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Hardback. On an August evening in 1933, in a quiet, working-class neighborhood in Paris, eighteen-year-old Violette Noziere gave her mother and father glasses of barbiturate-laced 'medication', which she told them had been prescribed by the family doctor; one of her parents died, the other barely survived. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; BTC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260702
- ISBN
- 9780520260702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 47.09
€ 59.41
€ 47.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780920663790
- ISBN
- 9780920663790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007337712
- ISBN
- 9780007337712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.30
€ 12.99
€ 10.30
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844157280
- ISBN
- 9781844157280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.39
€ 43.99
€ 36.39
Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539738
- ISBN
- 9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. LulzSec, a sister organisation, broke into and blocked computer systems at VISA, Mastercard and PayPal. The groups have infiltrated the networks of totalitarian governments in Libya and Tunisia. This title is the story of a hive mind, with many hackers across the globe connected to slice through security systems and escape untraced. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 39. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434022083
- ISBN
- 9780434022083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186. 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847678454
- ISBN
- 9781847678454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552150262
- ISBN
- 9780552150262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447275268
- ISBN
- 9781447275268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
€ 13.99
€ 10.17
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lanista Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955318504
- ISBN
- 9780955318504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Reveals the mysterious and little-known world of the male escort. This title also reveals what type of woman is willing to part with her money in search of sex, and what type of man is willing to provide it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0035362
- ISBN
- 9780091928148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reveals the mysterious and little-known world of the male escort. This title also reveals what type of woman is willing to part with her money in search of sex, and what type of man is willing to provide it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0003822
- ISBN
- 9780091928148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the shadow of the Holocaust, the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens is often overlooked. This book gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of victims of Soviet barbarism. It presents one of the darkest periods of European history and stands as an intimate chronicle of an atrocity yet to receive its historical due. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004440
- ISBN
- 9780226004440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds. Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 248 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857885835
- ISBN
- 9781857885835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Cases of child homicide are rare but they are especially horrific. The author goes behind the sensationalist headlines to investigate why these crimes happen and examines child homicide in our modern violent world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753507582
- ISBN
- 9780753507582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The story of one man's evolution from naive and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; MNN; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330496
- ISBN
- 9780393330496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. An explosive account of one man's experiences in the Lord's Resistance Army as the bodyguard of reviled warlord Joseph Kony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 biography, 10 black & white halftones, 1 index, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; BTM; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783608126
- ISBN
- 9781783608126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. From the moment the Military Wives sang together on BBC Two's The Choir, their lives changed forever. Their journey entranced the nation, and their story moved millions. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Like new.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007488964
- ISBN
- 9780007488964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From the moment the Military Wives sang together on BBC Two's The Choir, their lives changed forever. Their journey entranced the nation, and their story moved millions. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0007671
- ISBN
- 9780007488964
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The harrowing account of five women who were confined in Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BT; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409158295
- ISBN
- 9781409158295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. Investigative reporting which possesses the resonance of a social history and the drama of a good mystery. Fox presents a well researched, lucidly written "last word" on the notorious case of the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll, found shot through the head in his car just outside Nairobi. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099766711
- ISBN
- 9780099766711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A searing journey into the world of the Sicilian mafia -- in their own words Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHN0002426
- ISBN
- 9780330528214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384025
- ISBN
- 9781894384025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49