True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

'Vera Gedroits was a true medical heroine: outrageous, intrepid and devoted to saving lives. Miranda Seymour’s genius...  Read More >>

The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin...  Read More >>

From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience,...  Read More >>

The unflinching first memoir by an Israeli hostage.  Read More >>

The recently discovered gripping escape memoir of WWII POW Raymond Bailey  Read More >>

'Vera Gedroits was a true medical heroine: outrageous, intrepid and devoted to saving lives. Miranda Seymour’s genius...  Read More >>

From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience,...  Read More >>

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Diez vidas reales. Diez versos del Padre Nuestro. En hospitales, morgues y derrotas, la fe no llega desde el cielo...  Read More >>

In the shadows of North Philadelphia, where cracked sidewalks tell stories louder than the people walking them,...  Read More >>

Her Unbroken Spirit: A Life Torn Twice is the second book in the...  Read More >>

In the shadows of North Philadelphia, where cracked sidewalks tell stories louder than the people walking them,...  Read More >>

What if the hardest moments of your life weren't there to break you, but to rewire you? Street Therapy pulls...  Read More >>

Through the experiences of two families raised in the linthead culture, explore the struggles that defined Southern...  Read More >>

I wrote with my wounds; with a heart that trembled at every lash, every stifled scream, and every silent tear. Yet...  Read More >>

'You could call him Paddington,' Adam said, casually, 'Don't name him! I said, as if this was self-evident. Names...  Read More >>

'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle 'Incredible' Bear Grylls ‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey 13,000KM....  Read More >>

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the epic adventure tale The Emerald Mile comes the...  Read More >>

A moving account of how war is remembered - and by whom 'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully...  Read More >>

The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood  Read More >>

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina...  Read More >>

What if the hardest moments of your life weren't there to break you, but to rewire you? Street Therapy pulls...  Read More >>

I wrote with my wounds; with a heart that trembled at every lash, every stifled scream, and every silent tear. Yet...  Read More >>

'You could call him Paddington,' Adam said, casually, 'Don't name him! I said, as if this was self-evident. Names...  Read More >>