True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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
€ 16.99€ 15.66
€ 16.99
€ 15.66
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€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
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€ 15.42
€ 20.99
€ 15.42
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
€ 26.99€ 24.07
€ 26.99
€ 24.07
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
€ 39.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Publisher
- Health Communications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757317965
- ISBN
- 9780757317965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.07
€ 16.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. The story of how one woman turned her life around after suffering an abusive childhood Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471102738
- ISBN
- 9781471102738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.04
€ 10.99
€ 9.04
Paperback. Presents the story of Vince Bell, Texas singer/songwriter. This book chronicles Vince Bell's life and near death on the road. It reveals what it means to live for one's art. Series: North Texas Lives of Musicians Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574412673
- ISBN
- 9781574412673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.65
€ 23.65
Paperback. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, this work lets us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046747
- ISBN
- 9780141046747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die. This is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the most repressive country on earth, and her harrowing escape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; BTP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973035
- ISBN
- 9780241973035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757809
- ISBN
- 9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- CL 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849538824
- ISBN
- 9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
€ 14.99
€ 11.21
Paperback. A moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751543988
- ISBN
- 9780751543988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.34
€ 15.99
€ 12.34