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True stories

Paperback. When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. This title tells the true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091946791
ISBN
9780091946791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960250
ISBN
9780750960250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. Writer and historian Kaye Jones has investigated the case of Christiana Edmunds, a seemingly demure middle-class young lady who suddenly started sending out poisoned chocolates to fellow residents of Brighton in 1871. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593752
ISBN
9781781593752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. This title tells their story, accompanied by photographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, Over 50 b&w / colour photos in 5 x 8-page sections. BIC Classification: BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Broadway Boks,2010
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553820607
ISBN
9780553820607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. In spite of its small size and rural character Hertfordshire has been the location for some of the most infamous and fiendish murders in the history of England. Spanning four centuries, this title contains accounts of many of these crimes. It re-examines famous cases with the help of archive material. It includes several other major cases. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750933308
ISBN
9780750933308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b+w photos. BIC Classification: AVGR; BTC; JFCA; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654371
ISBN
9780859654371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. A frank, funny and shocking memoir of one woman's struggle to free her family from debt - by becoming an escort. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0017616
ISBN
9780751536980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689628
ISBN
9781846689628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. The classic autobiography of the Kray twins, Britain's most notorious gangsters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509811427
ISBN
9781509811427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. The true story of an SAS veteran who led a team during the 1980 assault on the Iranian Embassy and served in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere over his career with the Regiment. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817372
ISBN
9781472817372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.82

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468136
ISBN
9780752468136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor Num Pages: 496 pages, two 8 page b&w insets on text paper. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332. illustrations. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight: 348.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674418
ISBN
9781847674418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Life in the largely rural county of Dorset has not always been idyllic, for over the years it has experienced numerous murders, some of which are little known outside the county borders, others that have shocked the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951074
ISBN
9780750951074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. From the New York Times Best-Selling Author John Douglas Comes a Story of True Crime That Reads Like Fiction Inside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Jossey Bass
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470325155
ISBN
9780470325155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960199
ISBN
9780750960199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.41

Paperback. New edition of Terry Waite's seminal memoir, celebrating 25 years since his release - with a new foreword and final chapter Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BT; HRCV9; HRCX7; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
25th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473637115
ISBN
9781473637115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; BTC; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
11.1.2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296378
ISBN
9781936296378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. A memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, completed in the three and a half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. It offers a glimpse of the strategies Gene embraced to accept and live the final stages of his life with vibrancy and calm - and what his preparations for death taught him about life. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
201
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780077118471
ISBN
9780077118471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. On 18 January 2012, Elise Schwarz received a phone call that threatened to tear her world to pieces: 'There's something wrong with Evan. He's turning blue,' her babysitter screamed down the line. This moving and compelling account, told in diary form, is a testament to a mother's unbending love and above all unflinching belief in her child. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189808
ISBN
9781784189808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596090316
ISBN
9781596090316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.50

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