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Paperback. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. This work also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845961787
ISBN
9781845961787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621574880
ISBN
9781621574880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. A searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, this title brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those sixteen months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of author and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062066404
ISBN
9780062066404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447263647
ISBN
9781447263647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747577270
ISBN
9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804170567
ISBN
9780804170567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.81

Paperback. Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by 'The Family', Natacha's childhood was stolen. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007560325
ISBN
9780007560325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

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
€ 22.66

Paperback. Tells the story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for the violent assault of Penny Beernsten. This book exposes the failings of the justice system and its devastating consequences for both the accused and the victims. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019387
ISBN
9780099510833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The fascinating story of the first ever railway murder Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123592
ISBN
9780349123592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; BTC; JKVP1; JPW; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350780
ISBN
9781783350780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. What Belle de Jour did next.. this is the sparkling, witty and titillating follow-up to the bestselling Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Phoenix Edition
SKU
KNW0009925
ISBN
9780753825495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The first book to investigate one of the most notorious kidnapping cases of our times and how Natashca survived eight years in captivity. Written by two journalists who have been tracking the case ever since her disappearance, it contains a wealth of exclusive new information. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 162. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KTJ0008167
ISBN
9780340936504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The definitive story of the British army's most potent weapons system - the Apache attack helicopter - and of the men who fly her. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284. 364pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNW0006459
ISBN
9780751541915
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
KIN0031274
ISBN
9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the summer of 1976 Gary Gilmore robbed two men. Then he shot them in cold blood. For those murders Gilmore was sent to languish on Death Row - and could confidently expect his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. In America, no one had been executed for ten years. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
1072
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099688600
ISBN
9780099688600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds. Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 248 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857885835
ISBN
9781857885835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Fix Bayonets Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTM; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Robin Brass Studio, Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896941271
ISBN
9781896941271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. A groundbreaking and very personal insight into modern sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848312401
ISBN
9781848312401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.14

Paperback. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino set out to destroy the Mafia. In 1992, aware that the magistrates didn't have the support of the Italian government, the Mafia assassinated them. The public outcry demanded their work was completed, which led to the toppling of crucial political alliances. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594918
ISBN
9780099594918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Includes stories that are funny, dramatic and heart-warming. They, whether astonishingly brushed with death, medical marvels or animal magic, stand as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated pictures. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008975
ISBN
9781844544431
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The bestselling blockbusting story of how American Special Forces hunted down and assassinated the head of the world's biggest cocaine cartel. Now the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1x8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490711
ISBN
9781786490711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Between 1963 and 1965 the Moors Murderers - Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - kidnapped and murdered five children before they were caught and sentenced to life in prison. The case shook the nation. This title offers new evidence about the Moors murderers' system for hiding their victims' bodies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502124
ISBN
9780857502124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BTC; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Barricade Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569808139
ISBN
9781569808139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

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