True Stories of Endurance & Survival
"Wings Around the World"The Exhilirating Story of One Woman's Epic Flight From the North Pole to Antarctica
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On May 6, 2003, Polly Vacher took off from Birmingham airport seeking to become the first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft. Her voyage to the ice was a 60,000-mile adventure in her Piper Dakota that would take her to at least 30 different countries on every single continent. With b/w and colour photos throughout. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 171 x 239 mm. Weight: 493g.
Author: Vacher, Polly
ISBN: 1904943993
Publisher: Grub Street
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"Higher Than the Eagle Soars"A Path to Everest
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An autobiography of Stephen Venables - one of the greatest British climbers of his generation. It explores how and - more importantly - why he became a mountaineer, and reveals a series of his adventures on four continents. With 16 pages colour and 20 maps. Hardback, 384 pages. Size: 240 x 162 mm. Weight: 676g.
Author: Venables, Stephen
ISBN: 0091795613
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
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"A Life Interrupted - Insights and Cure of a Depressive"
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Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 198 x 128 mm. Weight: 157g.
Author: Walsh, Malachy
ISBN: 1905172680
Publisher: The Collins Press
Date: 2008 (Ireland)
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"When Swan Lake Comes to Sarajevo"
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Gives one woman's account of her experiences in the new country of Bosnia as guest conductor of a remarkable little orchestra, the Mostar Sinfonietta, which has been featured on the BBC. With photographs, this work builds a mosaic that provides a visceral introduction to an unfamiliar world where people simply want to 'live a normal life'. With map. Paperback, 221 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 265g.
Author: Waterman, Ruth
ISBN: 1853118656
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous"Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
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Offers a close-up look at the harrowing experiences in the backwaters of New Orleans during and after Katrina. Focusing on the plight of the intrepid Robin family, the author follows his characters as they strive, amid unbelievable wreckage and governmental fecklessness, to rebuild their shattered lives. With 20 black & white illustrations. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 566g.
Author: Wells, Ken
ISBN: 0300121520
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"Tears After Dark"
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This title, based on a true story, is an account of a young boy, growing up in a family torn apart by alcohol and drugs. Paperback, 147 pages. Weight: 175g.
Author: Whiteside, Sally
ISBN: 1900796716
Publisher: Pen Press Publishers Ltd
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
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"My Mummy Wears a Wig"Does Yours?
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A diagnosis of breast cancer made the author, mother of two small boys, re-evaluate her life as she battled her demons to come to terms with illness. This work is an account of her personal journey, which reveals the fears, the hopes, and her situation. She recounts her day to day struggles while undergoing nine months of treatment. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 198 x 125 mm. Weight: 356g.
Author: Williams-Huw, Michelle
ISBN: 1906125112
Publisher: Accent Press Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
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"Mayday"
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17 amazing incidents where aircrew skill and valour have saved the day. With illustrations. Paperback, 116 pages. Size: 276 x 210 mm. Weight: 322g.
Author: Winslow, John
ISBN: 1875671560
Publisher: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd
Date: 2002 (Australia)
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"Lost Explorers"Adventurers Who Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth
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Features approximately 80 adventurers who gave their lives in the cause of discovery. This book discusses the adventurers chronologically, and the various entries cover their careers up-to and including their final mission. It features maps, portraits, photos and quotations from diaries and letters. With 120 photos. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 230 x 184 mm. Weight: 8254g.
Author: Wright, Ed
ISBN: 1741961394
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Date: 2008 (Australia)
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"Bad Ground"
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The extraordinary real-life story of the rescue of two miners trapped underground for two weeks in a Tasmanian gold mine. It is also the story of those who worked desperately against the clock and against all odds to reach them, of those who kept vigil, grieved, and of those who never stopped believing in the possibility of their emerging alive. With illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 363g.
Author: Wright, Tony
ISBN: 1847241778
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
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"Antarctica Unveiled"Scott's First Expedition and the Quest for the Unknown Continent
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This account, based almost entirely on original sources, tells the story of an expedition that has been largely erased from public perception by the drama of Scott's second expedition a decade later. Among other discoveries, this one effectively located the lost South Magnetic Pole. With colour and b&w photographs, line drawings, maps. Hardback, 440 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 955g.
Author: Yelverton, David
ISBN: 0870815822
Publisher: University of Colorado,Department of Fine Arts
Date: 2000 (United States)
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"My So-Called Normal Life"How I Learned to Balance Love,Work,Family,Friends,And Cancer at 23
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How I learned to balance love, work, family, friends and cancer at 23. A beautifully written account by Erin Zammett of her battle against cancer and survival against the odds. With illustrations. Hardback, 270 pages. Size: 228 x 150 mm. Weight: 494g.
Author: Zammett, Erin
ISBN: 0715633694
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
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"Into the Darkness"7/7
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On 7 July 2005, Peter Zimonjic, was travelling on an eastbound Circle line train heading towards Edgware Road. Coming in the opposite direction was a train carrying Mohammed Sidique Khan with a bag full of explosives. As the trains passed each other in the tunnel, Sidique Khan detonated his bomb. This work reconstructs the story of that day. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 229g.
Author: Zimonjic, Peter
ISBN: 0099506068
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"A Time to Speak"
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On 15 March 1939, Germany troops entered Prague and for Czechoslovakian Jews the terror began. This is the story of one of the survivors. With facsims., 1 map. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 210g.
Author: Lewis, Helen
ISBN: 0856404918
Publisher: Blackstaff Press Ltd
Date: 1992 (United Kingdom)
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"Colditz"The Full Story
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Brings together the many dramatic discoveries resulting from research that has covered the five continents. This work reveals the code systems between the War Office and Colditz, shows how the author obtained information on Germany's secret weapons, and investigates the existence of traitors and the situation of non-collaborators in the castle. With 30 b&w halftones. New ed. Paperback (B Format), 368 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 262g.
Author: Reid, P.R.
ISBN: 0330490001
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Date: 2002 (UK)
Readership: General True Stories: Second World War
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