True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

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"""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 >>

Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the End of Industrial Modernity

Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the...

Author: Dimitry Anastakis
ISBN: 9781487555825
Format: Paperback
$72.42

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Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the End of Industrial Modernity

Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the...

Author: Dimitry Anastakis
ISBN: 9781487555818
Format: Hardback
$160.43

Dream Car is the tale of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin’s sporty, sexy Safety Vehicle-1, a legendary failure in automotive...  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 >>

The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – a Hidden History

The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – a Hidden...

Author: Kate Morgan
ISBN: 9780008559588
Format: Paperback
$34.99

'Compulsively readable' – Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' – Philippa Gregory...  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

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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 >>

The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – a Hidden History

The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – a Hidden...

Author: Kate Morgan
ISBN: 9780008559571
Format: Hardback
$49.99

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Across the Edge: Pushing the Limits across Oceans and Continents

Across the Edge: Pushing the Limits across Oceans and...

Author: Peter Clutterbuck
ISBN: 9781849955775
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Peter Clutterbuck recounts his lifelong experience and love of adventure as he crosses oceans, mountain ranges and...  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: 9798887192208
Format: Hardback
$270.00

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

Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story

Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story...

Author: Sophie Elmhirst
ISBN: 9781784744922
Format: Hardback
$42.99

An extraordinary true tale of love, shipwreck and survival, beautifully told -- Maurice and Maralyn's escape from...  Read More >>

Experiencias vividas

Experiencias vividas

Author: Julian Banguera
ISBN: 9798890618504
Format: Paperback
$39.47

"Esta publicacion es una mirada aproximada de mis experiencias y de las realidades territoriales, sociales, culturales...  Read More >>

The Prisoner: Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

The Prisoner: Behind Bars in Putin's Russia

Author: Vladimir Pereverzin ,  Anna Gunin
ISBN: 9781802472516
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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To Steal a Moment's Time

To Steal a Moment's Time

Author: Katharina Berger ,  G J Berger
ISBN: 9798885280679
Format: Paperback
$47.49

"""I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive,...  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: 9789493322554
Format: Hardback
$65.87

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

Before Dawn: A Time of Testing, Humbling, Suffering, and Sacrificing

Before Dawn: A Time of Testing, Humbling, Suffering,...

Author: Ralph Riley Cooley
ISBN: 9798893305500
Format: Hardback
$55.41

He cried so loud. He cried so sad. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save his. There were...  Read More >>

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