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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

€ 21.13

Paperback. The inside story of Birmingham CID's fight against crime in the '70s and '80s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amberley
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657875
ISBN
9781445657875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

Paperback. Derek Niemann draws on original diaries, letters and drawings, to show how Conder, Barrett, Waterston and Buxton were forged by their wartime experience into the giants of postwar wildlife conservation. Their legacy lives on. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780721361
ISBN
9781780721361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. What is it like to make millions before you turn 20? What drives City traders to excess in their quest for extreme wealth? And what happens when they lose it all overnight? This title provides an account of life in Square Mile, laying bare the tricks, lifestyles and minds of the men who gamble with millions and influence our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; JFFX; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043647
ISBN
9780141043647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509821419
ISBN
9781509821419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. The follow-up to the hugely successful cult-classic BIG DEAL, with all the poker wit and wisdom of the original. (Martin Amis on Tony Holden: 'The top writer in pokerdom'.) Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WDMC2; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119038
ISBN
9780349119038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108326
ISBN
9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Abel Herzberg, a Dutch lawyer and writer - managed, in the hell of Bergen-Belsen, to keep a diary which chronicles the horrific reality of daily existence in the camp. This title, based on his diary, provides an eyewitness account of life in one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Barbara Ward & Associates
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845117504
ISBN
9781845117504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 charing cross road, and went to war. Num Pages: 480 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
625
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948357
ISBN
9780750948357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.85

Mass Market Paperback. Presents a heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, and terrified of herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. 432pp Spine slightly sunned , Minor shelf wear
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0022353
ISBN
9780099498483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Mass Market Paperback. Presents a heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, and terrified of herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy In good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Publication date
2007
SKU
KLJ0001260
ISBN
9780099498483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BTC; HRAM2; HRCC7; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257432
ISBN
9781781257432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079939
ISBN
9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.41

Paperback. An examination of some of the Britain's most notorious and shocking cases. It includes such cases as: Hannah Carey, beaten to death by her husband at Warfield in 1851; young Hannah Gould, whose throat was cut by her father in a frenzied attack at Windsor in 1861; and, Minnie Freeman Lee, whose body was discovered in a trunk in 1948. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951296
ISBN
9780750951296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.17

Paperback. The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752859026
ISBN
9780752859026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. In 1991, the author and her son Ben followed her parents to live on the Greek island of Kos. On 24 July, she was at work when her mum Christine arrived crying uncontrollably. Ben had been playing outside, and then disappeared. Someone had taken Ben. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; BT; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KAK0002950
ISBN
9780091950880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FMT; 3JM; BTP; JKSM; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Canbury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993040726
ISBN
9780993040726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

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 showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps to cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KSS0014175
ISBN
9780091940768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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

Paperback. How does it feel to live and work in the world's most beautiful and luxurious tropical island resort, surrounded by white sandy beaches and aquamarine seas? And how does it feel to be in the lap of luxury when you're thousands of miles from anywhere else? This work takes you behind the scenes at a five-star tropical island resort. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552154635
ISBN
9780552154635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

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