Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2001-10-15
Dewey code: 920
RRP: £6.99
Price: £0.01
Review The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family / Orion:"Winter 1970, Daly City, California-I'm alone. I'm hungry and I'm shivering in the dark. I sit on the top of my hands at the bottom of the stairs in the garage. My head is tilted backward. My hands became numb hours ago. My neck and shoulder muscles begin to throb. But that's nothing new-I've learned to turn off the pain. I'm Mother's prisoner. " In The Lost Boy, the sequel to Dave Pelzer's bestselling A Child Called It, Dave recounts the final days with his "family" before the intervention of a schoolteacher led to his being removed from hell and taken into foster care. As Pelzer explains, A Child Called It was told from the perspective of a child aged from 4 to 12; The Lost Boy recounts his years from 12 to 18. [+]The earlier account documents the extraordinary, painful and moving story of this young boy's "lifeless" existence with his alcoholic, abusive mother and a father who was so cowed by his sadistic wife that he could not help his son. Like its predecessor, Pelzer's account of his adolescant years is no easy read, as he takes us through the mixed, mixed-up world of the US care system, relentlessly pursued by his mother, to a final peace of sorts with a caring series of foster parents. An important, raw and exposing book, the Lost Boy's message is, as Pelzer quotes, that "it takes a community to save a child". -Kate Weaver.
Publication date: 2008-02-04
RRP: £6.99
Price: £1.33
Review Tell Me Why, Mummy: A Little Boy's Struggle to Survive. A Mother's Shameful Secret. The Power to Forgive. / Harper Element:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2003-07-03
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £2.68
Review Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Voyages Promotion) / Phoenix:When Alfred Lansing's Endurance was first published in 1959, few people in this country-or anywhere else for that matter-had heard of Shackleton or the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition of 1914. Britain's polar history had been rewritten with Shackleton airbrushed out and Captain Scott taking centre stage as the archetypal English hero who died on the Great Barrier on his long haul back from the South Pole. If Scott's deification was almost instantaneous, Shackleton's descent into obscurity was more of a slow fade than a sudden death. He achieved a certain amount of acclaim when South, his own account of the Expedition, was published, but his legend seemed to die with him when he suffered a fatal heart attack on another trip south in 1922. His memory deserved much better. Not only was he a far better explorer than Scott, both in terms of his technical and man management capabilities, but the story of the Transantarctic expedition read like an epic out of a Boys Own annual. With his boat crushed, he led his men across the pack-ice, sailed them in open boats to Elephant Island. Once he realised there was no chance of rescue, he and four crew mates sailed a further 600 miles across the southern ocean to South Georgia where they were shipwrecked. The five men then made the first crossing of the island to reach the whaling station at Stromness. Three attempts and three and a half months later, Shackleton returned to Elephant Island to pick up the remaining men. [+]Not a single member of either party was lost. So we have Lansing to largely thank for Shackleton's rehabilitation. But herein lies the problem. Shackleton's story has been now been so well told both in books-especially Roland Huntford's definitive biography, and in film and TV, that even though Lansing's thrilling account, making liberal use of the diaries of several expedition members, was the first to be published it now feels all terribly familiar and adds nothing to what we already know. Even Frank Hurley's exquisite photographs which illustrate the book now engender a slight feeling of déjà vu-not least because they have already been better reproduced in a single volume published by Bloomsbury. But Lansing deserves his day in the snow and no polar library would be complete without this book. And if, by any chance, you've never previously read a word about Shackleton, this is as good a place as any to start. -John Crace.
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1998-08-07
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £1.75
Review Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster / Pan Books:Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions.
