True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
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True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
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
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
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
€ 27.99€ 27.21
€ 27.99
€ 27.21
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
€ 28.78
€ 28.78
paperback.
- Publisher
- Bene Factum Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903071557
- ISBN
- 9781903071557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
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€ 15.51
€ 15.99
€ 15.51
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
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
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. Compiling firsthand accounts, testimonies, and letters by notable Titanic survivors, this work focuses on the disaster. Editor(s): Maltin, Tim. Series: Penguin Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Deluxe
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106623
- ISBN
- 9780143106623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Combining personal interviews with contemporary and vintage photographs, this work pairs the stories of a handful of rescuers with those of people they saved. It creates a multidimensional picture of the evasive strategies and heartstopping close calls that filled the years of the Holocaust for both rescuers and rescued. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; AJCR; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074028
- ISBN
- 9780252074028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.74
€ 24.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. RAF Flight lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol were shot down over enemy territory on their first airborne mission of the Gulf War. This book tells the story of their part in the war against Saddam Hussien's regime. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTM; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140270815
- ISBN
- 9780140270815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.87
€ 13.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northstone Publishing Inc Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896836683
- ISBN
- 9781896836683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- SKU
- 9780099771012
- ISBN
- 9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.92
€ 14.99
€ 9.92
Paperback. He'd been her friend for years. He said he loved her. Then she realised she didn't know him at all.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE3; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007438884
- ISBN
- 9780007438884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.71
€ 11.99
€ 9.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873513791
- ISBN
- 9780873513791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.73
€ 19.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168786
- ISBN
- 9780552168786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. On Boxing Day 2004, Rob, Paul, Matty and Rosie Forkan lost their parents in the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. This is an enthralling, harrowing but ultimately uplifting journey from the slums of India and the tsunami, to the boardrooms of the City of London, Downing Street and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782433576
- ISBN
- 9781782433576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
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 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. 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
€ 4.99