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True stories

Paperback. The story of how a Belfast schoolgirl was expelled from St Dominics on the Falls Road in Belfast in 1959, and how that event went on to shape the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Blackstaff Pr
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408083
ISBN
9780856408083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Paperback. The true story of a German soldier's escape from a Siberian prison camp following World War II, and his struggle for survival during an 8000-mile journey to freedom across some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJP; BG; BTP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197265
ISBN
9781841197265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The epic true story of one man, his dog, and how they found each other. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8p colour plates; 40 b&w integrated pics. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BT; WNGD; WSE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
John Murray Two Roads
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473625266
ISBN
9781473625266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

hardcover. In the last fifty years, the changing face of British crime has turned the UK into the wild west of Europe. For decades drugs dominated the UK underworld, but in recent years a spate of major robberies - or heists - has grabbed the headlines. This title tells the stories behind the twelve most heinous armed robberies ever staged in these islands. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001233
ISBN
9781780973630
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. The classic story of endurance, heroism and survival, co-authored by the commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BTP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition - 10th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340638064
ISBN
9780340638064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The definitive story of the British army's most potent weapons system - the Apache attack helicopter - and of the men who fly her. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284. 364pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNW0006459
ISBN
9780751541915
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109422
ISBN
9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. This collection of true stories illuminates the experiences of a young Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863103
ISBN
9780801863103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585422821
ISBN
9781585422821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954913731
ISBN
9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.11

Paperback. First published by Heinemann, Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. Many won medals for gallantry, like Rob, a mongrel, who made over 20 parachute jumps with the SAS. Too many others died, abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552990912
ISBN
9780552990912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577319597
ISBN
9781577319597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. This title helps to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to disease and health. Editor(s): Purdey, Nigel. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: BT; MBN; MZM; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518. One Man's Struggle to Discover the Truth About Mad Cow Disease and Variant CJD. 288 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Purdey, Nigel. Uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. This title helps to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to disease and health. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BT; MBN; MZM; TVH. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 25. Weight: 510.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570119
ISBN
9781905570119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardback. Before Whitey Bulger's bloody reign, before the Boston FBI was torn apart by indictments and revelations of corruption-there was Joe "The Animal" Barboza Num Pages: 274 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555538224
ISBN
9781555538224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFFE; JFFJ; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849351744
ISBN
9781849351744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. A terrifying journey to the criminal heart of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club - the most infamous biker group in the world. 'Brilliant and highly readable .. an investigative tour-de-force. This is the first book to lift the lid on the real Hells' Angels.' TONY THOMPSON, author of the bestselling GANGS Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plate sections. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898338
ISBN
9780340898338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Wonderful stories from around the world of those who have received signs that their angels are listening and helping them in their time of need. Series: HarperTrue Fate - A Short Read. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008144456
ISBN
9780008144456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HRCV9; VFJD; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800759315
ISBN
9780800759315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 51. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beast Books
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991247622
ISBN
9780991247622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. This is the story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind French resistance leader who was interned at Buchenwald. Translator(s): Cameron, Elizabeth R. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155079
ISBN
9780863155079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.57

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