True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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The Tiger's Revenge: The story of a largely unknown and most daring raid of World War Two

The Tiger's Revenge: The story of a largely unknown...

Author: Evan Morris
ISBN: 9781803814209
Format: Hardback
$65.97

The most successful water borne raid by special forces in World War Two thousands of miles behind enemy lines.  Read More >>

Two Short Sleeved Ones And a Sweatshirt: A Victim No More

Two Short Sleeved Ones And a Sweatshirt: A Victim No...

Author: Pamela Devereueawax
ISBN: 9798887938288
Format: Paperback
$42.11

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The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier

The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier

Author: Doug Gold
ISBN: 9781991006226
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A prisoner of war's daring escape from a speeding train . . . a Greek resistance heroine's fateful decision to harbour...  Read More >>

Chasing My Father

Chasing My Father

Author: Dylan Cramer
ISBN: 9781999051242
Format: Paperback
$50.13

About the Book: In Chasing My Father, Dylan Cramer revisits his time beside the father he adored and cherished....  Read More >>

Malta A Childhood Under Siege

Malta A Childhood Under Siege

Author: Linda Peek ,  Noah Charney
ISBN: 9780645876109
Format: Paperback
$38.79

Margaret Staples was nine years old at the beginning of 1939 when her father was posted from England to the British...  Read More >>

Out of Mind: Everest Avalanche and a Barefoot Running Recovery

Out of Mind: Everest Avalanche and a Barefoot Running...

Author: Joe French
ISBN: 9781914518324
Format: Hardback
$51.72

Having survived the 2015 Everest Avalanche, climber and film cameraman Joe French found his way back to health and...  Read More >>

From Pain To Passion: My Struggle My Reward

From Pain To Passion: My Struggle My Reward

Author: Warren Andrew Pinder ,  Dominique Alicia Bradford
ISBN: 9781738083107
Format: Paperback
$26.40

"Title: From Pain to Passion In the depths of despair and the throes of life's most challenging moments, an extraordinary...  Read More >>

Hold Back the Rain

Hold Back the Rain

Author: Michelle Vignault
ISBN: 9798218204273
Format: Paperback
$39.47

A gripping true story about a family unraveling-and how one woman regains her mental health and finds solace after...  Read More >>

Freeing Wednesday: Every day Is a Journey

Freeing Wednesday: Every day Is a Journey

Author: Christian A Nagel ,  Wednesday Brown
ISBN: 9798218291242
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Every day is a journey, and the journey never ends. We should always be present in the now. Reminding ourselves...  Read More >>

My Journey to Success, Motherless and Fatherless: (I Did It, and You Can Too)

My Journey to Success, Motherless and Fatherless: (I...

Author: Gloria Ward, RN
ISBN: 9798890439314
Format: Hardback
$68.51

This book is based on a true story about an infant who grew up without any parents (no mother or father); struggled...  Read More >>

From Death's Door to Double Dutch: A Journey of Faith, Perseverance and Triumph

From Death's Door to Double Dutch: A Journey of Faith,...

Author: Robin Nazon
ISBN: 9798862218183
Format: Paperback
$39.60

From Death's Door to Double Dutch tells the journey of one woman's fight against covid and coming out on the other...  Read More >>

Mi Chiamo Sem

Mi Chiamo Sem

Author: Jean Bruschini
ISBN: 9798858732914
Format: Paperback
$37.22

Il diluvio raccontato da Sem: un thriller storico e spirituale di Jean Bruschini Immaginate di essere tra gli otto...  Read More >>

Surviving Magnelia Monsoon: Beyond 1215 and the Bottle

Surviving Magnelia Monsoon: Beyond 1215 and the Bottle...

Author: Maggie Jansen
ISBN: 9781039169241
Format: Paperback
$79.17

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No Way Home: One War, Two Sisters

No Way Home: One War, Two Sisters

Author: Elisabeth Dunleavy
ISBN: 9781739502423
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Intimate diaries of survival in 1945 Germany; the physical and emotional journeys, made separately by two sisters...  Read More >>

The Pain My Smile HIdes

The Pain My Smile HIdes

Author: Kecia Boyd
ISBN: 9781959667315
Format: Paperback
$51.98

How did I become the person I am today? I have become a weak person, a person that now has low self-esteem, a person...  Read More >>

The Daughter Of A Junkie: A True Love Story

The Daughter Of A Junkie: A True Love Story

Author: Terrinee Gundy
ISBN: 9798988718017
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Five year old Terrinee Gundy decided that she would steer clear of a life of excuses as she was hellbent on being...  Read More >>

Trigger Warnings: Writings on Narrow Escapes from Sexual Assault

Trigger Warnings: Writings on Narrow Escapes from Sexual...

Author: Joan Hawkins ,  Kalynn H Brower
ISBN: 9798885961936
Format: Paperback
$39.60

A holistic collection that includes creative memoir, poetry, essays and fiction on escape and survival from sexual...  Read More >>

How I Survived Death: From Death to Freedom

How I Survived Death: From Death to Freedom

Author: Aspen Herrell-Knight
ISBN: 9781685708856
Format: Paperback
$39.47

For Zion's sake I will not keep silent; for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines...  Read More >>

PT Boat 81: Still On WWII Nightmare Patrol

PT Boat 81: Still On WWII Nightmare Patrol

Author: Myrl Thompson ,  Milton Rackham
ISBN: 9781648734113
Format: Paperback
$44.85

PT Boat 81 describes the World War II Navy Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Milt Rackham, chronicles the years...  Read More >>

Swallowed Alive, Volume 1: Fighting for Life in Alaska

Swallowed Alive, Volume 1: Fighting for Life in Alaska...

Author: Larry Kaniut
ISBN: 9781955728102
Format: Paperback
$39.57

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Swallowed Alive, Volume 2: Fighting for Life in Alaska

Swallowed Alive, Volume 2: Fighting for Life in Alaska...

Author: Larry Kaniut
ISBN: 9781955728126
Format: Paperback
$39.57

This second book in the series chronicles more true stories of survival and misadventure in Alaska.  Read More >>

Flores de Invierno: Los niños abandonados

Flores de Invierno: Los niños abandonados

Author: Kendall Maison
ISBN: 9798859359370
Format: Paperback
$32.66

Un joven de familia acomodada, se verá repudiado por esta y por los miembros de su religión, viéndose obligado a...  Read More >>

Coming to America: The Untold Story

Coming to America: The Untold Story

Author: Ian Broadbridge
ISBN: 9798891571112
Format: Hardback
$134.51

This is a true story about a young Englishman's quest to live and work in America after he tragically lost both...  Read More >>

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