True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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
Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082277
- ISBN
- 9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.64
€ 26.99
€ 22.64
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€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. Num Pages: 464 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553820201
- ISBN
- 9780553820201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Series: Eye Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Eye Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903070741
- ISBN
- 9781903070741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Hardback. The greatest achievement is to still be alive - and what's more, living with purpose to focus on family and personal growth. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BTP; MJD; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. 8vo.Like New copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KEX0295177
- ISBN
- 9781786063892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Rev Pbk ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747577270
- ISBN
- 9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.71
€ 19.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572312
- ISBN
- 9780099572312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Paperback. Their names are those that have gone down in history and their stories are tales of bravery that should never be forgotten. They are the men and women who have made Ireland great and whose acts of heroism have reverberated throughout the world. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; BTP; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844548828
- ISBN
- 9781844548828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
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
€ 17.99€ 15.14
€ 17.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712679954
- ISBN
- 9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385497671
- ISBN
- 9780385497671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Hardback. The inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" unit that rescued--against all odds--a trapped American battalion and went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824456
- ISBN
- 9780306824456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.82
€ 27.99
€ 23.82
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
Paperback. A gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading paediatric cardiologists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BM; BTP; WGM; WSBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472124173
- ISBN
- 9781472124173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Presents a memoir of a Holocaust survivor, who settled in Austria after the war, where he became a successful black market entrepreneur. He took special satisfaction at profiting from the misfortune of his former oppressor and became a compulsive philanderer as well. Eventually, he migrated to America, where he led a quiet family life. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981161
- ISBN
- 9780295981161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.89
€ 31.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244471
- ISBN
- 9780851244471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
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€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
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
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531203
- ISBN
- 9780006531203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38