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True stories
Paperback. John "Red" Shea was a top lieutenant to South Boston's top Irish mobster, Whitey Bulger, and was the only guy to walk the walk and take the rap when the mob boss and his fellow rats turned and ran. Shea did 12 years of hard time to maintain his personal dignity and sense of integrity. This book provides an account of mob life and Red Shea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061232893
- ISBN
- 9780061232893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.96
€ 20.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445623
- ISBN
- 9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.50
€ 25.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth? Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280. True Crime from the Streets. 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight: 280.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021221
- ISBN
- 9781845021221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974769
- ISBN
- 9781894974769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941813027
- ISBN
- 9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.77
€ 25.77
Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828304
- ISBN
- 9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. The rise and fall of an international drug ring: a?thrilling international true crime adventure from the bestselling author of GANGS Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780340899359
- ISBN
- 9780340899359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. The lost manuscript of one of London's most notorious gangsters. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751547108
- ISBN
- 9780751547108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, 25 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396273
- ISBN
- 9780888396273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Built on Kraybill's deep knowledge of Amish life and his contacts within many Amish communities, Renegade Amish highlights one of the strangest and most publicized sagas in contemporary Amish history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HRCX8; JFS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415673
- ISBN
- 9781421415673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.07
€ 27.99
€ 24.07
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTP; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974783
- ISBN
- 9781894974783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308775
- ISBN
- 9781447308775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.95
€ 37.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home when he was shot and killed in an encounter with a neighborhood watchman. In Rest in Power, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin tell the story of the child they lost, the unresponsiveness of the police, the hostility of the legal system, and the inspiring campaign for justice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTC; JFFE; JFFJ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909762572
- ISBN
- 9781909762572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.54
€ 17.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. What makes a restaurant hot? Whose name do you need to drop to get a table? Why is one place booked solid for the next nine months while somewhere equally delicious is as empty and inhospitable as the Gobi desert? This book deals with the tricks of the food trade and what really makes this GBP90 billion a year industry tick. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167123
- ISBN
- 9780552167123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.79
€ 19.00
€ 16.79
Paperback. Sharon Tate was a promising young actress who received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in "Valley of the Dolls"; the beautiful wife of famous film director Roman Polanski; an expectant mother eight and a half months pregnant at the time of her murder; and a loving daughter and sister. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062008053
- ISBN
- 9780062008053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.46
€ 17.46
Paperback. The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329277
- ISBN
- 9780745329277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.38
€ 31.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266. 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 266.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844547692
- ISBN
- 9781844547692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. A number of nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and gangster Al Brady. The scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932863
- ISBN
- 9781608932863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.71
€ 17.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Translator(s): Brewitt-Taylor, C.H. Series: Tuttle Classics of Asian Literature S. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; BT; FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804834681
- ISBN
- 9780804834681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.44
€ 33.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Series: Tuttle Classics of Asian Literature S. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; BT; FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804834674
- ISBN
- 9780804834674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.58
€ 33.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. Jane Carter Woodrow goes right back to the start of the infamous serial killer Rose West's life, to try and piece together what happened to turn her into the violent monster she became. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340992487
- ISBN
- 9780340992487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTM0000760
- ISBN
- 9780141040882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99