216 books (11 pages) in this category
Unbroken [Film Tie-In Edition]
by Laura Hillenbrand
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louis ...
ISBN: 9780007580576
Binding: Paperback
The true story of a girl's struggle to break free
by Ferzanna Riley
<p>This is the incredible true story of Ferzanna Riley, a Pakistani Muslim who could not be broken, despite an abusive family and their brutal efforts to enslave her. Her violent childhood, during which she was beaten on an almost daily basis, ...
ISBN: 9781444763980
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookUnconquerable: The Invictus Spirit
by Boris Starling
‘You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games. Never stop fighting and do all you can to lift up everyone around you…' The Invictus Games change lives and save lives.Created and spearheaded by Prince ...
ISBN: 9780008240097
Binding: Paperback
Unconquerable: The Invictus Spirit
by Boris Starling
<p>‘You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games. Never stop fighting and do all you can to lift up everyone around you…’ The Invictus Games change lives and save lives.Created and spearheaded by Prince Harry, for ...
ISBN: 9780008240103
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookby Nicola Kearns
<p>Being caught up in war is not what Ana Mellor expects when she lands in Malta to join her Wing-Commander father. In the midst of horror and destruction, the courage and resilience of the Maltese people is revealed as they struggle to ...
ISBN: 9781782379379
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookUnder Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine
by Richard Humphreys
<p>A candid, visceral, and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live in one of the most extreme man-made environments in the world. Imagine a world without natural light, where you can barely stand up straight for fear of ...
ISBN: 9780008313081
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookUnderstanding WACO & SALVATION
by Livingstone Fagan
<p>In 1993 the world witnessed a pivotal moment in its history. The enormity of this many failed to understand and today, over two decades later, still few truly grasp. The Waco event is now etched in the world's consciousness. Understanding ...
ISBN: 9781786238498
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookUntil Victory Always – A Memoir
by Jim McGuinness & Keith Duggan
<p><p><b> ‘There’s a difference between living and being alive.’</b><br><br>Jim McGuinness inherited a wounded thing when he took over as manager of the Donegal senior football team in the summer of 2010. When he stepped down just over four ...
ISBN: 9780717169351
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookMy Fight For Human Rights in Iran
by Shirin Ebadi
<p><strong>'POWERFUL AND SOMETIMES SHOCKING ...' <em>SUNDAY TIMES</em></strong></p> <p>In this powerful book, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, tells of her fight for reform inside Iran, and the devastating backlash she
ISBN: 9781473528864
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookThe Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer
by Sue Nelson
<p>In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the ‘Women in Space’ programme. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating many of the male candidates’, ...
ISBN: 9781908906359
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBooktalking with Australia's oldest Holocaust survivors
by Fiona Harari
<p><strong>These are the last adult witnesses — in their own words.</strong></p> <p>When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he quickly began to realise his dream of a racially superior nation free of ‘inferior’ groups. His goal ...
ISBN: 9781925548464
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookby Sam Boatwright
<p>Sam Boatwright is an ordinary bloke. He does have limitations. The difference between him and everyone else? He doesn’t seem to have found his limitations - yet. In 2012, Sam ran around the whole of the UK, battling through 50 miles each day ...
ISBN: 9781786231130
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookDrugged and Held in a Secret Bunker. This is My True Story of Escape.
by Isabel Eriksson
<p>"I'm not going to let you go. It took longer than I'd bargained to get you unconscious. I'm planning to keep you here for a couple of years or so."</p> <p>When Isabel Eriksson wakes up she’s not sure where she is. She’s got a ...
ISBN: 9781473552081
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookAn Underground Fugitive in Nazi Berlin
by Larry Orbach & Vivien Orbach-Smith
<p>Lothar Orbach, the youngest son of a German Jewish family, was just 14 when the Nazis began rounding up Berlin's Jews. His promising education was aborted; his close-knit family splintered. When the Gestapo came for Orbach's mother on ...
ISBN: 9781786721730
Binding: Kobo eBook
eBookYour Six Week Plan: Join The Sober Revolution and Call Time on Wine o'clock
by Lucy Rocca & Sarah Turner
<p>If you have decided to quit drinking, ‘Your 6 Week Plan’ is for you. A diary specifically created for those at the beginning of their sober journey, ‘Your 6 Week Plan’ provides the opportunity to write your very own personalised plan for ...
ISBN: 9781783752065
Binding: Kobo eBook
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