True stories
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True stories
Paperback. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor Num Pages: 496 pages, two 8 page b&w insets on text paper. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332. illustrations. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847674418
- ISBN
- 9781847674418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
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Paperback. The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country. It was a strange and stubborn case. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554677
- ISBN
- 9780099554677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493009718
- ISBN
- 9781493009718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
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€ 15.26
Paperback. Life in the largely rural county of Dorset has not always been idyllic, for over the years it has experienced numerous murders, some of which are little known outside the county borders, others that have shocked the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750951074
- ISBN
- 9780750951074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
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€ 18.50
Paperback. From the New York Times Best-Selling Author John Douglas Comes a Story of True Crime That Reads Like Fiction Inside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Jossey Bass
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470325155
- ISBN
- 9780470325155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.07
€ 25.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960199
- ISBN
- 9780750960199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.59
€ 19.59
Paperback. New edition of Terry Waite's seminal memoir, celebrating 25 years since his release - with a new foreword and final chapter Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BT; HRCV9; HRCX7; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 25th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473637115
- ISBN
- 9781473637115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; BTC; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 11.1.2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296378
- ISBN
- 9781936296378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.35
€ 26.99
€ 26.35
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
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€ 13.39
Paperback. A memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, completed in the three and a half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. It offers a glimpse of the strategies Gene embraced to accept and live the final stages of his life with vibrancy and calm - and what his preparations for death taught him about life. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780077118471
- ISBN
- 9780077118471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
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Paperback. On 18 January 2012, Elise Schwarz received a phone call that threatened to tear her world to pieces: 'There's something wrong with Evan. He's turning blue,' her babysitter screamed down the line. This moving and compelling account, told in diary form, is a testament to a mother's unbending love and above all unflinching belief in her child. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784189808
- ISBN
- 9781784189808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596090316
- ISBN
- 9781596090316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.10
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385687126
- ISBN
- 9780385687126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.63
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€ 16.63
Paperback. *Third volume of Ann Rule's bestselling Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing. Series: True Crime Files Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 24. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 33. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751515732
- ISBN
- 9780751515732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. The compelling story of Britain's best-ever cyclist - one of the most enigmatic, complex and contradictory athletes in any sport - and the unravelling of the puzzle surrounding his sudden and dramatic disappearance. Fully updated with new material on the enigmatic Millar. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007235025
- ISBN
- 9780007235025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
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€ 11.38
Paperback. Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape .. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330519540
- ISBN
- 9780330519540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
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€ 11.74
Paperback. Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. This is a biography that tells Luciano's real story, from his early days as a top hit man for the mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires and revelations about his transatlantic trip to Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967376
- ISBN
- 9781845967376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. An In Cold Blood for our time, a chilling, compulsive story of a writer unwittingly caught in the wake of a grifter-turned-murderer. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472115898
- ISBN
- 9781472115898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168786
- ISBN
- 9780552168786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585422821
- ISBN
- 9781585422821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.56
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€ 14.56
Paperback. Translator(s): Paterson, Anna. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTC; JKVC; JKVQ1; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275760
- ISBN
- 9781846275760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
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Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958442
- ISBN
- 9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.01
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€ 11.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363103
- ISBN
- 9781940363103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.28
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Paperback. Features each of the forty cases. This volume is illustrated with photographs, documents, news cuttings and engravings. It is of interest to everyone interested in the shadier side of the region's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452609
- ISBN
- 9780752452609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62