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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
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€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. The true story of two neglected little children saved from abuse and transformed by the love and care of foster mother Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409165354
- ISBN
- 9781409165354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A sequel to "Touching the Void", in which the author described a fall in the Himalayas which crippled and almost broke him. This memoir reveals the signposts that have directed him since childhood to measure fear and embrace the unknown. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099380115
- ISBN
- 9780099380115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473607026
- ISBN
- 9781473607026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
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€ 12.71
€ 13.99
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572312
- ISBN
- 9780099572312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Barry Woodward grew up in Greater Manchester, England. At the age of 16, he left school and was drawn into the drug scene experimenting with cannabis, amphetamine and LSD. Miraculously his life turned around following a sequence of supernatural encounters. This work features a true story of a former addict and his miraculous journey to faith. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HRCV9; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Authentic Media United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860246029
- ISBN
- 9781860246029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Emedal Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993340604
- ISBN
- 9780993340604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
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 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
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTK0100664
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 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.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007580422
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The compelling story of one family's fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955469
- ISBN
- 9780745955469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
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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€ 13.49
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BM; BTP; HRAM6; WSJR4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509800810
- ISBN
- 9781509800810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. This book reveals the full story of this expedition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171298
- ISBN
- 9780552171298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Surviving the Impossible. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847674203
- ISBN
- 9781847674203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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€ 12.61
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: 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€ 10.31
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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€ 12.61
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Paperback. In 'Slave Girl', Sarah Forsyth told the heart-rending story of her ordeal as a young woman sex-trafficked to Amsterdam, and also how she found the courage to get away. In this sequel she tells the story of her mental journey to rid herself of the after-effects of sex slavery, and her painful journey to find the sex slaves she left behind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782192268
- ISBN
- 9781782192268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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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€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757809
- ISBN
- 9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.15
€ 15.99
€ 14.15