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True stories
Paperback. Presents an informative round-up of some of the strangest, most bloodthirsty, despicable and comical crimes that took place in and around Liverpool from the Victorian era up to the mid-twentieth century. This text is supported by seventy-five illustrations and of interest to those who have an interest in the darker side of the city's history. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947497
- ISBN
- 9780750947497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. A collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. It sheds light on local causes celebres. It is suitable for those who have an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944069
- ISBN
- 9780750944069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. A collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. It features tales that uncover many cases that have been long forgotten and are supported by illustrations which describe these events and the people featured in them. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450070
- ISBN
- 9780752450070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, b/w maps & 32 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hancock House Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394514
- ISBN
- 9780888394514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.76
€ 27.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Gives the inside scoop on how to be the most hated passenger on the plane, whether passionate affairs with pilots are really as frequent as you'd think, and what it's like flying in a post-9/11 world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061986468
- ISBN
- 9780061986468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. My NHS Summer. 182 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684196
- ISBN
- 9781908684196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
€ 18.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Over the years, Dinah suffered repeated physical assault, prolonged mental torture and destructive ignorance, yet successfully raised a family of six and nurtured the unique personality of a world superstar, her son Boy George. Here, she recounts the long and painful journey that she had to take. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099499787
- ISBN
- 9780099499787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.75
€ 21.99
€ 16.75
Paperback. Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007274062
- ISBN
- 9780007274062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.32
€ 14.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974844
- ISBN
- 9781894974844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The six-six-Sixties were the Devil's decade. Following the rise of Satanism through from the Sixties onwards, this work examines the key cases and delves into the lives of the perpetrators, searching for the events that could have driven them to commit such horrific acts. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 248. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KRF0015797
- ISBN
- 9780749081720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Old Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRA0009107
- ISBN
- 9781905847211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847617
- ISBN
- 9781905847617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion. This book offers an insight into the extreme bravery, borderline lunacy, and touching camaraderie of this elite brotherhood. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552169868
- ISBN
- 9780552169868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country. It was a strange and stubborn case. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554677
- ISBN
- 9780099554677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Offers a history of baseball in its golden age and an account of the Senators' 1924 World Series victory. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594030451
- ISBN
- 9781594030451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
Hardback. Recounts the tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Putting a human face on international operations, this book is suitable for those interested in Southeast Asia, and the role of international peacekeeping. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BT; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555525
- ISBN
- 9780742555525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.82
€ 166.82
Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885211323
- ISBN
- 9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. The story of Sarah Outen's five-year 25,000 mile journey looping the planet by cycling across Europe, Asia, and North America, and canoeing and kayaking across the North Pacific and the North Atlantic. This is her adventure and inner journey, and also a call to action, to redefine your own boundaries, to be courageous, and to dare to d Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSQ; WSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473655287
- ISBN
- 9781473655287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. This collection of historical profiles chronicles the most mysterious, bizarre and often overlooked homicides in Louisiana history. Drawing on contemporary records and, where available, the recollections of those who provide a coherent version of the facts, these mesmerizing tales detail some of the more gruesome episodes in Louisiana history. Num Pages: 212 pages, 25 photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476662954
- ISBN
- 9781476662954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Paperback. An investigation into poverty, corruption, crime and related issues in Britain including drugs and prostitution amongst children. The investigation moves from the slums and ghettos of our cities, to crack houses and brothels, contacts with street gangs and drug dealers uncovering secret rites and a bizarre and cruel world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT; JFMX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583011
- ISBN
- 9780099583011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Based on extensive first-hand experience, exclusive interviews and shocking documentary evidence, this book offers a startling glimpse of human nature under the conditions of freedom and anonymity, and shines a light on an enigmatic and ever-changing world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; KNTX1; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592020
- ISBN
- 9780099592020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally and in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour and 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; DNF; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KKD0001671
- ISBN
- 9780099756118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473861787
- ISBN
- 9781473861787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21