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True stories
paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477761
- ISBN
- 9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. "Murder in Lancashire" provides a fascinating insight into policing in the north of England in the 1970s Num Pages: 128 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874181910
- ISBN
- 9781874181910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.75
€ 9.75
Paperback. Bryan McLaughlin faced the challenge of tackling crime on Glasgow's mean streets and throughout Scotland for more than 30 years, finding himself involved with nearly 300 killings. In this book, Bryan McLaughlin lifts the lid on his dealings with notorious godfather Arthur Thompson. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378. Fighting Crime on Scotland's Streets. 288 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. Bryan McLaughlin faced the challenge of tackling crime on Glasgow's mean streets and throughout Scotland for more than 30 years, finding himself involved with nearly 300 killings. In this book, Bryan McLaughlin lifts the lid on his dealings with notorious godfather Arthur Thompson. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; BTC; JKSW1. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 20. Weight: 376.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845024963
- ISBN
- 9781845024963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AP; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473651524
- ISBN
- 9781473651524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.37
€ 16.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 193. 257 pages, Illustrations. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844549573
- ISBN
- 9781844549573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
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€ 9.79
€ 11.99
€ 9.79
Paperback. Bobby Cummines was only 28 when he passed through the grim gates of Parkhurst, Britain's Alcatraz, as a category - A prisoner with a host of crimes to his name. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785035166
- ISBN
- 9781785035166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. The philosophical genealogy of a remarkable antagonist: the pirate, the key to the contemporary paradigm of the universal foe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951948
- ISBN
- 9781890951948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.31
€ 33.99
€ 27.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466378
- ISBN
- 9780752466378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Adeline Harris grew up in surroundings steeped in religion, from the beloved ayah in India who told her stories of Jesus wrestling tigers, to the strict father in England who placed a stone under her knee when she said the Rosary. It was no wonder that she always wanted to be a nun and a saint. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1 x 8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274. Clean copy, good to very good some very light shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KST0016880
- ISBN
- 9780007354252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world's best footballers - and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DVUA; BT; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007356379
- ISBN
- 9780007356379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.83
€ 16.99
€ 12.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Leibrich, Julie. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: BT; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 220 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877133831
- ISBN
- 9781877133831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.64
€ 23.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. This is the untold true story of the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782060833
- ISBN
- 9781782060833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.52
€ 14.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. The story of Sarah Outen's five-year 25,000 mile journey looping the planet by cycling across Europe, Asia, and North America, and canoeing and kayaking across the North Pacific and the North Atlantic. This is her adventure and inner journey, and also a call to action, to redefine your own boundaries, to be courageous, and to dare to d Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSQ; WSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473655287
- ISBN
- 9781473655287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861834082
- ISBN
- 9780861834082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.03
€ 13.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. The story of one man's struggle to achieve his dream, a fast-paced adventure & paean to the power of self-belief. In May 2010 Cdr Dilip Donde earned his place in India's maritime history by becoming the first Indian to complete a solo circumnavigation under sail. The book chronicles Dilip's progress from building the boat to completing the voyage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 colour photos / 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BTP; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909911499
- ISBN
- 9781909911499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.52
€ 14.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. The ill-fated Brave Two Zero mission of the Gulf War has become one of the most notorious episodes in military history. Several accounts of the story have already appeared in books, films and articles, but in this book the author now seeks to set the record straight and honour the memory of his three comrades who were killed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BG; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840189070
- ISBN
- 9781840189070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Open, honest and upbeat, this book gives personal insight into both the ups and downs of an Asperger relationship. Seeking to challenge the bad press that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) get as partners, Sarah and Keith tell their story of how they are making it work - and also how they got it wrong - with disarming frankness and humour. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; MJNA; VFJD; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105404
- ISBN
- 9781843105404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.24
€ 22.24
Paperback. A collection of stories of after-death communication. It demonstrates how contact with the spirit world can be a catalyst in healing grief. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BT; HRQM2; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846941078
- ISBN
- 9781846941078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.43
€ 24.43
Hardback. The strange and terrible story of Alfred Packer, alleged man-eater and legend of 19th-century America's Western frontier. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781857403
- ISBN
- 9781781857403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.29
€ 26.99
€ 18.29