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1 My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People

by Sir Ranulph Fiennes

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Published: 29/09/2011

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National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to... Read more

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2 Hostage: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Gangsters

by Paul Chandler, Rachel Chandler, Sarah Edworthy

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Published: 01/09/2011

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On 23 October 2009, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in the archipelago of the Seychelles. Their... Read more

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3 The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story of Abuse, Abandonment and Betrayal

by Casey Watson

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Published: 13/10/2011

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'We're hungry,' his brother kept repeating. 'We're hungry, Justin. Please find us some food.' Justin was just five... Read more

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4 Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan

by Toby Harnden

Format: Paperback 400 pages
Published: 27/10/2011

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The inside story of one of the most notorious tours of duty of the current Afghan War. Read more

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5 Six Months without Sundays: The Scots Guards in Afghanistan

by Max Benitz

Format: Hardback 320 pages
Published: 01/11/2011

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A perceptive and revealing account of several months training and living with this world-famous infantry batallion as they undertake their tour in... Read more

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6 Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mount Everest

by Bear Grylls

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Published: 23/03/2001

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A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Read more

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7 Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of Photographic Intelligence and the Search for Hitler's V Weapons

by Allan Williams

Format: Hardback 400 pages
Published: 09/05/2013

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Tells the story of the aerial reconnaissance operation at Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, also known as MI4. Read more

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8 The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

by John Vaillant

Format: Paperback 384 pages
Published: 04/08/2011

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The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East... Read more

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9 The Times Extreme Survivors: 60 of the World's Most Extreme Survival Stories

by Bear Grylls

Format: Hardback 264 pages
Published: 01/09/2011

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Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of sixty of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are... Read more

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10 The Rugged Road

by Theresa Wallach, Barry M. Jones

Format: Paperback 152 pages
Published: 20/01/2011

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The remarkable story of two women, the first to drive the length of Africa, and the first to cross the Sahara on a motorcycle: all this in 1935 with... Read more

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