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The Optician of Lampedusa (Paperback): Emma-Jane Kirby The Optician of Lampedusa (Paperback)
Emma-Jane Kirby 1
R326 R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Poetically written, absorbing, harrowing' The Times 'The raw and emotional account of an optician whose family fishing trip suddenly placed him amid the human tragedy of hundreds of drowning migrants is a story that needed to be told' Fiona Wilson, The Times 'An important book ... I cried all the way through' Tracy Chevalier From an award-winning BBC journalist, this moving book turns the testimony of an accidental hero into a timeless story about human fellowship and the awakening of courage and conscience. 'I can hardly begin to describe to you what I saw as our boat approached the source of that terrible noise. I hardly want to. You won't understand because you weren't there. You can't understand. You see, I thought I'd heard seagulls screeching. Seagulls fighting over a lucky catch. Birds. Just birds.' Emma-Jane Kirby has reported extensively on the reality of mass migration today. In The Optician of Lampedusa she brings to life the moving testimony of an ordinary man whose late summer boat trip off a Sicilian island unexpectedly turns into a tragic rescue mission.

Diamond In The Rough - Pieces of My Life (Paperback): Doris D Jones Diamond In The Rough - Pieces of My Life (Paperback)
Doris D Jones
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Fear - The true story of my deadly life after the SAS (Paperback): Nigel Ely No Fear - The true story of my deadly life after the SAS (Paperback)
Nigel Ely
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Savior Beyond the Storms (Paperback): Stephen Selestino The Savior Beyond the Storms (Paperback)
Stephen Selestino
R332 R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Save R25 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Dog Called Hope - The wounded warrior and the dog who dared to love him (Paperback): Damien Lewis A Dog Called Hope - The wounded warrior and the dog who dared to love him (Paperback)
Damien Lewis 1
R339 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Inspiring and very moving. A hero on so many levels' Bear Grylls 'The astonishing journey ... and the service dog that helped him recover ... A tale that will inspire and amaze' Waterstones.com When special forces soldier Jason Morgan awoke from a months-long coma, he was told he'd never walk again. Discovered face-down in a Central American swamp after a jungle mission gone wrong, he had a smashed spine,collapsed lungs and countless broken bones. It was a miracle he'd even survived. Months of painful surgery followed, with Jason's life balanced on a knife-edge. Released from hospital in a wheelchair and plagued by memory loss, Jason's life fell apart. Left alone to raise his three infant sons, all hope seemed gone,until Jason met Napal, a handsome-as-hell black Labrador provided by a very special charity. With this one incredible dog at their side, Jason's life and that of his family would never be the same again. With Napal's help Jason was able to conquer his paralysis, eventually completing a marathon and winning numerous medals in the Wounded Warrior Games. More than that, this amazing service dog helped heal a family and taught Jason to be the father his kids needed him to be. A Dog Called Hope is the moving and heart-warming story of how Jason rediscovered his life's mission, his strength as a father and, through his beloved dog, his hope. It's the story of the closeness between one man and one dog like no other, and how this mesmerizing duo changed countless lives. Inspirational, tear-jerking and laugh-out-loud uplifting, this is a story that will brighten any day and warm every heart.

The Unexpected Truth - Live & Survive & Live Again (LASALA) (Paperback): Oluwafemi Senu The Unexpected Truth - Live & Survive & Live Again (LASALA) (Paperback)
Oluwafemi Senu
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
40 & F@cked - What I thought was the end was just the beginning (Paperback): Jennifer Mitchell 40 & F@cked - What I thought was the end was just the beginning (Paperback)
Jennifer Mitchell
R538 Discovery Miles 5 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hunted Through Central Asia - On the Run from Lenin's Secret Police (Paperback, [New ed.]): Paul Nazaroff Hunted Through Central Asia - On the Run from Lenin's Secret Police (Paperback, [New ed.])
Paul Nazaroff; Introduction by Peter Hopkirk
R878 Discovery Miles 8 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Paul Nazaroff was the ringleader of a desperate plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia in 1918. Declared 'the most dangerous counter-revolutionary at large in the Tashkent region' thus began an extraordinary catalogue of adventures with hair-breadth 'scapes and survival against all odds. Forced to live the life of a hunted animal his escape led him right across Central Asia, over the Himalayas to the plains of Hindustan.

I Am Someone (Paperback): Aisling Creegan I Am Someone (Paperback)
Aisling Creegan
R542 R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Save R53 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Aisling Creegan's childhood was dominated by an abusive, alcoholic mother, who tortured her at every turn. From insults through beatings and being threatened with a butcher's knife, Aisling endured unthinkable suffering at the hands of the woman who should have loved her unconditionally. Yet in the midst of this trauma, Aisling was able to rely on the one person she knew she could trust - herself. Possessed of an incredible imagination and remarkable resilience, Aisling found escape in the little things in life: lying in a field on a sunny day; drawing; Matchbox cars; and her teddy bear, Panda. Aisling's power to imagine an alternative world enabled her to hold on and make it to adolescence and the freedom she had longed for since childhood. But the scars of the past take time to heal, and when Aisling suffered a breakdown it took her on a surprising path to freedom - and forgiveness. I Am Someone is an extraordinary memoir about female cruelty, and ultimately female strength and endurance. 'Searingly honest ... brings you straight into the inner world of someone pushed to the limits' Lynn Ruane

