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Hardback. A insider's account of Japanese labour management. Within the framework of a quasi-mystery, the novel describes department store sales strategies, the manipulations of administrators and their psychological impact on the sales staff. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BT; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819193049
ISBN
9780819193049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.38

Paperback. A new perspective on the murder that has captured America's imagination for over a half-century-"gripping" (New York Times Book Review). Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350579
ISBN
9780393350579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BTH; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575420
ISBN
9781927575420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. This title recounts what happened during the six months that documentary film-maker Stephen Walker began a search for four young, untried, untested, obsessive and possibly unhinged film-makers in their quest for fame and glory at the Cannes Film Festival. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747559153
ISBN
9780747559153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola prison and confined to his cell twenty-three hours a day. This title is about the eighteen-year quest for John Thompson's freedom from a wrongful murder conviction. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620876084
ISBN
9781620876084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736517
ISBN
9781613736517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Since the 1970s people have been murdering their neighbours in Northern Ireland. This book is the true account of the small-town violence and terror which lies behind the headlines. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BT; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862070479
ISBN
9781862070479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The bestselling blockbusting story of how American Special Forces hunted down and assassinated the head of the world's biggest cocaine cartel. Now the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1x8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490711
ISBN
9781786490711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307270
ISBN
9780825307270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.53

Paperback. This is a modern day Bravo Two Zero meets 3 Para with all the emotion and heartbreak of Midnight Express Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780755362479
ISBN
9780755362479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Contains information on Kenneth Noye's criminal dealings, the truth of his life of crime. This book attempts to penetrate the inner sanctum of Noye's closest family and criminal associates to paint a portrait of a brilliant master criminal. It also details how Noye continues to control his extensive criminal empire from behind bars. Num Pages: 288 pages, photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 93 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222. Public Enemy No 1. 288 pages, photos. Contains information on Kenneth Noye's criminal dealings, the truth of his life of crime. This book attempts to penetrate the inner sanctum of Noye's closest family and criminal associates to paint a portrait of a brilliant master criminal. It also details how Noye continues to control his extensive criminal empire from behind bars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 178 x 93 x 23. Weight: 186.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844541935
ISBN
9781844541935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509842650
ISBN
9781509842650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619507
ISBN
9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.28
€ 45.21

Paperback. Presents diaries and correspondence left by kamikaze pilots and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. These kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This work is useful for those interested in the history of Japan and World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619514
ISBN
9780226619514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. A riveting courtroom drama worthy of Grisham or Turow that is also a real-life political thriller that captures the moral vertigo of South Africa's violent apartheid years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; BT; JKV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 237.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272875
ISBN
9781846272875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
CL 86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849538824
ISBN
9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BT; HBJK; HBLA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062407405
ISBN
9780062407405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Paperback. The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JWXR; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848665385
ISBN
9781848665385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A personal account of extended consciousness. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047000
ISBN
9781905047000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Edition
First Plume Printing
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091895822
ISBN
9780091895822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This is a fascinating reinvestigation of the Haigh serial murders of 1944-9 based on fresh primary research into case files and Haigh's family background. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1x16 pages of b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473837935
ISBN
9781473837935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908479198
ISBN
9781908479198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009148
ISBN
9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412613
ISBN
9781770412613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.21

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