True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

A compelling and dramatic account of the sinking of the Titanic as seen through the eyes of those who survived. ..More

On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds.. ..More

Zahra, aged 3, and Hawra, just a few months old were the only survivors of a missile strike in Baghdad in 2003. Their parents and their five siblings all died. Unable to have children herself, Hala Jaber, an award-winning foreign correspondent, was determ. ..More

Outpirating the pirates with one of the most interesting men alive: Max Hardberger recounts his adventures repossessing ships and sneaking them out of lawless, third-world countries, often under threat of death or imprisonment. His journeys lead him from corrupt ports in the Caribbean to the ice-bound docks of Vladivostok.. ..More

Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. ..More

A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.. ..More

'She has taken a sordid story of perennial poverty, gang rape and judicial brutality and inspired us ... Mukhtar Mai is a hero' New York Times. ..More

At the age of twenty-three, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Nevertheless, only two years after breaking his back in a freefall parachuting accident, Bear Grylls overcame a last-minute illness to stand on top of. ..More

Do you believe in miracles? This collection of tales demonstrates the strength we all possess to come through our life's toughest challenges, and the precious wisdom that results from surviving. It is an exploration and a celebration of the human mind, body and spirit.. ..More

Presents a story of endurance, as one man - plucked from his normal, everyday life - is forced to reach deep inside himself to survive life in one of the bleakest outposts in the world: Russia's vast and unforgiving 'forgotten zone'.. ..More

'She has taken a sordid story of perennial poverty, gang rape and judicial brutality and inspired us ... Mukhtar Mai is a hero' New York Times. ..More

From the author of Number One bestseller 'Damaged' comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past.. ..More

Allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own.. ..More

An international bestseller, Motherless" is the remarkable and moving story of one woman's survival against the odds. ..More