True stories of heroism, endurance and survival

God Sent Me to Marry the Devil is a story about how a small-town girl ended up being the very one God trusted to get the job done.

There is no mystery more compelling than the disappearance of British mountaineer George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, last seen 'going strong for the top' of Mount Everest on 8 June 1924.

'A truly inspiring story of courage, resilience and the call of the wild.

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU'VE HAD BOTH LEGS AND AN ARM BLOWN OFF BY A TALIBAN IED?

The Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman's Park, London, is a Victorian monument containing fifty-four ceramic plaques commemorating sixty-two individuals, each of whom lost their own life while attempting to save another.

The Comet Escape Line tells the story of the most successful escape line of the Second World War.

In this vivid memoir originally published in German, Anne Groschler (1888-1982) recounts her 1944 escape from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to Mandatory Palestine via "e;Transport 222"e;, an exchange transport of 222 Jews for "e;Aryan"e; prisoners of war.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING FELICITY JONES AND EDDIE REDMAYNEA GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOK OF 2013From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer balloonists.

Gegenschlag gegen den Algorithmus:Wie ich unverschuldet meinen Schufa-Score verlor und ihn mir Schritt fur Schritt zuruckholte.

One woman's story of her struggle to survive while imprisoned in a Soviet gulag following World War II.

One woman's story of her struggle to survive while imprisoned in a Soviet gulag following World War II.

'Today I met an angel.

Meet fourteen remarkable Australian (and one Kiwi!

Set in the remote arctic region of Northern Canada, this book takes readers on a harrowing canoe voyage that results in tragedy, redemption, and, ultimately, transformation.

FROM BESTELLING AUTHOR TONI MAGUIRE COMES A NEW STORY OF SURVIVALIn her latest inspirational and heartbreaking memoir, Toni Maguire tells the story of Willow, a young woman raised in the Mormon church who experienced a childhood of terror and sickening neglect.

Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers.

Black Boy es la primera parte de la autobiografía de Richard Wright, considerado uno de los mejores memoir del siglo XX.

'It's a terse account of painful experience, prison, bewilderment; hugely atmospheric and extremely funny - full of dry wit and small biting observations.

Despite sustained global attention, policy development, and research investment, the prevalence of intimate partner abuse (IPA) worldwide has not diminished.

From the little girl who saw no escape to becoming the survivor of my own life, I rejected God, rejected people, and rejected myself--only to relearn that God did not cause my trauma but that He would be my healer.

'A masterwork by one of the great thinkers of our time.

Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this ebook tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered.

Despite sustained global attention, policy development, and research investment, the prevalence of intimate partner abuse (IPA) worldwide has not diminished.

When her husband refused to return their children, and the Australian government and Lebanese justice system couldn't help, Sally Faulkner flew across the world with a television news crew to try to bring them home herself.

Simply surviving trauma - whether it be illness, abuse, grief, a family tragedy or any kind - takes everything we have.

Follow a true survivor's story and discover how you too can rise from your own challenges and find your true place in this world.

In Darwin in 1942, Gunner's barking alerted an entire army base of impending air raids, well before the enemy planes appeared on radar.

WINNER OF THE ANZAC MEMORIAL TRUSTEES MILITARY HISTORY PRIZE, 2025 NSW HISTORY AWARDSWhen Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, it was the worst natural disaster Australians had ever experienced.

A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SPORTS BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and broke a world record along the way.

Witches and Warlocks of New York is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Empire State.

Witches and Warlocks of New York is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Empire State.

In the early hours of a February morning in 2012, Dana Vulin was the victim of a hideous, unprovoked attack.

A memoir of disaster, survival, and "e;how our treasured objects can be the priceless vessels that carry the stories of both our past and our future"e; (Diane Schoemperlen, author of This Is Not My Life).

'Absolutely mesmerising' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambAtonement meets Weyward in this striking historical debut from new talent Laura Evans about queer love, privilege and the intoxicating dangers of embracing the wild .

Alles, was Sie uber ADHS wissen mussenDAS Grundlagenwerk jetzt vollstandig aktualisiert und erweitert: Dieses bewahrte Buch gibt konkrete und leicht umsetzbare Anleitungen nicht nur fur die Betroffenen, sondern auch fur die Angehorigen und das gesamte soziale Umfeld.

"e;The Incredible Story of How the Papacy Became Infallible Under Pius IX and XII"e; delves into a pivotal transformation within the Catholic Church, revealing how two of its most influential Popes reshaped its doctrines and authority.

You can't run from your problems forever.

Alles, was Sie uber ADHS wissen mussenDAS Grundlagenwerk jetzt vollstandig aktualisiert und erweitert: Dieses bewahrte Buch gibt konkrete und leicht umsetzbare Anleitungen nicht nur fur die Betroffenen, sondern auch fur die Angehorigen und das gesamte soziale Umfeld.

You can't run from your problems forever.

In the tradition of The Glass Castle, a poignant, inspirational memoir of a lonely girl who survived decades of harrowing abuse at home to open her heart and redefine what it is to be a family and a mom.

A memoir of disaster, survival, and "e;how our treasured objects can be the priceless vessels that carry the stories of both our past and our future"e; (Diane Schoemperlen, author of This Is Not My Life).

Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize'The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true.

Siege of Washington DC written expressly for little people presents a playful yet informative look at an important moment in United States history.

Thomas Baafi was one of six siblings abandoned by his dad in a remote village in Ghana.

What if the darkest chapters of your life were the very path to your greatest purpose?

She describes herself best this way.

7 oktyabrya 2023 goda pod prikrytiyem raketnykh zalpov sotni terroristov KhAMASa pronikli na territoriyu Izrailya iz sektora Gaza.

En Tortura blanca, la ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz Narges Mohammadi revela las experiencias de catorce mujeres, incluida ella misma, en las prisiones más infames de la República Islámica de Irán.