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True stories

Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211323
ISBN
9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978340957
ISBN
9780978340957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620. Valley Veterans Remember World War II. 243 pages, b/w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 21. Weight: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Craven Street Books
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933502083
ISBN
9781933502083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tafelberg Publishers Ltd South Africa
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780624040682
ISBN
9780624040682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BJ; BT; JFFE3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Human & Rousseau (Pty) Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780798171304
ISBN
9780798171304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Veteran crime writers Pacholik and Pruden are back with more true tales of tangled plots, foul deeds and conniving cons in the heart of the Canadian prairies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772328
ISBN
9780889772328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 37. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772861
ISBN
9780889772861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773004
ISBN
9780889773004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Forty crimes of betrayal, greed, and desperation. Forty crimes that shed light on our shared past, and our lives today. Award-winning writer Paul Willcocks takes a sharp, fresh look at legendary crimes and criminals and the way they reflect our history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773486
ISBN
9780889773486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. "A story of courage and boundless compassion." - Stephen Reid In "Human on the Inside," Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into "The Max," one of Canada s most notorious and violent prisons, introducing us to a menacing yet vibrant subculture of inmates, guards, and staff." Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773769
ISBN
9780889773769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Flicking Lizard Ltd
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955953118
ISBN
9780955953118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. 256 pages, illustrations. Police spokesperson and former TV journalist McIntosh Polela has been on our screens for many years. But behind his seemingly unfazed demeanour, a troubled past haunts him. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BT; JFFE. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431401604
ISBN
9781431401604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Falling madly in love, even when you know that by loving you risk all you have..it could happen to anyone. The Au Pair bravely goes where no other book has gone, and tells the story which so many women have experienced, with complete honesty. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099081
ISBN
9781770099081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038. 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869194109
ISBN
9781869194109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 746. 324 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869196929
ISBN
9781869196929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798. Knew the Words But Not the Music. 528 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 31. Weight: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869197735
ISBN
9781869197735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558019
ISBN
9781904558019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.43
€ 46.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905847617
ISBN
9781905847617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

paperback. The Mail and Guardian bedside book once again selects the best of the paper's features over the last year to bring you an unparalleled snapshot of South Africa (and Africa) in cross-section. Editor(s): de Waal, Shaun. BIC Classification: BT; D; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jacana Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919931838
ISBN
9781919931838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

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

mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887433
ISBN
9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974882
ISBN
9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Paperback. Aged seven, Scannella's world turns upside down when he is uprooted from his English home, and sent to the heartland of the Cosa Nostra. He forgets that he ever spoke English and survives by the his wit and his fists, adopting the machismo ways of his elders. Every day is a fight for survival, gang violence is the norm, and the Mafia rules. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Medina Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339279
ISBN
9781909339279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

unknown_binding. K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold. How many will make it down alive? Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp colour inset. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141044064
ISBN
9780141044064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.03

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