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Wanderlust - An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age (Hardcover): Reid Mitenbuler Wanderlust - An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age (Hardcover)
Reid Mitenbuler
R995 R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Save R176 (18%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
The Falls (Paperback): Graeme CM Smith The Falls (Paperback)
Graeme CM Smith
R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cancer - Ika Pranantaka Vyadhi Kaadu - Deenni kalisi nirmuliddam (Telugu, Paperback): Shobha Sudhakar G Cancer - Ika Pranantaka Vyadhi Kaadu - Deenni kalisi nirmuliddam (Telugu, Paperback)
Shobha Sudhakar G
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Hell to Redemption (English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500), Paperback): Patricia Marten From Hell to Redemption (English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500), Paperback)
Patricia Marten
R223 R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 Save R14 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Survivante, Scientifique, Olympienne - L'Histoire de Nary Ly - Comment une enfant des Champs de la Mort a couru un... Survivante, Scientifique, Olympienne - L'Histoire de Nary Ly - Comment une enfant des Champs de la Mort a couru un marathon Olympique et a inspire sa nation devastee. (French, Paperback, French Version ed.)
Nary Ly
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
47 Tage - Wie zwei Jungen Hitlers letztem Befehl trotzten (German, Paperback): Annette Oppenlander 47 Tage - Wie zwei Jungen Hitlers letztem Befehl trotzten (German, Paperback)
Annette Oppenlander
R225 R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Save R15 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seduced by a Sociopath (Paperback): Chrissy Handy Seduced by a Sociopath (Paperback)
Chrissy Handy; As told to Kathryn Knight
R274 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Save R26 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A devastating true story of love, betrayal, and deceit. Chrissy: attractive, successful 40-year-old divorcee with three amazing children. Alexander Marc d'Ariken de Rothschild-Hatton: international financier, wealthy, charming and smooth-talking. It's not long before they fall madly in love. With the promise of marriage and a new baby on the way, Chrissy knows she has been given another chance at love. But then Alexander asks for a loan to help him get over a few cash-flow problems. And, before long, GBP500,000 of Chrissy's money has vanished - along with Alexander. After months of detective work, Chrissy finally tracks him down. But the reality of Alexander's true identity is far darker than she ever could have imagined ...

The Boys in the Cave - Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand (Paperback): Matt Gutman The Boys in the Cave - Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand (Paperback)
Matt Gutman
R339 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks-a pulse-pounding page-turner by a reporter who was there every step of their journey out. After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took a dozen of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys' birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. Ranging in age from eleven to sixteen, the boys were all members of the Wild Boars soccer team. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. While the world feared them dead, the thirteen young souls survived by licking the condensation off the cave's walls, meditating, and huddling together for warmth. In this thrilling account, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them. Gutman introduces the elite team of volunteer divers who risked death to execute a plan so risky that its American planners admitted, "for us, success would have meant getting just one boy out alive." He takes you inside the meetings where life and death decisions were grimly made and describes how these heroes pulled off an improbable rescue under immense pressure, with the boys' desperate parents and the entire world watching. One of the largest rescues in history was in doubt until the very last moment. Matt Gutman covered the story intensively, went deep inside the caves himself, and interviewed dozens of rescuers, experts and eye-witnessed around the world. The result is this pulse-pounding page-turner that vividly recreates this extraordinary event in all its intensity-and documents the ingenuity and sacrifice it took to succeed.

Innocent - The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive (Paperback): Cathy Glass Innocent - The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive (Paperback)
Cathy Glass 1
R309 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries. Aneta and Filip, the children's parents, are distraught when their children are taken into care. Aneta maintains she is innocent of harming them, while Filip appears bewildered and out of his depth. It's true the family has never come to the attention of the social services before and little Kit and Molly appear to have been well looked after, but Kit has a broken arm and bruises on his face. Could it be they were a result of a genuine accident as Aneta is claiming? Both children become sick with a mysterious illness while, experienced foster carer, Cathy, is looking after them. Very worried, she asks for more hospital tests to be done. They've already had a lot. When Cathy's daughter, Lucy, becomes ill too she believes she has found the cause of Kit and Molly's illness and the parents aren't to blame. However, nothing could be further from the truth and what comes to light is far more sinister and shocking.

The Third Return (Paperback): Monica M Medina The Third Return (Paperback)
Monica M Medina
R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Perdido y hallado en el viaje del corazon (Spanish, Paperback): Stefan Apostol Perdido y hallado en el viaje del corazon (Spanish, Paperback)
Stefan Apostol; Preface by Dragos-Andrei Preutescu; Translated by Liliana Ionela Mincu
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Maes Raras (Portuguese, Paperback): Desiree Novaes Maes Raras (Portuguese, Paperback)
Desiree Novaes
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
??? ????? ??????? (Arabic, Paperback): ??????? ???? بوح الذات المعتلة (Arabic, Paperback)
الزموري محمد
R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
?????? ???????? ???? (Arabic, Paperback): ???? ????? عزيزتي الأستاذة وفاء (Arabic, Paperback)
حكيم إيمان
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Will You Love Me? The Rescue Dog that Rescued Me (Paperback): Barby Keel Will You Love Me? The Rescue Dog that Rescued Me (Paperback)
Barby Keel 1
R306 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Rain is lashing down when Barby Keel is called out to an emergency unfolding at the gates of her animal sanctuary, deep in the Sussex countryside. A greyhound had been dumped under the cover of darkness, and is at death's door. In the 37 years she has dedicated her life to the welfare of animals, Barby has witnessed the horrors that humans are capable of, but never has she seen anything as barbaric as this poor dog's condition. Cigarette burns scar his flank, and he is so malnourished that he struggles to stand, every rib showing through his patchy fur. It's touch-and-go whether he will survive the night. The dog, who Barby names Bailey, proves he has a fighting spirit and, slowly but surely, begins the long road to recovery. But Barby is facing her own battle with ill health - one that threatens the future of the entire sanctuary... Will You Love Me? is an emotional, joyful true story of the deepest bond that exists between humans and animals, and shows how in rescuing others, we can rescue ourselves.

