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True stories
Paperback. The rise and fall of an international drug ring: a?thrilling international true crime adventure from the bestselling author of GANGS Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780340899359
- ISBN
- 9780340899359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828304
- ISBN
- 9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941813027
- ISBN
- 9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.09
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974769
- ISBN
- 9781894974769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth? Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280. True Crime from the Streets. 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight: 280.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021221
- ISBN
- 9781845021221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Edition
- None ed.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553740
- ISBN
- 9780813553740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.34
€ 48.34
Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445623
- ISBN
- 9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811736305
- ISBN
- 9780811736305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.98
€ 27.99
€ 21.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 347 pages, 2 colour photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591026617
- ISBN
- 9781591026617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.45
€ 29.99
€ 27.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345524478
- ISBN
- 9780345524478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.84
€ 25.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Funny without knowing it and naive without being innocent, Zoe is pretty much left alone to get on with growing up. Yet the most relevant events of her youth are invariably caused by other people. This novel is about adolescence and lack of innocence. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BT; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747562740
- ISBN
- 9780747562740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Norma, Caroline; Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742199863
- ISBN
- 9781742199863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.09
€ 26.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799550
- ISBN
- 9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081904
- ISBN
- 9781784081904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338188
- ISBN
- 9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it, he can't excuse it and he refuses to apologize for it. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194. 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it, he can't excuse it and he refuses to apologize for it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857825510
- ISBN
- 9781857825510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974714
- ISBN
- 9781894974714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The first gangster to fall foul of Grimes's change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. This work reveals the secrets behind one of the controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8insert(some colour ). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840189254
- ISBN
- 9781840189254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156929
- ISBN
- 9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453378
- ISBN
- 9780752453378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Paperback. An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the little-known Eastern European state of Moldova. His mission: to track down members of the country's football team and persuade them to play him at tennis. This quest turns into an extraordinary journey involving the Moldovan underworld, gypsies, and others. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DV; BT; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091920357
- ISBN
- 9780091920357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardback. The detective is a familiar figure in British history. This work looks at famous cases such as the Ripper murders and the beginnings of the Special Branch and Detective Branch of Scotland Yard. This history covers various aspects of crime history, including the career of Jim 'the Penman' Saward, a notorious forger, and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441863
- ISBN
- 9780752441863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BTC; HBTM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736661
- ISBN
- 9781613736661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.92
€ 18.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509843305
- ISBN
- 9781509843305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76