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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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
€ 29.99€ 27.83
€ 29.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. In 1998, Sarbjit Athwal was called by her husband to attend a family meeting. Within three weeks of that meeting, Surjit Athwal, Sarbjit's sister-in-law, was dead. After the killing, Sarbjit fought secretly for justice for nine long, scared years. This book is about a woman who risked everything to see that justice was done. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 4pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753541548
- ISBN
- 9780753541548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In 'Slave Girl', Sarah Forsyth told the heart-rending story of her ordeal as a young woman sex-trafficked to Amsterdam, and also how she found the courage to get away. In this sequel she tells the story of her mental journey to rid herself of the after-effects of sex slavery, and her painful journey to find the sex slaves she left behind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782192268
- ISBN
- 9781782192268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. In the summer of 2000, schoolgirl Sarah Payne went missing from a beach where she played with her siblings. The nation waited with her whole family as the search for the little girl touched the hearts of everyone in the country. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786064479
- ISBN
- 9781786064479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Hardcover. When Sara was only five years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years, as her father took advantage of her innocence and her mother turned a blind eye to the horrors. In an attempt to rebuild her life, as a teenager, she became a model but even this choice was to lead to more misery. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KNW0008158
- ISBN
- 9781844542840
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Blezard, Paul; Maden-Schiannini, Nikki. Num Pages: 380 pages, 79 line drawings, 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: BTP; WGCK; WTLC; WTLP; YNTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Sam Manicom United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955657320
- ISBN
- 9780955657320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555910
- ISBN
- 9781781555910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473607026
- ISBN
- 9781473607026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815399
- ISBN
- 9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.64
€ 16.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826744
- ISBN
- 9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b & w photos; b & w map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502469
- ISBN
- 9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082277
- ISBN
- 9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.64
€ 27.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. The Number One International Bestseller The dramatic story of freelance photographer Daniel Rye, who was held hostage for thirteen months by ISIS, as told by an award-winning writer. Translator(s): Young, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BGH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490568
- ISBN
- 9781786490568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.10
€ 19.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. 1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth. Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers. The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099574521
- ISBN
- 9780099574521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843646
- ISBN
- 9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
paperback. "Gripping, intense.. Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air]."-Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JMC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393345414
- ISBN
- 9780393345414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.00
€ 17.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003333
- ISBN
- 9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. On Boxing Day 2004, Rob, Paul, Matty and Rosie Forkan lost their parents in the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. This is an enthralling, harrowing but ultimately uplifting journey from the slums of India and the tsunami, to the boardrooms of the City of London, Downing Street and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782433576
- ISBN
- 9781782433576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384025
- ISBN
- 9781894384025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717172474
- ISBN
- 9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. 168 pages, Illustrations, map. . . . Not just another 'climber gets stuck on mountain but survives to tell the tale' book. The gripping accounts. . . are all there, but the other half of the book is all about the journey Nigel has made since. . . and his refusal to disappear into the crevasses of self pity and helplessness.--Carolyn Budding. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 9. Weight: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ecademy Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905823277
- ISBN
- 9781905823277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Eleven original, moving accounts which celebrate the lives and recount the final voyages of well-known yachtsmen, all friends of or known to the author. Including racers like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, cruisers and adventurers like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman and the ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst. An excellent tribute to some great sailors. Series: Making Waves. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 black & white photos. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909911550
- ISBN
- 9781909911550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.71
€ 13.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. Elva Aggiano was murdered 14 years ago by her husband Bruno. Of the four Aggiano children, three vowed never to speak to their father again. Remarkably, their daughter Natalia renewed her relationship with Bruno and became his friend and companion until his death in 2006. This is her astonishing story. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. 288 pages, col. Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782193609
- ISBN
- 9781782193609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.62
€ 9.99
€ 8.62