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Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445623
- ISBN
- 9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962971
- ISBN
- 9780750962971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. This fascinating history covers all varieties of crime on the railways and how it has changed over the years, from assaults and robberies, to theft, murder, vandalism, football and crowd activity, suicide on the line, fraud and white collar crime, and also looks at the use of railway crime in film and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982696
- ISBN
- 9780750982696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BM; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409146636
- ISBN
- 9781409146636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909914315
- ISBN
- 9781909914315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046815
- ISBN
- 9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Dave Courtney has been a legend in criminal circles in South London since the days of the Krays. This autobiography details his shady and immoral past, his time in jail, and why he's decided it's time to get out of the business. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 26. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753504628
- ISBN
- 9780753504628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Previously published as Becky, this is the heartbreaking story behind the murder of 16-year-old Bristol schoolgirl Becky Watts, a crime that shocked the nation and tore a family in two. Num Pages: 304 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008179618
- ISBN
- 9780008179618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846486
- ISBN
- 9781634846486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.80€ 151.19
€ 200.80
€ 151.19
Paperback. Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- First Plume Printing
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091895822
- ISBN
- 9780091895822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545883
- ISBN
- 9780751545883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. A fascinating insight into life aboard a British Naval submarine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp of colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545937
- ISBN
- 9780751545937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
Paperback. Their names are those that have gone down in history and their stories are tales of bravery that should never be forgotten. They are the men and women who have made Ireland great and whose acts of heroism have reverberated throughout the world. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; BTP; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844548828
- ISBN
- 9781844548828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperBusiness
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060747701
- ISBN
- 9780060747701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Presents an informative round-up of some of the strangest, most bloodthirsty, despicable and comical crimes that took place in and around Liverpool from the Victorian era up to the mid-twentieth century. This text is supported by seventy-five illustrations and of interest to those who have an interest in the darker side of the city's history. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947497
- ISBN
- 9780750947497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. An entertaining quick-fire round up of Liverpool's most shocking, gruesome and unusual events over the years. Num Pages: 96 pages, 91. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445646947
- ISBN
- 9781445646947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. A collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. It sheds light on local causes celebres. It is suitable for those who have an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944069
- ISBN
- 9780750944069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447210986
- ISBN
- 9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. The philosophical genealogy of a remarkable antagonist: the pirate, the key to the contemporary paradigm of the universal foe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951948
- ISBN
- 9781890951948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Cannibalism is one of the oldest and deepest seated taboos. This work provides a lively and easily digestible account from the earliest incidents through to the modern day. It includes ritual cannibalism in primitive societies; cases in mythology, literature and fairy tales and contemporary figures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 illusrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943734
- ISBN
- 9780750943734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61