True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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The Way of the Hermit: My 40 years in the Scottish Wilderness

The Way of the Hermit: My 40 years in the Scottish Wilderness...

Author: Ken Smith ,  Will Millard
ISBN: 9781035009824
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A rare insight into an alternative way of life in this unforgettable journey of one man pitting his wits against...  Read More >>

Modern Slave: A Vulnerable Girl. a Gang of Vicious Men. a Shocking True Story of Survival.

Modern Slave: A Vulnerable Girl. a Gang of Vicious Men....

Author: Gaia Cooper ,  Veronica Clark
ISBN: 9780008650438
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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A Mother's Courage: How I survived the Holocaust - a remarkable story of bravery, kindness and hope

A Mother's Courage: How I survived the Holocaust - a...

Author: Malka Levine
ISBN: 9781035027835
Format: Paperback
$24.99

One of the hidden stories of the Holocaust, A Mother’s Courage is Malka Levine’s heartbreaking, inspiring account...  Read More >>

Fearless: Adventures with Extraordinary Women

Fearless: Adventures with Extraordinary Women

Author: Louise Minchin
ISBN: 9781399401173
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Louise Minchin tells the stories of ordinary women who perform extraordinary feats of endurance, joining them on...  Read More >>

SAS Great Escapes Three: Gripping True Escape Stories Executed by World War Two Heroes

SAS Great Escapes Three: Gripping True Escape Stories...

Author: Damien Lewis
ISBN: 9781529429442
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The new bestseller from Damien Lewis, the Regiment's de facto historian.  Read More >>

SAS Great Escapes Three: Gripping True Escape Stories Executed by World War Two Heroes

SAS Great Escapes Three: Gripping True Escape Stories...

Author: Damien Lewis
ISBN: 9781529429435
Format: Hardback
$55.00

The new bestseller from Damien Lewis, the Regiment's de facto historian.  Read More >>

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the...

Author: Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 9780008670191
Format: Hardback
$34.99

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling...  Read More >>

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the...

Author: Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 9780008670207
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling...  Read More >>

Not So Normal: Memoirs of a Gay Boomer From Wild Rose Country

Not So Normal: Memoirs of a Gay Boomer From Wild Rose...

Author: Tom Symington
ISBN: 9781039184657
Format: Paperback
$79.17

"Growing up in post-World War II Alberta in a stable, loving home, Tom Symington didn't feel that he was ""different.""...  Read More >>

Clean Savage

Clean Savage

Author: Les Cook
ISBN: 9781999002398
Format: Paperback
$26.37

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The Holocaust and Beyond: From the Boy Who Escaped the Nazis

The Holocaust and Beyond: From the Boy Who Escaped the...

Author: Wolfgang Hellpap
ISBN: 9798887471990
Format: Paperback
$23.63

"For the most part, Wolfgang Hellpap feels like a normal German boy. Although his father is Jewish, Wolfgang is...  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
$36.99

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

The Stars Will Still Be There: What My Daughter Taught Me About Love, Life and Loss

The Stars Will Still Be There: What My Daughter Taught...

Author: Nicola Nuttall
ISBN: 9780008667979
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The inspiring, life-affirming memoir from Nicola Nuttall about her incredible daughter Laura  Read More >>

All for You: A World War II Family Memoir of Love, Separation, and Loss

All for You: A World War II Family Memoir of Love, Separation,...

Author: Dena Rueb Romero
ISBN: 9781647426545
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Forbidden by Nazi racial purity laws to marry his beloved in Germany and forced to emigrate to America to escape...  Read More >>

Unbound: Unforgettable True Stories from the World of Endurance Sports

Unbound: Unforgettable True Stories from the World of...

Author: Bill Donahue ,  Alex Hutchinson
ISBN: 9781538189726
Format: Hardback
$57.99

Unbound is a fascinating collection of stories from the world of endurance sports, written by award-winning journalist...  Read More >>

My Real Mother

My Real Mother

Author: Tina N Katamay
ISBN: 9798218351991
Format: Hardback
$79.17

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Given A Chance: The Success Story of A Killing Fields Survivor

Given A Chance: The Success Story of A Killing Fields...

Author: Hong L Net
ISBN: 9798822944749
Format: Hardback
$100.29

"Read the incredible true story of Hong Net, who survived Cambodia's Killing Fields as a child and persisted amid...  Read More >>

Whitewater Rescues: True Stories of Survival, Bravery, and Quick Thinking

Whitewater Rescues: True Stories of Survival, Bravery,...

Author: Charlie Walbridge
ISBN: 9781634043847
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Read over 75 of the most compelling true stories of canoeing, kayaking, and rafting rescues ever submitted to the...  Read More >>

Reaching for Sunrise: A Widow's Memoir

Reaching for Sunrise: A Widow's Memoir

Author: Lokita Carter
ISBN: 9780975551172
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Odyssey of Love, Loss, and Resilience When cancer threatened her life, Lokita's battle was only the beginning. Her...  Read More >>

Reaching for Sunrise: A Widow's Memoir

Reaching for Sunrise: A Widow's Memoir

Author: Lokita Carter
ISBN: 9780975551165
Format: Hardback
$65.97

Beyond the High-Profile Murder of Steve Carter Unforgettable Odyssey of Love, Loss, and Resilience When...  Read More >>

Wavewalker: Breaking Free

Wavewalker: Breaking Free

Author: Suzanne Heywood
ISBN: 9780008498535
Format: Paperback
$24.99

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 ‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES ‘A seven-year...  Read More >>

Silent Village: The Life and Death of Oradour-sur-Glane

Silent Village: The Life and Death of Oradour-sur-Glane...

Author: Robert Pike
ISBN: 9781803995915
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The definitive history of Oradour-sur-Glane, a village ripped apart by tragedy in Nazi-occupied France  Read More >>

Decoy

Decoy

Author: Robert Murphy
ISBN: 9780008666811
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations...  Read More >>

The Forbidden Daughter

The Forbidden Daughter

Author: Zipora Klein Jakob
ISBN: 9780008665036
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan’s survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for...  Read More >>

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