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Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851166
ISBN
9781408851166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight: 202.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844544240
ISBN
9781844544240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

paperback. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on inside cover, half title page and title page.
Condition
Used, Good
Number of pages
192
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011522
ISBN
9780753700891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 193. 257 pages, Illustrations. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 196.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
257
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549573
ISBN
9781844549573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Ever wondered if a seven-year-old can bench press double his own bodyweight? Or who holds the record for the biggest enhanced breasts? Mark Dolan knows - he's actually met these people in his quest to discover the world's most extraordinary person. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KNW0010326
ISBN
9780007364879
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents an account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. This book details scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from explorers. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 530.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530374
ISBN
9780099530374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224080262
ISBN
9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A book like no other - the tale of a gripping quest to discover the identity of history's most notorious murderer and a literary high-wire act from the legendary writer and director of Withnail and I. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 55. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007548903
ISBN
9780007548903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 15.05

Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395984
ISBN
9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.40

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
€ 13.49

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
€ 13.09

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
€ 11.92

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
€ 11.12

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
€ 16.06

Paperback. The true story of two neglected little children saved from abuse and transformed by the love and care of foster mother Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409165354
ISBN
9781409165354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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
€ 21.99

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
€ 11.05

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

€ 17.47

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
€ 12.61

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
€ 13.51

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