True stories
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True stories
Hardback. Thirty adrenaline-infused stories of police putting their lives on the line in pursuit of justice. Num Pages: 320 pages, includes a black & white photo insert. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599211077
- ISBN
- 9781599211077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.38
€ 26.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Ex Library. Usual markings.Complete with plastic dustwrapper.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BBC Books London
- Number of pages
- 95
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0205108
- ISBN
- 9780563534365
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "The compass' rocky evolution is charted with an enthusiast's passion..A fascinating adventure."-Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327137
- ISBN
- 9780393327137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.73
€ 27.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. This is a collection of over 100 tales of murder, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning, which reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Included are the macabre exploits of the capital's infamous villains - Deacon Brodie, and Burke and Hare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851584567
- ISBN
- 9781851584567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Powerfully detailing the way prisoners are treated on a daily basis, Life in Strangeways is a gripping tale that will change the perception of Alan Lord: convicted murderer and riot leader, unflagging rights campaigner and humanitarian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784186012
- ISBN
- 9781784186012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
paperback.
- Publisher
- Bene Factum Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903071557
- ISBN
- 9781903071557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.39
€ 19.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. When the Krays were arrested, they made a mistake. They told Albert to admit the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert testified against them and his evidence landed the Krays thirty years. This book reveals the inside story of the Krays. It charts the rise of the country's notorious criminals, and their descent into self-destruction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150. 272 pages. When the Krays were arrested, they made a mistake. They told Albert to admit the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert testified against them and his evidence landed the Krays thirty years. This book reveals the inside story of the Krays. It charts the rise of the country's notorious criminals, and their descent into self-destruction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 177 x 113 x 19. Weight: 150.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844545056
- ISBN
- 9781844545056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.86
€ 9.99
€ 8.86
paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099477761
- ISBN
- 9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.33
€ 12.99
€ 9.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMG; BTP; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610397339
- ISBN
- 9781610397339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.47
€ 27.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. A page turning insider's account of reporting on crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 384 pages. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849014649
- ISBN
- 9781849014649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.14
€ 15.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. An entertaining new book about the trials and tribulations of an English couple trying to scratch a living in the Andalucian countryside in the late '80s. They relate their amusing (and occasional painful) experiences - and those of their pets. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BT; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Survival Books
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KCW0018229
- ISBN
- 9781901130492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Random House Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307358950
- ISBN
- 9780307358950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.66
€ 18.99
€ 16.66
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118148280
- ISBN
- 9781118148280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.23
€ 17.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell - who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was shaped by the media storm that followed. A coming-of-age story that begins with a tragedy but ends in optimism, forgiveness and peace. Num Pages: 272 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008144296
- ISBN
- 9780008144296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- SEVEN STORIES PRESS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226759
- ISBN
- 9781583226759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.69
€ 29.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- BLACK & WHITE PUBLIS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845020552
- ISBN
- 9781845020552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.35
€ 13.99
€ 10.35
Paperback. This book offers detailed scholarly analysis, eyewitness testimonies and profiles of known victims, and a selection of fiction, memoirs, and poetry that testifies to the lasting impact of the massacre in the collective memory of Ukrainians. Editor(s): Kiebuzinski, Petro Jacyk Bibliographer in Ukrainian Studies Ksenya (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute); Motyl, Alexander. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 black and white; 24 full color. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; BTC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648341
- ISBN
- 9789089648341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.17
€ 54.17
Paperback. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino set out to destroy the Mafia. In 1992, aware that the magistrates didn't have the support of the Italian government, the Mafia assassinated them. The public outcry demanded their work was completed, which led to the toppling of crucial political alliances. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594918
- ISBN
- 9780099594918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas. Series: Voyages Promotion. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753809877
- ISBN
- 9780753809877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.54
€ 8.54
Paperback. A true story about the impact of sexual abuse and rise of internet pornography. As a doctor, as well as a wife and mother, Alice Wells tackles her complex feelings of bereavement - mourning the death of a man she loves, while struggling with the unfolding knowledge of his hidden life as a paedophile and his abuse of their daughter. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Mirror Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781907324611
- ISBN
- 9781907324611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 7.28
€ 10.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JF; JKVP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 214 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608465873
- ISBN
- 9781608465873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.62
€ 24.99
€ 22.62
Paperback. A young woman's harrowing account of being stalked by the man she once loved Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447266211
- ISBN
- 9781447266211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.13
€ 10.13
Paperback. The Throwaway Boy is Alix's amazing story of coping with the fallout of something no child should ever have to suffer. Billy, sexually and physically abused as a child, found solace and understanding through his wife, and was saved by the power of love. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062550
- ISBN
- 9781786062550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
€ 10.99
€ 9.08