A Doctor’s Sword How an Irish Doctor Survived War, Captivity and the Atomic Bomb
‘There followed a blue flash accompanied by a very bright magnesium-type flare … Then came a frighteningly loud but rather flat explosion, which was followed…
Adventureman Anyone Can Be a Superhero : The Astonishing True Story
At the age of nine, Jamie’s family feared he would never walk again.Twenty years later, he set off to run 5,000 miles coast to coast…
Belle The True Story of Dido Belle
The inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by…
Citadel
‘One of the best first hand accounts of fighting piracy off Somalia, from a man who is no stranger to danger’ Phil Campion, Ex-SAS best-selling…
Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a…
Kapp to Cape Never Look Back : Race to the End of the Earth
Steve and I clutched hands – his right in my left – and then we simultaneously pushed down with our feet. Cogs clicked, wheels turned,…
Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie
Meet Andrew: French teacher, writer and long-distance cyclist.Now, meet Reggie, his bike. With two European cycling adventures already under his belt, Andrew was ready for…
Sully My Search for What Really Matters
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks-the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt.…
The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away
‘Gripping … so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes’Mail on Sunday ‘How do you say thank…
The Dog That Saved My Life Sacrifice, Loyalty, Love Beyond All Bounds
Five incredible true stories of canine bravery in wartime. For as long as dogs have lived alongside man, they have saved their lives in wartime…
The Hungry Ocean
The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world’s only female swordfish boat captain, isn’t flattered when people…
The Last Shepherds
Once, the UK’s farmers employed thousands of shepherds, but a slump in sheep farming has cut a swathe through their ranks; nowadays shepherds are virtually…
















