True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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The Framing

The Framing

Author: Fernanda Dahlstrom
ISBN: 9780522881882
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Mum handed me some papers. 'Here's the brief of evidence if you want to read it.' Brief of evidence? This was...  Read More >>

Dreaming of the River: A Mother and Daughter's Fight for Survival during the Holocaust

Dreaming of the River: A Mother and Daughter's Fight...

Author: Pauline Steinhorn
ISBN: 9789493418844
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The true story of how a woman and her daughter survived and saved others in brutal bomb-making slave labor camps...  Read More >>

Tina: The Dog Who Changed the World

Tina: The Dog Who Changed the World

Author: Niall Harbison
ISBN: 9780008725754
Format: Paperback
$24.99

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. _ Hope taught...  Read More >>

Under Assault: A Crime Reporter's True Story Overcoming Of Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice

Under Assault: A Crime Reporter's True Story Overcoming...

Author: Anna Giaritelli
ISBN: 9781969826337
Format: Paperback
$52.77

The unflinching account of the sexual assault of crime reporter Anna Giaritelli.  Read More >>

Dreaming of the River: A Mother and Daughter's Fight for Survival during the Holocaust

Dreaming of the River: A Mother and Daughter's Fight...

Author: Pauline Steinhorn
ISBN: 9789493418851
Format: Hardback
$65.87

The true story of how a woman and her daughter survived and saved others in brutal bomb-making slave labor camps...  Read More >>

Under Assault: A Crime Reporter's True Story Overcoming Of Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice

Under Assault: A Crime Reporter's True Story Overcoming...

Author: Anna Giaritelli
ISBN: 9781969826344
Format: Hardback
$87.09

The unflinching account of the sexual assault of crime reporter Anna Giaritelli.  Read More >>

One Small Step: The incredible story of parkrun

One Small Step: The incredible story of parkrun

Author: Paul Sinton-Hewitt
ISBN: 9781035065073
Format: Paperback
$24.99

From a local park initiative to a global fitness revolution, One Small Step shares the extraordinary journey of...  Read More >>

Transforming Darkness into Light: A Holocaust Survivor’s Lessons in Fighting Hate

Transforming Darkness into Light: A Holocaust Survivor’s...

Author: Rabbi Philip Lazowski ,  Suzanne Batchelor Pinkes
ISBN: 9798765167748
Format: Hardback
$50.00

Rabbi Philip Lazowski, 95, survived the Holocaust as a child to become a rabbi in America. In Transforming Darkness...  Read More >>

Alone in the World: How to find courage & clarity in uncertain times

Alone in the World: How to find courage & clarity in...

Author: Miriam Lancewood
ISBN: 9781991142481
Format: Paperback
$34.99

With inspiring stories and practical advice, Miriam shows how to become more self-reliant and independent. Whether...  Read More >>

Touching the Sky: The extraordinary story of an Australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world

Touching the Sky: The extraordinary story of an Australian...

Author: Deborah Lawrie
ISBN: 9780733343964
Format: Paperback
$35.99

Deborah Lawrie didn't just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it. They told her women couldn't...  Read More >>

The World Belongs to the Children: The powerful lessons of a childhood under the shadow of war

The World Belongs to the Children: The powerful lessons...

Author: Raya Goldtwig
ISBN: 9781761637070
Format: Hardback
$36.99

A compelling and lyrical memoir of a young Jewish girl in WWII Europe and Russia, learning the importance of connection...  Read More >>

Lifeboat at the End of the World: A Volunteer’s Story

Lifeboat at the End of the World: A Volunteer’s Story...

Author: Dominic Gregory
ISBN: 9780008736798
Format: Paperback
$34.99

‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World...  Read More >>

The Power of Parting: Finding Peace and Freedom Through Family Estrangement

The Power of Parting: Finding Peace and Freedom Through...

Author: Eamon Dolan (VP Ed Dir ?)
ISBN: 9781035023264
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A powerful and affirming guide to familial estrangement that encourages readers to set boundaries, heal from trauma...  Read More >>

Mischlinge: The Untold True Story of the Holocaust, Hitler and My Family

Mischlinge: The Untold True Story of the Holocaust,...

Author: Sharon Ring
ISBN: 9780008802783
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A FORGOTTEN MANUSCRIPT. A FAMILY SECRET. AND...  Read More >>

Lifeboat at the End of the World: A Volunteer’s Story

Lifeboat at the End of the World: A Volunteer’s Story...

Author: Dominic Gregory
ISBN: 9780008736781
Format: Hardback
$55.00

‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World...  Read More >>

Mischlinge: The Untold True Story of the Holocaust, Hitler and My Family

Mischlinge: The Untold True Story of the Holocaust,...

Author: Sharon Ring
ISBN: 9780008802776
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A FORGOTTEN MANUSCRIPT. A FAMILY SECRET. AND...  Read More >>

Citizens, Scholars, and Friends: Women in the Canadian Association for Adult Education (1935-1965)

Citizens, Scholars, and Friends: Women in the Canadian...

Author: Leona M. English
ISBN: 9781049800608
Format: Paperback
$69.99

The book highlights the biographies and contributions of women to editing, writing, and policymaking in the Canadian...  Read More >>

Finding Our Voice: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and the American Spirit Abroad

Finding Our Voice: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and...

Author: Adam Castillo
ISBN: 9781544551630
Format: Paperback
$52.80

After Myanmar's 2021 coup, a U.S. Marine-turned-entrepreneur stays through civil war to lead a stranded business...  Read More >>

Citizens, Scholars, and Friends: Women in the Canadian Association for Adult Education (1935-1965)

Citizens, Scholars, and Friends: Women in the Canadian...

Author: Leona M. English
ISBN: 9781049800592
Format: Hardback
$270.00

The book highlights the biographies and contributions of women to editing, writing, and policymaking in the Canadian...  Read More >>

Refugee Lives in the Archives: A Pacific Imaginary

Refugee Lives in the Archives: A Pacific Imaginary

Author: Professor Gillian Whitlock (University of QUeensland, Australia) ,  Kate Douglas (Flinder's University Australia)
ISBN: 9781350280021
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Drawing on the letters, photographs, drawings, maps and craftwork they exchanged with humanitiarian activists, this...  Read More >>

The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education

The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher...

Author: Julie Cruse
ISBN: 9798891329300
Format: Paperback
$52.77

The Burn List follows Julie Cruse from an abusive childhood into two decades of escalating academic exploitation,...  Read More >>

Thundery at Times: Loss, Hope and an Unfinished Kayaking Adventure: A Memoir - as seen on the BBC Travel Show

Thundery at Times: Loss, Hope and an Unfinished Kayaking...

Author: Katie Carr
ISBN: 9781837998388
Format: Hardback
$49.99

The hopeful, honest and humorous story of one woman's attempt to finish the challenge left to her by her brother:...  Read More >>

Finding Our Voice: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and the American Spirit Abroad

Finding Our Voice: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and...

Author: Adam Castillo
ISBN: 9781544551647
Format: Hardback
$79.20

After Myanmar's 2021 coup, a U.S. Marine-turned-entrepreneur stays through civil war to lead a stranded business...  Read More >>

Vineyard Melody: How One Woman Rebuilt Her Life, One Grape At A Time

Vineyard Melody: How One Woman Rebuilt Her Life, One...

Author: Namratha Stanley
ISBN: 9798895652930
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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