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The Science of Murder - The Forensics of Agatha Christie (Paperback): Carla Valentine The Science of Murder - The Forensics of Agatha Christie (Paperback)
Carla Valentine
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Undercover - The Explosive Story of One Cop's War on Britain's Most Notorious Drugs Gangs (Paperback, UK ed.): Undercover - The Explosive Story of One Cop's War on Britain's Most Notorious Drugs Gangs (Paperback, UK ed.)
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R257 R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Save R22 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Pete Ashton is a detective tasked with smashing open the most dangerous drugs gangs blighting Britain's streets. He targets hardened criminals who have everything to lose, and who would not hesitate to put a bullet in his head if his cover is blown. Crack gangs, heroin dealers, speed freaks: he's infiltrated them all and put many of them behind bars. This is the story of a life lived in the shadows.

A Trans-Siberian Odyssey (Paperback): Kate Young A Trans-Siberian Odyssey (Paperback)
Kate Young
R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Journalist Kate Young decided to combine the trip of a lifetime with a wacky writing challenge to raise money for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight. Starting from post-Olympic Beijing, she lost her soul to the Mongolian steppes; survived the hurly-burly of Ulaanbaatar; escaped amorous advances near Lake Baikal and made it to the Tsarist majesty of Moscow in a poignant trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Exercise Tiger: The D-Day Practice Landing Tragedies Uncovered (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Richard Bass Exercise Tiger: The D-Day Practice Landing Tragedies Uncovered (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Richard Bass
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seeking a New Voice - Autobiographical Perspectives (Paperback): Barry Merchant Seeking a New Voice - Autobiographical Perspectives (Paperback)
Barry Merchant
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a compelling story about the brave recovery of a man whose early life was full of hopelessness, who nevertheless overcame many barriers so that he could become a normal member of society. The author grew up in Surrey in a large working class family in which problems were an everyday occurrence. From an early age life became increasingly difficult due to a traumatic accident when he was three years old, and later when at the age of twelve he was sexually abused. Before the age of twenty-one he contracted a major neurological illness called Dystonia. For many years thereafter, he became addicted to prescribed medication which isolated him from mainstream society. His problems were further exacerbated by a term in prison. His recovery was arduous and painful and it took many years before he found his way back to normal life through University education, social work training and friendships. The book is an inspiring read that will give hope and courage to many others who have experienced similar setbacks in life.

A Man Alone - Biography of Robert T. Robinson, a Soldier of the 14th 'Forgotten' Army in India and Burma During World... A Man Alone - Biography of Robert T. Robinson, a Soldier of the 14th 'Forgotten' Army in India and Burma During World War Two (Paperback)
Peter Court
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Diary of Hope - The Story of an American Prisoner of War (Paperback): Andrew Gabriel A Diary of Hope - The Story of an American Prisoner of War (Paperback)
Andrew Gabriel
R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

My grandfather, Frank Carollo, was a prisoner of war in the infamous POW camp Stalag 17 B during World War II. During these dark days, he managed to keep a diary of his experiences, depicting everyday life within, through beautiful short stories, poetry, and drawings. Now years later, I've taken his accounts, adding background details from friends and family, to create a memoir of hope, love, and survival; a story of one man's life before, during, and after being confined within one of the most notorious of Nazi camps. 20% of the profits from each book sold will be donated to the national Alzheimer's Association, in memory of Frank Carollo.

Last Rampage (Paperback, 1st University of Arizona Press pbk. ed): Last Rampage (Paperback, 1st University of Arizona Press pbk. ed)
R585 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

When convicted murderer Gary Tison broke out of an Arizona prison with the help of his sons in 1978, it was an embarrassment to the state. Then it became a nightmare. Tison and his gang murdered six people before they were stopped near the Mexican border. Clarke's story of that manhunt is a chilling account of both cold-blooded murder and astonishing corruption within the state penal system. "Last Rampage" is a tale of criminal ruthlessness that has been called the "In Cold Blood" of the American West. Twenty years later, overtaxed law enforcement and overcrowded prisons can only make us wonder if such an incident could happen again.

Operation Violet Oak - A Story of False Accusation (Paperback): Stephen Glascoe Operation Violet Oak - A Story of False Accusation (Paperback)
Stephen Glascoe
R291 R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Save R26 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Time to Say Goodbye - Steps in Learning to Grieve (Paperback): Barbara Pymm Time to Say Goodbye - Steps in Learning to Grieve (Paperback)
Barbara Pymm
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lord Lucan - Africa a New Beginning (Paperback): Ian Crosby Lord Lucan - Africa a New Beginning (Paperback)
Ian Crosby
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lying for Money - How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World (Paperback): Dan Davies Lying for Money - How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World (Paperback)
Dan Davies
R452 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
It's Off To The Match I Go (Paperback): Duncan Whitelaw It's Off To The Match I Go (Paperback)
Duncan Whitelaw
R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Football supporters, over the years, have garnered a pretty poor reputation, often regarded as anti-social yobs, or foul-mouthed hoodlums - and at times that reputation has been well deserved. Some supporters though, fare worse than others, and fans of Rangers Football Club seem to be particularly vilified, very often castigated en masse as nothing more than Neanderthal, knuckle-dragging, bigoted thugs. Well, I'm a Rangers fan and I'm none of the above! And neither, for that matter, are any of my friends or associates. Rangers' supporters are in fact just normal hard working folk who love their football team. This is my story, from a schoolboy in Clydebank, to a married man in East Calder. Growing up, maturing as I watch my football team. I experience sporting joy and triumph, just as I suffer pain and tragedy, my personal life intertwining with the fortunes of my favourites, the Rangers. It's off to the match I go - My journey with the 'Gers

