True stories
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True stories
Paperback. This volume throws new light on a century-old British murder mystery. Samuel Herbert Dougal was a career criminal whose appetite for sex and money propelled him through scandal after scandal; through the courts, prisons and asylums; and from woman to vulnerable woman. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466293
- ISBN
- 9780752466293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689901
- ISBN
- 9781846689901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; GBC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493000609
- ISBN
- 9781493000609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.18
€ 25.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. The most notorious criminals in recent British history, brought together in one book. A darkly fascinating look at the changing face of crime. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445639246
- ISBN
- 9781445639246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. An insider's view of Japan's underworld of organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330679
- ISBN
- 9781780330679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes, from the unconditional love of a parent to a child, to the passionate, all-embracing love felt for a partner. The rich, famous and the funny have joined together to create this treasury of tales about the things they have done for love. Num Pages: 255 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BT; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KLN0014040
- ISBN
- 9781857825329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Linden Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941936859
- ISBN
- 9780941936859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.13
€ 24.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. 'Gripping and inspiring - like the man himself!' Bear Grylls Num Pages: 256 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472113047
- ISBN
- 9781472113047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453378
- ISBN
- 9780752453378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Dark and foggy Victorian streets, the murderous madman, we all think we know the realities of Victorian crime. This title recounts the murders, by knife and poison. It takes the readers into less familiar parts of Victorian life, uncovering the wicked, the vengeful, the foolish and the hopeless amongst the criminal world of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452807
- ISBN
- 9780752452807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Paddy Monaghan has an extraordinary story to tell. This remarkable autobiography gives a unique insight into Paddy's world of violence - a world he only ever entered in order to provide for his beloved wife and children. With Foreword by Muhammad Ali Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782194255
- ISBN
- 9781782194255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. The Dark Side of Rome in the 1950s. 416 pages, ill. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847676559
- ISBN
- 9781847676559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Over the years the high walls of London's Pentonville Prison have contained some of the most infamous criminals. . Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949507
- ISBN
- 9780750949507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Explores life in the Victorian police force from the time of Jack the Ripper, from training to discovering a murder. Num Pages: 288 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655208
- ISBN
- 9781445655208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 170 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Folklore Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864299
- ISBN
- 9781894864299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs organisation, a shadowy network stretching from the freezing, fog-banks of the Mersey to the glittering marinas of Marbella, from the coffee shops of Amsterdam to the trading floors of Canary Wharf. This title tells about this organisation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576152
- ISBN
- 9781780576152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. This is the story of an atrocity on Achill Island in the west of Ireland in 1894. An English landowner, Agnes McDonnell, was brutally attacked and her home - Valley House - burnt. Agnes survived but was so disfigured she wore a veil in public for the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891470
- ISBN
- 9781848891470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156929
- ISBN
- 9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It's sink or swim. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; BM; BTH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552174145
- ISBN
- 9780552174145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. A story of passion and betrayal, about the man who brought Cosa Nostra back from the brink of disaster Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- JOHN MURRAY
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719568596
- ISBN
- 9780719568596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392329
- ISBN
- 9780888392329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
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€ 14.04
Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751555943
- ISBN
- 9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848401334
- ISBN
- 9781848401334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51