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True stories
Hardback. From the Royal Wedding to the London riots, Merlin's brave exploits for the Met as a top police horse have earned him celebrity status. Featuring in-depth interviews with officers who work with Merlin day-to-day, this book delves into the surprising history of British police horses and how they are a key part of law enforcement around the world. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782194651
- ISBN
- 9781782194651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. In the summer of 1969, as Apollo 11 was blasting off to the moon, two teenage twin brothers, with only three years' mountaineering experience, set off to climb one of the highest rock faces in Europe. This title offers a true account from Gordon Stainforth of a near-death experience on a mountain in Norway in 1969. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps/diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298. An Adventure That Went Wrong. 224 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps/diagrams. In the summer of 1969, as Apollo 11 was blasting off to the moon, two teenage twin brothers, with only three years' mountaineering experience, set off to climb one of the highest rock faces in Europe. This title offers a true account from Gordon Stainforth of a near-death experience on a mountain in Norway in 1969. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; BTP; WSZG. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Golden Arrow Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957054301
- ISBN
- 9780957054301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961813
- ISBN
- 9780750961813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Over the Easter weekend in 2015, a gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Nigel Cawthorne digs deep to question the motives and methods behind diamond theft. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784189785
- ISBN
- 9781784189785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Of all the millions of words written in anger or certainty regarding arguably the greatest murder mystery of all time, the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, one testimony remains glaringly absent. Num Pages: 356 pages. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746372
- ISBN
- 9781901746372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. In December 1968 two girls - Mary Bell, eleven, and Norma Bell, thirteen - stood before a criminal court in Newcastle, accused of strangling, within a six-week period, Martin Brown, four years old, and Brian Howe, three. Norma was acquitted. Mary Bell was found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder and was sentenced to 'detention' for life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712662970
- ISBN
- 9780712662970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Heart-pounding real-life tales from the military's most experienced snipers, the best of the best snipers in action today. Gunfights, long distance shots, stalking, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599218557
- ISBN
- 9781599218557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.94
€ 18.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. * Inside the financial crisis as the bankers themseves rode the boom and fell with the crash, from the first UK journalist to predict it * Updated for this edition Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JFFX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121895
- ISBN
- 9780349121895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. On May 26, 1889, four thousand mourners proceeded down Michigan Avenue, followed by a crowd forty thousand strong, in a howl of protest at what commentators called one of the ghastliest and most curious crimes in civilized history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226248950
- ISBN
- 9780226248950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. Searching the archives of the university, the Public Record Office, the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies, this work collects more than 100 accounts that paint a picture of Oxford's seedier side. Using court records and newspaper accounts, it brings together crime stories dating from 1750 to 1920, including: infamous murders, hangings, and more. Num Pages: 160 pages, 50 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750938204
- ISBN
- 9780750938204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788415
- ISBN
- 9780762788415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.45
€ 20.99
€ 19.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762782994
- ISBN
- 9780762782994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.96
€ 31.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages b&w photograph section. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579731
- ISBN
- 9780907579731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando. 176 pages, 32 illustrations (19 in colour). British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445606200
- ISBN
- 9781445606200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Emedal Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993340604
- ISBN
- 9780993340604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. A spell-binding account of an appalling miscarriage of justice. Num Pages: 507 pages, Illustrations, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 490
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380801
- ISBN
- 9781904380801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.58
€ 28.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396426
- ISBN
- 9780888396426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; BTC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509824328
- ISBN
- 9781509824328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062346896
- ISBN
- 9780062346896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. On 23 Jun 2011 the convicted double-murderer Levi Bellfield was found guilty of the murder of 13-year-old school girl Milly Dowler. Milly disappeared on her way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey in 2002. Six months later her body was discovered many miles away. A police investigation, the manhunt in Surrey's history, got nowhere. Num Pages: 336 pages, Full colour eight page photo inset. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952818
- ISBN
- 9780241952818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WSBX; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Portico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910232965
- ISBN
- 9781910232965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. One of the most investigated serial killers in history (1953, 1983 and 2015) Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 273 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473872257
- ISBN
- 9781473872257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Meet the DeMeo gang - the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They were a small-time Brooklyn corner crew who, headed by the notorious Roy DeMeo, became the hitmen of choice for the Gambino family. Killing for profit and pleasure, they were ultimately feared by everyone - even the Mafia bosses they worked for. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941123
- ISBN
- 9780091941123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJPK; BTP; JFFC; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784612757
- ISBN
- 9781784612757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29