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Making It: How Love, Kindness and Community Helped Me Repair My Life by Jay Blades
RRP: £10.99£7.51The Sunday Times bestseller by Jay Blades, the beloved star of hit BBC One show The Repair Shop. Making It is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless.We had our hardships, and there were... -
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
RRP: £10.99£7.25A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time,... -
Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live by Lily Ebert 9781529073447
RRP: £10.99£7.51The Sunday Times top 10 bestsellerThe incredibly moving and powerful memoir of an Auschwitz survivor who made headlines around the world. With a foreword by King Charles III.'Unforgettable' - Daily MailWhen Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert was liberated in... -
The Power in You: How to Accept your Past, Live in the Present and Shape a Positive Future by Henry Fraser
RRP: £8.99£6.20From Sunday Times bestselling author...'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson Mouth artist, motivational speaker and author of the... -
The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram: A compelling story of courage and endurance in the Second World War by David M. Guss
RRP: £9.99£7.27A genuinely new Second World War story, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram by David M. Guss is a riveting account of the wartime exploits of the Scotsman. It is a tale of courage in the face of extraordinary odds and a testament to one man's dogged... -
A Piece Of Cake by Cupcake Brown
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Phenomenal woman' The Oprah Magazine'Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.' Washington Post-This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake Brown.Orphan, runaway, addict, all before she was twenty. That's... -
Seasons of My Life by Hannah Hauxwell
RRP: £8.99£6.20The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Hannah Hauxwell first came to the nation's attention on Yorkshire television's award-winning documentary TOO LONG A WINTER, when she captured the hearts and... -
Hidden In Plain View by Raymond G. Dobard
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385497671Author Jacqueline L. TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Boy's Quest for Freedom and His Future by Phyllida Scrivens 9781473843646
RRP: £25.00£18.02Escaping Hitler is the true story, covering ninety years, of a fourteen-year-old boy Gunter Stern who, when Adolf Hitler threatened hisfamily, education and future, resolved to escape from his rural village of Nickenich in the German Rhineland. In July... -
The Boy from Block 66: The Children Saved from the Death March by the Buchenwald Camp Resistance by Limor Regev 9781802472509
RRP: £9.99£6.80January, 1945. 14-year-old Moshe Kessler steps off the train at Buchenwald concentration camp. Having endured the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, lost touch with his entire family, and survived the death march in the freezing European winter, he has seen... -
Regrets of the Dying: Stories and Wisdom That Remind Us How to Live by Georgina Scull 9781802790726
RRP: £8.99£5.45'A beautiful and moving reminder to appreciate life' Roxie Nafousi, author of Manifest'This book may on first glance appear to be about death and regrets, but is in reality about life and choices. It is warmly life-affirming ... A magnificent read that... -
The Witness by Nicola Tallant
RRP: £8.99£6.45'A superb book... Joey's story is extraordinary and its authenticity and relevance to the times we're living in is stunning' Eamon Dunphy'Gritty, terrifying and the most incredible true gangland story you will ever read. The Witness is hard to put down... -
To Save Every One: 200 years of RNLI courage by The RNLI 9780008613051
RRP: £25.00£17.43The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come. Since 1824, people have counted on the RNLI to keep them... -
The Boy Grows Up: The inspirational story of his journey from broken boy to family man by Richard McCann
RRP: £12.99£9.09Richard McCann's account of his childhood became a massive UK bestseller. In it he told the harrowing story of how he and his sisters were left motherless when the Yorkshire Ripper killed his first victim, Richard's mother Wilma McCann. Just A Boy was... -
SBS - Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History by Saul David 9780008394561
RRP: £9.99£6.64THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A terrific book ... It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I've read in many a year' JAMES HOLLAND 'Riveting ... A brilliant account' DAILY MAIL ... -
The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – A Hidden History by Kate Morgan 9780008559571
RRP: £20.00£13.34'Compulsively readable' - Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' - Philippa Gregory 'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' Helen Fry, historian and author of Women... -
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Immensely powerful and is an extraordinary testament to the human desire for survival' Daily MailA harrowing and inspiring true story of a young boy's abusive childhood, from internationally bestselling author Dave Pelzer. Brutally beaten and starved by... -
Sky's Story by Louise Allen
RRP: £8.99£5.45When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by troubled parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster... -
Handstands In The Dark: A True Story of Growing Up and Survival by Janey Godley 9781529106862
RRP: £9.99£7.11Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city's most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley's young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin... -
The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer
RRP: £10.99£7.25A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history. Heinrich Harrer, author of 'Seven Years in Tibet' and one of the... -
The Silent Cry: There is little Kim can do as her mother's mental health spirals out of control by Cathy Glass
