True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Hardcover. Created in 1972, Funky Winkerbean was a comic strip that portrayed high schoollfe. It has now evolved into a mature series of real-life stories examining social issues. In 1999, Lisa Moore, one of Funky's friends discovered she had breast cancer. This title features comic strips on Lisa's battle with cancer examining her struggle with the disease. Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389242
- ISBN
- 9780873389242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.60
€ 33.60
Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079939
- ISBN
- 9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Hardback. Thirty-seven million people visit Las Vegas every year. It's a city that offers to fulfil all your desires, without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? This book tells ten of their stories: tales of overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, casinos, and broken dreams. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BTP; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783522507
- ISBN
- 9781783522507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.42
€ 30.99
€ 25.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 64 colour photos & 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; BTP; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395238
- ISBN
- 9780888395238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Compiling firsthand accounts, testimonies, and letters by notable Titanic survivors, this work focuses on the disaster. Editor(s): Maltin, Tim. Series: Penguin Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Deluxe
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106623
- ISBN
- 9780143106623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A true, rare, and haunting story about life inside the deadly Gaza Strip, a refugee's daring escape, and hope. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- O Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352218
- ISBN
- 9781785352218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.82
€ 18.99
€ 16.82
Hardback. The greatest achievement is to still be alive - and what's more, living with purpose to focus on family and personal growth. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BTP; MJD; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. 8vo.Like New copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KEX0295177
- ISBN
- 9781786063892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Steve: Unwanted is a testament to the incredible power there is within all of us to break even the most hardened aspects of our habits and behaviour, and turn our lives around. It is a glimmer of light for anyone touched by addiction. Num Pages: 279 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 289.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780720418
- ISBN
- 9781780720418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694032
- ISBN
- 9781894694032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. In 2014, Steve Birkinshaw attempted to set a new record for completing a continuous 300-mile circuit of all 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District. With a foreword by Joss Naylor, There is no Map in Hell recounts Birkinshaw's preparation, training and experience, and the physiological aftermath of the feat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1x 8pp colour photo section. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; BM; BTP; WSE; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240946
- ISBN
- 9781910240946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JF; BTP; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571210725
- ISBN
- 9780571210725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244471
- ISBN
- 9780851244471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.51
€ 14.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. He'd been her friend for years. He said he loved her. Then she realised she didn't know him at all.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE3; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007438884
- ISBN
- 9780007438884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100669
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100668
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100667
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100665
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTK0100664
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007580422
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486789620
- ISBN
- 9780486789620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.16
€ 8.16
Paperback. Murder, human-rights abuse, drugs, blackmail, extortion, extreme violence, medical maltreatment and unjustifiable death penalties feature as everyday occurrences in the living hells that are Bangkwang and Klong Prem jails. The author has graphically revealed this shocking reality through the eyes of a long-term inmate from the West. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845965815
- ISBN
- 9781845965815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. The inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" unit that rescued--against all odds--a trapped American battalion and went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824456
- ISBN
- 9780306824456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.12
€ 29.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553149
- ISBN
- 9780742553149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
Hardback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553132
- ISBN
- 9780742553132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.83
€ 30.99
€ 27.83