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Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710502
ISBN
9781444710502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading paediatric cardiologists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BM; BTP; WGM; WSBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124173
ISBN
9781472124173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. On 18 January 2012, Elise Schwarz received a phone call that threatened to tear her world to pieces: 'There's something wrong with Evan. He's turning blue,' her babysitter screamed down the line. This moving and compelling account, told in diary form, is a testament to a mother's unbending love and above all unflinching belief in her child. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189808
ISBN
9781784189808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Tells the true story of how one man ruled his north London manor with an iron fist - and a sawn-off shotgun called Kennedy. This book features an insight into a society where the rules are made by gangland leaders and if anybody dare break them, they have to deal with the consequences. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960063
ISBN
9780091960063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807061220
ISBN
9780807061220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.69

Paperback. * The definitive account of a national tragedy: by the journalist who broke the story and the UK's 'Number One Expert on Serial Killing' - with full details of the January 08 trial Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 24, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751540246
ISBN
9780751540246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Sparano, Vin T. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510714762
ISBN
9781510714762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296156
ISBN
9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a young girl came to live with a mother and her seven children. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement between Sylvia Likens' parents and Gertrude Baniszewski turned into a crime that would haunt cops, prosecutors, and a community for decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
St. Martin's True Crime
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780312946999
ISBN
9780312946999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.54

paperback. An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler jails. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857382696
ISBN
9780857382696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Something strange occurs to guests as soon as they check in. Even if in real life they are perfectly well-mannered, decent people with proper balanced relationships, as soon as they spin through the revolving hotel doors the normal rules of behaviour no longer seem to apply. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; TTVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0010883
ISBN
9780552151467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Something strange occurs to guests as soon as they check in. Even if in real life they are perfectly well-mannered, decent people with proper balanced relationships, as soon as they spin through the revolving hotel doors the normal rules of behaviour no longer seem to apply. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; TTVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTG0004015
ISBN
9780552151467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry and two other young women, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, to his home, where he trapped them and kept them chained. This book describes the unimaginable torment they suffered and the strength and resourcefulness that enabled them to survive. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JM; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171601
ISBN
9780552171601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314478
ISBN
9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854945
ISBN
9781903854945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A book about homicide detectives by an American writer, which is based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 44. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116301
ISBN
9781782116301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Hilarious, heart-wrenching and brilliantly written account of a twenty something returning home to his large, eccentric, foul mouthed family to care for his beloved, dying father. Num Pages: 320 pages, No. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; BM; BT; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473624313
ISBN
9781473624313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardback. In 1970s Las Vegas-a heyday of Mafia misdeed in Sin City-a fearless young man launched a crusade to eradicate organized crime in the casinos. In the process, he revolutionized gaming lawenforcement, came within a hair's breadth of death, and wasbetrayed by a system that was dirty to its core. Hit Me! is his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKV; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780723
ISBN
9780762780723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. Based on fact, Historie de Louis Anniaba was first published in 1740 but has never before been reprinted. The story allows a degree of narrative and geographical fantasy, but the legal context of the period, in this volume brought into play for the first time, throws into relief the author's free-thinking stance. Editor(s): Little, Roger. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; BGH; BT; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896702
ISBN
9780859896702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Anchor Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385497671
ISBN
9780385497671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613747759
ISBN
9781613747759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Features twenty-five murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county of Herefordshire, and others which made national headlines. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453606
ISBN
9780752453606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The most ridiculous emergency calls Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472102553
ISBN
9781472102553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Christopher Parnell, wrongly accused of drug trafficking, found himself catapulted into the maelstrom of madness and degradation that exists within Indonesian jails. This is a story of one man's battle to survive in some of the world's cruellest and most inhumane prisons. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 372 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845967291
ISBN
9781845967291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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