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The Forgers - The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation (Paperback): Roger Moorhouse The Forgers - The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation (Paperback)
Roger Moorhouse
R420 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R92 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Fire and Brimstone - The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 (Paperback, Epub Edition): Michael Punke Fire and Brimstone - The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 (Paperback, Epub Edition)
Michael Punke
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the #1 international bestselling author of The Revenant - the book that inspired the award-winning movie - comes the remarkable true story of the worst mining disaster in American history. In 1917, the lives of a company of miners changed forever when the underground labyrinth of tunnels in which they worked burst into flames. Within an hour, more than four hundred men would be locked in a battle to survive. Within three days, one hundred and sixty-four of them would be dead.

Last Stand - George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West (Paperback): Michael Punke Last Stand - George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West (Paperback)
Michael Punke
R246 Discovery Miles 2 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT - the book that inspired the award-winning movie - comes the fascinating story of America's first battle over the environment. In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. In an era that treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to be dug up and shot down, the buffalo was a commodity, hounded by hide hunters seeking to make their fortunes. Supporting them was the US Army, which considered the eradication of the buffalo essential to victory in its ongoing war on Native Americans. Into this maelstrom rode young George Bird Grinnell. A scientist and a journalist, a hunter and a conservationist, Grinnell would lead the battle to save the buffalo and preserve an American icon from extinction.

Masked Raiders - Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899 (Hardcover): Charles Van Onselen Masked Raiders - Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899 (Hardcover)
Charles Van Onselen
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lady Trader - A Biography Of Mrs Sarah Heckford (Paperback): Vivien Allen Lady Trader - A Biography Of Mrs Sarah Heckford (Paperback)
Vivien Allen
R84 Discovery Miles 840 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Sarah Heckford, born a Victorian lady in 1839, defied convention. Despite disability and the confines of upper-class expectations, she broke all boundaries; first to volunteer at a cholera hospital; then to start a children’s hospital in London’s East End with her husband. Newly widowed, she left first for Italy and India, and then for South Africa.

Arriving at Durban in 1878, Sarah set out for the Transvaal. Here she became a governess and then a farmer; later she became a transport-rider, trading goods with hunters and miners in the Lowveld. She made a life for herself in Africa despite considerable drawbacks, all the while trying to find ways of bettering the lives of those around her.

Author Vivien Allen has brought this remarkable woman to life in a riveting biography.

Wicked Columbus, Indiana (Paperback): Paul J Hoffman Wicked Columbus, Indiana (Paperback)
Paul J Hoffman
R572 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California - An 1896 Unsolved Mystery (Paperback): Tobin Gilman The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California - An 1896 Unsolved Mystery (Paperback)
Tobin Gilman
R567 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gangs and Outlaws of Western Pennsylvania (Paperback): Michael Hassett, Thomas White Gangs and Outlaws of Western Pennsylvania (Paperback)
Michael Hassett, Thomas White
R550 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Violent bank heists, bold train robberies and hardened gangs all tear across the history of the wild west--western Pennsylvania, that is. The region played reluctant host to the likes of the infamous Biddle Boys, who escaped Allegheny County Jail by romancing the warden's wife, and the Cooley Gang, which held Fayette County in its violent grip at the close of the nineteenth century. Then there was Pennsylvania's own Bonnie and Clyde--Irene and Glenn--whose murderous misadventures earned the "trigger blonde" and her beau the electric chair in 1931. From the perilous train tracks of Erie to the gritty streets of Pittsburgh, authors Thomas White and Michael Hassett trace the dark history of the crooks, murderers and outlaws who both terrorized and fascinated the citizenry of western Pennsylvania.

A Time to Betray - A Gripping True Spy Story of Betrayal, Fear, and Courage (Paperback): Reza Kahlili A Time to Betray - A Gripping True Spy Story of Betrayal, Fear, and Courage (Paperback)
Reza Kahlili
R473 R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Save R73 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A TIME TO BETRAY
This exhilarating, award-winning memoir of a secret double life reveals the heart-wrenching story of a man who spied for the American government in the ranks of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, risking everything by betraying his homeland in order to save it.
Reza Kahlili grew up in Tehran surrounded by his close-knit family and friends. But the enlightened Iran of his youth vanished forever, as Reza discovered upon returning home from studying computer science in the United States, when the revolution of 1979 ushered in Ayatollah Khomeini's dark age of religious fundamentalism. Clinging to the hope of a Persian Renaissance, Reza joined the Ayatollah's elite Revolutionary Guards. As Khomeini's tyrannies unfolded, as fellow countrymen turned on each other, and after the deeply personal horrors he witnessed firsthand inside Evin Prison, a shattered and disillusioned Reza returned to America to dangerously become "Wally," a spy for the CIA.
In "A Time to Betray," Reza not only relates his razor's-edge, undercover existence from moment to heart-pounding moment as he supplies vital information from the Iran-Iraq War, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Iran-Contra affair, and more; he also documents a chain of incredible events that culminates in a nation's fight for freedom that continues to this very day, making this a timely and vital perspective on the future of Iran and the fate of the world.

