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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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. 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
€ 19.00€ 15.90
€ 19.00
€ 15.90
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€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445623
- ISBN
- 9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTP; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974783
- ISBN
- 9781894974783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140418
- ISBN
- 9781472140418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.81
€ 18.99
€ 18.81
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. 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
Paperback. The schooner Integrity was built in a famous boatyard in the 1960's in Massachusetts, and she was the dream boat of her owner, Waldo Howland. She cruised in the West Indies and crossed the Atlantic to visit Ireland and England. Then she was sold, and there began a chain of events which led to adventure, chicanery and eventually tragedy. Series: Seafarer S. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364255
- ISBN
- 9780850364255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.31
€ 17.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 270 x 32. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911274100
- ISBN
- 9781911274100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
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
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
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. When Emma Brockes was ten years old, her mother said 'One day I will tell you the story of my life and you will be amazed.' Growing up in a tranquil English village, Emma knew very little of her mother's life before her. She knew Paula had grown up in South Africa and had seven siblings. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571275854
- ISBN
- 9780571275854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. The improbable but thrilling story of how a Colorado farm boy built a navy, how a decrepit ocean liner learned to be a hospital, and how a boat load of volunteers are literally changing the face of the world .. one face at a time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition - Later Printing
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division London
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KNW0009122
- ISBN
- 9780340863367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The improbable but thrilling story of how a Colorado farm boy built a navy, how a decrepit ocean liner learned to be a hospital, and how a boat load of volunteers are literally changing the face of the world .. one face at a time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division London
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition - Later Printing
- SKU
- KNW0009168
- ISBN
- 9780340863367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576878330
- ISBN
- 9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.99
€ 43.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. As a result of a genetically-transmitted gene, all 3 Bryan sisters, Felicity, Elizabeth and Bunny have had cancer. As the gene also has a dominant inheritance, half of their family members can be expected to carry it. This book describes their experience of this disease. It tells of the shocks and dilemmas that come with diagnosis and treatment. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BTP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vermilion London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KNW0007942
- ISBN
- 9780091917166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place. On 28 August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Mauritania's Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBW; 3JH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099435921
- ISBN
- 9780099435921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
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€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10