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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Joe Simpson

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War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival
War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival
Sheri Fink

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Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew
Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew
Alex Kershaw

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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
Dean King

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Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
Mitchell Zuckoff

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Cy in Chains
Cy in Chains
David L. Dudley

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Samurajsommar
Samurajsommar
Åke Edwardson

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Catalyst
Catalyst
Lydia Kang

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September
September
Gabrielle Lord

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The Hit
The Hit
Melvin Burgess

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The Nightingale
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing

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We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter

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Cujo
Cujo
Stephen King

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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick

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Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
James D. Bradley

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Hiroshima
Hiroshima
John Hersey

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Left to Tell
Left to Tell
Immaculée Ilibagiza

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In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
Doug Stanton

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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
Adam Makos

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Survival Stories

The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story
Dave Pelzer

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Flight to Heaven
Flight to Heaven
Dale Black

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Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II
Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II
Marisabina Russo

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Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
Hans J. Massaquoi

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The Zanzibar Chest
The Zanzibar Chest
Aidan Hartley

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Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
Rhoda Blumberg

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Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea
Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea
Frank Delaney

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The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
Richard Plant

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The Railway Man
The Railway Man
Eric Lomax

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He Leadeth Me
He Leadeth Me
Walter J. Ciszek

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No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
Anita Lobel

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A Thousand Shall Fall: The Electrifying Story of a Soldier and His Family Who Dared to Practice Their Faith in Hitler's Germany
A Thousand Shall Fall: The Electrifying Story of a Soldier and His Family Who Dared to Practice Their Faith in Hitler's Germany
Susi Hasel Mundy

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Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy
Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy
Lene Gammelgaard

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Last Man Out
Last Man Out
James E. Parker Jr.

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War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
Andrew Carroll

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How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
Slavenka Drakulić

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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
Darlene Deibler Rose

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read

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To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander
To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander
Georg von Trapp

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The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
Jim Carrier

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Non-Fiction

The Devil's Highway: A True Story
The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Luis Alberto Urrea

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I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011
Lauren Tarshis

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We Die Alone
We Die Alone
David Howarth

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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
Bob Drury

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Titanic: An Illustrated History
Titanic: An Illustrated History
Don Lynch

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Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood and Sacrifice
Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood and Sacrifice
Adam Makos

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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
Daniel James Brown

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Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
Lee H. Whittlesey

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Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
Carol Shaben

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Архипелаг ГУЛаг 1918-1956. Опыт художественного исследования III-IV [Arhipelag GULag]
Архипелаг ГУЛаг 1918-1956. Опыт художественного исследования III-IV [Arhipelag GULag]
Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn

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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
Casey Sherman

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And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
Vincent Bugliosi

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The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
Jennifer Niven

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Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
Whitney Cerak

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Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Malcolm MacPherson

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The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won
The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won
Gerald M. Stern

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The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wilderness
The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wilderness
Jon Billman

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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
Helen Zia

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Lost in the Pacific: Not a Drop to Drink
Lost in the Pacific: Not a Drop to Drink
Tod Olson

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Hurricane Katrina Rescue
Hurricane Katrina Rescue
Kate Messner

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Memoir

A Brother's Journey
A Brother's Journey
Richard B. Pelzer

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Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai
Nien Cheng

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Journey To Topaz: A Story Of The Japanese-American Evacuation
Journey To Topaz: A Story Of The Japanese-American Evacuation
Yoshiko Uchida

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Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards
Katelan Janke

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Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
Amanda Berry

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The Girl in the Green Sweater
The Girl in the Green Sweater
Daniel Paisner

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Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Steve Duno

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Wave
Wave
Sonali Deraniyagala

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Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
Larry Levin

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Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain
Brendan McDonough

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When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session
Brandt Ed

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Gertruda's Oath: A Child, a Promise, and a Heroic Escape During World War II
Gertruda's Oath: A Child, a Promise, and a Heroic Escape During World War II
Ram Oren

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She Is Mine: A War Orphans' Incredible Journey of Survival
She Is Mine: A War Orphans' Incredible Journey of Survival
Stephanie Fast

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Cured
Cured
Bethany Wiggins

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The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible
The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible

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Never Fall Down
Never Fall Down
Patricia McCormick

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Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home
Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home
Laura Ling

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The Polygamist's Daughter
The Polygamist's Daughter
Anna LeBaron

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Through the Valley of the Kwai
Through the Valley of the Kwai
Ernest Gordon

