True stories
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True stories
Paperback. In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: BT; WSB; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393308655
- ISBN
- 9780393308655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.58
€ 19.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911274360
- ISBN
- 9781911274360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.77
€ 20.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. Eddie Maher used to spend every day guarding big bags of someone else's cash. He'd always dreamed about the big house and the sporty car, and working for Securicor wasn't getting him anywhere fast. But all that was to change. In 60 seconds, he grabbed GBP1.2M. This is the true story of the cheekiest heist ever. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782197478
- ISBN
- 9781782197478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJC; BT; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880023
- ISBN
- 9781589880023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.27
€ 24.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Cauvin-Higgins, Catherine. Num Pages: 446 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- AmazonCrossing
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 446
- SKU
- V9781611090260
- ISBN
- 9781611090260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BTH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486470146
- ISBN
- 9780486470146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.42
€ 11.99
€ 10.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569765456
- ISBN
- 9781569765456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.96
€ 20.99
€ 20.96
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021883
- ISBN
- 9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038464
- ISBN
- 9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978340940
- ISBN
- 9780978340940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579588
- ISBN
- 9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330392266
- ISBN
- 9780330392266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Reeve, N. H. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854113733
- ISBN
- 9781854113733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. The latest title in Amberley's new series of Eyewitness Accounts bringing history, warfare, disaster, travel and exploration to life, written by people who could say, 'I was there!' Series: Eyewitness Accounts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BM; BT; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445641973
- ISBN
- 9781445641973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.48
€ 14.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Tells the story of a teenager with no hopes who joined the army at sixteen and went on to become one of the most successful counter-terrorism operators in the world. Num Pages: 496 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: BTM; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552157599
- ISBN
- 9780552157599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.00
€ 18.99
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Narrates author's experience of becoming a parent as part of a lesbian couple - from meeting her partner and the questions they ask about their readiness to become parents, to the practical considerations of choosing a sperm donor. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4862 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804010795
- ISBN
- 9780804010795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JF; JKVP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 214 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608465873
- ISBN
- 9781608465873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.50
€ 24.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; BTC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509824328
- ISBN
- 9781509824328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928926
- ISBN
- 9781869928926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino set out to destroy the Mafia. In 1992, aware that the magistrates didn't have the support of the Italian government, the Mafia assassinated them. The public outcry demanded their work was completed, which led to the toppling of crucial political alliances. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594918
- ISBN
- 9780099594918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. In this title, the chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BM; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575391
- ISBN
- 9781780575391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Originally published by Hammond World Atlas in 2009. Num Pages: 192 pages, Color photos throughout, color illustrations throughout, B&W photos throughout,. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144566
- ISBN
- 9781629144566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.24
€ 18.24
Paperback. The true story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century: how Christiaan Barnard managed the first heart transplant Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BT; MNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471135347
- ISBN
- 9781471135347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95