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Hardback. Emotional, moving, and powerful, Every Last Tie is the highly personal memoir of David Kaczynski-brother of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber-in which he discusses his family, comes to terms with his brother's crimes, and meditates on the possibilities for reconciliation and maintaining family bonds. Num Pages: 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359807
ISBN
9780822359807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. Series: Witness to War. Num Pages: 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268. A Story of Escape and Evasion Behind Enemy Lines. Series: Witness to War. 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Goodall Publications Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579489
ISBN
9780907579489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. Recounts how the author and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5-10 Photos. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062218834
ISBN
9780062218834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources, 'Essex Villians' is a veritable who's who of the county's most notorious villians. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465746
ISBN
9780752465746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. An illustrated collection of stories about the men and women of Essex who have become notorious for their villainy. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 2AB; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 244. 128 pages, illustrations. An illustrated collection of stories about the men and women of Essex who have become notorious for their villainy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 2AB; BTC; WQH. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 8. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853068829
ISBN
9781853068829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. The county of Essex has rolling arable farmland, Epping Forest, sleepy villages, busy market towns and secluded backwaters - a wide variety of settings for murder. This work includes accounts that date from as far back as the eighteenth century when the smuggler 'Colchester Jack' shot a confederate in the stomach in a row over stolen goods. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750935548
ISBN
9780750935548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A new edition of a book formerly known as "So This is Ecstacy?", this is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90s. The author of the book was a key member of that gang, and this is his inside account of their violent ways. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JJPR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840182859
ISBN
9781840182859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In December 1995, three key members of the infamous Essex Boys firm were executed in their Range Rover after being lured to a deserted farm track by the promise of a lucrative drug deal. This book tells the true story of the gang that destroyed everything that stood in their way to take control of their fallen predecessors' drug empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963125
ISBN
9781845963125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. For 20 years, the Essex Boys firm and their successors, the New Generation, controlled a lucrative drugs empire in Essex and throughout the south east of England by using intimidation, gratuitous violence and murder. This book reveals just how close the author came to being both murderer and murder victim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845964993
ISBN
9781845964993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The incredible true story of the rise and reign of Pablo Escobar, the most wanted criminal in history, told by the one man who was with him every step of the way - his brother Roberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x4 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340951101
ISBN
9780340951101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473843646
ISBN
9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. A true, rare, and haunting story about life inside the deadly Gaza Strip, a refugee's daring escape, and hope. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352218
ISBN
9781785352218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694032
ISBN
9781894694032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. The complete story of the prison break and manhunt that kept America spellbound Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611689761
ISBN
9781611689761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape .. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330519540
ISBN
9780330519540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BTC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611460926
ISBN
9781611460926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Paperback. Adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas. Series: Voyages Promotion. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809877
ISBN
9780753809877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.68

Paperback. Emissaries of Satan is a gripping and chilling forensic examination of three truly evil men - two American, one British - who between them brutally murdered 29 innocent young women, together with a devoted mother and son. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000467
ISBN
9781782199007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Emissaries of Satan is a gripping and chilling forensic examination of three truly evil men - two American, one British - who between them brutally murdered 29 innocent young women, together with a devoted mother and son. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000422
ISBN
9781782199007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of true stories about flights in civil airliners and smaller aircraft where disaster and massive loss of life seems imminent. Yet each situation is concluded without a single death thanks to the skill of the pilots and their crews. Num Pages: 272 pages, halftones(some colour ). BIC Classification: BT; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500. 272 pages, halftones(some colour ). A collection of true stories about flights in civil airliners and smaller aircraft where disaster and massive loss of life seems imminent. Yet each situation is concluded without a single death thanks to the skill of the pilots and their crews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BT; TRPS. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight: 488.
Publisher
The Crowood Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840373936
ISBN
9781840373936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Aiming to be brutal and moving in equal measure, this book explores pressing global issues, while not losing a sense of the personal. Critical of the West's indifference to developing countries, and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively, it provokes controversy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
and Other Desperate Measures
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908867
ISBN
9780091908867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BT; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300993
ISBN
9781896300993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860463464
ISBN
9781860463464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Caroline Luard was shot near Ightham in Kent in 1908. Within weeks her husband, a respectable Major-General, committed suicide. Two years later John Nisbet, a colliery cashier, was robbed and murdered on a train in Northumberland. Police arrested a man called John Dickman, who was subsequently executed. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449456
ISBN
9780752449456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

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