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Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings
Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings
Michelle Knight

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Survival

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Elizabeth M. Norman

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The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
April Henry

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Monument 14
Monument 14
Emmy Laybourne

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These Broken Stars
These Broken Stars
Meagan Spooner

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Polar: the Titanic Bear
Polar: the Titanic Bear
Daisy Corning Stone Spedden

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Stung
Stung
Bethany Wiggins

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Black Rain
Black Rain
Masuji Ibuse

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Sky on Fire
Sky on Fire
Emmy Laybourne

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The Fallen
The Fallen
Charlie Higson

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Savage Drift
Savage Drift
Emmy Laybourne

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The Rain
The Rain
Virginia Bergin

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The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir
The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir
John Busby

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Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Nick Heil

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The Fallout
The Fallout
S.A. Bodeen

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I Have a Bad Feeling About This
I Have a Bad Feeling About This
Jeff Strand

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Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas
Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas
Spike Walker

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Quarantine: The Saints
Quarantine: The Saints
Lex Thomas

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Evil Beside Her
Evil Beside Her
Kathryn Casey

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Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
James M. Tabor

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Feedback
Feedback
Robison Wells

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Teen & Young Adult

Nevermore
Nevermore
James Patterson

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Not a Drop to Drink
Not a Drop to Drink
Mindy McGinnis

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The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
Neal Bascomb

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Shades of Earth
Shades of Earth
Beth Revis

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Breathe
Breathe
Sarah Crossan

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The Drowned Cities
The Drowned Cities
Paolo Bacigalupi

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In a Handful of Dust
In a Handful of Dust
Mindy McGinnis

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They All Fall Down
They All Fall Down
Roxanne St. Claire

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The Watch That Ends the Night
The Watch That Ends the Night
Allan Wolf

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Resist
Resist
Sarah Crossan

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Endgame: The Calling
Endgame: The Calling
Nils Johnson-Shelton

from $3.59

The Living
The Living
Matt de la Peña

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The Rising
The Rising
Will Hill

from $5.19

No Easy Way Out
No Easy Way Out
Dayna Lorentz

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After the Fire
After the Fire
Will Hill

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Monsters
Monsters
Ilsa J. Bick

from $6.29

Everybody Sees the Ants
Everybody Sees the Ants
A.S. King

from $5.19

The Prey
The Prey
Andrew Fukuda

from $5.19

The Ravenous
The Ravenous
Amy Lukavics

from $6.39

Stolen
Stolen
Melissa de la Cruz

from $4.19

World War II

Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
Laura Hillenbrand

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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
Stephen E. Ambrose

from $4.59

The Tuscan Child
The Tuscan Child
Rhys Bowen

from $4.69

Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Antony Beevor

from $5.99

Our Darkest Night
Our Darkest Night
Jennifer Robson

from $4.19

We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers
We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers
Marcus Brotherton

from $6.29

Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Lynn Vincent

from $4.69

Village of Secrets
Village of Secrets
Caroline Moorehead

from $5.09

Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang
Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang
Richard H. O'Kane

from $6.09

The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Miracle of Dunkirk
Walter Lord

from $4.79

The Taster
The Taster
V.S. Alexander

from $4.89

Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster
Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster
Richard F. Newcomb

from $4.79

German Boy: A Child in War
German Boy: A Child in War
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

from $5.09

The Forgotten Highlander
The Forgotten Highlander
Alistair Urquhart

from $10.19

Blood Red Snow : The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
Blood Red Snow : The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
Günter K. Koschorrek

from $12.69

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Peter Sís

from $8.69

The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side
The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side
Damien Lewis

from $5.39

Air Raid Search and Rescue
Air Raid Search and Rescue
Marcus Sutter

from $4.79

Eight Survived: The Harrowing Story of the USS Flier and the Only Downed World War II Submariners to Survive and Evade Capture
Eight Survived: The Harrowing Story of the USS Flier and the Only Downed World War II Submariners to Survive and Evade Capture
Douglas Campbell

from $8.79

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography
Sid Jacobson

from $5.29

Commonalities of Books on Survival Stories: - Many books are based on true stories and actual events. - The majority of the stories involve life-threatening situations where survival is not guaranteed. - Historical events such as World War II and the Holocaust are common themes. - Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes feature in some stories. - Adventures in extreme environments like mountains, oceans, and space are also prevalent. - Some books focus on the psychological aspect of survival and how individuals cope with trauma and adversity.

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