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True stories

Paperback. Compelling true-life stories about mariners' dreadful experiences at sea during the heyday of deep-sea commercial sail. Recounted mainly as original narratives compiled from the Casualties columns and pages of Lloyd's List. A wealth of fascinating topics including strandings, mutiny, murder, messages in a bottle and seaquakes. Num Pages: 480 pages, liberally illustrated with engravings, maps and photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849950893
ISBN
9781849950893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 136 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926695259
ISBN
9781926695259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JM; BT; HBTZ; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671534
ISBN
9780914671534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Compiled by Regina Leader-Post crime and court reporters Barb Pacholik and Jana Pruden, this volume contains accounts of 40 unique crime stories that have taken place in Saskatchewan over the course of the past century. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771970
ISBN
9780889771970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736500
ISBN
9781613736500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910551189
ISBN
9781910551189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WSBX; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Portico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910232965
ISBN
9781910232965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Papazoglou, Konstantinos. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP; JKSW1; MQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536100488
ISBN
9781536100488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 88.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943275366
ISBN
9781943275366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

Hardback. Editor(s): Black, Bryce N.; Harris, Fallene R. Num Pages: 127 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
127
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621007784
ISBN
9781621007784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.73
€ 115.01

Paperback. Recounting the city of Edmonton s most notorious solved and unsolved murders, Deadmonton shows us the impact these crimes had on the victims' loved ones and on law enforcement." Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774261
ISBN
9780889774261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350900
ISBN
9780764350900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DV; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126202
ISBN
9781897126202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. In 1826, 'resurrection men' stole thirty bodies from the graveyard of St Mary's Church in Nottingham to sell to unscrupulous medical establishments in London. In 1908, Mansfield tattoist Arthur Scott attacked a customer who refused to pay his bill. Scott tracked his quarry down after two days and in his attempt to shoot him, was caught by police. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455938
ISBN
9780752455938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; JFFG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578311
ISBN
9781877578311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910551172
ISBN
9781910551172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Paperback. Best-selling author's exploration of the lethal and murky world of Legal Highs. The first book on this highly controversial topic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFH1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848667167
ISBN
9781848667167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BTC; HBJK; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736838
ISBN
9781613736838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.63

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

Paperback. This work of compelling lyrical unity tells the story of growing up black in the colonial world of Martinique. Translator(s): Warner, Keith Q. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Three Continents Pr
Edition
1st English language ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914478683
ISBN
9780914478683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.08

paperback. As city editor of Pulitzer's New York Evening World, Charles E Chapin was the model of the take-no-prisoners newsroom tyrant: he drove reporters relentlessly - and kept his paper in the center ring of the circus of big-city journalism. This book tracks Chapin's rise from legendary Chicago street reporter to celebrity powerbroker in New York. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 470 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; BTC; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222681
ISBN
9780823222681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.51

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742530584
ISBN
9780742530584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.38

hardcover. The story of Fleet Street's construction of the "Jack the Ripper" murders. It examines how 14 daily and weekly newspapers - including two East End "weeklies" - featured news of Jack the Ripper, in the process revealing the social, political and sexual anxieties of late Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JH; BTC; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300088724
ISBN
9780300088724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.20

Paperback. The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006743
ISBN
9780747596486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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