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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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