True Stories of Survival
True Stories of Survival
Ten true stories of survival against the odds: from shark at...

Answers from Heaven - Incredible True Stories of Heavenly Encounters and the Afterlife
Answers from Heaven - Incredible True Stories of Heaven...
Answers from Heaven is for anyone who has ever wondered if t...

National Geographic Kids Chapters: Courageous Canine - And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Heroes
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Courageous Canine - ...
National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the bes...

Cricket's Strangest Matches - Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of cricket
Cricket's Strangest Matches - Extraordinary but true st...
Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of cricke...

Telling True Stories - Navigating the Challenges of Writing Narrative Non-Fiction
Telling True Stories - Navigating the Challenges of Wri...
‘In this excellent and provocative book, Matthew Ricketson ...

Magical Thinking - True Stories
Magical Thinking - True Stories
From the bestselling author of “Running with Scissors” and...

Writing True Stories - The complete guide to writing autobiography, memoir, personal essay, biography, travel and creative nonfiction
Writing True Stories - The complete guide to writing au...
Writing True Stories is the essential book for anyone who ha...

Telling True Stories: Navigating the Challenges of Writing Narrative Non-Fiction
Telling True Stories: Navigating the Challenges of Writ...
Telling True Stories: Navigating the Challenges of Writing N...

Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from ...
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the N...

Too Scared To Cry - And other true stories from the nation's favourite foster carer
Too Scared To Cry - And other true stories from the nat...
A heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering s...

Australia'S Most Unbelievable True Stories
Australia'S Most Unbelievable True Stories
Did you know that in 1932 the Australian army was called out...

The Best Australian Yarns - And Other True Stories
The Best Australian Yarns - And Other True Stories
Best Australian Yarns is a substantial and definitive collec...

Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories
Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories
Did you know that in 1932 the Australian army was called out...

Because I Was a Girl - True Stories for Girls of All Ages
Because I Was a Girl - True Stories for Girls of All Ag...
Whether they’re young or old, household names or behind the...

True Stories Of Survival

Poe - Stories and Poems

It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad? In “The Cask of Amontillado,” a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend at carnival, luring him into catacombs below the city. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” a prince shielding himself from plague hosts a doomed party inside his abbey stronghold. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, faced with a swinging blade and swarming ...

Telling True Stories - Navigating the Challenges of Writing Narrative Non-Fiction

‘In this excellent and provocative book, Matthew Ricketson lays bare the challenges of modern storytelling. I have found myself thinking about it every day, long after I put it down.’ – William Powers, author of Hamlet’s BlackBerry ’An essential guide for the true storyteller.’ – Chloe Hooper, award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction It’s etched into our neurological pathways; we ...

Memories of the Afterlife - Life Between Lives Stories of Personal Transformation

Dr. Michael Newton, best-selling author of “Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls”, returns with amazing case studies that highlight the profound impact of spiritual regression on people’s everyday lives. These true accounts – handpicked and presented by “Life Between Lives” hypnotherapists – feature case studies of real people embarking on life-changing spiritual journeys: returning to pas...

The Amazing True Story of How Babies Are Made

THE GO-TO BOOK FOR PARENTS WANTING HELP WITH THAT TALK …SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS It’s one of the most amazing stories ever told – and it’s true! Funny, frank and embarrassment-free, THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE gives a fresh take on the incredible tale of where we all come from. REVIEWS: ’If you’re looking for a book for ...

Jumping to Heaven - Stories about refugee children

Neary plunged her hand into the bag and pulled out two long elastic chains. ‘It’s a Cambodian game,’ she said. ‘It’s called Jumping to the Heavens. You must jump very high. But don’t worry. If you have trouble, I’ll jump and save you.’ The stories in Jumping to Heaven are based on the true experiences of refugee children who have migrated to Australia. Their stories are sad, scary, though...

Great Australian Outback Nurses Stories

Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh, bestselling author of Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories and Great Australian Police Stories. I’ve been a trained nurse for almost sixty years now and I’ve never once gone to work thinking, I don’t want to do this. In fact, I’ve always said how it’s been a privileg...

Not Your Average Nurse - From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary...

‘Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous … Oh, the stories I can tell!’ To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it’s never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London’s King’s College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It’s sin...

