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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

Paperback. A true, rare, and haunting story about life inside the deadly Gaza Strip, a refugee's daring escape, and hope. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352218
ISBN
9781785352218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

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

€ 18.99
€ 17.14

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

Paperback. The first explorer to reach the South Pole recounts the rigors of his expedition. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 1QMP; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411277
ISBN
9780815411277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.07

Paperback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553149
ISBN
9780742553149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.82

Hardback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553132
ISBN
9780742553132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.83

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

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

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678082
ISBN
9780816678082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Paperback. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. Thid book tells her story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 106 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250055453
ISBN
9781250055453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985220
ISBN
9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003333
ISBN
9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in Bolivia, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain before his final confrontation with the Eiger, Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, (chiefly colour ) colour maps, portraits, (chiefly colour ). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422433
ISBN
9780099422433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. James Cracknell and Ben Fogle's hardback smash of Christmas 2006 becomes a massive paperback bestseller in summer 2007. 'Read this.. Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The Times Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race. 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545125
ISBN
9781843545125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Story of a woman who converted to Islam to marry Omar. As the marriage turned unsuccessful, she risked her life to get herself and her two little girls out of Cairo and away from an abusive husband. Living in the shadow of a Fatwa, a Muslim death threat, Jacky has to protect herself and her daughters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 231. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEA0000073
ISBN
9780340862421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 19.88

Paperback. Violently gang-raped when she was thirteen years old, and raped three more times before the age of eighteen, Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will. BIC Classification: BT; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781786062765
ISBN
9781786062765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539738
ISBN
9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. When your children lose their mother can you even try to take her place? Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 195 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Main Market
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0010669
ISBN
9780330543927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100669
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100668
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100667
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100665
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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