RRP: £8.99£6.02The heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help. The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school... -
Titanic Voices: 63 Survivors Tell Their Extraordinary Stories by Hannah Holman
RRP: £22.00£14.98There were over 700 survivors of the Titanic disaster and their horrific experience has captivated readers and moviegoers for over 100 years. But what was it actually like for a woman to say goodbye to her husband? For a mother to leave her teenage sons?... -
Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit by Jessica Hepburn 9780711291300
RRP: £17.99£11.49An adventure story - with a difference. From sea to summit. Fully soundtracked.'A breathtaking adventure of a truly inspirational woman' - Maxine PeakeJessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete - she was labelled the 'arty' not the 'sporty' one in school... -
The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
RRP: £9.99£6.64NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. ... -
Classic Krakauer: Mark Foo's Last Ride, After the Fall, and Other Essays by Jon Krakauer
RRP: £13.99£8.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984897695Author Jon KrakauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Love and War in the Apennines by Eric Newby
RRP: £10.99£7.25Hailed as Newby's 'masterpiece', Love and War in the Apennines is the gripping real-life story of Newby's imprisonment and escape from an Italian prison camp during World War II. After the Italian Armistice of 1943, Eric Newby escaped from the... -
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired `Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
RRP: £10.99£7.25The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged... -
The Animal Victoria Cross: The Dickin Medal - 80th Annivesary Revised Edition by Peter Hawthorne 9781399024167
RRP: £14.99£10.95Seventy-Four animals have won the Dicken Medal, the highest award for animal bravery. Their inspiring stories are told, for the first time in one book, The Animal Victoria Cross. Four types of animal have been honoured, dogs, horses, pigeons and one... -
Two More Years by Ec Stilson 9781622537815
RRP: £14.95£11.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622537815Author Ec StilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Evolved PublishingPublisher Evolved PublishingWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
The Cloud Garden by Paul Winder
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Darien Gap is a place of legend. The only break in the Pan-American highway, which runs from Alaska to the tip of South America, it is an almost impregnable strip of swamp, jungle and cloud forest between the vast landmasses of North and South... -
No Friend but the Mountains: The True Story of an Illegally Imprisoned Refugee by Behrouz Boochani
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Award-winning International Bestselling Story of One Man's Six Year Detention in Australia 'A powerfully vivid account of the experiences of a refugee: desperation, brutality, suffering, and all observed with an eye that seems to see everything and... -
The Broken Boy by Patrick Cockburn
RRP: £12.99£8.63In this expanded edition of a widely praised book, now available for the first time in North America, the renowned journalist Patrick Cockburn looks at his experience of contracting polio as a child in the context of a new pandemic, that of COVID-19. The... -
A Gypsy In Auschwitz: How I Survived the Horrors of the 'Forgotten Holocaust' by Otto Rosenberg 9781800961128
RRP: £7.99£3.51THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Otto Rosenberg is 9 and living in Berlin, poor but happy, when his family are first detained. All around them, Sinti and Roma families are being torn from their homes by Nazis , leaving behind schools, jobs, friends, and... -
No Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice Benuzzi
RRP: £12.99£8.60A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war.When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war... -
When You Lose It: Two voices. One true story. A mother and daughter on the edge. 'A very important subject' – ITV's This Morning by Roxy Longworth 9781802792195
RRP: £9.99£5.96'An extraordinary and important book. Read it immediately' Claudia Winkleman 'Superbly written, this deeply moving book underlines how truly precious mother-daughter relationships are, and never more so than in those teenage years' Gloria Hunniford 'Read... -
Society of the Snow: The Definitive Account of the World’s Greatest Survival Story by Pablo Vierci
RRP: £25.00£16.53NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILMIt was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains... -
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall by Tommy Caldwell
RRP: £14.99£10.95THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL' 'Heart-stopping, absorbing' Daily Mail 'The most daring free climber on the planet' The Times__________ In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of... -
Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past by Wendy Shearer 9780702307935
RRP: £14.99£9.76A beautiful, celebratory and joyful book of bedtime stories. Written and illustrated by Black creators, Bedtime Stories showcases a curated collection of tales from Black history, based on important figures and events from around the world. Each story... -
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden 9780330519540 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.14This is the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape. A gripping, terrifying biography, Escape from Camp 14 by journalist Blaine Harden uncovers a dark and secret nation.Now a major documentary film... -
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
RRP: £10.99£7.93This is the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape. A gripping, terrifying biography, Escape from Camp 14 by journalist Blaine Harden uncovers a dark and secret nation.Now a major documentary film...