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Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553298
ISBN
9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Anthony Waterlow left his decrepit, rubbish-filled room in a run-down boarding house at 4.45 pm on Monday 11 November 2009. By 6 pm, the 42-year-old was seen leaving another home: his sister Chloe's in Randwick .He left behind her slaughtered body and that of their father; celebrated art curator Nick Waterlow. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522862317
ISBN
9780522862317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. "Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction wo Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Running Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762423842
ISBN
9780762423842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs - James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone - the gang dominated the decaying slice of New York City's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s and '80s. This edition tells the story of the Westies with snapshots of the men and women of the Westies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819564
ISBN
9780553819564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The most notorious criminals in recent British history, brought together in one book. A darkly fascinating look at the changing face of crime. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445639246
ISBN
9781445639246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851166
ISBN
9781408851166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight: 202.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844544240
ISBN
9781844544240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

paperback. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on inside cover, half title page and title page.
Condition
Used, Good
Number of pages
192
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011522
ISBN
9780753700891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 193. 257 pages, Illustrations. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 196.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
257
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549573
ISBN
9781844549573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Ever wondered if a seven-year-old can bench press double his own bodyweight? Or who holds the record for the biggest enhanced breasts? Mark Dolan knows - he's actually met these people in his quest to discover the world's most extraordinary person. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KNW0010326
ISBN
9780007364879
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents an account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. This book details scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from explorers. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 530.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530374
ISBN
9780099530374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224080262
ISBN
9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762782994
ISBN
9780762782994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788415
ISBN
9780762788415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A book like no other - the tale of a gripping quest to discover the identity of history's most notorious murderer and a literary high-wire act from the legendary writer and director of Withnail and I. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 55. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007548903
ISBN
9780007548903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 15.05

Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395984
ISBN
9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791484
ISBN
9780762791484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. A sequel to "Touching the Void", in which the author described a fall in the Himalayas which crippled and almost broke him. This memoir reveals the signposts that have directed him since childhood to measure fear and embrace the unknown. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099380115
ISBN
9780099380115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. In 1992, behind the barbed wire fence of a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, Thomas Quick confessed to the murder of an eleven-year-old boy who had been missing for twelve years. Over the next nine years, Quick confessed to more than thirty unsolved murders, revealing he had maimed, raped and eaten the remains of his victims. Translator(s): Koch, Henning. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782110705
ISBN
9781782110705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759489
ISBN
9781894759489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553132
ISBN
9780742553132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553149
ISBN
9780742553149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.82

Paperback. An amazing, funny and poignant true story of the incredible romantic luck that an anonymous donor's sperm brings to three women. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVG; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749954895
ISBN
9780749954895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

paperback.
Publisher
Bene Factum Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903071557
ISBN
9781903071557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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