Urban Legends - Strange Tales and Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World (Paperback): James Proud Urban Legends - Strange Tales and Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World (Paperback)
James Proud
R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN? WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN? DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN? Strange happenings, unsolved mysteries and seemingly supernatural events have gripped and shocked us for centuries, passed from person to person in whispers in classrooms, tales around the campfire and idle gossip among friends. Whether they're based on a grain of truth or a complete flight of fancy, the myths, legends and weird tales contained within this book will take you on a fascinating journey to the outer limits of plausibility, and dare you to believe the unbelievable.

The 13th Gift (Paperback, Edition): Joanne Huist Smith The 13th Gift (Paperback, Edition)
Joanne Huist Smith
R272 R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Save R70 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle. December 1999: It was the Christmas season, but Joanne Smith was numb. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake up on December 26. No singing. No laughter. No shopping. She typically enjoyed the holidays, but this year she couldn't celebrate. Her beloved husband of almost twenty years had died two months previously. What had once been a happy home was now devastated, leaving her and her three children drowning in grief. Until they were thrown a lifeline. Twelve days before Christmas, Jo was in the midst of rushing her kids to school, when she discovered a poinsettia sitting on her doorstep with a card, signed cryptically by her "true friends." That seemingly small gift was the turning point for the Smith family, as over the course of the twelve days of Christmas, a new gift arrived daily. The mystery of the Christmas presents - specifically, the generosity and kindness behind them - worked its magic on the Smiths as the family knitted back together. They rose out of their grief and latched onto the hope they suddenly felt again: that with love, with community, and with family, even the most broken hearts can be mended.

Homage to Catalonia (Paperback): George Orwell Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
George Orwell
R77 Discovery Miles 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history and the voices of those who fought against rising fascism. His experience of the civil war would spark a significant change in his own political views, which readers today will recognise in much of his later literary work; a rage against the threat of totalitarianism and control.

A Billion Years - My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology (Hardcover): Mike Rinder A Billion Years - My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology (Hardcover)
Mike Rinder
R767 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R129 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
NYPD Green - A Memoir (Paperback): Luke Waters NYPD Green - A Memoir (Paperback)
Luke Waters
R512 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch - The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Paperback): Jayme Lynn Blaschke Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch - The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Paperback)
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
R721 R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Save R105 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's North Side (Paperback): Troy Taylor Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's North Side (Paperback)
Troy Taylor
R553 R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1929, Chicago gangster Al Capone arranged a special St. Valentine's Day delivery for his favorite arch enemies: a massacre. Seven North Side mobsters were left dead. Yet random killings and bizarre murders were not unfamiliar in Chicago. Tales of the city's most violent and puzzling murders make this gripping work truly hair-raising: a deranged stalker kills his love object and then himself; a sausage maker uses the tools of his trade to rid himself of his wife; and a meticulous serial killer cleans his dead victims' wounds before taping them closed. Through accounts dripping with mystery, gory details and suspense, Troy Taylor brilliantly tells the twisted history of the worst of Chicago's North Side.

Daughter of the White River - Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (Paperback): Denise White Parkinson Daughter of the White River - Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (Paperback)
Denise White Parkinson; Foreword by Dale P. Woodiel
R534 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R71 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas' White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten--despite her unmarked grave.

The Confident Mind - A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance (Paperback): Nathaniel Zinsser The Confident Mind - A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance (Paperback)
Nathaniel Zinsser
R265 R212 Discovery Miles 2 120 Save R53 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

You don't have to be born confident. You can learn to be confident. Here's how. Dr Nate Zinsser works with the cream of the US military to prepare them mentally for leadership and for action. He also trains top sportsmen and women to develop the self-belief essential for world-class performance. Now he shares the tried and tested techniques he has perfected over many years to help anyone who wants to acquire the confidence that will enable them to perform at their very best, whatever the environment, however stressful the situation. In the process he shows how to make positive use of nervousness, what acquiring a 'success cycle' involves, and why self-assurance, like all skills, requires constant practice. Drawing on the latest research, and packed with real-life examples, this is a supremely practical - and inspirational - guide to achieving bullet-proof confidence.

Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's West Side (Paperback): Troy Taylor Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's West Side (Paperback)
Troy Taylor
R548 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R101 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Blazing from the West Side, the Great Chicago Fire left nothing but ashy remnants of the developing city leveling its landscape but certainly not its spirit. While the West Side was home to the infamous O'Leary Barn, it was also where the news of some of the city's most gruesome and horrific crime reverberated throughout the state and across the country. Read about the bloody end of Robert 'the Terrible' Toughy, who undoubtedly lived up to his name, met an ill-deserved fate. Troy Taylor also delves into the life of John Wayne Gacy the depraved man masked by the clown costume and yet again proves to be a master storyteller and historian of Chicago's criminal underworld.

