True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140418
- ISBN
- 9781472140418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
€ 18.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314478
- ISBN
- 9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lanista Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955318504
- ISBN
- 9780955318504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. The untold story of Scott's Northern Party and their incredible survival of an Antarctic winter Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Proof Copy
- SKU
- V9780719595905
- ISBN
- 9780719595905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A young refugee's story of terror, love and survival Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 290 x 2. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408708446
- ISBN
- 9781408708446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.17
€ 18.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967447
- ISBN
- 9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
paperback. This is the Film Tie-In edition of Martin Sixsmith's moving book. The film stars Dame Judi Dench, and is currently scheduled for Boxing Day release. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BTP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447245223
- ISBN
- 9781447245223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539738
- ISBN
- 9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576541
- ISBN
- 9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BM; BTP; HRAM6; WSJR4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509800810
- ISBN
- 9781509800810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. The true story of a little girl who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her family, eventually saved by foster mother Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409165385
- ISBN
- 9781409165385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Violently gang-raped when she was thirteen years old, and raped three more times before the age of eighteen, Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will. BIC Classification: BT; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062765
- ISBN
- 9781786062765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Inspirational stories and life lessons from the Olympic athlete and war hero Louis Zamperini. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349406473
- ISBN
- 9780349406473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. How one little girl survived a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. A powerful true story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0010678
- ISBN
- 9781447273561
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FMT; 3JM; BTP; JKSM; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Canbury Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993040726
- ISBN
- 9780993040726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0009132
- ISBN
- 9780593058237
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668071
- ISBN
- 9780712668071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
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€ 17.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678082
- ISBN
- 9780816678082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.77
€ 30.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. "A richly detailed story that is equal parts heartbreaking, inspiring .. and full of fascinating science .. masterful."-San Francisco Chronicle Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351262
- ISBN
- 9780393351262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46