True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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Surviving the Silence: The Benjamin Stanton Story 1819-1891

Surviving the Silence: The Benjamin Stanton Story 1819-1891...

Author: Jeff Hopkins
ISBN: 9781922912190
Format: Paperback
$50.82

Convicted of stealing a coat in 1832, Benjamin Stanton was sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's...  Read More >>

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

Author: Ola Ray
ISBN: 9781662466274
Format: Paperback
$54.21

Hello, world. I'm Ola Ray, a small-town girl from St. Louis, Missouri, who reached international fame, as the co-star...  Read More >>

Running For My Life

Running For My Life

Author: Janice Whittle
ISBN: 9780645552706
Format: Paperback
$42.21

A story of resilience, determination and the power of the human spirit to overcome obstacles despite being legally...  Read More >>

Between Tyranny and Freedom: A Cautionary Tale of Survival and Resurrection

Between Tyranny and Freedom: A Cautionary Tale of Survival...

Author: Alexandra Mazur Smith
ISBN: 9781943901289
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Events in 2022 Ukraine are tragically reminiscent of Eastern Europe in the 1930s. This true story of one young survivor...  Read More >>

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

Author: Ola Ray
ISBN: 9798886542257
Format: Hardback
$72.32

Hello, world. I'm Ola Ray, a small-town girl from St. Louis, Missouri, who reached international fame, as the co-star...  Read More >>

Billy's Story

Billy's Story

Author: Louise Allen
ISBN: 9781802791181
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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These Hard Times: A Jewish Woman's Rescue from Nazi Germany by Transport 222

These Hard Times: A Jewish Woman's Rescue from Nazi...

Author: Anne Groschler ,  Alexandra Berlina
ISBN: 9781644699089
Format: Paperback
$34.99

In this vivid memoir originally published in German, Anne Groschler (1888-1982) recounts her 1944 escape from the...  Read More >>

my name was mushroom: My Life as a Teenage Runaway in The Source Family Commune

my name was mushroom: My Life as a Teenage Runaway in...

Author: Wendy L Baker ,  Brian Solon
ISBN: 9780996055260
Format: Paperback
$44.85

At age 14, Wendy Gossard was drawn by the tranquil blue eyes and personal magnetism of a man known as Yahowah, leader...  Read More >>

Thirty-Thousand Steps: A Memoir of Sprinting Toward Life After Loss

Thirty-Thousand Steps: A Memoir of Sprinting Toward...

Author: Jess Keefe ,  Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
ISBN: 9798212239066
Format: Audio
$84.35

Thirty-Thousand Steps is a powerful and transformative memoir that interweaves the author's obsessive training to...  Read More >>

Thirty-Thousand Steps: A Memoir of Sprinting Toward Life After Loss

Thirty-Thousand Steps: A Memoir of Sprinting Toward...

Author: Jess Keefe ,  Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
ISBN: 9798212239059
Format: Audio
$97.55

Thirty-Thousand Steps is a powerful and transformative memoir that interweaves the author's obsessive training to...  Read More >>

To Play the Game: A History of Flight 571: Colour Edition

To Play the Game: A History of Flight 571: Colour Edition...

Author: John Guiver
ISBN: 9781913166694
Format: Paperback
$105.57

A comprehensive history of the 1972 Andes Flight disaster. COLOUR EDITION, with 275 images. Also available in MONOCHROME....  Read More >>

To Play the Game: A History of Flight 571: MONOCHROME EDITION

To Play the Game: A History of Flight 571: MONOCHROME...

Author: John Guiver
ISBN: 9781913166731
Format: Paperback
$79.17

A comprehensive history of the 1972 Andes Flight disaster. MONOCHROME EDITION, 571 pages and 275 images. Also available...  Read More >>

Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship and Sacrifice

Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship and Sacrifice...

Author: Adam Makos
ISBN: 9781838958381
Format: Paperback
$27.99

From the author of the bestseller A Higher Call comes the overwhelming true story of the most incredible rescue...  Read More >>

Noor

Noor

Author: Azma Dar
ISBN: 9781912430727
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The enigmatic, indefinable Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely recruit to the SOE as an undercover wireless operator....  Read More >>

Tess's Tours - Aussie Outback: A true story of a group of Seniors travelling in the Outback of Australia

Tess's Tours - Aussie Outback: A true story of a group...

Author: Sue Towler
ISBN: 9781991172457
Format: Paperback
$34.29

Join a group of Seniors as they travel through the remote regions of Outback of Australia and survive, which is...  Read More >>

In the Eye of the Wild

In the Eye of the Wild

Author: Nastassja Martin ,  Cassandra Campbell
ISBN: 9798212403818
Format: Audio
$163.65

In the Eye of the Wild begins with an account of the French anthropologist Nastassja Martin's near fatal run-in...  Read More >>

The Loving Abductor: When Protecting Your Child is Against the Law

The Loving Abductor: When Protecting Your Child is Against...

Author: Jan Ford ,  Vivienne Ainslie
ISBN: 9781915472182
Format: Paperback
$39.57

An incredible account of one woman's fight against her French husband, French and UK law to protect her son. Highlighting...  Read More >>

Leavings: Memoir of a 1920s Hollywood Love Child

Leavings: Memoir of a 1920s Hollywood Love Child

Author: Megan McClard
ISBN: 9781736231609
Format: Paperback
$47.49

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The Journey of a Hidden Child

The Journey of a Hidden Child

Author: Harry Pila ,  Robin Black
ISBN: 9789493276550
Format: Hardback
$65.87

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The Journey of a Hidden Child

The Journey of a Hidden Child

Author: Harry Pila ,  Robin Black
ISBN: 9789493276543
Format: Paperback
$47.39

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More: A Memoir

More: A Memoir

Author: Michael Massey
ISBN: 9781955656436
Format: Paperback
$52.67

when my eyes creaked open and tried to find focus I didn't know where I was. The room was dim my wrists were tied...  Read More >>

The Last Survivor: The miraculous true story of the Holocaust prisoner who survived three concentration camps

The Last Survivor: The miraculous true story of the...

Author: Frank Krake
ISBN: 9781841885261
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The miraculous true story of the man who survived three Holocaust concentration camps  Read More >>

Climb Your Mountain: Everyday lessons from an extraordinary life

Climb Your Mountain: Everyday lessons from an extraordinary...

Author: Sir Ranulph Fiennes
ISBN: 9781529426335
Format: Hardback
$49.99

Powerful 'life lessons' from the world's greatest living explorer, imparting hard-won wisdom and looking back from...  Read More >>

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