Endurance & Survival Books

When Isobel and Alex came home from school to find their abusive father had brutally murdered their mother, their world was thrown into chaos. Plunged into a care system that neglected them, Isobel and Alex were expected to come to nothing, and had only each other to rely on.

A powerful and compelling memoir of growing up with a schizophrenic father, who hid his mental illness behind a charismatic larger-than-life, gluttonous personality and found logical explanations for the most bizarre ways of thinking.

Ricky Megee was found sheltering by a dam on a remote cattle property in the Northern Territory. After being abducted on the Buntine Highway, drugged, then left for dead, Ricky had walked for ten days in bare feet through unforgiving terrain in blistering heat. Stumbling upon a dam, he set up camp there and survived for almost three months.

A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly.

Bestselling author and the most famous woman in a flak jacket Kate Adie sets out on a fascinating journey to discover just who is attracted to living dangerously -- and why.

The horrific true story of cruel Gloucestershire foster mother Eunice Spry's 20-year reign of abuse over the children in her care, as told by one of the victims in the case that shocked the UK in early 2007.

In this incredible and moving memoir, a mother tells of her fight for justice to convict her daughter's murderer for a crime that he thought could never be punished.

This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.

True stories to inspire move and entertain told by a crosssection of the UKs celebrities and courag. Ideal for the seasonal giftbook market, proiding a heartwarming potpourri of writings by muchloved celoebrities and courageous everyday people. Profits from sales will go to the Sporting Chance Foundation, the charity founded by Phil Greening to improve he lives of underprivileged children around .

Sue Martin began life at a children's home, behind the doors of which lay a world steeped in lies, cover-ups, victimisation and abuse. At its heart was Boagey, whose perverse bullying was targeted at Sue. Her attacks quickly progressed from the punishment of an innocent child to gratification of her sexual whims.

Helle Amin seemed to have the perfect life on the tropical island of Bali with her husband and four children. But one day in 2002, this idyllic existence was shattered when she returned home from a shopping trip to find her children gone. It didn't take long to discover that her Saudi Arabian husband had taken them to live in his home country.

The Sunday Times top ten bestselling story of one girl's choice between family honour and personal happiness, from the publishers of UGLY

Jimmy Holland was born into a family suffering at the hands of their drunk and abusive father. At the age of just two weeks, he was placed into care. The beginning of a life lived in a constantly changing environment of homes, authorities and institutions began. This is a tale of a man who has lost his childhood and also lost his way.

The story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue, finally told by one of the heroes who saved his team-mates.

In May 1996, 23 men and woman climbers on Mount Everest were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev rescued a number of climbers from certain death. This account includes the transcript of the Mountain Madness debriefing and de Walt's response to Jon Krakauer.

When Isobel and Alex came home from school to find their abusive father had brutally murdered their mother, their world was thrown into chaos. Plunged into a care system that neglected them, Isobel and Alex were expected to come to nothing, and had only each other to rely on.

Courageous Decisions by Inspiring People. Like Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy, and recently Gordon Brown (Courage), McCain asks the quintessential question any contender for world leadership must answer. What leads to the right decisions under stress while alone at the top?

The horrific true story of cruel Gloucestershire foster mother Eunice Spry's 20-year reign of abuse over the children in her care, as told by one of the victims in the case that shocked the UK in early 2007.

Features true stories such as - a crab boat off Newfoundland catches fire, and a rescue is undertaken by helicopter; a child goes missing in a New Brunswick forest, and a desperate hunt is mounted; and, a climber falls on a British Columbia mountain, and a helicopter rescue is attempted.

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.