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The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives

The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives...
Author: Dr Jess Venner ISBN: 9780008756819 Format: Paperback	$34.99
We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________... Read More >>

The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives

The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives...
Author: Dr Jess Venner ISBN: 9780008756802 Format: Hardback	$52.99
We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________... Read More >>

Hungry: A Biography of My Body

Hungry: A Biography of My Body
Author: Katriona O'Sullivan ISBN: 9781035427772 Format: Hardback	$45.00
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Champions of Innocence: Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions

Champions of Innocence: Inside the Fight Against Wrongful...
Author: Saul Kassin, Ph.D ISBN: 9781493093823 Format: Hardback	$53.99
Twenty-four powerful voices from the frontlines of justice reveal how they're revolutionizing a system that fails... Read More >>

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 >>

Resolute: How We Humans Keep Finding Ways to Beat the Toughest Odds

Resolute: How We Humans Keep Finding Ways to Beat the...
Author: Benjamin Hall ISBN: 9780063390119 Format: Paperback	$34.99
An Instant New York Times Bestseller The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Saved tells the remarkable... 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 >>

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
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Out of the Ashes: A young woman's survival of White Island, and the mother's love that saved her

Out of the Ashes: A young woman's survival of White...
Author: Stephanie Browitt , Marie Browitt ISBN: 9780733344312 Format: Paperback	$36.99
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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

The Patchwork Girl

The Patchwork Girl
Author: Kate Elysia ISBN: 9781917439619 Format: Paperback	$28.44
The world of abuse and grooming gangs couldn't have seemed further away from Kate's start in life. Aged 18 she found... 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 >>

I, Vera: The Many Lives of Vera Gedroits, a Radical Princess

I, Vera: The Many Lives of Vera Gedroits, a Radical...
Author: Miranda Seymour ISBN: 9780008650391 Format: Paperback	$34.99
'Vera Gedroits was a true medical heroine: outrageous, intrepid and devoted to saving lives. Miranda Seymour’s genius... Read More >>

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