True stories
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True stories
Paperback. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. The Dark Side of Rome in the 1950s. 416 pages, ill. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847676559
- ISBN
- 9781847676559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.56
€ 16.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. Over the years the high walls of London's Pentonville Prison have contained some of the most infamous criminals. . Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949507
- ISBN
- 9780750949507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.91
€ 15.91
Paperback. Explores life in the Victorian police force from the time of Jack the Ripper, from training to discovering a murder. Num Pages: 288 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655208
- ISBN
- 9781445655208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.10
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs organisation, a shadowy network stretching from the freezing, fog-banks of the Mersey to the glittering marinas of Marbella, from the coffee shops of Amsterdam to the trading floors of Canary Wharf. This title tells about this organisation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576152
- ISBN
- 9781780576152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156929
- ISBN
- 9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It's sink or swim. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; BM; BTH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552174145
- ISBN
- 9780552174145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
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€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751555943
- ISBN
- 9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93
Paperback.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848401334
- ISBN
- 9781848401334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. A 'MAKING A MURDERER' set in South Africa - a gripping true-crime story of murder and the justice system in the shadow of apartheid Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; BTC; JFFJ; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 253 x 41. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0015338
- ISBN
- 9780008191078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A 'MAKING A MURDERER' set in South Africa - a gripping true-crime story of murder and the justice system in the shadow of apartheid Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BTC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008191092
- ISBN
- 9780008191092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.31
€ 13.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. When identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 40247th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099586418
- ISBN
- 9780099586418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Located in central England, the Black Country is a distinctive industrial region encompassing numerous ancient towns and villages in a unique and diverse landscape, formed by centuries of mining and iron forging. This book contains stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in the Black Country. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950534
- ISBN
- 9780750950534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.83
€ 20.83
Paperback. "A richly detailed story that is equal parts heartbreaking, inspiring .. and full of fascinating science .. masterful."-San Francisco Chronicle Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351262
- ISBN
- 9780393351262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.86
€ 16.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC; HB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342. The Sicilian Mafia Observed. 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC; HB; WT. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871484
- ISBN
- 9780907871484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.35
€ 18.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare. After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KIN0036305
- ISBN
- 9780091940768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Extraordinary accounts of remarkable escapes from maximum-security prisons. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472100238
- ISBN
- 9781472100238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b & w photos; b & w map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502469
- ISBN
- 9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Louis Ferrante was a young rogue who made his reputation on the streets of New York and later hooked up with the infamous John Gotti Jr and the Gambino crime family. When the law finally caught up with Louis, he faced a long stretch in some of the most notoriously dangerous penitentiaries. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KSG0000796
- ISBN
- 9780553819472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Moving and at times horrific, The Horse Girl is an extraordinary story of hate redeemed by love, as well as a testament to the triumph of the human spirit over the most terrible adversity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782199182
- ISBN
- 9781782199182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.79
€ 11.99
€ 9.79