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paperback. An investigative odyssey from Samuel Johnson-shortlisted author David Grann to unravel twelve great, real-life mysteries Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
New
SKU
9781849830669
ISBN
9781849830669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.33

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

Paperback. Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Scientists speculate they can live for 60 years and grow to a massive 20 feet long. This title deals with great white sharks and the power they have over us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555247
ISBN
9780099555247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. This work also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845961787
ISBN
9781845961787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.27

paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099477761
ISBN
9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Grant, Callie Smith. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800734190
ISBN
9780800734190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.48

Paperback. Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry's modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472110916
ISBN
9781472110916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. A collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patient's journey. It includes stories based on real-life accounts. It explores the very human side of cancer as well as providing expert commentary on the clinical aspects of diagnosis and therapy of this disease. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 208 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. A collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patient's journey. It includes stories based on real-life accounts. It explores the very human side of cancer as well as providing expert commentary on the clinical aspects of diagnosis and therapy of this disease. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BT; VFJB. Dimension: 153 x 208 x 13. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Springer
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857298942
ISBN
9780857298942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart Inc. Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771030499
ISBN
9780771030499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.58

Hardback. The philosophical genealogy of a remarkable antagonist: the pirate, the key to the contemporary paradigm of the universal foe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951948
ISBN
9781890951948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Tells the tale of Nellie May Madison, the first woman on Death Row in California. This story offers a glimpse into law and disorder in 1930s Los Angeles and presents a remarkable character whose plight focuses on the status of women, the workings of the media and the judiciary system, and the stratification of society in her time. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224506
ISBN
9780803224506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. Since the dawn of time men and women alike have been killing. Many of these murders have been committed in the most brutal and horrific ways imaginable showing no respect for human life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320. 288 pages, Illustrations. Since the dawn of time men and women alike have been killing. Many of these murders have been committed in the most brutal and horrific ways imaginable showing no respect for human life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 133 x 199 x 32. Weight: 320.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857827989
ISBN
9781857827989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Previously published as Becky, this is the heartbreaking story behind the murder of 16-year-old Bristol schoolgirl Becky Watts, a crime that shocked the nation and tore a family in two. Num Pages: 304 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008179618
ISBN
9780008179618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.37

Paperback. In the summer of 1976 Gary Gilmore robbed two men. Then he shot them in cold blood. For those murders Gilmore was sent to languish on Death Row - and could confidently expect his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. In America, no one had been executed for ten years. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099688600
ISBN
9780099688600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062871
ISBN
9781786062871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJP; BTC; HRQM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228687
ISBN
9781925228687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BTC; GBC; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632207036
ISBN
9781632207036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855753
ISBN
9781611855753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. The story of one man's struggle to achieve his dream, a fast-paced adventure & paean to the power of self-belief. In May 2010 Cdr Dilip Donde earned his place in India's maritime history by becoming the first Indian to complete a solo circumnavigation under sail. The book chronicles Dilip's progress from building the boat to completing the voyage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 colour photos / 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BTP; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Fernhurst Books Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909911499
ISBN
9781909911499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.12

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