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Aaron Skirboll - Thief-Taker Hangings - 9780762791484 - V9780762791484 15%OFF

Thief-Taker Hangings

Aaron Skirboll

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
€ 25.57

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Joe Simpson - This Game of Ghosts - 9780099380115 - V9780099380115 26%OFF

This Game of Ghosts

Joe Simpson

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
€ 13.37

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Hannes Råstam - Thomas Quick: The Making of a Serial Killer - 9781782110705 - V9781782110705 28%OFF

Thomas Quick: The Making of a Serial Killer

Hannes Råstam

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
€ 13.01

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Betty Keller - Thoroughly Wicked Woman - 9781894759489 - V9781894759489 26%OFF

Thoroughly Wicked Woman

Betty Keller

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
€ 11.81

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Sasha Su-Ling Welland - Thousand Miles of Dreams - 9780742553132 - V9780742553132 12%OFF

Thousand Miles of Dreams

Sasha Su-Ling Welland

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
€ 26.40

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Sasha Su-Ling Welland - Thousand Miles of Dreams - 9780742553149 - V9780742553149

Thousand Miles of Dreams

Sasha Su-Ling Welland

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

€ 29.24

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Carey Goldberg - Three Wishes: An extraordinary true story of good friends on their journey to motherhood - 9780749954895 - V9780749954895 21%OFF

Three Wishes: An extraordinary true story of good friends on their jou...

Carey Goldberg

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
€ 11.04

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Ryan Cormier - Thugs, Thieves, and Outlaws: Alberta Crime Stories (TBS) - 9780889773004 - V9780889773004 7%OFF

Thugs, Thieves, and Outlaws: Alberta Crime Stories (TBS)

Ryan Cormier

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773004
ISBN
9780889773004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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Alan Ogden - Tigers Burning Bright - 9781903071557 - V9781903071557 20%OFF

Tigers Burning Bright

Alan Ogden

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
€ 15.91

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William J. Mann - Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood - 9780062242198 - V9780062242198

Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood

William J. Mann

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062242198
ISBN
9780062242198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.57

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Richard Davenport-Hines - Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew - 9780007321667 - V9780007321667 21%OFF

Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew

Richard Davenport-Hines

Paperback. Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BT; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007321667
ISBN
9780007321667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

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Hannah Holman - Titanic Voices: 63 Survivors Tell Their Extraordinary Stories - 9781445614434 - V9781445614434 29%OFF

Titanic Voices: 63 Survivors Tell Their Extraordinary Stories

Hannah Holman

paperback. Paperback edition of Amberley's bestselling title of 2012. Collects together unabridged, all the major substantial first-hand accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. Num Pages: 512 pages, 135 Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445614434
ISBN
9781445614434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.87

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Tim (Ed) Maltin - Titanic, First Accounts: (Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio) - 9780143106623 - V9780143106623 21%OFF

Titanic, First Accounts: (Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics D...

Tim (Ed) Maltin

Paperback. Compiling firsthand accounts, testimonies, and letters by notable Titanic survivors, this work focuses on the disaster. Editor(s): Maltin, Tim. Series: Penguin Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Deluxe
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106623
ISBN
9780143106623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

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Judith Cook - To Brave Every Danger - 9781850221265 - V9781850221265

To Brave Every Danger

Judith Cook

Paperback. .
Publisher
Truran United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850221265
ISBN
9781850221265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.51

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John Gibler - To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War (City Lights Open Media) - 9780872865174 - V9780872865174 9%OFF

To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War (City Lights Ope...

John Gibler

Paperback. On-the-ground reporting and behind-the-scene stories from Mexico's drug war by Mexico-based journalist, John Gibler. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865174
ISBN
9780872865174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

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M. William Phelps - To Love and to Kill - 9780786034994 - V9780786034994

To Love and to Kill

M. William Phelps

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kensington Publishing United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780786034994
ISBN
9780786034994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.77

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W.H. Downing - To the Last Ridge - 9781904010203 - V9781904010203

To the Last Ridge

W.H. Downing

Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010203
ISBN
9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

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Robert Whiting - Tokyo Underworld: The fast times and hard life of an American Gangster in Japan - 9781780330679 - V9781780330679 26%OFF

Tokyo Underworld: The fast times and hard life of an American Gangster...

Robert Whiting

Paperback. An insider's view of Japan's underworld of organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330679
ISBN
9781780330679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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Alex Barclay - Tokyo Vice: now a HBO crime drama - 9781849014649 - V9781849014649 25%OFF

Tokyo Vice: now a HBO crime drama

Alex Barclay

Paperback. A page turning insider's account of reporting on crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 384 pages. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849014649
ISBN
9781849014649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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C. Joseph Greaves - Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo - 9781408868997 - V9781408868997 32%OFF

Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo

C. Joseph Greaves

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868997
ISBN
9781408868997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.26

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George Thomsen - Too Few Too Far: The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando - 9781445606200 - V9781445606200 22%OFF

Too Few Too Far: The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando

George Thomsen

Paperback. British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando. 176 pages, 32 illustrations (19 in colour). British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606200
ISBN
9781445606200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

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Maggie Hartley - Too Young to be a Mum: Can Jess learn to be a good mummy, when she is only a child herself? - 9781409170532 - V9781409170532 21%OFF

Too Young to be a Mum: Can Jess learn to be a good mummy, when she is ...

Maggie Hartley

Paperback. Can Jess learn to be a good mummy when she is only a child herself? A true story from bestselling foster carer Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409170532
ISBN
9781409170532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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Rosie Lewis - Torn - 9780008112974 - V9780008112974 24%OFF

Torn

Rosie Lewis

Paperback. Foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Harper Element
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008112974
ISBN
9780008112974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

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Joe Simpson - Touching the Void - 9780099771012 - 9780099771012 29%OFF

Touching the Void

Joe Simpson

Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
SKU
9780099771012
ISBN
9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

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