True stories
Results 941 - 960 of 1426
True stories
Paperback. Cocaine Confidential goes inside the lives of the coca farmers, the jungle sweat-shop workers, the smugglers, the suppliers, and, ultimately, the dealers who provide for the world's hundreds of millions of users, to reveal their stories for the first time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848663275
- ISBN
- 9781848663275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement. When he is unlocked, up to 12 prison officers - sometimes in riot gear and with dogs - are standing by. His story is being turned into a Hollywood film. In this autobiography, he reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight in Grams: 212. 351 pages, illustrations. Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement. When he is unlocked, up to 12 prison officers - sometimes in riot gear and with dogs - are standing by. His story is being turned into a Hollywood film. In this autobiography, he reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844546558
- ISBN
- 9781844546558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
An award-winning journalist tells the personal stories of five convicted murderers, offering a new perspective on guilt, forgiveness, and second chances in America Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610390293
- ISBN
- 9781610390293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.51
€ 43.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Leche, Christine Dumaine. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936611
- ISBN
- 9780813936611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.65
€ 18.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. In the hands of a historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through "Lifeboat" are old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that quicken the pulse of readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922218
- ISBN
- 9780813922218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; BTM; HBG; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887198
- ISBN
- 9781574887198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.35
€ 23.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472053216
- ISBN
- 9780472053216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.12
€ 30.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover. Examining Raymond Yellow Thunders death at the hands of four white men in 1972, this title looks deep into the past that gave rise to the tragedy. It recounts the largely forgotten struggles of American Indian Movement activist Bob Yellow Bird and tells the story of Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the controversial border hamlet. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, 15 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726345
- ISBN
- 9780896726345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.25
€ 32.99
€ 31.25
Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725881
- ISBN
- 9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.91
€ 23.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. A badman is not necessarily a bad man, but he is not a man to mess with. A bad woman might be a criminal too, or she might just be one who didn't conform to accepted notions of womanly conduct in her time and place. This tells the stories about Texas outlaws. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724204
- ISBN
- 9780896724204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.03
€ 21.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842374187
- ISBN
- 9780842374187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.47
€ 20.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico--both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BT; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826322968
- ISBN
- 9780826322968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933849
- ISBN
- 9780813933849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Survived by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer (Elmer H ...
Hanlon Phd, Robert E., Odle, Thomas V
Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809332625
- ISBN
- 9780809332625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Paperback. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620166
- ISBN
- 9780700620166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Hardcover. Features forty tales that capture the history, romance, and lore of early life on the plains and prairie - rollicking adventures set between the Rio Grande and the Canadian border that reflect the reality of life in the region during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 38 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615186
- ISBN
- 9780700615186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardcover. For the 160 national guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police Company with America's most difficult challenge in Iraq. This work features the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614981
- ISBN
- 9780700614981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.22
€ 78.22
Paperback. An in-depth look at a serial murder case that changed Southeastern Michigan Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472034468
- ISBN
- 9780472034468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.15
€ 24.99
€ 24.15
paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815399
- ISBN
- 9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; BTC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814358712
- ISBN
- 9789814358712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11