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True stories
Paperback. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184. My Shocking Journey Through the Savagery of the Modern-Day Middle East. 288 pages. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843583455
- ISBN
- 9781843583455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Truran United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850221265
- ISBN
- 9781850221265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.51
€ 14.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WSBX; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910232958
- ISBN
- 9781910232958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. * The real story of Britain's war in Iraq has never been told - until now .. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTM; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Abacus Software
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123554
- ISBN
- 9780349123554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. An investigation into poverty, corruption, crime and related issues in Britain including drugs and prostitution amongst children. The investigation moves from the slums and ghettos of our cities, to crack houses and brothels, contacts with street gangs and drug dealers uncovering secret rites and a bizarre and cruel world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT; JFMX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583011
- ISBN
- 9780099583011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. The historic city of Lincoln has a history going back to the Romans and a catalogue of crimes to match it. Combining research with photography, this title provides a feast of crime to haunt the imagination of any reader interested in criminal and local history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459219
- ISBN
- 9780752459219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783062508
- ISBN
- 9781783062508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The inside story of the largest digital piracy sting to date. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; TB; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393354331
- ISBN
- 9780393354331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring story of the half-French Violette Szabo. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847422
- ISBN
- 9781848847422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204977
- ISBN
- 9780007204977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Epsom Downs, 3rd May, 1769: a chestnut with a white blaze scorches across the turf towards the finishing post. His four rivals are so far behind him that, in racing terms, they are 'nowhere'. Watching Eclipse is the man who wants to buy him. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; BT; HBJD1; HBLL; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552774420
- ISBN
- 9780552774420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Hardback. On July 22, 2011, a bomb went off outside government buildings in Oslo, Norway, killing eight people and injuring more than two hundred. Less than two hours later, a gunman claimed sixty-nine lives in a shooting spree at a summer camp on the island of Utoya, while terrified and desperate youths tried to hide or swim to the mainland to escape. Translator(s): Leong, Hon Khiam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346687
- ISBN
- 9781612346687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Paperback. This is a collection of over 100 tales of murder, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning, which reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Included are the macabre exploits of the capital's infamous villains - Deacon Brodie, and Burke and Hare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851584567
- ISBN
- 9781851584567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408868997
- ISBN
- 9781408868997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.26
€ 23.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Covers the author's flying career from the finish of World War II until his final appointment as CO of the Naval Test Squadron at Boscombe Down. Mike Crosley became involved with the introduction of Britain's first carrier-borne jet aircraft. The book explains how modern techniques, such as the angled flight deck, were developed and tested. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 mono illustrations in plate section. BIC Classification: BT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153213
- ISBN
- 9781844153213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531203
- ISBN
- 9780006531203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Random House Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307358950
- ISBN
- 9780307358950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.43
€ 18.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. You're from Glasgow. You're in a notorious Texas prison. You're on your own. The true story of the man who became a .. Gang of One. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737929
- ISBN
- 9781444737929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 200 b&w photos, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1418. Flying German Aircraft of World War II. 288 pages, over 200 b&w photos, 35 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; BTH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Dimension: 303 x 216 x 25. Weight: 1404.
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109152
- ISBN
- 9781902109152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.07
€ 46.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062444264
- ISBN
- 9780062444264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. When the Englishman learned that someone was asking about him, he introduced himself to Pearson, who persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary than that of the Krays. Because the Englishman is the only man of non-Italian blood to be admitted to the heart of the Mafia. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457787
- ISBN
- 9780099457787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. A search for the truth about a distant unsolved murder. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846945366
- ISBN
- 9781846945366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046815
- ISBN
- 9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08