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True stories
Paperback. Stylish and dark, the BBC series the 'Peaky Blinders' is set in the backstreets of Birmingham after the First World War and tells of the rise to power of Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang. Yet the real stories behind these fictional characters are just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the TV series. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 47 - mono illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858585307
- ISBN
- 9781858585307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.69
€ 19.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854945
- ISBN
- 9781903854945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Colleen Stan was a sweet-natured 20-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to southern California. Seven years later, she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and chilling crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780352325617
- ISBN
- 9780352325617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.71
€ 23.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266. 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 266.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844547692
- ISBN
- 9781844547692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Carlton Leach is a man to be reckoned with: make a friend of Carlton and you have an ally for life; cross him at your peril. Here he presents his life as a key member of the dreaded Essex Boys gang which ran riot in the eighties and nineties, sparking a savage drugs war. Num Pages: 277 pages, 16pp monographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204. 277 pages, 16pp monographs. Carlton Leach is a man to be reckoned with: make a friend of Carlton and you have an ally for life; cross him at your peril. Here he presents his life as a key member of the dreaded Essex Boys gang which ran riot in the eighties and nineties, sparking a savage drugs war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight: 204.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904034483
- ISBN
- 9781904034483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. This book is a fast-paced collection of 17 true crime stories from the award-winning The Dallas Observer. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556229770
- ISBN
- 9781556229770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.20
€ 19.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. In this title, the chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BM; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575391
- ISBN
- 9781780575391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. On a June night in 1959, Betty O'Malley died from lymphatic cancer, leaving behind an alcoholic husband and eight shell-shocked children - seven sons and one daughter, ranging in age from two to fifteen years. The daughter, Carole, was thirteen at the time. Here, she recalls the chaotic course of her family life over the next four years. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495890
- ISBN
- 9781558495890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.49
€ 36.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854846
- ISBN
- 9781903854846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Norma, Caroline; Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742199863
- ISBN
- 9781742199863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. When Caroline Roberts accepted a job at 25 Cromwell Street, the infamous address of Fred and Rose West, she was only 16. Realising that there was something very malevolent about the couple, she left their employment soon after. A month later she was abducted by the Wests and suffered violent sexual abuse at their hands. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843589525
- ISBN
- 9781843589525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
€ 15.99
€ 15.24
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854247247
- ISBN
- 9781854247247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Old Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRA0009107
- ISBN
- 9781905847211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847617
- ISBN
- 9781905847617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Hardback. Gangs are expanding, evolving, and posing an increasing threat to communities nationwide. This could be due in part to the increased number of gang members with military training. This book explores how military veterans are becoming increasingly involved in street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic extremist groups. Num Pages: 292 pages, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442275164
- ISBN
- 9781442275164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.18
€ 51.99
€ 49.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 20 b/w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515894
- ISBN
- 9780873515894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725881
- ISBN
- 9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.03
€ 23.99
€ 21.03
Hardback. Before Whitey Bulger's bloody reign, before the Boston FBI was torn apart by indictments and revelations of corruption-there was Joe "The Animal" Barboza Num Pages: 274 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555538224
- ISBN
- 9781555538224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.41
€ 29.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. 'I'm so sorry, Casey,' my link worker John said, sounding weary. 'I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.' Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008142643
- ISBN
- 9780008142643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.56
€ 15.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062536
- ISBN
- 9781786062536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99