God's Hostage - A True Story Of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance (Paperback): God's Hostage - A True Story Of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance (Paperback)
R317 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The incredible true story of one man's imprisonment for the gospel; his brokenness, God's faithfulness and his eventual freedom. In 1993, Andrew Brunson was asked to travel to Turkey, the largest unevangelised country in the world, to serve as a missionary. Though hesitant because of the daunting and dangerous task that lay ahead, Andrew and his wife, Norine, believed this was God's plan for them. What followed was a string of threats and attacks,but also successes in starting new churches in a place where many people had never met a Christian. As their work with refugees from Syria, including Kurds, gained attention and suspicion, Andrew and Norine acknowledged the threat but accepted the risk, determining to stay unless God told them to leave. In 2016, they were arrested. Though the State eventually released Norine, who remained in Turkey, Andrew was imprisoned. Accused of being a spy and being among the plotters of the attempted coup, he became a political pawn whose story soon became known around the world. This is Andrew's remarkable story of his imprisonment and journey of faith.

Wonder Boy - Tony Hsieh, Zappos and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley (Paperback): Angel Au-Yeung, David Jeans Wonder Boy - Tony Hsieh, Zappos and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley (Paperback)
Angel Au-Yeung, David Jeans
R420 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R92 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Wonder Boy is a riveting investigation into the turbulent life of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, based on rigorous research and reporting by two seasoned journalists. Tony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. In 1998, Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million. About a decade later, he sold online shoe empire Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. The secret to his success? Making his employees happy. At its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it became one of the hardest companies to get hired at, and CEOs from other companies regularly toured the headquarters. But Hsieh's vision for change didn't stop with corporate culture: Hsieh went on to move Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas and personally funded a nine-figure campaign to revitalize the city's historic downtown area. There, he could be found living in an Airstream and chatting up the locals. But Hsieh's forays into community-revival projects spun out of control as his issues with mental health and addiction ramped up, creating the opportunity for more enablers than friends to stand in his mercurial good graces. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by the pressure to succeed but who never lost his generous spirit.

Staten Island Slayings - Murderers & Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough (Paperback): Patricia M. Salmon Staten Island Slayings - Murderers & Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough (Paperback)
Patricia M. Salmon
R558 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
And Finally - Matters of Life and Death, the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of DO NO HARM (Hardcover): Henry Marsh And Finally - Matters of Life and Death, the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of DO NO HARM (Hardcover)
Henry Marsh
R549 R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Save R93 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4** **A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND FINANCIAL TIMES** As a neurosurgeon, I lived in a world filled with fear and suffering, death and cancer. But rarely, if ever, did I think about what it would be like if what I witnessed at work every day happened to me. This book is the story of how I became a patient myself. Retired brain surgeon Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer. And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating what might be his own death sentence. As Henry navigates the bewildering transition from doctor to patient, he is haunted by past failures and projects yet to be completed, and frustrated by the inconveniences of illness and old age. But he is also more entranced than ever by the mysteries of science and the brain, the beauty of the natural world and his love for his family. Elegiac, candid, luminous and poignant, And Finally is ultimately not so much a book about death, but a book about life and what matters in the end. 'Magnificent' Rachel Clarke, author of Breath-taking 'Given its subject - broadly, death and disease - the book is unexpectedly fun, and the author pretty much irresistibly likable' Guardian 'Facing his own mortality, Marsh has written a vividly wry and honest book' The Times 'Marsh shares his journey with a dark yet whimsical humour, and ponders too the eternal mysteries of time' Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year 2022

Death of a Pinehurst Princess - The 1935 Elva Satler Davidson Mystery (Paperback): Steve Bouser Death of a Pinehurst Princess - The 1935 Elva Satler Davidson Mystery (Paperback)
Steve Bouser
R532 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R89 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A news media frenzy hurled the quiet resort community of Pinehurst into the national spotlight in 1935 when hotel magnate Ellsworth Statler's adopted daughter was discovered dead early one February morning weeks after her wedding day. A politically charged coroner's inquest failed to determine a definitive cause of death, and the following civil action continued to expose sordid details of the couple's lives. More than half a century later, the story was all but forgotten when local resident Diane McLellan spied an old photograph at a yard sale and became obsessed with solving the mystery. Her enthusiastic sleuthing captured the attention of Southern Pines resident and journalist Steve Bouser, who takes readers back to those blustery winter days so long ago in the search to reveal what really happened to Elva Statler Davidson.

Strangers on a Bridge - The Case of Colonel Abel and Francis Gary Powers (Paperback, Reissue ed.): James Donovan Strangers on a Bridge - The Case of Colonel Abel and Francis Gary Powers (Paperback, Reissue ed.)
James Donovan; Foreword by Jason Matthews
R544 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R87 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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