Wally Funk's Race for Space. The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer, Paperback - Sue Nelson

The inspirational story of a female pilot who led the way for women in space, written by an award-winning British journalist.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert S. JohnsonAuthor: Martin CaidinThunderbolt , first published in 1958, is the memoir of Robert S. Johnson, one of the...

Reducere. Former professional boxer Wayne Barker fought every man who ever challenged him. This brutally honest account of his eventful life recounts how he ...

The extraordinary memoir of a childhood spent in the 'Children of God' cult.

The extraordinary memoir of a childhood spent in the 'Children of God' cult.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Faith MorganNumber of pages: 36...

Reducere. Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingen...

Reducere. NEW EDITION REVISED AND EXPANDED From barnstormer to bush flyer to airline pilot, wartime ferry pilot and airborne firefighter, no job was too big,...

Marcelo Bielsa vs The Damned United is a fan's account of two extraordinary seasons as Leeds United finally ended their 16-year exile from the Prem...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunnin...

Reducere. The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon. From the New York Time...

One of the great untold stories of the war in Afghanistan: how a small band of Special Forces rode out on horseback and defeated the Taliban.

DescriptionThe story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evide...

A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future.Publisher: HarperColl...

A sweeping story of twenty real worlds orbiting other stars.

Reducere. A National Geographic Best Book of the Year National Bestseller Many people dream of escaping modern life. Most will never act on it--but in 1986, ...

In 1938, Eric Knight wrote a magazine story about a collie dog, Lassie, which established her as 'the world's favourite dog'; and went on to inspir...

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Reducere. "Fascinating, rich, and probing . . . a beguiling and endlessly interesting portrait"--The Wall Street Journal For fans of John le Carré and Ben Ma...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Lisa NapoliNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 141 x 223 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescop...

All Together Now is the extraordinary story of how a group of football fans refused to accept a wrong decision and rebuilt their club from scratch ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim DutcherAuthor: Jamie DutcherWith: James ManfullFor centuries, wolves have haunted the human imagination. It has been ac...

* A fascinating book about an otherwise neglected aspect of the Second World WarPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Tim ClaytonIllustrati...

The story of intrepid palaeontologists, the discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research.Illustrations: 200 cl...

Sussex and England superstar Maurice Tate's story is one of triumph and fame, controversy and tragedy. In the 1920s and 1930s, the barnstorming all...

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The first book to tell the remarkable story of one of Britain's most famous jewels, tracing its journey from Constantinople to LondonIllustrations:...

The extraordinary stroy of 'Joe' Carstairs, the fastest woman on waterThe Sunday Times bestseller

Reducere. An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose. --Simon Winchester, The Boston Globe In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy ...

Reducere. Jill Price has the first diagnosed case of a memory condition called "hyperthymestic syndrome" -- the continuous, automatic, autobiographical recal...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler--the "female Oskar Sc...

A biography of George Blake, the most notorious double agent in British history, who just died in Moscow.

Reducere. In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly...

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist--the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of disorderly girls and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

The Nine Waves is a tour de force. An entertaining and up-to-date history of Indian cricket, it tells the story of the nine great waves of the game...