Una hoja en blanco - Historias de triunfo de sobrevivientes de la trata de personas (Spanish, Paperback): Rosi Orozco Una hoja en blanco - Historias de triunfo de sobrevivientes de la trata de personas (Spanish, Paperback)
Rosi Orozco; Contributions by Rosa Maria Hernandez
R427 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Did You Ever Love Me? - Abused by the ones who were supposed to keep her safe (Paperback): Toni Maguire, Cassie Cook Did You Ever Love Me? - Abused by the ones who were supposed to keep her safe (Paperback)
Toni Maguire, Cassie Cook 1
R507 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R49 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

How do you stop your past from determining your future? "It's what daddies do with their little girls," he explains, "every little girl does it. But it's a secret, and you must not talk about it." Cassie was too young to remember when her father started abusing her, but she remembers how unclean it made her feel. When she got married at sixteen and had a family of her own, she thought she'd finally escaped his clutches, but he found a way to make sure she could never move on. Turning to drink to cope, Cassie's babies were taken into care and her husband left her. Now would begin the biggest challenge of her life: winning her children back and working to eclipse the pain of the past. This is the heartbreaking true story of a little girl that just wanted to be loved.

The Fugitive Chemist/ ????????? ?????? - ?? ????? ??? ??? ????? ????? ?????? (Arabic, Paperback): Alshimery Press The Fugitive Chemist/ الكيميائي الهارب - من منطقة حرب إلى أبحاث منقذة للحياة (Arabic, Paperback)
Alshimery Press
R917 Discovery Miles 9 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
2020 Trasedi - Mera Anubhav (Hindi, Paperback): J. P. Gaurav 2020 Trasedi - Mera Anubhav (Hindi, Paperback)
J. P. Gaurav
R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Eu Escolhi Viver (Portuguese, Paperback): Yannahe Marques Eu Escolhi Viver (Portuguese, Paperback)
Yannahe Marques
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
J'ai survecu a l'Holocauste - Le recit emouvant d'une survivante de Bergen-Belsen et camarade d'Anne Frank... J'ai survecu a l'Holocauste - Le recit emouvant d'une survivante de Bergen-Belsen et camarade d'Anne Frank (French, Paperback)
Nanette Blitz Konig
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Against My Will - Groomed, Trapped and Abused. This is My True Story of Survival. (Paperback): Sophie Crockett, Douglas Wight Against My Will - Groomed, Trapped and Abused. This is My True Story of Survival. (Paperback)
Sophie Crockett, Douglas Wight 1
R305 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Asperger's made me a prisoner in my own home. When I finally entered the real world, evil was waiting.' A shocking true account of one girl's harrowing journey to survival. Sophie Crockett spent most of her childhood suffering from crippling anxiety. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, she became a virtual prisoner in her own home, afraid to venture outside. After battling with depression, eating disorders and self-harm, Sophie had the courage to re-enter society in her late teens. She was just 17 when she fell prey to ST, a violent bully who exploited her vulnerability and cruelly assumed complete coercive control over her life. He kept Sophie captive and refused to leave her alone; fed her, bathed her, even escorted her to the toilet. Sophie endured countless tirades of mental and physical abuse, kept as his sex slave while he repeatedly threatened to kill her. She was convinced it was the end. But through her bravery, and with little help from the authorities, Sophie was able to escape. This is her story.

???? (Chinese, Paperback): ?? 老卒奇譚 (Chinese, Paperback)
老卒
R692 Discovery Miles 6 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
To Live - Fighting for life on the killer mountain (Hardcover): Elisabeth Revol To Live - Fighting for life on the killer mountain (Hardcover)
Elisabeth Revol; Translated by Natalie Berry 1
R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On 25 January 2018, Elisabeth Revol and her climbing partner Tomasz Mackiewicz summited Nanga Parbat, the killer mountain. Situated in the Karakoram, the world's ninth-highest peak is an immense ice-armoured pyramid of rock rising to an altitude of 8,125 metres. Elisabeth and Tomek had completed only the second winter ascent of the mountain, and Elisabeth had become the first woman to summit Nanga Parbat in winter. But their euphoria was short-lived. As soon as they reached the top, their adventure turned into a nightmare as Tomek was struck by blindness. In her own words, Elisabeth tells the story of this tragedy and the extraordinary rescue operation that resounded across the globe as fellow climbers flew in from K2 to help the stricken pair. She confronts her memories, her terror, her immense pain and the heartbreak of having survived, alone. To Live is Elisabeth Revol's poignant tribute to her friend and climbing partner.

Alireza - ?????? (Persian, Paperback, Persian ed.): Arion Golmakani Alireza - علیرضا (Persian, Paperback, Persian ed.)
Arion Golmakani; Translated by Shadi Hamedi
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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