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Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857501950
ISBN
9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardcover.
Edition
Media tie-in
Publisher
Modern Library
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679602989
ISBN
9780679602989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. "Murder in Lancashire" provides a fascinating insight into policing in the north of England in the 1970s Num Pages: 128 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874181910
ISBN
9781874181910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.06

Paperback. The paperback debut of the bestselling book that tells the no-holds-barred story of Massachusetts' infamous Bulger Brothers, Whitey and Billy, unveiling an unprecedented criminal alliance. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 106 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262. Used paperback in good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KRF2232048
ISBN
9780446618885
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Fred & Rose, Heistis the astonishing story of the GBP53 million Tonbridge Securitas robbery. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1851
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390554
ISBN
9781847390554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.17

paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781784705909
ISBN
9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 13.61

hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781509809660
ISBN
9781509809660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In this text, celebrated drug smuggler Howard Marks has collected together all of the unpublished material sent to him over the years from drug users, traffickers, smugglers, and prisoners - people from all walks of life. Also included are selections from Marks' own collection of drug writing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; DQ; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002061
ISBN
9780099428558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 265 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781509809684
ISBN
9781509809684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. In this text, celebrated drug smuggler Howard Marks has collected together all of the unpublished material sent to him over the years from drug users, traffickers, smugglers, and prisoners - people from all walks of life. Also included are selections from Marks' own collection of drug writing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; DQ; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear. MARKS
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0042732
ISBN
9780099428558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The most ridiculous emergency calls Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472102553
ISBN
9781472102553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. A fascinating insight into one of the most elite special operations units in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007328
ISBN
9780751549027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BT; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849853
ISBN
9781565849853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardcover. Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239782
ISBN
9780393239782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola prison and confined to his cell twenty-three hours a day. This title is about the eighteen-year quest for John Thompson's freedom from a wrongful murder conviction. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620876084
ISBN
9781620876084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Higgins, Jeff V.; Brady, Christopher M. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621002666
ISBN
9781621002666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.33
€ 49.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJPK; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 509.
Publisher
Barricade Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569809006
ISBN
9781569809006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440064
ISBN
9780486440064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008490
ISBN
9781493008490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a Holocaust survivor, who settled in Austria after the war, where he became a successful black market entrepreneur. He took special satisfaction at profiting from the misfortune of his former oppressor and became a compulsive philanderer as well. Eventually, he migrated to America, where he led a quiet family life. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981161
ISBN
9780295981161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

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