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True stories
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 270 x 32. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911274100
- ISBN
- 9781911274100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world. Series: Voice of Witness. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPV; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786632241
- ISBN
- 9781786632241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. A true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop. It also traces Los Intocables struggle with the Guatemalan authorities, revealing the involvement of youth gangs, political corruption and organised crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871953
- ISBN
- 9781848871953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. From the violent anger the author suffered at the hands of his mother and father, to the continuous torments at school; from the way in which he coped with rejection from people he trusted, to suffering from bulimia and a wish to take his own life, he succeeded in making a better life for himself. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140. Some shelf wear, but remains very good. Paper label to spine
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KTJ0006573
- ISBN
- 9780141014623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents a story of the charismatic Chris Gardner - a once homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages colour photos. BIC Classification: BGBA; BTP; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Amistad
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060744878
- ISBN
- 9780060744878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Fact proves far stranger than fiction in this collection of real-life crimes, scandals, tragedies and murders which either influenced the works of the world's most popular mystery writer or affected the lives of many famous personalities involved in her long and brilliant career. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455396
- ISBN
- 9780752455396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.53
€ 13.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. A follow-up to "Bristol Murders" that brings together true-life historical murders that shocked not only the city but made headline news throughout the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456171
- ISBN
- 9780752456171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- BLACK & WHITE PUBLIS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845020552
- ISBN
- 9781845020552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412613
- ISBN
- 9781770412613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.21
€ 19.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Features the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Norfolk's history. The cases covered here record the county's crimes, as well as famous murders that gripped not just Norfolk but the whole nation. This is an examination of the darker side of the county's past. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943666
- ISBN
- 9780750943666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. A former senior mujahidin fighter teams up with an ex-counter terrorism analyst in this remarkable account from the frontlines of the jihad Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044202
- ISBN
- 9781849044202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a cop who went undercover inside the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Edinburgh
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847673497
- ISBN
- 9781847673497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021528
- ISBN
- 9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp colour + maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJPR; BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962589
- ISBN
- 9780340962589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010203
- ISBN
- 9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Hardback. The criminal lives of 100 Victorian convicts based on the official records of the police and prison authorities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823730
- ISBN
- 9781473823730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855753
- ISBN
- 9781611855753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444710502
- ISBN
- 9781444710502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717172474
- ISBN
- 9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752467504
- ISBN
- 9780752467504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327218
- ISBN
- 9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330392266
- ISBN
- 9780330392266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33