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True stories

Paperback. .
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854921
ISBN
9781903854921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. The untold story of the Pathfinders, one of the most secretive units in the British military. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148500
ISBN
9781409148500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425262511
ISBN
9780425262511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.61

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berkley United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425250518
ISBN
9780425250518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Hardback. From the creator of Yiddish with Dick and Jane andHow to Raise a Jewish Dog comes this barbed and hilarious "cautionary college guide." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JNMN; WH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316465298
ISBN
9780316465298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Steve: Unwanted is a testament to the incredible power there is within all of us to break even the most hardened aspects of our habits and behaviour, and turn our lives around. It is a glimmer of light for anyone touched by addiction. Num Pages: 279 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 289.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780720418
ISBN
9781780720418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509821419
ISBN
9781509821419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Seventeen men, who paid for their crimes on the gallows, have been buried at Crumlin Road Gaol between 1854 and 1961. This is the story of execution in Belfast and of the men who were prepared to take a life; of the men, women and children who were their victims; and the hangmen. Often sad and gruesome, but fascinating true crime stories. Num Pages: 160 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781780730493
ISBN
9781780730493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 7.00

Paperback. James Berry was an ex-policeman who was Britain's hangman from 1884-92, throughout the period of the Whitechapel murders. Stewart Evans here takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the world of Victorian crime and punishment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934084
ISBN
9780750934084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. On July 22, 2011, a bomb went off outside government buildings in Oslo, Norway, killing eight people and injuring more than two hundred. Less than two hours later, a gunman claimed sixty-nine lives in a shooting spree at a summer camp on the island of Utoya, while terrified and desperate youths tried to hide or swim to the mainland to escape. Translator(s): Leong, Hon Khiam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346687
ISBN
9781612346687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardback. The greatest achievement is to still be alive - and what's more, living with purpose to focus on family and personal growth. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BTP; MJD; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. 8vo.Like New copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KEX0295177
ISBN
9781786063892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Discover the shadier side of York's history with this collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes murders, poisonings, poaching, theft, and highway robbery and also details the gruesome punishments that awaited the perpetrators of such crimes. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752474823
ISBN
9780752474823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Scientists speculate they can live for 60 years and grow to a massive 20 feet long. This title deals with great white sharks and the power they have over us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555247
ISBN
9780099555247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Hardback. A remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BTM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328294
ISBN
9780745328294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613307
ISBN
9781926613307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. "[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393326062
ISBN
9780393326062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BT; DSK; JFMP; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970979
ISBN
9781907970979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.75

Paperback. On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home when he was shot and killed in an encounter with a neighborhood watchman. In Rest in Power, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin tell the story of the child they lost, the unresponsiveness of the police, the hostility of the legal system, and the inspiring campaign for justice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTC; JFFE; JFFJ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762572
ISBN
9781909762572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. A true, rare, and haunting story about life inside the deadly Gaza Strip, a refugee's daring escape, and hope. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352218
ISBN
9781785352218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009148
ISBN
9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: BT; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172490
ISBN
9781590172490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613748640
ISBN
9781613748640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs - James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone - the gang dominated the decaying slice of New York City's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s and '80s. This edition tells the story of the Westies with snapshots of the men and women of the Westies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819564
ISBN
9780553819564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613747759
ISBN
9781613747759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

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