True stories
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True stories
Paperback. Compiled from prison documents, ancient papers, and other authentic sources, this book contains the details of the crimes, trials and executions of various murderers, highwaymen, rogues and rebels to swing from the York Tyburn. Taking you on a tour through the executions of the North, it is suitable for those with an interest in criminal history. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455372
- ISBN
- 9780752455372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Examines the stories and subsequent trials behind some of the most infamous cases of British female killers between the early part of the nineteenth century and the 1950s. This book analyses each of these prominent British cases. It includes post-trial material as well as the executions of the offenders. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780750950817
- ISBN
- 9780750950817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. The inside story of the largest digital piracy sting to date. Num Pages: 320 pages, ---. BIC Classification: BTC; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393249545
- ISBN
- 9780393249545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.57
€ 27.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571216529
- ISBN
- 9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350791
- ISBN
- 9780393350791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447210986
- ISBN
- 9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001295
- ISBN
- 9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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. In this text, celebrated drug smuggler Howard Marks has collected together all of the unpublished material sent to him over the years from drug users, traffickers, smugglers, and prisoners - people from all walks of life. Also included are selections from Marks' own collection of drug writing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; DQ; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002061
- ISBN
- 9780099428558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A compelling and revealing exploration of the amazing backgrounds to some of the country's largest drug seizures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KNW0008273
- ISBN
- 9781847171061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A haunting and exquisitely-observed collection of medical vignettes that brilliantly captures the intense drama of the Emergency Room Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001604
- ISBN
- 9781841155494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How does it feel to live and work in the world's most beautiful and luxurious tropical island resort, surrounded by white sandy beaches and aquamarine seas? And how does it feel to be in the lap of luxury when you're thousands of miles from anywhere else? This work takes you behind the scenes at a five-star tropical island resort. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552154635
- ISBN
- 9780552154635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. * The definitive account of a national tragedy: by the journalist who broke the story and the UK's 'Number One Expert on Serial Killing' - with full details of the January 08 trial Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 24, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751540246
- ISBN
- 9780751540246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. * The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked Britain Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751542325
- ISBN
- 9780751542325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. Sophie Morgan is a submissive. An ordinary, successful young woman who in private surrenders her body and mind to a dominant man. Some of these relationships have been loving, others casual, one just cruel. But what happens when she meets the dominant man of her dreams? When they move in together? When life, love and play collide? Series: Diary of a Submissive. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781405912822
- ISBN
- 9781405912822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Hardcover. No one could have imagined that when Rachel Nickell went for a walk on Wimbledon Common with her son, it would have resulted in such an appalling crime. This is the inside story of the case, including letters between the police and the chief suspect. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 763. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005137
- ISBN
- 9781903402511
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Kester, Lisa; Gottlieb, Daphne. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593762902
- ISBN
- 9781593762902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009148
- ISBN
- 9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. How America fell for financier Bernie Madoff's $65 billion investment scam. Num Pages: 312 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827437
- ISBN
- 9780753827437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary illness passed on via a defective gene. There is a fifty per cent chance of inheriting it from a parent and there is yet no cure. Learning to Live with Huntington's Disease is one family's poignant story of coping with the symptoms, the diagnosis and the effects of HD. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104872
- ISBN
- 9781843104872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35