True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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
€ 15.99€ 13.65
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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
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958442
- ISBN
- 9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.04
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€ 11.04
Paperback. The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place. On 28 August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Mauritania's Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBW; 3JH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099435921
- ISBN
- 9780099435921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds - including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother - to choose his own path in life and become a truly exceptional human being. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014682
- ISBN
- 9780007256372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds - including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother - to choose his own path in life and become a truly exceptional human being. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316. Some shelf wear, but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTJ0006597
- ISBN
- 9780007256372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTB; HBW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298812
- ISBN
- 9789652298812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. 'Gripping and inspiring - like the man himself!' Bear Grylls Num Pages: 256 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472113047
- ISBN
- 9781472113047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445623
- ISBN
- 9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046815
- ISBN
- 9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Their names are those that have gone down in history and their stories are tales of bravery that should never be forgotten. They are the men and women who have made Ireland great and whose acts of heroism have reverberated throughout the world. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; BTP; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844548828
- ISBN
- 9781844548828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
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€ 9.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Disinformation Company United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938875137
- ISBN
- 9781938875137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.09
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Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447210986
- ISBN
- 9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JWXR; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665385
- ISBN
- 9781848665385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTP; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974783
- ISBN
- 9781894974783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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€ 11.92
Paperback. Presents a story of the charismatic Chris Gardner - a once homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages colour photos. BIC Classification: BGBA; BTP; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Amistad
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060744878
- ISBN
- 9780060744878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008187569
- ISBN
- 9780008187569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008217600
- ISBN
- 9780008217600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.89
€ 15.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. In a horrific car crash, eighteen-year old Brian Boyle was placed in a medically-induced coma. When Brian finally emerged from the coma two months later, doctors predicted he might not be able to walk again, and certainly not swim. Then, miraculously, Brian clawed his way back to the living. This title offers an account of his miraculous comeback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083601
- ISBN
- 9781616083601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.14
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€ 17.14
Paperback. Lost overboard at night in a storm - no one saw him fall, and no one could hear him shout Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472139368
- ISBN
- 9781472139368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61