Don't Make a Fuss - It's Only the Claremont Serial Killer (Paperback): Wendy Davis Don't Make a Fuss - It's Only the Claremont Serial Killer (Paperback)
Wendy Davis
R579 Discovery Miles 5 790 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Pacts With God - My Journey, His Answers (Paperback): Cindy Beach, Mary Johansen Madden Pacts With God - My Journey, His Answers (Paperback)
Cindy Beach, Mary Johansen Madden
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Undefendable (Paperback): Sulari Gentill, Sarah Kynaston Undefendable (Paperback)
Sulari Gentill, Sarah Kynaston
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Survivor to Surgeon - A Refugee's Memoir of Perseverance and Purpose (Paperback): Paul Luu From Survivor to Surgeon - A Refugee's Memoir of Perseverance and Purpose (Paperback)
Paul Luu
R489 R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Twenty-Ninth Day - Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra (Paperback): Alex Messenger The Twenty-Ninth Day - Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra (Paperback)
Alex Messenger
R452 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Domestic Silence - My Story from Survival to Self-Love (Paperback): Kristina D'amore Domestic Silence - My Story from Survival to Self-Love (Paperback)
Kristina D'amore
R301 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R24 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wisdom of a Willow Tree - A true story about resilience, re-birth and second chances (Paperback): Mari Curteanu The Wisdom of a Willow Tree - A true story about resilience, re-birth and second chances (Paperback)
Mari Curteanu
R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
It's My Life And I Live Here - One Woman's Story - Ten-Year Anniversary Edition (Paperback, 2nd Ten-Year Anniversary... It's My Life And I Live Here - One Woman's Story - Ten-Year Anniversary Edition (Paperback, 2nd Ten-Year Anniversary ed.)
Michelle Cameron
R384 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Twisted Fate (Paperback): Amanda Blackwood Twisted Fate (Paperback)
Amanda Blackwood
R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Buddhist on Death Row (Paperback): David Sheff The Buddhist on Death Row (Paperback)
David Sheff
R304 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places. Jarvis Jay Masters's early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex. He and his siblings were split up and sent to foster care when he was five, and he progressed quickly to juvenile detention, car theft, armed robbery, and ultimately San Quentin. While in prison, he was set up for the murder of a guard - a conviction which landed him on death row, where he's been since 1990. At the time of his murder trial, he was held in solitary confinement, torn by rage and anxiety, felled by headaches, seizures, and panic attacks. A criminal investigator repeatedly offered to teach him breathing exercises which he repeatedly refused, until desperation moved him. With uncanny clarity, David Sheff describes Masters's gradual but profound transformation from a man dedicated to hurting others to one who has prevented violence on the prison yard, counselled high school kids by mail, and helped prisoners -and even guards - find meaning in their lives. Along the way, Masters becomes drawn to the Buddhist principles - compassion, sacrifice, and living in the moment -and gains the admiration of Buddhists worldwide. And while he is still in San Quentin and still on death row, he shows us all how to ease our everyday suffering, relish the light that surrounds us, and endure the tragedies that befall us all.

The Miller Miles (Paperback): Amanda Blackwood The Miller Miles (Paperback)
Amanda Blackwood
R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nothing More to Lose (Paperback): Carolyn Martin Nothing More to Lose (Paperback)
Carolyn Martin
R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Letters from Stalag Luft 3 - A tale of two heroes (Paperback): John Garwell Letters from Stalag Luft 3 - A tale of two heroes (Paperback)
John Garwell
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dive - The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue (Paperback): Stephen McGinty The Dive - The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue (Paperback)
Stephen McGinty
R308 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Dive is a thrilling narrative nonfiction in the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Apollo 13. They were out of their depth, out of breath, and out of time. It was 1973. Two men were trapped in a crippled submarine 1,700 feet below sea. They only had enough air to survive for two days. On the ocean's surface there was a hastily assembled flotilla of rescue ships from both sides of the Atlantic. The world held its breath to await word of a rescue. In a routine dive to fix the telecommunication cable that snakes along the Atlantic sea bed, their mission had gone badly wrong. There was a catastrophic fault on board the Pisces III, and Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson's mini-submarine went tumbling to the ocean bed almost half a mile below. The crippled sub and its crew were trapped far beyond the depth of any previous sub-sea rescue. They had just two days' worth of oxygen. However, on the surface the best estimates for a rescue of these men was a minimum of three days' time. The Dive is brilliantly researched by veteran journalist Stephen McGinty. Stephen adeptly reconstructs the race against time as Britain, America and Canada pooled their resources into a 'Brotherhood of the Sea' dedicated to stopping the ocean depths claiming two of their own. Based on previously undisclosed records, maritime logbooks, and exclusive interviews with all the key participants, The Dive takes the reader on an emotional and thrilling ride from the depths of defeat to a glimpse of the sun-dappled surface.

Five Hundred Miles From Help And I Heard... (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Robin Waite Five Hundred Miles From Help And I Heard... (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Robin Waite
R479 R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Whispering Wire - Tracing the Overland Telegraph Line Through the Heart of Australia (Paperback): Rosamund Burton Whispering Wire - Tracing the Overland Telegraph Line Through the Heart of Australia (Paperback)
Rosamund Burton
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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