True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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
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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
Paperback. In a horrific car crash, eighteen-year old Brian Boyle was placed in a medically-induced coma. When Brian finally emerged from the coma two months later, doctors predicted he might not be able to walk again, and certainly not swim. Then, miraculously, Brian clawed his way back to the living. This title offers an account of his miraculous comeback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083601
- ISBN
- 9781616083601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.39
€ 17.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JWXR; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665385
- ISBN
- 9781848665385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes? Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x16pp colour plate section). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007455744
- ISBN
- 9780007455744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Last Man Down: The Fireman´s Story: The Heroic Account of How Pitch P...
Fdny Battalion Commander Richard ´Pitch´ Pi...
Paperback. The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; BTP; JKSW2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 22. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0009763
- ISBN
- 9780752849416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967447
- ISBN
- 9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
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€ 12.62
€ 13.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. In the summer of 2000, schoolgirl Sarah Payne went missing from a beach where she played with her siblings. The nation waited with her whole family as the search for the little girl touched the hearts of everyone in the country. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786064479
- ISBN
- 9781786064479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell - who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was shaped by the media storm that followed. A coming-of-age story that begins with a tragedy but ends in optimism, forgiveness and peace. Num Pages: 272 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008144296
- ISBN
- 9780008144296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717172474
- ISBN
- 9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Hardback. In the hands of a historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through "Lifeboat" are old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that quicken the pulse of readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922218
- ISBN
- 9780813922218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.77
€ 56.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Papazoglou, Konstantinos. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP; JKSW1; MQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100488
- ISBN
- 9781536100488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.28€ 88.07
€ 116.28
€ 88.07
Paperback. The untold story of Scott's Northern Party and their incredible survival of an Antarctic winter Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Proof Copy
- SKU
- V9780719595905
- ISBN
- 9780719595905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 20 b/w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515894
- ISBN
- 9780873515894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.06
€ 19.99
€ 18.06
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€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394774
- ISBN
- 9780888394774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Hardback. From the Royal Wedding to the London riots, Merlin's brave exploits for the Met as a top police horse have earned him celebrity status. Featuring in-depth interviews with officers who work with Merlin day-to-day, this book delves into the surprising history of British police horses and how they are a key part of law enforcement around the world. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782194651
- ISBN
- 9781782194651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17