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Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503944213
ISBN
9781503944213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. The strange and terrible story of Alfred Packer, alleged man-eater and legend of 19th-century America's Western frontier. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781857403
ISBN
9781781857403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560722670
ISBN
9781560722670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BTC; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852399
ISBN
9780930852399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. In 1992, behind the barbed wire fence of a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, Thomas Quick confessed to the murder of an eleven-year-old boy who had been missing for twelve years. Over the next nine years, Quick confessed to more than thirty unsolved murders, revealing he had maimed, raped and eaten the remains of his victims. Translator(s): Koch, Henning. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782110705
ISBN
9781782110705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

paperback. Paperback edition of Amberley's bestselling title of 2012. Collects together unabridged, all the major substantial first-hand accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. Num Pages: 512 pages, 135 Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445614434
ISBN
9781445614434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. When a bomb blast buried Corporal Hannah Campbell alive while she was serving in Iraq it was the start of an incredible journey of self-discovery. Hannah's story is one of true heroism and triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversity. But simply it's also a story about how a mother's love for her children can conquer all. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784184247
ISBN
9781784184247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809332625
ISBN
9780809332625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr Hampton Sides follows in Ray's footsteps as he escapes from prison. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BTC; HBJK; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
9780718192068
ISBN
9780718192068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.45

paperback. Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, two well-educated Jewish boys from wealthy South Side families were notorious. Revealing secret testimony, this book separates fact from myth as it unravels the crime, the investigation, and the trial, in which they were defended by the era's famous attorney, Clarence Darrow. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2ABM; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068294
ISBN
9780252068294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KAK0006760
ISBN
9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 2ABM; BTC; HBTS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556524479
ISBN
9781556524479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Bestsellers Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate one of the century's most puzzling disappearances and a father who killed his sons. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 105 x 30. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781250066688
ISBN
9781250066688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735206
ISBN
9781613735206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. The news story of the year: an explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BT; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862788438
ISBN
9780862788438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. This title reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPR; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576411
ISBN
9781780576411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. The first gangster to fall foul of Grimes's change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. This work reveals the secrets behind one of the controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8insert(some colour ). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840189254
ISBN
9781840189254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. This work also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845961787
ISBN
9781845961787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs gang, a global corporation employing thousands of criminals and flooding Britain with cocaine and heroin. This book reveals how the brutal assassination of drug baron Colin 'King Cocaine' Smith in 2007 by a group of young bucks triggered the rise of the foot soldier. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576763
ISBN
9781780576763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs organisation, a shadowy network stretching from the freezing, fog-banks of the Mersey to the glittering marinas of Marbella, from the coffee shops of Amsterdam to the trading floors of Canary Wharf. This title tells about this organisation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576152
ISBN
9781780576152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Compelling true-life stories about mariners' dreadful experiences at sea during the heyday of deep-sea commercial sail. Recounted mainly as original narratives compiled from the Casualties columns and pages of Lloyd's List. A wealth of fascinating topics including strandings, mutiny, murder, messages in a bottle and seaquakes. Num Pages: 480 pages, liberally illustrated with engravings, maps and photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849950893
ISBN
9781849950893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.31

unknown_binding. K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold. How many will make it down alive? Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp colour inset. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141044064
ISBN
9780141044064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509810482
ISBN
9781509810482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752859026
ISBN
9780752859026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

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