bill. Scott tracked his quarry down after two days and in his attempt to shoot him, was caught by police. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455938
ISBN
9780752455938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. What is it like to kill? What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what's right? What can you never forget? The author asks the difficult questions of these combatants, many of whom he first met while in Afghanistan and Iraq and others he sought out from different wars. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061990526
ISBN
9780061990526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sphere
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Export ed
SKU
KNW0007747
ISBN
9781847443182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the violent anger the author suffered at the hands of his mother and father, to the continuous torments at school; from the way in which he coped with rejection from people he trusted, to suffering from bulimia and a wish to take his own life, he succeeded in making a better life for himself. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140. Some shelf wear, but remains very good. Paper label to spine
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin London
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTJ0006573
ISBN
9780141014623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828304
ISBN
9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843305
ISBN
9781509843305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Hardcover. This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393087727
ISBN
9780393087727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.43

Hardcover. At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239287
ISBN
9780393239287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. A new perspective on the murder that has captured America's imagination for over a half-century-"gripping" (New York Times Book Review). Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350579
ISBN
9780393350579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.72

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
W&N
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753807576
ISBN
9780753807576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.73

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