True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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The Little Book of Healing: Thriving Through Cancer

The Little Book of Healing: Thriving Through Cancer...

Author: Heather Thurman
ISBN: 9798990154605
Format: Paperback
$47.49

Hello friend, If you found this book, most likely you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer. You probably...  Read More >>

Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma: How to Make Sense of the Past and Grow Through the Pain

Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma: How to Make Sense...

Author: Charlie Webster
ISBN: 9781801293020
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Broadcaster and abuse survivor Charlie Webster uses her own lived experience alongside advice from experts to create...  Read More >>

Marilyn's Story: Thrown Away Children series

Marilyn's Story: Thrown Away Children series

Author: Louise Allen
ISBN: 9781915306630
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Marilyn inherits her parents' fascination for Marilyn Monroe and develops an obsession with her alter-ego. When...  Read More >>

My Journey of Captivity: The Story of a German POW

My Journey of Captivity: The Story of a German POW

Author: Helga McKee
ISBN: 9798893760095
Format: Paperback
$26.37

"Hans Gussmann, a German soldier, endured nearly three years of internment by the Allies after World War II-a forgotten...  Read More >>

To Hell and Back Safe

To Hell and Back Safe

Author: Bradley Lawton
ISBN: 9798889607342
Format: Paperback
$60.59

One man's journey of growing up in poverty in a family of alcoholics/drug addicts. Fueled by his own alcoholism...  Read More >>

Survival in Paradise: The true story of surviving a tropical storm and remote deserted island in the middle of the Indian Ocean

Survival in Paradise: The true story of surviving a...

Author: Gordon S Brace
ISBN: 9798869179111
Format: Paperback
$47.49

AMAZING SEA RESCUE SAGA OF SOME LUCKY CASTAWAYS! Shipwreck trio saved after 82 days on island. 28 March 1981 Daily...  Read More >>

Cardboard & Cigarettes: Based on the true story of a young immigrant girl

Cardboard & Cigarettes: Based on the true story of a...

Author: Eelkje Vandermeulen-Smart
ISBN: 9781039199262
Format: Hardback
$81.81

No ordinary childhood of a young immigrant girl growing up in Alberta, Canada, rolls out fast, exciting, colourful...  Read More >>

Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways: A Memoir

Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways: A Memoir

Author: Brittany Means
ISBN: 9781958506554
Format: Paperback
$47.49

"A PEOPLE magazine pick, Best Books Fall 2023: “A breathtaking memoir about surviving a horrifying childhood; Means...transforms...  Read More >>

I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name: Jacksonville's Stories of the Holocaust

I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name: Jacksonville's...

Author: Samuel Cox
ISBN: 9789493322530
Format: Paperback
$47.39

A unique approach to Holocaust literature, I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name comprises the compelling stories...  Read More >>

Grateful for the Journey: Surviving COVID-19

Grateful for the Journey: Surviving COVID-19

Author: Terri Brinston
ISBN: 9781962366182
Format: Paperback
$50.16

Every tragedy that you face in life can teach you something, and it is a gift from God if you can learn from your...  Read More >>

"""Releasing Me"" Unveiled Past"

"""Releasing Me"" Unveiled Past"

Author: Kimberly Y Griffin ,  Warren A Griffin
ISBN: 9798869279507
Format: Paperback
$65.97

"Introducing Releasing Me: A Memoir"" by Kimberly Y. Frederick-Griffin. In this powerful narrative, Kimberly shares...  Read More >>

What's Lost

What's Lost

Author: Cameron La'rue
ISBN: 9798883760296
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Alexandrea believed her past was all but forgotten. She covered her scars and practiced her smile. She declared...  Read More >>

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

Author: Cristina Henriquez
ISBN: 9780008607999
Format: Paperback
$34.99

‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose'WASHINGTON POST ‘One of...  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: 9798893305845
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 >>

One of the Fifteen Million: The True Story of One Man's Experience in a Soviet Labor Camp

One of the Fifteen Million: The True Story of One Man's...

Author: Nicholas Prychodko
ISBN: 9798869166692
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"One of the Fifteen Million, first published in 1952, is Ukrainian Nicholas Prychodko's sobering account of his...  Read More >>

Man on a Mission: The Australian Bicentennial National Trail

Man on a Mission: The Australian Bicentennial National...

Author: Ian Padgham
ISBN: 9781917095068
Format: Paperback
$68.61

"When Ian and Robyn started on their epic 5,330 kms packhorse journey there were many unknowns. There had been little...  Read More >>

Prisoner of the OGPU

Prisoner of the OGPU

Author: George Kitchin ,  Jerome Landfield
ISBN: 9798869164698
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Prisoner of the OGPU, first published in 1935, is a firsthand account of the author's 4 years in the Soviet gulag...  Read More >>

Missing Pieces: When We Don't Understand the Darkness, We Can't Find a Path to the Light

Missing Pieces: When We Don't Understand the Darkness,...

Author: Andi Hunt
ISBN: 9798989454129
Format: Paperback
$39.57

There are more than 42 million survivors of sexual abuse in America. 90% of child sexual abuse victims know the...  Read More >>

Golden Grace: Overcoming Life's Adversities With Supernatural Grace and Resilience

Golden Grace: Overcoming Life's Adversities With Supernatural...

Author: Yetunde Longe-Folajimi
ISBN: 9798990144101
Format: Paperback
$68.61

"""Golden Grace"" is a memoir guiding readers through life's adversities. A story of personal loss and self-discovery...  Read More >>

The Batmaker of Copenhagen: The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero

The Batmaker of Copenhagen: The Story of Cricket's Second...

Author: Tim Brooks
ISBN: 9781801506977
Format: Hardback
$51.72

The Batmaker is the unique story of a cricketing hero who risks his life to save the sport he loves. Defying the...  Read More >>

Please Don't Take Mummy Away: The true story of two sisters left cold, frightened, hungry and alone - The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

Please Don't Take Mummy Away: The true story of two...

Author: Maggie Hartley
ISBN: 9781399620888
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A powerful, moving true story from Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect...  Read More >>

The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring true life story

The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring...

Author: Dr. Michihiko Hachiya
ISBN: 9781800961500
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The powerful and inspiring diary of a doctor who survived the atomic bomb and treated the people of Hiroshima only...  Read More >>

My Kaddish: A Child Speaks from the Warsaw Ghetto

My Kaddish: A Child Speaks from the Warsaw Ghetto

Author: Thérèse (Terri) Masson ,  Simone Masson
ISBN: 9798887192215
Format: Paperback
$34.99

“Elegant yet shattering… Rendered in plainspoken yet devastating prose, Masson’s historical narrative is intercut...  Read More >>

UnLoaded: From Addiction's Self-Destruction To Purpose

UnLoaded: From Addiction's Self-Destruction To Purpose...

Author: Jamie Weatherly
ISBN: 9781953555663
Format: Paperback
$58.08

UnLoaded is part memoir, part self-help book about the author's struggle with addiction and his path to recovery....  Read More >>

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