True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Compelling true-life stories about mariners' dreadful experiences at sea during the heyday of deep-sea commercial sail. Recounted mainly as original narratives compiled from the Casualties columns and pages of Lloyd's List. A wealth of fascinating topics including strandings, mutiny, murder, messages in a bottle and seaquakes. Num Pages: 480 pages, liberally illustrated with engravings, maps and photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950893
- ISBN
- 9781849950893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.56
€ 41.99
€ 39.56
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
€ 14.99€ 12.33
€ 14.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. This title reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPR; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576411
- ISBN
- 9781780576411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. When a bomb blast buried Corporal Hannah Campbell alive while she was serving in Iraq it was the start of an incredible journey of self-discovery. Hannah's story is one of true heroism and triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversity. But simply it's also a story about how a mother's love for her children can conquer all. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784184247
- ISBN
- 9781784184247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.06
€ 21.99
€ 16.06
paperback. Paperback edition of Amberley's bestselling title of 2012. Collects together unabridged, all the major substantial first-hand accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. Num Pages: 512 pages, 135 Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614434
- ISBN
- 9781445614434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.91
€ 29.99
€ 20.91
Paperback. A dramatic account of the 33 miners of the San Jose mine in Chile by novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar, in official collaboration with 'The 33' and with the full cooperation of the Chilean authorities behind the daring rescue operation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444755411
- ISBN
- 9781444755411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Helle Amin seemed to have the perfect life on the tropical island of Bali with her husband and four children. But one day in 2002, this idyllic existence was shattered when she returned home from a shopping trip to find her children gone. It didn't take long to discover that her Saudi Arabian husband had taken them to live in his home country. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844546060
- ISBN
- 9781844546060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
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
€ 31.70
€ 31.70
Paperback. An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007554850
- ISBN
- 9780007554850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50
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
€ 4.99
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€ 14.44
€ 19.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. This is the story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind French resistance leader who was interned at Buchenwald. Translator(s): Cameron, Elizabeth R. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863155079
- ISBN
- 9780863155079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.55
€ 19.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. 'If we had held one minute's silence for each of the six million Jews who were murdered, we would have remained silent for twelve years.' Blanche Major. Blanche Major and nine other Jewish women testify about their horrific experiences in Auschwitz, Theresienstadt, Bergen-Belsen and other Nazi camps. Editor(s): Lothe, Jakob. Translator(s): Hagen, Anne Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BK; BTP; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Fledgling Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905916900
- ISBN
- 9781905916900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.60
€ 15.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. The classic story of endurance, heroism and survival, co-authored by the commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BTP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition - 10th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340638064
- ISBN
- 9780340638064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
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
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. This title tells the true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091946791
- ISBN
- 9780091946791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. My NHS Summer. 182 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684196
- ISBN
- 9781908684196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
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€ 10.14
€ 12.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HR; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473631335
- ISBN
- 9781473631335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
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€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
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€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. First published by Heinemann, Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. Many won medals for gallantry, like Rob, a mongrel, who made over 20 parachute jumps with the SAS. Too many others died, abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552990912
- ISBN
- 9780552990912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66