True stories of heroism, endurance and survival

The true and remarkable story of the English double agent who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow.

This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull.

A lyrical and profoundly moving story of love, loss and civil war, set in Sri Lanka, London and Venice.

A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history, featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun.

Henry Friedman was robbed of his adolescence by the monstrous evil that annihilated millions of European Jews and changed forever the lives of those who survived.

** The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge is out now **'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton____________________________Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life.

**Formerly published as The Lost Boys**'As thrilling as any novel.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, started his literary career with the publication of The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor .

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, ALSO AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG READERS AS FRITZ AND KURTDAILY MAIL & SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEARThe inspiring true story of a father and son's fight to stay together and survive the Holocaust, for anyone captivated by The Cut Out Girl and The Tattooist of Auschwitz'A powerful and often uncomfortable true story that deserves to be read and remembered.

Bear Grylls is one of the world's most famous survivors.

Only four men survived the plane crash: The pilot, A politician, A cop .

New Year's Day, 2009.

Inspired by the true story of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory bring to life one of history's enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.

Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St.

A moving, thrilling account of one man's extraordinary escape from the Nazis - as told by his great-grandson.

'It will be seen in these pages that I have lived several lives in one: first, the life of slavery; secondly, the life of a fugitive from slavery; thirdly, the life of comparative freedom; fourthly, the life of conflict and battle; and, fifthly, the life of victory, if not complete, at least assured.

'It will be seen in these pages that I have lived several lives in one: first, the life of slavery; secondly, the life of a fugitive from slavery; thirdly, the life of comparative freedom; fourthly, the life of conflict and battle; and, fifthly, the life of victory, if not complete, at least assured.

'It was said to me, "e;Better have a little of the plantation manner of speech than not; 'tis not best that you seem too learned.

'It was said to me, "e;Better have a little of the plantation manner of speech than not; 'tis not best that you seem too learned.

The poor boy who made his fortune .

In July 2003 young Englishman Tig Hague was on a routine business trip to Moscow when he was arrested at the airport.

'The sky had gone: in its place was a wall of water, white horses on the top, readying itself to fall on me.

What would you do if, one glorious September morning, your husband were to die suddenly, when all he had done was go to work, and you didn t even wake up properly to say goodbye?

Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF lieutenants' capture during the Gulf War'HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY' Independent'THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR' Daily Mail_________RAF Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol were shot down over enemy territory on their first mission of the Gulf War.

THE GRIPPING, TERRIFYING STORY OF A BRUTAL STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL ON THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE HIMALAYAN K2, THE WORLD'S MOST HOSTILE TERRAIN.

'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die.

When Judith Summers s husband and father both died within the space of two weeks, she found herself floundering.

In January 1969, aboard his home-built wooden boat Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person every to sail solo, non-stop around the world.

Do you believe in miracles?

Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 52, includes chapters that highlight some of the most recent research in the field of developmental psychology.

Effective communication with the African society in the field of missions, church planting, and social development work has been and continues to be a great challenge, particularly to people from western cultural and language orientation.

Reforming the World offers a sophisticated account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American missionaries and moral reformers undertook work abroad at an unprecedented rate and scale.

From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me.

"e;The reader anxious or merely curious to know what it was like to flee under the threat of being shot or capture will experience it all here.

"e;The reader anxious or merely curious to know what it was like to flee under the threat of being shot or capture will experience it all here.

"e;Reveals their race across the Atlantic in stunning pictures .

Surviving is a true blessing that few get to experience.

"e;Reveals their race across the Atlantic in stunning pictures .

'Heartfelt, passionate, infuriating and often devastating, this book will inspire you to fight for your right to tread your own path' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ, author of Invisible WomenWhen Rachel loses five family members in five months, grief magnifies other absences.

';A powerful, gut-wrenching tale of pain, suffering, and recovery.

WHEN PARADISE TURNS TO CHAOS, WHO WILL SURVIVE?

Military campaigns, pivotal battles and extraordinary leaders have collectively shaped the course of history and in this fascinating book, author Tom Quinn examines some of the most remarkable campaigns, incidents and characters from the earliest recorded histories to the second Gulf war.

Stories to inspire.

I'm writing this book based upon how I dealt with my own childhood trauma and how it affected every aspect of my life growing up.

BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live, the network's flagship Saturday morning programme, has been on the air since 2006 and is hugely popular, with 1.

For readers of Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp comes an unflinching coming-of-age addiction memoir about one woman's journey to overcome her destructive roots to discover her road to recovery.