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True stories

Paperback. Eleven original, moving accounts which celebrate the lives and recount the final voyages of well-known yachtsmen, all friends of or known to the author. Including racers like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, cruisers and adventurers like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman and the ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst. An excellent tribute to some great sailors. Series: Making Waves. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 black & white photos. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Fernhurst Books Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909911550
ISBN
9781909911550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Born to shell-shocked parents in shell-shocked London shortly after the end of World War II, Paul 'Sailor' Vernon came into his own during the 1960s when spotty teenage herberts with bad haircuts began discovering The Blues. This illustrated autobiography charts the many twists and turns in his roller-coaster adventure of a life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BT; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954706845
ISBN
9780954706845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Titletown Publishing, LLC United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982720622
ISBN
9780982720622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967447
ISBN
9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; BTP; JKSW2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 22. Weight in Grams: 186.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNW0009763
ISBN
9780752849416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 10 b/w photos & 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296002
ISBN
9781936296002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613748640
ISBN
9781613748640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.68

Hardback. James Ellroy, the bestselling author and master of LA noir, takes a look at a notable year of crime and perversity in Los Angeles alongside compelling vintage photos from the LAPD archives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715853
ISBN
9781419715853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: BGH; BT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851248332
ISBN
9780851248332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569762851
ISBN
9781569762851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.36

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

Hardcover. At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239287
ISBN
9780393239287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.81

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
€ 13.32

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
€ 18.93

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

€ 14.99
€ 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

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Sharks are intriguing and beautiful creatures - but they can also be deadly. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264. 288 pages. Sharks are intriguing and beautiful creatures - but they can also be deadly. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BT; WNCS1. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight: 264.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857826692
ISBN
9781857826692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

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

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