Almost Midnight - Two Festive Short Stories

Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell is a beautiful gift edition containing two wintery short stories: ‘Midnights’ (previously published as part of the My True Love Gave to Me anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins) and ‘Kindred Spirits’ (previously published as a World Book Day title), decorated throughout for the first time with gorgeous black and white illustrations. ’Midnights’ is the stor...

Not your Average Nurse - The Entertaining True Story of a Student Nurse in 1970s London

‘Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous… Oh, the stories I can tell!’ To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it’s never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London’s King’s College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It’s...

Great ANZAC Stories - The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend

‘These stories show the overwhelming blood and honour, heroism and horror that was the Australian experience on our cruellest shores.’ – Peter FitzSimons ’Accessible, short, often fresh tales capture the spirit and sentiment of Anzac.’ – Roland Perry Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic ...

Don't Worry, be Grumpy - Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each Moment

Laugh aloud even as you look at life anew with these stories from the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? In 108 brief stories with titles like “The Bad Elephant,” “Girlfriend Power,” and “The Happiness License,” Ajahn Brahm offers up more timeless wisdom that will speak to people from all walks of life. Drawing from his own experiences, stories shared by his students, ...

Lonely Planet Better than Fiction - True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers

“…a brilliant collection of travel stories…threaded with great warmth, as readers are invited to travel in the company of these famous authors and experience their passions and revelations.” BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER We asked some of the world’s most acclaimed fiction authors, including Isabel Allende, Peter Matthiessen, Alexander McCall Smith, Joyce Carol Oates, Tea Obreht and DBC Pierre, to ...

My Italians - True Stories of Crime and Courage

From the international bestselling author of Gomorrah, this is a deeply personal and candid portrait of Italy today: a place of trafficking and toxic waste, where votes can be bought and sold, where organized crime ravages both north and south – yet also where many courageous individuals defy the system, and millions work tirelessly for a better future. ’Saviano is a blazingly vivid and courag...

Enid Blyton's Christmas Tales - Contains 25 classic stories

Enid Blyton’s timeless collection of Christmas stories – an ideal gift for anyone who loved the stories during their own childhood to pass on to the next generation of readers. Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories was so popular that readers asked for another collection – and here it is! Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton, and in these stories – which are perfect for reading...

Stories of Life at Sydney Cove

Following the success of ‘Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove’ this new edition, ‘Stories of Life at Sydney Cove’, is for readers aged 10+. When thirteen year old convicts, John Hudson and Elizabeth Hayward, are sent to a mysterious land at the end of the world, they have no idea what life holds for them. At Sydney Cove there are no roads, no fences, no buildings…just wi...

The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 11 - True Stories from Around the World

Since publishing the original edition of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized national leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the tenth in that series-The Best Women’s Travel Writing-pr...

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell - Book 1

Alex and Conner Bailey’s world is about to change.When the twins’ grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they’re about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real.But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven’t ended in this magical land – Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood h...

Yoga And The Quest For True Self

Not only a superb form of physical exercise, yoga is an ancient system for personal growth that promises happiness and peace in daily life, as well as enlightenment – “the soul awake in this lifetime.” Now, Stephen Cope – who is a trained psychotherapist as well as a yoga teacher – explains this path of transformation in vivid personal experiences and modern psychological terms to which we al...

Henry Lawson Selected Stories

An essential collection of Henry Lawson’s best-loved stories. Rogues, larrikins and the lost people – these timeless stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. this selection showcases Lawson’s range as a fiction writer and highlights his profound influence on how Australians see themselves. Here are delightful tales, thrilling tales, tales of love, of strife and of a...

The Art of Finding Yourself - Live Bravely and Awaken to Your True Nature

Our identities are built on the stories we tell ourselves about our experiences, other people, and the world, and on the beliefs that we’re truly separate beings and that there’s something wrong with us-the roots of all suffering. But when you have the courage to really inquire, you discover that your story is not real, your image is not real, and even your woundedness is not real. All that’s l...

Strat in the Attic - Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology

Guitar sleuth and music-history detective Deke Dickerson tells the true tales behind 48 rare-guitar and amplifier finds that will make any player or collector green with envy. A hoarder’s attic stuffed with nearly 600 vintage guitars still in their boxes. A mint 1954 Fender Telecaster tucked under a bed in a family friend’s house. Jazz legend Charlie Christian’s Gibson ES-250, spotted in a maga...