True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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Beyond Borders: Escaping the Holocaust and Fighting the Nazis. 1938 - 1948

Beyond Borders: Escaping the Holocaust and Fighting...

Author: Rudi Haymann
ISBN: 9789493322233
Format: Hardback
$63.23

The extraordinary memoir of a Jewish fighter, the story of a boy becoming man in WWII. Rudi Haymann (b. 1921) shares...  Read More >>

Pandemic Dad

Pandemic Dad

Author: Jeffrey Zuczek
ISBN: 9798223801108
Format: Paperback
$26.37

The year is 2020. Everything is shutdown. The virus is everywhere. Florida has just issued its state-at-home order....  Read More >>

La Travesía de Gutenberg: El Día Que Mi Abuelo Escapó de la Guerra

La Travesía de Gutenberg: El Día Que Mi Abuelo Escapó...

Author: Freddy Hundewadt
ISBN: 9798857961988
Format: Paperback
$38.28

Esta es la historia de José Jesús (Gutenberg) Hundewadt, mi Abuelo, quien huyendo del alistamiento alemán en la...  Read More >>

Clint's Story

Clint's Story

Author: Clinton Laird
ISBN: 9781961204416
Format: Paperback
$50.13

This book explains with what went wrong in Mr. Laird's early schooling and the effects that teachers and parents...  Read More >>

""The Search For Raoul Wallenberg - The Truth""

""The Search For Raoul Wallenberg - The Truth""

Author: Sharon L Wallenberg
ISBN: 9798988261803
Format: Paperback
$52.80

The Search for Raoul Wallenberg: The Truth tells a true story that reaches back over one hundred years, touches...  Read More >>

God Shall Wipe Away All Tears: A Mother's Journal of Caregiving, Tragedy, and Hope

God Shall Wipe Away All Tears: A Mother's Journal of...

Author: Colleen Curzon Openshaw
ISBN: 9798888534229
Format: Paperback
$47.49

"""God Shall Wipe Away All Tears is a fascinating look into the life of a courageous woman who suffered unimaginable...  Read More >>

Never Say Uncle: A Novel Based on a True Story

Never Say Uncle: A Novel Based on a True Story

Author: Cherie Lewis
ISBN: 9781639856077
Format: Hardback
$110.75

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Tod Is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling

Tod Is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme...

Author: Sean Oliver ,  Sean Oliver
ISBN: 9798212956550
Format: Audio
$110.85

The uncensored inside story of ECW’s founder Tod Gordon’s journey from jewellery store owner to one of the three...  Read More >>

Tod Is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling

Tod Is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme...

Author: Sean Oliver ,  Sean Oliver
ISBN: 9798212956543
Format: Audio
$110.85

The uncensored inside story of ECW’s founder Tod Gordon’s journey from jewellery store owner to one of the three...  Read More >>

Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret Thalidomide Scandal

Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret...

Author: Jennifer Vanderbes
ISBN: 9780008295707
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction The shocking, never-before-told story...  Read More >>

Cabin Fever: Trapped on board a cruise ship when the pandemic hit. A true story of heroism and survival at sea

Cabin Fever: Trapped on board a cruise ship when the...

Author: Michael Smith ,  Jonathan Franklin
ISBN: 9781913068752
Format: Paperback
$22.99

The harrowing story of the Zaandam cruise ship, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway - Covid-19...  Read More >>

Up in Smoke - My True Story of Life as a Firefighter: 'Fascinating, moving' Richard Herring

Up in Smoke - My True Story of Life as a Firefighter:...

Author: Leigh Hosy-Pickett
ISBN: 9781409198871
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The hilarious, moving and utterly compelling memoir from a third generation firefighter. 'Highly inspiring and...  Read More >>

Rusbely

Rusbely

Author: Arturo Suarez ,  Book Writing Founders
ISBN: 9781088206294
Format: Hardback
$74.10

Arturo Suarez was born in Ansermanuevo, Valle, and grew up in various corners of Colombia. He emigrated to the United...  Read More >>

Flames of Strength: They Inspire Us

Flames of Strength: They Inspire Us

Author: Intoamillion Iamfoundation
ISBN: 9798851098482
Format: Paperback
$34.06

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God Shall Wipe Away All Tears: A Mother's Journal of Caregiving, Tragedy, and Hope

God Shall Wipe Away All Tears: A Mother's Journal of...

Author: Colleen Curzon Openshaw
ISBN: 9798888534236
Format: Hardback
$73.89

"""God Shall Wipe Away All Tears is a fascinating look into the life of a courageous woman who suffered unimaginable...  Read More >>

Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret Thalidomide Scandal

Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America’s Secret...

Author: Jennifer Vanderbes
ISBN: 9780008295691
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction The shocking, never-before-told...  Read More >>

Behind these Doors: As heard on Radio 4 Book of the Week

Behind these Doors: As heard on Radio 4 Book of the...

Author: Alex South
ISBN: 9781399707558
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A powerful and affecting look at life in prison  Read More >>

The Art of Risk: What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers

The Art of Risk: What we can learn from the world's...

Author: Richard Harris
ISBN: 9781761106774
Format: Paperback
$35.99

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the...  Read More >>

Life of Secrets: A Memoir

Life of Secrets: A Memoir

Author: Ima Neagle
ISBN: 9798852550293
Format: Paperback
$23.73

This book is about exposing secrets and facing the consequences. It is about courage, perseverance, strength, and...  Read More >>

I Walked Through Fire to Get Here: How I Survived and Thrived After Sex Trafficking

I Walked Through Fire to Get Here: How I Survived and...

Author: Megan Conner
ISBN: 9781637925737
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Nobody wants to believe that the relationship, family, corporation, or religion they are involved in is an abusive...  Read More >>

Rockface: Weathering the Storms

Rockface: Weathering the Storms

Author: Sadaf Farooqi
ISBN: 9798853216389
Format: Paperback
$39.57

This book is not your typical ""brown girl"" tear-jerker sob story highlighting how a girl who was born and raised...  Read More >>

Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman's Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems

Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman's Quest for Ancient...

Author: Jessica Carew Kraft ,  Jessica Carew Kraft
ISBN: 9781705099537
Format: Audio
$250.14

"A bold examination of how Paleolithic wisdom could solve our 21st century problems Jessica Carew Kraft, an urban...  Read More >>

Brass & Unity: One Woman's Journey Through the Hell of Afghanistan and Back

Brass & Unity: One Woman's Journey Through the Hell...

Author: Kelsi Sheren ,  Kelsi Sheren
ISBN: 9798212956567
Format: Audio
$176.85

This is the story of a woman who witnessed the worst in the War in Afghanistan, was confronted by demons of post-traumatic...  Read More >>

Pandemic Dad

Pandemic Dad

Author: Jeffrey Zuczek
ISBN: 9798223394426
Format: Paperback
$26.37

The year is 2020. Everything is shutdown. The virus is everywhere. Florida has just issued its state-at-home order....  Read More >>

I Walked Through Fire to Get Here: How I Survived and Thrived After Sex Trafficking

I Walked Through Fire to Get Here: How I Survived and...

Author: Megan Conner
ISBN: 9781637925720
Format: Hardback
$50.13

Nobody wants to believe that the relationship, family, corporation, or religion they are involved in is an abusive...  Read More >>

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