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True stories
Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813531
- ISBN
- 9780553813531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. In 1997, Grant Hadwin committed an act of violence - he destroyed the Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands. The tree was a scientific marvel, beloved by the Haida people who believed it sacred. This book tells the story of what pushed him to such an act, an environmental protest which acts as a metaphor for the challenge the world faces. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPR; BT; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099515791
- ISBN
- 9780099515791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. 'If you're looking for a good spy thriller, I definitely recommend this' Daily Express The thrilling real-life story of a double agent in the Second World War Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BTM; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408885406
- ISBN
- 9781408885406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.12
€ 14.99
€ 13.12
Hardback. Having spent most of his service as a detective, Tony nott documents here his experiences and investigations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 images. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTH; BTM; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473898912
- ISBN
- 9781473898912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.16
€ 42.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; BTM; HBJD1; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 303 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370854
- ISBN
- 9781785370854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.18
€ 14.99
€ 14.18
Paperback. The autobiography - the dangerous life and wild times - of Sonny Barger, the legendary leader of the Hell's Angels. Num Pages: 272 pages, (51 b/w integ). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841153360
- ISBN
- 9781841153360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.34
€ 14.99
€ 10.34
Paperback. The fall of Enron was much more than a business scandal. Not only did the events of October 2001 have a more damaging effect on the markets than 9/11 but, like Watergate, it was an event that sent shivers throughout the whole world. This is an in-depth investigation of the fall of Enron. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; KJ; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141011455
- ISBN
- 9780141011455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. A bumper book of gangs from around the world at a great price. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330884
- ISBN
- 9781780330884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.01
€ 16.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. These fourteen tales of true murder from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, compiled by renowned local author Douglas Wynn, will fascinate anyone wanting to know more about Boston's dark history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455440
- ISBN
- 9780752455440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Paperback. Features the grim and bloody events which reveal the dark heart of Victorian Yorkshire. This title is intended for those with an interest in Sheffield's dark past. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455686
- ISBN
- 9780752455686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.33
€ 18.33
Paperback. Tells the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584650
- ISBN
- 9780099584650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.00
€ 16.99
€ 13.00
Paperback. He'd been her friend for years. He said he loved her. Then she realised she didn't know him at all.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE3; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007438884
- ISBN
- 9780007438884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.62
€ 11.99
€ 9.62
Paperback. They'll come after me. I really am a dead man running. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 41. Weight in Grams: 360. 432 pages. They'll come after me. I really am a dead man running. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 41. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742375335
- ISBN
- 9781742375335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.63
€ 32.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503944213
- ISBN
- 9781503944213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.98
€ 15.98
Paperback. Murder & crime in Suffolk Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 6. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461571
- ISBN
- 9780752461571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.31
€ 13.31
Paperback. The true story of a German soldier's escape from a Siberian prison camp following World War II, and his struggle for survival during an 8000-mile journey to freedom across some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJP; BG; BTP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197265
- ISBN
- 9781841197265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.18
€ 15.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. The truth is always stranger than fiction Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845297817
- ISBN
- 9781845297817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the little-known Eastern European state of Moldova. His mission: to track down members of the country's football team and persuade them to play him at tennis. This quest turns into an extraordinary journey involving the Moldovan underworld, gypsies, and others. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DV; BT; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091920357
- ISBN
- 9780091920357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. This is one man's insight into Britain's crime world and the inextricable web of corruption. It is a revealing story of official corruption and unholy alliances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840183887
- ISBN
- 9781840183887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
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
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99