Paperback edition of this account of the rescue of yachtsman, Tony Bullimore, plucked from from the icy depths of the Southern Ocean by the Australian Navy after his yacht overturned during the Vendee Globe round-the-world race. A riveting account of the five days he spent in an air pocket in the upturned hull, and of the supreme efforts of the rescue services. 16pp colour illus. ...

Covering subjects ranging from the personal to the wholly scientific, this is a collection of Stephen Hawking's essays and other pieces, revealing him as scientist, man, concerned world citizen and imaginative thinker. He recalls his first experience of nursery school, punctures the arrogance of those who think science can best be understood only by other scientists, explores the origins and the future of the universe, and reflects on the ...

Although the hardback publication was surrounded by trouble, it went on to sell 100,000 copies. This is Chris Patten's account of his time as Governor of Hong Kong. "Eloquent, compact and far-reaching in range, )East And West( is a must for anyone who wishes to understand the forces that will shape the world of the twenty-first century" )New York Times(. 16pp b/w illus.
...

Reconstruction of the final voyage of Endurance, taken from Ernest Shackleton and his companions' diaries and also interviews with the survivors following their incredible trip to the Antarctic. Film rights have already been sold and Liam Neeson is predicted to star. Also serial rights have been sold to the )Daily Mail(. "A superb and very readable account of the greatest survival story of all time" Sir Chris Bonington. An audio will also be ...

'This book is about lives lived out on the borderlands, lives for which the central interpretative devices of the culture don't quite work. It has a childhood at its centre - my childhood, a personal past - and it is about the disruption of that fifties childhood by the one my mother had lived out before me, and the stories she told about it.' Intricate and inspiring, this unusual book uses autobiographical elements to depict a mother and her ...

A poetic evocation of the French writer's experiences flying mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes in the 1920s and 1930s. Published alongside a second memoir, )Flight To Arras(.
...

At the age of four Marya Hornbacher looked in a mirror and decided she was fat. At nine, she was bulimic. At 12, she was anorexic. By the time she was 18, she'd been hospitalized five times, once in a mental asylum. Here is her tale: a mix of cultural criticism and psychological examination. ...

This is the second volume of Donna Williams' autobiography in which she recounts the story of her struggle with autism. Taking up the thread where "Nobody Nowhere: The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl" left off, this volume tells of her ongoing battle to overcome the compulsions and obsessions of autism, and her increasingly successful efforts to lead a normal life. The third volume, "Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul ...

Ronald Biggs speaks out about the Great Train Robbery, his capture, escape from prison and life on the run in Brazil in his autobiography. ...

Paperback edition of )Rocket Boys( - the change of title ties-in to that of the major Hollywood film which is shortly to be released. This is a nostalgic and lyrical memoir of growing up in a fading mining community in West Virginia, and how Homer Hickam and his friends are inspired by the launch of Sputnik to build a rocket of their own. Fantastic reviews, and well worth a read if you haven't already.
...