My Friend Anna - The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Paperback): Rachel DeLoache Williams My Friend Anna - The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Paperback)
Rachel DeLoache Williams
R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Waggoner's War - A Motor Transport Driver's Experiences in North Africa and Italy with the Royal Army Service Corps... A Waggoner's War - A Motor Transport Driver's Experiences in North Africa and Italy with the Royal Army Service Corps -1942-45 (Paperback)
Fergus Fulton
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gin Pahit - Searching the Nusa Tenggara Islands in Indonesia from August to November 1980 (Paperback): James Barclay Gin Pahit - Searching the Nusa Tenggara Islands in Indonesia from August to November 1980 (Paperback)
James Barclay
R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an account of a search in 1980 in the Nusa Tenggara Islands of Indonesia to find a suitable island for the Vietnamese Boat People to settle and start a new life. They were pouring out of Vietnam on anything that would float and thousands were perishing. The world was demanding that something be done...Most of the search was island hopping on a Balinese cow transporter made from a single tree trunk.

The Rope - A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP (Paperback): Alex Tresniowski The Rope - A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP (Paperback)
Alex Tresniowski
R432 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Sky Laughing - Humorous Stories Featuring the Parachute Regiment and Other Airborne Forces (Paperback): Roger Payne Sky Laughing - Humorous Stories Featuring the Parachute Regiment and Other Airborne Forces (Paperback)
Roger Payne
R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Crocodile's Teeth - Trading, Tyranny and Terrorism on Two Continents (Paperback): Sam Thaker The Crocodile's Teeth - Trading, Tyranny and Terrorism on Two Continents (Paperback)
Sam Thaker; Edited by Chris Newton
R518 Discovery Miles 5 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The evil thugs of Idi Amin's Uganda and the fanatical bombers and machine-gun-toting terrorists of Mumbai make The Crocodile's Teeth a gripping tale of one man's survival and resourcefulness set against a background of tyranny, terror and hardship on two continents. Sam Thaker was born to Indian immigrant parents in Uganda in the days when it was one of the most beautiful, fertile and contented countries in the world. Then Idi Amin swept to power, and under his tyranny Sam's paradise became a hell on Earth. Having been forced by Amin's thugs to give up their home, Sam's thriving airline cargo business and most of their money and possessions, he and his family began a new life in England as near-penniless refugees. But Sam was a survivor. Ignoring his bank manager's patronising advice to open a corner shop, he decided instead to build on his experience in the cargo business to start up a London-based air freight company. Realising the immense potential of the Indian import market, he returned to the land of his fathers to build an international company which eventually opened offices in eight Indian cities. Along the way he and his wife were caught up in the wave of terrorism which struck Bombay in 1993 and again in 2008, and narrowly escaped the floods which struck the city in 2005 and drowned more than 5000 people. The Crocodile's Teeth is a fascinating portrait of survival and resourcefulness against a background of tyranny and terror on two continents.

Moose's War - The Exploits of Wing Commander Robert 'Moose' Fumerton DFC & Bar, AFC - Canada's... Moose's War - The Exploits of Wing Commander Robert 'Moose' Fumerton DFC & Bar, AFC - Canada's Highest-Scoring Night-Fighter Pilot of the Second World War (Paperback)
Richard Pike
R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Organ Thieves - The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South (Paperback): Chip Jones The Organ Thieves - The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South (Paperback)
Chip Jones
R481 R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Love on the Isle of Dogs 2020 (Paperback): Jude Cowan Montague Love on the Isle of Dogs 2020 (Paperback)
Jude Cowan Montague
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
We Keep the Dead Close - A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence (Paperback): Becky Cooper We Keep the Dead Close - A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence (Paperback)
Becky Cooper
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Marketing Adventures of Dorothy (Paperback): Dorothy Lloyd Griffiths Marketing Adventures of Dorothy (Paperback)
Dorothy Lloyd Griffiths
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an autobiographical account of life in Covent Garden Market. It is illustrated throughout with drawings of both the traders who work there and also the amazing mix of people passing through. The story is told with humour and compassion.

Unsolved Arizona - A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem & Mystery (Paperback): Jane Eppinga Unsolved Arizona - A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem & Mystery (Paperback)
Jane Eppinga
R496 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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