True stories
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True stories
Paperback. Covers the author's flying career from the finish of World War II until his final appointment as CO of the Naval Test Squadron at Boscombe Down. Mike Crosley became involved with the introduction of Britain's first carrier-borne jet aircraft. The book explains how modern techniques, such as the angled flight deck, were developed and tested. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 mono illustrations in plate section. BIC Classification: BT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153213
- ISBN
- 9781844153213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Presents an incisive study of the psychology of serial killers and the motives behind their crimes. From childhood traumas to issues of frustration, fear and fantasy, this book helps you to discover what turns an ordinary human being into a compulsive killer. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513217
- ISBN
- 9780753513217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Features Sergeant Colin Taylor, who has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. It charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BM; BTC; JKSW1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784755157
- ISBN
- 9781784755157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Assassination? Conspiracy? Evidence of the shocking truth is finally revealed. 'Shocking new details' HERALD SUN Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Import Aus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733636417
- ISBN
- 9780733636417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. Twins Ron and Reg Kray were without doubt the most powerful, violent and deadly gangsters that London has ever known. They ran protection rackets, clubs and casinos, as well as fraudulent 'long firms'. They blackmailed, intimidated and killed. This title tells the story of their lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967741
- ISBN
- 9781845967741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.53
€ 20.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 31.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791491
- ISBN
- 9780762791491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.52
€ 29.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736282
- ISBN
- 9780811736282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.04
€ 11.99
€ 11.04
Hardcover. 'An extraordinary true story told by a wonderful writer. I wish I could produce something as moving, engaging and beautiful as this' Bryony Gordon 'How do you say thank you to someone for giving you their heart? It is the greatest gift a person can ever give.' Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0295373
- ISBN
- 9780008225728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041636
- ISBN
- 9780141041636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120730519
- ISBN
- 9788120730519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.82
€ 7.99
€ 7.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BTC; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736692
- ISBN
- 9781613736692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.90
€ 18.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062376138
- ISBN
- 9780062376138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.06
€ 29.99
€ 24.06
Paperback. Series: International Series in Social Welfare. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BTC; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401089937
- ISBN
- 9789401089937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Paperback. A story of passion and betrayal, about the man who brought Cosa Nostra back from the brink of disaster Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- JOHN MURRAY
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719568596
- ISBN
- 9780719568596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. The inside account of the Bin Laden Mission, told by the men who were there to the only author they trusted, a former SEAL commander. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780874647
- ISBN
- 9781780874647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455617869
- ISBN
- 9781455617869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.00
€ 27.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444707960
- ISBN
- 9781444707960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Christopher Parnell, wrongly accused of drug trafficking, found himself catapulted into the maelstrom of madness and degradation that exists within Indonesian jails. This is a story of one man's battle to survive in some of the world's cruellest and most inhumane prisons. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 372 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967291
- ISBN
- 9781845967291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.42
€ 14.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Emissaries of Satan is a gripping and chilling forensic examination of three truly evil men - two American, one British - who between them brutally murdered 29 innocent young women, together with a devoted mother and son. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000467
- ISBN
- 9781782199007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Emissaries of Satan is a gripping and chilling forensic examination of three truly evil men - two American, one British - who between them brutally murdered 29 innocent young women, together with a devoted mother and son. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000422
- ISBN
- 9781782199007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Joanne Dennehy is unique, for she now ranks alongside Myra Hindley and Rosemary West as one of the most heinous female serial killers in British criminal history. This book, by a leading criminologist and expert on serial killers, is a chilling insight into the mind of a deadly female serial killer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784182625
- ISBN
- 9781784182625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.16
€ 10.99
€ 9.16
Paperback. 252 pages, Illustrations, maps. The riveting true account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated with photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 193 x 132 x 21. Weight: 398.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781741751611
- ISBN
- 9781741751611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.18
€ 9.18
Paperback. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. 288 pages. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight: 192.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596707
- ISBN
- 9780747596707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556671
- ISBN
- 9780099556671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65