Publication date: 2007-09-06
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.05
Review Shame / Hodder Paperbacks:
Publication date: 2004-01-22
Dewey code: 920
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.00
Review Fatwa: Living with a Death Threat / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
Publication date: 2008-03-03
Dewey code: 362.76092
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.01
Review Sarah's Story: They Cruelly Stole My Childhood. Here Is My Story of Recovery and Triumph / John Blake Publishing Ltd:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2002-04-04
Dewey code: 920
RRP: £6.99
Price: £0.01
Review A Man Named Dave / Orion:The third tale in David Pelzer's autobiographical trilogy, A Man Named Dave is an inspiring story of terror, recovery and hope experienced by the author throughout his life. Known for his work as an advocate against child abuse, Pelzer has been commended by several US presidents and international agencies, and his previous memoirs of growing up as an abused child (A Child Called It and The Lost Boy) have touched thousands of lives. He provides living proof that we can "stop the cycle" and lead fulfilling, rewarding lives full of healthy relationships. Ultimately triumphant, this book will have you living through the eyes of a terrified child, a struggling young man, and an adult finally forgiving his dying father-reading with tissues nearby is recommended. Ending with a touching conversation between the author and his own son, you will finish reading this with a warm heart and an enriched understanding of the need for compassion in all parts of life. -Jill Lightner.
Publication date: 2007-05-29
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.44
Review The Crossing: Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race / Atlantic Books:
Publication date: 2008-03-03
RRP: £16.99
Price: £9.46
Review Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival / HarperSport:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2001-03-23
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.82
Review Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Everest / Pan Books:"No Western climber or even any Sherpas had been this high, so far this year. We were treading on virgin territory on the ever-changing surface of the glacier. The excitement welled up, and I felt strong. Here I was with those I knew so well, alone and isolated in the rawness and wonder of nature; and it made me feel good. " Facing Up tells the remarkable story of Bear Grylls' ascent of Everest, making him, at the age of 23, the youngest British climber to survive the adventure. Bear is at sometimes quirky and at others reflexive in his account of his months on Everest. "Nobody minds pain occasionally, but the prospect of being at my wit's end for the next two months terrifies me". Bear battles against all the odds in the pursuit of his childhood dream-to stand on the summit of the world. Somewhat akin to an emotional roller coaster, Bear shares his elation and his despair, from standing on the summit, to swinging precariously in a crevasse in the Icefall. We are witness to the loss off hope being swept aside by grim determination and a restored faith; the pain and discomfort are quashed by his spirit, sense of humour and eccentricity. [+]Written in an amazingly personable style, incorporating extracts from his diary and select photos from his expedition, Facing Up takes you every extraordinary step of the way. This book is a must for climbers and adventurers everywhere; a remarkable tale. -Chris Hall.
Edition: (Reissue)
Publication date: 2007-02-05
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.01
Review The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Stranger Than...) / HarperPerennial:
Publication date: 2007-10-15
RRP: £17.99
Price: £8.94
Review The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star / Simon & Schuster Ltd:
Publication date: 2008-06-02
Dewey code: 362.76092
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.93
Review Nobody's Child / Metro Books Ltd:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2005-05-03
Dewey code: 364
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.94
Review Papillon (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) / HarperPerennial:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2005-05-06
Dewey code: 910
RRP: £7.99
Price: £1.10
Review Facing the Frozen Ocean: One Man's Dream to Lead a Team Across the Treacherous North Atlantic / Pan Books:
Publication date: 2008-02-04
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.00
Review Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth / Pocket Books:
Publication date: 2007-11-05
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.23
Review Abandoned: The True Story of a Little Girl Who Didn't Belong / Harper Element:
Publication date: 2008-05-01
RRP: £18.99
Price: £10.30
Review Dark Summit: The Extraordinary True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season / Virgin Books:
Publication date: 2006-04-27
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.28
Review I Escaped from Auschwitz / Robson Books Ltd:
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family, Tell Me Why, Mummy: A Little Boy's Struggle to Survive. A Mother's Shameful Secret. The Power to Forgive., Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Voyages Promotion), Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster, Shame, Fatwa: Living with a Death Threat, Sarah's Story: They Cruelly Stole My Childhood. Here Is My Story of Recovery and Triumph, A Man Named Dave, The Crossing: Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race, Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival, Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Everest, The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Stranger Than...), The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, Nobody's Child, Papillon (Harper Perennial Modern Classics), Facing the Frozen Ocean: One Man's Dream to Lead a Team Across the Treacherous North Atlantic, Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth, Abandoned: The True Story of a Little Girl Who Didn't Belong, Dark Summit: The Extraordinary True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season, I Escaped from AuschwitzTop headlines: Gorgeous grilling gear that wont break the bank: As the barbecue bonanza known as the July 4th long weekend approaches, are your tools ready to be put to the test? 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