True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Paperback. Compelling true-life stories about mariners' dreadful experiences at sea during the heyday of deep-sea commercial sail. Recounted mainly as original narratives compiled from the Casualties columns and pages of Lloyd's List. A wealth of fascinating topics including strandings, mutiny, murder, messages in a bottle and seaquakes. Num Pages: 480 pages, liberally illustrated with engravings, maps and photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950893
- ISBN
- 9781849950893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.12
€ 42.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. This title tells the true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091946791
- ISBN
- 9780091946791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare. After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KIN0036305
- ISBN
- 9780091940768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare. After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps to cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KSS0014175
- ISBN
- 9780091940768
Paperback
Condition: Used, 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
Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079939
- ISBN
- 9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Abel Herzberg, a Dutch lawyer and writer - managed, in the hell of Bergen-Belsen, to keep a diary which chronicles the horrific reality of daily existence in the camp. This title, based on his diary, provides an eyewitness account of life in one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845117504
- ISBN
- 9781845117504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Derek Niemann draws on original diaries, letters and drawings, to show how Conder, Barrett, Waterston and Buxton were forged by their wartime experience into the giants of postwar wildlife conservation. Their legacy lives on. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780721361
- ISBN
- 9781780721361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
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€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- SKU
- KIN0031274
- ISBN
- 9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by 'The Family', Natacha's childhood was stolen. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007560325
- ISBN
- 9780007560325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062372130
- ISBN
- 9780062372130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.29
€ 29.99
€ 24.29
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
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
€ 29.99€ 24.88
€ 29.99
€ 24.88
paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571219445
- ISBN
- 9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, b/w maps & 32 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hancock House Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394514
- ISBN
- 9780888394514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.83
€ 27.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. My NHS Summer. 182 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684196
- ISBN
- 9781908684196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
€ 18.99
€ 15.23
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€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Paperback. Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007274062
- ISBN
- 9780007274062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.32
€ 14.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885211323
- ISBN
- 9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44