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True stories
Paperback. At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants.. over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages. This title tells the saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished - as they made 102 minutes count. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; BTP; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099492566
- ISBN
- 9780099492566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story - his terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; BGA; BTP; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KSG0005415
- ISBN
- 9781849833905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Gives a true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. Recounting the 13 hours of the now infamous attack, this personal account sets the story straight about what really happened on the ground. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL2; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785030529
- ISBN
- 9781785030529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655451
- ISBN
- 9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509800193
- ISBN
- 9781509800193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352752
- ISBN
- 9780817352752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 14.37
€ 37.99
€ 14.37
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
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502469
- ISBN
- 9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Brings together thirty-six murderous tales that shocked not only Wales but also made national headlines. This book includes the case of William Augustus Lacey, who killed his young wife with a razor in a fit of jealously at Pontypridd in 1900; baby farmer Rhoda Willis, the first woman to be hanged at Cardiff Prison, in 1907; and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949613
- ISBN
- 9780750949613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826744
- ISBN
- 9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965897
- ISBN
- 9780750965897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BT; JFFJ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370762
- ISBN
- 9781785370762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. This title reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPR; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576411
- ISBN
- 9781780576411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. Combines the drama, intrigue, and emotion of excellent storytelling with cutting-edge forensic investigation techniques and legal theory Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 405
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784563
- ISBN
- 9780814784563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.93
€ 44.99
€ 44.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BM; BTP; HRAM6; WSJR4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509800810
- ISBN
- 9781509800810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. A story of heartfelt devotion and companionship Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784297169
- ISBN
- 9781784297169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.56
€ 15.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. *Third volume of Ann Rule's bestselling Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing. Series: True Crime Files Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 24. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 33. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751515732
- ISBN
- 9780751515732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. On 27 August 1979, Paul Burns's life changed for ever. Travelling through Warren Point in Northern Ireland when the IRA detonated two massive bombs, he was involved in a devastating explosion - eighteen soldiers were killed that day; Paul was one of only two who survived. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KLN0018183
- ISBN
- 9780007354375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. This title sets Ruth's story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576237
- ISBN
- 9781780576237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.22
€ 25.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; BTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000909
- ISBN
- 9781612000909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. The heart-warming true story of a little boy and the cat that changed his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRA0011507
- ISBN
- 9780007382743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99