True stories
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True stories
Paperback. Davey Sommers' shocking, raw, real and violent story as told to Ronnie Thompson Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319879
- ISBN
- 9780755319879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs - James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone - the gang dominated the decaying slice of New York City's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s and '80s. This edition tells the story of the Westies with snapshots of the men and women of the Westies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819564
- ISBN
- 9780553819564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966955
- ISBN
- 9780750966955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.21
€ 13.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. In The Italian Boy, Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also, by making use of an incredibly rich archival store, the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133307
- ISBN
- 9781844133307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place. On 28 August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Mauritania's Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBW; 3JH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099435921
- ISBN
- 9780099435921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Last Man Down: The Fireman´s Story: The Heroic Account of How Pitch P...
Fdny Battalion Commander Richard ´Pitch´ Pi...
Paperback. The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; BTP; JKSW2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 22. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0009763
- ISBN
- 9780752849416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957172
- ISBN
- 9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577319597
- ISBN
- 9781577319597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.86
€ 15.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A unique insight into prison life in Craiginches, showing both the difficulties and dangers that were a part of everyday life and the rewarding side of the job when inmates gave something positive back to society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785301216
- ISBN
- 9781785301216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow London
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTG0007136
- ISBN
- 9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A fascinating insight into life aboard a British Naval submarine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp of colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545937
- ISBN
- 9780751545937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307587831
- ISBN
- 9780307587831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.91
€ 16.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. Series: Wellcome. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781251706
- ISBN
- 9781781251706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
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
€ 27.99€ 23.81
€ 27.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. My True Story. 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844542376
- ISBN
- 9781844542376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- First Plume Printing
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091895822
- ISBN
- 9780091895822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Edition
- 1997 rep
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099771012
- ISBN
- 9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285643543
- ISBN
- 9780285643543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A shocking insight into child abuse in Britain today as told by a Detective who worked in Child Protection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019729
- ISBN
- 9781849832502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTC; JFFE1; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 261 x 2. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911274636
- ISBN
- 9781911274636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59