True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; JFFH2; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971925
- ISBN
- 9781620971925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
paperback. This is the Film Tie-In edition of Martin Sixsmith's moving book. The film stars Dame Judi Dench, and is currently scheduled for Boxing Day release. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BTP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447245223
- ISBN
- 9781447245223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 6.28
€ 9.99
€ 6.28
Paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680573
- ISBN
- 9780816680573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
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. A young refugee's story of terror, love and survival Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 290 x 2. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408708446
- ISBN
- 9781408708446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.19
€ 18.99
€ 14.19
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€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lanista Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955318504
- ISBN
- 9780955318504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.15
€ 24.99
€ 20.15
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€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140418
- ISBN
- 9781472140418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.54
€ 18.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground," high-school student Morgan Reilly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women who served in World War II. All of these veterans taught him something, not just about how to fight a war, but how to live a life. Num Pages: 180 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BGH; BK; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932634
- ISBN
- 9781608932634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.55
€ 16.99
€ 16.55
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€ 9.86
€ 11.99
€ 9.86
Paperback. Elva Aggiano was murdered 14 years ago by her husband Bruno. Of the four Aggiano children, three vowed never to speak to their father again. Remarkably, their daughter Natalia renewed her relationship with Bruno and became his friend and companion until his death in 2006. This is her astonishing story. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. 288 pages, col. Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782193609
- ISBN
- 9781782193609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.56
€ 9.99
€ 8.56
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€ 12.54
€ 13.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. 168 pages, Illustrations, map. . . . Not just another 'climber gets stuck on mountain but survives to tell the tale' book. The gripping accounts. . . are all there, but the other half of the book is all about the journey Nigel has made since. . . and his refusal to disappear into the crevasses of self pity and helplessness.--Carolyn Budding. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 9. Weight: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ecademy Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905823277
- ISBN
- 9781905823277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.77
€ 17.99
€ 13.77
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717172474
- ISBN
- 9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.44
€ 16.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384025
- ISBN
- 9781894384025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.31
€ 24.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. When two police officers arrived out of the blue at Paul Connolly's door, he learned the shocking news that, out of the eight children with whom he had grown up in care, only two were still alive. The revelation unearthed painful memories of a childhood that, until this point, Paul had tried desperately to put behind him. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062611
- ISBN
- 9781786062611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
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
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTP; JFSL9; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873514392
- ISBN
- 9780873514392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37