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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Paperback. Karen Darke was on a rock-climbing expedition on sea cliffs in Scotland. She fell, and was paralysed. This is Karen's story about coming to terms with her lost of movement from the chest down and regaining the will to live. It is also about the borderline between body and spirit. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJD; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905047888
- ISBN
- 9781905047888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. The compelling story of one family's fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955469
- ISBN
- 9780745955469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
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. 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. Presents a narrative nonfiction, in which the author chronicles individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Harper Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060587161
- ISBN
- 9780060587161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Emedal Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993340604
- ISBN
- 9780993340604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. When Asad was eight years old, his mother was shot in front of him. With his father in hiding, he was swept alone into the great wartime migration that has scattered the Somali people throughout the world. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563778
- ISBN
- 9780099563778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Barry Woodward grew up in Greater Manchester, England. At the age of 16, he left school and was drawn into the drug scene experimenting with cannabis, amphetamine and LSD. Miraculously his life turned around following a sequence of supernatural encounters. This work features a true story of a former addict and his miraculous journey to faith. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HRCV9; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Authentic Media United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860246029
- ISBN
- 9781860246029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572312
- ISBN
- 9780099572312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
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€ 16.91
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. 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. A sequel to "Touching the Void", in which the author described a fall in the Himalayas which crippled and almost broke him. This memoir reveals the signposts that have directed him since childhood to measure fear and embrace the unknown. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099380115
- ISBN
- 9780099380115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
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€ 13.49
Paperback. The true story of two neglected little children saved from abuse and transformed by the love and care of foster mother Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409165354
- ISBN
- 9781409165354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Over the years, Dinah suffered repeated physical assault, prolonged mental torture and destructive ignorance, yet successfully raised a family of six and nurtured the unique personality of a world superstar, her son Boy George. Here, she recounts the long and painful journey that she had to take. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099499787
- ISBN
- 9780099499787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. The New York Times bestselling account of a thrilling real-life journey into deepest cave on earth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZN; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288. The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth. 320 pages. The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made. This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find it, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZN; WTLP. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849018562
- ISBN
- 9781849018562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HR; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473631335
- ISBN
- 9781473631335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
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€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only. Num Pages: 208 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121134
- ISBN
- 9781472121134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. In the summer of 1969, as Apollo 11 was blasting off to the moon, two teenage twin brothers, with only three years' mountaineering experience, set off to climb one of the highest rock faces in Europe. This title offers a true account from Gordon Stainforth of a near-death experience on a mountain in Norway in 1969. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps/diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298. An Adventure That Went Wrong. 224 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps/diagrams. In the summer of 1969, as Apollo 11 was blasting off to the moon, two teenage twin brothers, with only three years' mountaineering experience, set off to climb one of the highest rock faces in Europe. This title offers a true account from Gordon Stainforth of a near-death experience on a mountain in Norway in 1969. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; BTP; WSZG. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Golden Arrow Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957054301
- ISBN
- 9780957054301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47
Paperback. A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story - his terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; BGA; BTP; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KSG0005415
- ISBN
- 9781849833905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
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
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€ 13.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- NAL
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451475633
- ISBN
- 9780451475633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. 'Moving - at times almost unbearably so - and fascinating' Antonia Fraser A family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008158064
- ISBN
- 9780008158064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97