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True stories
Paperback. Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007274062
- ISBN
- 9780007274062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.32
€ 14.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. The story you thought you knew was only the beginning Num Pages: 336 pages, with photo insert illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762432288
- ISBN
- 9780762432288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. "Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction wo Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Running Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762423842
- ISBN
- 9780762423842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. A sequel to "Touching the Void", in which the author described a fall in the Himalayas which crippled and almost broke him. This memoir reveals the signposts that have directed him since childhood to measure fear and embrace the unknown. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099380115
- ISBN
- 9780099380115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. During the expedition to Cho Oyu in Tibet, Joe Simpson has an encounter with a party of political refugees fleeing across the Tibetan border. He becomes obsessed with stories of Chinese brutality in the old world Tibet. Oppression abroad makes him see mindless violence in his home town of Sheffield in a new light. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578116
- ISBN
- 9780099578116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally and in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour and 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; DNF; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KKD0001671
- ISBN
- 9780099756118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in Bolivia, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain before his final confrontation with the Eiger, Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, (chiefly colour ) colour maps, portraits, (chiefly colour ). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422433
- ISBN
- 9780099422433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- SKU
- 9780099771012
- ISBN
- 9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.64
€ 14.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062444264
- ISBN
- 9780062444264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596090316
- ISBN
- 9781596090316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.10
€ 18.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the "untouchable" Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St Valentine's Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone's remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620871096
- ISBN
- 9781620871096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.31
€ 16.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928148
- ISBN
- 9781869928148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. BIC Classification: BT; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062796
- ISBN
- 9781786062796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.26
€ 23.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Four years on The New York Times bestseller list Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340992852
- ISBN
- 9780340992852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.47
€ 9.47
Paperback. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Num Pages: 219 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. The True Story of How Two Brothers Invented the Diving Helmet and Sought Sunken Treasure and Fame. 219 pages, Line drawings. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Aquapress
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905492169
- ISBN
- 9781905492169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus). Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGS; BTC; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393290
- ISBN
- 9781782393290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. When John Cuffe entered Mountjoy as a young prison officer in May 1978, he stepped back into Victorian times. He knew nothing about jails, apart from what he had seen in black-and-white films on RTE: 'good' sheriffs and 'bad' hombres. Here, he reveals the raw truth of thirty tough years on the inside. Join him on a vivid, eye-opening journey . Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892996
- ISBN
- 9781848892996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a young girl came to live with a mother and her seven children. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement between Sylvia Likens' parents and Gertrude Baniszewski turned into a crime that would haunt cops, prosecutors, and a community for decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St. Martin's True Crime
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780312946999
- ISBN
- 9780312946999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.20
€ 11.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. From the New York Times Best-Selling Author John Douglas Comes a Story of True Crime That Reads Like Fiction Inside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Jossey Bass
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470325155
- ISBN
- 9780470325155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.07
€ 25.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Functions as a portrait of small-town America emerging from frontier status into the corruption and violence of the Jazz age. This account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career, and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases, had a lasting impact on his community. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252068447
- ISBN
- 9780252068447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. John Follain, who covers Italy for the Sunday Times, tells the definitive inside story of this extraordinary case. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340993095
- ISBN
- 9780340993095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
paperback. The mafia murders that stunned Italy - and the thrilling story of how the killers were brought to justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w 8 page inset section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444714142
- ISBN
- 9781444714142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Surviving the Impossible. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847674203
- ISBN
- 9781847674203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50