True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine...

Author: Stephen McGinty ,  John Telfer
ISBN: 9798228031715
Format: Audio
$121.31

An undersea adventure narrated from the suffocating depths of the ocean floor, as time and oxygen are quickly running...  Read More >>

The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine...

Author: Stephen McGinty ,  John Telfer
ISBN: 9798228031692
Format: Audio
$131.97

An undersea adventure narrated from the suffocating depths of the ocean floor, as time and oxygen are quickly running...  Read More >>

Hard Way Jay

Hard Way Jay

Author: J Martin
ISBN: 9798893898965
Format: Paperback
$60.69

The title of this book tells the reader that in America the American dream could be obtained by anyone in America,...  Read More >>

The Spirit of a Fighter: From Cambodia, Victim of the Khmer Rouge Genocide, to France Then USA.

The Spirit of a Fighter: From Cambodia, Victim of the...

Author: Vannead Horn
ISBN: 9781953904881
Format: Paperback
$34.32

The Spirit of a Fighter gently eases the reader into a place, time, and culture that will be unfamiliar to many....  Read More >>

My Life: A Picture of Strength

My Life: A Picture of Strength

Author: Sharonda Fisher
ISBN: 9781662417993
Format: Paperback
$28.33

"Sasha has suffered and overcame trauma in many ways. Her near-death experience is where she felt at peace and safe....  Read More >>

How Could I Forget: Willa Wonka's Memories: Memories and Letters to My Sweet Dear John: Part 1 - A Series of Willa's Memoirs

How Could I Forget: Willa Wonka's Memories: Memories...

Author: Willa Grant
ISBN: 9781638747956
Format: Paperback
$30.92

Willa Wonka decided to share her story in this four-part series of memories about her past that she is always confronted...  Read More >>

I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean: A Sea Battle Book For Kids

I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean: A Sea Battle Book...

Author: Scott Peters ,  Ellie Crowe
ISBN: 9781951019198
Format: Paperback
$26.37

15-year-old Jon battles for freedom amid high seas, scurvy buccaneers, and Spanish fortresses after he's captured...  Read More >>

A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss

A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss...

Author: Simeon Johnson
ISBN: 9781955177061
Format: Paperback
$23.73

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I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean

I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean

Author: Scott Peters ,  Ellie Crowe
ISBN: 9781951019204
Format: Hardback
$50.13

""Fifteen-year-old Jon battles for freedom amid high seas, scurvy buccaneers, and Spanish fortresses when he's captured...  Read More >>

No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey To Identity

No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey To Identity...

Author: Nadean Stone
ISBN: 9781736965719
Format: Hardback
$52.67

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Leading at the Edge: True Tales from Canadian Police in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Missions Around the World

Leading at the Edge: True Tales from Canadian Police...

Author: Ben J S Maure ,  James F Albrecht
ISBN: 9780995034327
Format: Paperback
$50.13

A collection of ten short biographical stories about the heroic work of Canadian police peacebuilders and peacekeepers...  Read More >>

The Marks Left on Her

The Marks Left on Her

Author: Di Lebowitz
ISBN: 9781913872007
Format: Hardback
$63.33

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Mummy, Please Don’t Leave

Mummy, Please Don’t Leave

Author: Casey Watson
ISBN: 9780008375638
Format: Paperback
$16.99

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer...  Read More >>

Little Brother: an odyssey to Europe

Little Brother: an odyssey to Europe

Author: Ibrahima Balde ,  Amets Arzallus Antia
ISBN: 9781922310415
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A heartbreaking and magnificent account of a poor and illiterate...  Read More >>

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Author: Claire Nelson ,  Claire Nelson
ISBN: 9781665078191
Format: Audio
$158.37

The gripping first-person account of one woman's survival in Joshua Tree National Park against the odds. A vibrantly...  Read More >>

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Author: Claire Nelson ,  Claire Nelson
ISBN: 9781665078207
Format: Audio
$105.57

The gripping first-person account of one woman's survival in Joshua Tree National Park against the odds. A vibrantly...  Read More >>

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir

Author: Claire Nelson ,  Claire Nelson
ISBN: 9781665078214
Format: Audio
$105.57

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The Hero Code: Lessons on How To Achieve More Than You Ever Thought Possible

The Hero Code: Lessons on How To Achieve More Than You...

Author: Admiral William H. McRaven
ISBN: 9781847943637
Format: Hardback
$24.99

A celebration of real-life heroes and lessons on inspiring trust, overcoming barriers and becoming a great leader,...  Read More >>

At Any Price

At Any Price

Author: Richard Stanford
ISBN: 9798201241476
Format: Paperback
$39.57

The life of Donald Morrison, the Megantic Outlaw, is the stuff of myth and legend. To many he was a hero; to others,...  Read More >>

Two Tales of Old Kodiak

Two Tales of Old Kodiak

Author: Steve Descloux
ISBN: 9781684561957
Format: Paperback
$38.68

"Let this author take you back with a couple memories to an earlier, wilder Kodiak, Alaskawhen the seafood industry...  Read More >>

I Choose Life

I Choose Life

Author: Dallas Kohen ,  Leslie Vernick
ISBN: 9781735830384
Format: Paperback
$52.77

● Have you ever looked at your love life and asked, ""Is this it?"" ● Have you read the latest relationship book,...  Read More >>

A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss

A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss...

Author: Simeon Johnson
ISBN: 9781955177511
Format: Hardback
$34.29

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The Chief Witness: escape from China’s modern-day concentration camps

The Chief Witness: escape from China’s modern-day concentration...

Author: Sayragul Sauytbay ,  Alexandra Cavelius
ISBN: 9781913348601
Format: Paperback
$43.96

A shocking depiction of one of the world’s most ruthless regimes — and the story of one woman’s fight to survive....  Read More >>

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