True stories
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True stories
Paperback. For over 20 years Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. He worked alongside the most dangerous criminals. This book explores the resilience needed to lead a double life, the thrilling challenge of working with the biggest criminals in Britain, and maintaining a sense of justice through the many adventures he encounters. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; BM; BTC; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784753443
- ISBN
- 9781784753443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008139582
- ISBN
- 9780008139582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.05
€ 12.99
€ 12.05
Hardback. More than a century's worth of atrocities culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and incisive text written by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 b&w and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2180. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014254
- ISBN
- 9780316391238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.94
€ 11.94
Paperback. The author gave up a successful career as an art dealer while in his late 50s and embraced retirement with a vengeance. He sailed away in his ship Unlikely and circled the globe. In doing so, he created his own universe-a small boat in a large ocean. This book presents his sailing philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574090512
- ISBN
- 9781574090512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.90
€ 17.90
Paperback. Unlikely People is a tribute to the unique men and women that give up the shores and take to the seas. After thirty years of sailing aboard Unlikely VII he has met devils and saints, fools and philosophers, and their stories are told with humor and charm in Palley's inimitable style. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574090574
- ISBN
- 9781574090574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.90
€ 17.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554887392
- ISBN
- 9781554887392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845630751
- ISBN
- 9781845630751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978340957
- ISBN
- 9780978340957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. The nearly half-million American airmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories. In Unsung Eagles, award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay Stout has saved an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32pp photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003948
- ISBN
- 9781612003948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.23
€ 20.23
Paperback. Award-winning journalist Kris Hollington investigates sex trafficking in the UK, in the light of the Rochdale scandal. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471114557
- ISBN
- 9781471114557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.46
€ 8.99
€ 8.46
Paperback. Covers the author's flying career from the finish of World War II until his final appointment as CO of the Naval Test Squadron at Boscombe Down. Mike Crosley became involved with the introduction of Britain's first carrier-borne jet aircraft. The book explains how modern techniques, such as the angled flight deck, were developed and tested. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 mono illustrations in plate section. BIC Classification: BT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153213
- ISBN
- 9781844153213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 50 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370878
- ISBN
- 9781785370878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 31.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791491
- ISBN
- 9780762791491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.72
€ 26.99
€ 22.72
Valor in Vietnam focuses on nineteen stories of Vietnam, stories of celebrated characters in the veteran community, compelling war narratives, vignettes of battles, and the emotional impact on the combatants. It is replete with leadership lessons as well as valuable insights that are just as applicable today as they were forty years ago. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrated section. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602. Chronicles of Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice 1963 - 1977. 320 pages, illustrated section. Valor in Vietnam focuses on nineteen stories of Vietnam, stories of celebrated characters in the veteran community, compelling war narratives, vignettes of battles, and the emotional impact on the combatants. It is replete with leadership lessons as well as valuable insights that are just as applicable today as they were forty years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Dimension: 171 x 234 x 23. Weight: 602.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000954
- ISBN
- 9781612000954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.62
€ 40.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Strategic Media Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985244088
- ISBN
- 9780985244088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 52 color photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888397256
- ISBN
- 9780888397256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.44
€ 25.99
€ 18.44
hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566636056
- ISBN
- 9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.74
€ 23.74
paperback. The mafia murders that stunned Italy - and the thrilling story of how the killers were brought to justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w 8 page inset section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444714142
- ISBN
- 9781444714142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Hardback. The criminal lives of 100 Victorian convicts based on the official records of the police and prison authorities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823730
- ISBN
- 9781473823730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.97
€ 25.99
€ 19.97