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True stories

Paperback. The heart-warming true story of a little boy and the cat that changed his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRA0011507
ISBN
9780007382743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds. Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 248 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857885835
ISBN
9781857885835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0020001
ISBN
9780008142797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. If you lived on the notorious Canterbury Estate in the '40s and '50s, then you knew there was one man you did not want to cross: Charlie Hudson. A solitary man, feared and respected by the gangsters of the time, Charlie was a boxer who never lost a fight, in or out of the ring - the most infamous of The Canterbury Warriors. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009183
ISBN
9780007542260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786763
ISBN
9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Disinformation Company United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932857856
ISBN
9781932857856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.75

Hardback. Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; BTC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252059
ISBN
9781442252059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799550
ISBN
9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Karen Darke was on a rock-climbing expedition on sea cliffs in Scotland. She fell, and was paralysed. This is Karen's story about coming to terms with her lost of movement from the chest down and regaining the will to live. It is also about the borderline between body and spirit. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJD; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047888
ISBN
9781905047888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Kat Ward was the first victim to speak out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Jimmy Savile. Her book is a unique, harrowing and immensely moving perspective on one of the biggest news stories of the last decade. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014640
ISBN
9781786060297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The fascinating story of the first ever railway murder Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123592
ISBN
9780349123592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight: 202.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844544240
ISBN
9781844544240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Meet the hardest men in Britain - minders, villains, gangsters, bodyguards, SAS hitmen, murderers and terrorists. In this awesome follow up to the hugely successful Hard Bastards and Hard Bastards 2, Kate Kray, who was married to Ronnie Kray, gets the answers to questions nobody else would dare to ask. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 colour photos, b&w prints. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370. 8vo. Standard paperback edition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0300109
ISBN
9781844540983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Kate Kray wrote Pretty Boy, she interviewed scores of people. Almost without exception, as she was leaving, they would say to her, 'I'll tell you something about Roy - but don't tell him I told you.. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781844540884
ISBN
9781844540884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJP; 3JM; BTC; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307363145
ISBN
9780307363145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Kate Monro's intimate survey of how we've lost our virginity over the past 80 years Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848314023
ISBN
9781848314023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. A groundbreaking and very personal insight into modern sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848312401
ISBN
9781848312401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851166
ISBN
9781408851166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006743
ISBN
9780747596486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 230ill. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 253 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Feral House
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915293
ISBN
9780922915293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712679954
ISBN
9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. In FBI terms, leaders who pick up their own brass casings at the firing range are more effective than those who expect someone else to do it for them. To those at the bureau, this small action speaks louder than words and is largely indicative of a person's overall management style. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 341 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976831
ISBN
9781597976831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by their carers in a cruel convent in Ireland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0002251
ISBN
9780007532285
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler jails. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857382696
ISBN
9780857382696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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