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Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story
  

Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story (Hardback)

By Zuckoff, Mitchell

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An utterly gripping non-fiction adventure narrative, 'Lost in Shangri-La' is an untold true story of war, anthropology, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

ISBN 9780007386635
Published 17 June 2011 by HarperCollins
Interest Age Young Adults
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Throwim Way Leg: An Adventure
 

Throwim Way Leg: An Adventure (Paperback)

By Flannery, Tim

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Tim Flannery's bestselling account of his adventures in Papua New Guinea. Join Tim Flannery, one of the world's greatest scientist- writers on his unforgettable journey into the heart of a mysterious land. 2004-5 HSC Advanced English prescribed text: Module A - Comparative study ...

ISBN 9781876485191
Published 1 November 1999 by Text Publishing Co
Interest Age 0-12 years
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This Barren Rock: 1875 - A True Tale of Shipwreck and Survival in the Southern Seas

This Barren Rock: 1875 - A True Tale of Shipwreck and Survival in the Southern Seas (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Haisman, Sylvie

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In 1875 the clipper Strathmore ploughs into the jagged rocks of the remote Crozet Islands, en route to New Zealand drowning half her passengers and crew.

ISBN 9780733325557
Published 4 June 2010 by ABC Books
Interest Age All ages
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Trouble in Paradise: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of Britain's Most Remote Island
 

Trouble in Paradise: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of Britain's Most Remote Island (Paperback)

By Marks, Kathy

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A shocking expose of the terrible secrets at the heart of the Pitcairn Island community -- a tale of systematic child abuse and rape which stretches back over 40 years.

ISBN 9780007286140
Published 1 April 2009 by HarperCollins
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Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story

Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Zuckoff, Mitchell

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An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, 'Lost in Shangri-La' is an untold true story of war, anthropology, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

ISBN 9780007386628
Published 3 June 2011 by HarperCollins
Interest Age All ages
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Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II (Paperback)

By Rose, Darlene Deibler

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This is the true story of an American woman's courage and triumph of faith in the jungles of New Guinea and her four years in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. She was forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit and was fortunate to escape the executioner' ...

ISBN 9780060670207
Published 17 January 1991 by HarperCollins
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Above All, Courage: The Eyewitness History of the Falklands War

Above All, Courage: The Eyewitness History of the Falklands War (Paperback, New edition)

By Arthur, Max

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This is a title which provides first-hand accounts of what it was like to fight in the Falklands War.

ISBN 9780304362578
Published 1 July 2002 by Orion Publishing
Interest Age Young Adults
Series Cassell Military Paperbacks
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A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty

A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty (Hardback)

By McKenzie, Kirsten

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Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on bir ...

ISBN 9780674052789
Published 1 March 2010 by Inbooks
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Pitcairn - Paradise Lost: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island

Pitcairn - Paradise Lost: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Marks, Kathy

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Pitcairn island was until recently a rarely visited, British-run Polynesian outpost floating in the South Pacific. In 1999, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation revealed widespread and horrific sexual abuse. Sydney based reporter K ...

ISBN 9780732282547
Published 1 May 2008 by HarperCollins
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Pitcairn - Paradise Lost: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island

Pitcairn - Paradise Lost: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island (Paperback)

By Marks, Kathy

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Pitcairn island was until recently a rarely visited, British-run Polynesian outpost floating in the South Pacific. In 1999, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation revealed widespread and horrific sexual abuse. Sydney based reporter K ...

ISBN 9780732282554
Published 1 April 2009 by HarperCollins
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