Who are the people that inspired Bear Grylls to become one of the world`s toughest adventurers? From famous explorers whose never-say-die attitude led them to achieve astonishing feats, to everyday people unexpectedly caught up in life-threatening situations, True Grit is a collection of some of the toughest feats of survival ever accomplished. Learn what it takes to make it through alive in some of the planet`s most dangerous locations from these exciting tales of death-defying resilience. Abridged for younger readers. ...

True Grit is a selective topo-style guidebook covering the major Peak Gritstone crags in a single volume. The six areas featured are: The Eastern Edges; Staffordshire Grit; Castle Naze & Windgather; The Kinder Plateau; The Longdendale Valley; The Chew Valley. The style is immensely visual, with many of the crag shots offering a level of detail rarely seen before in a publication of this kind. The topos are supplemented by detailed maps & approach information, as well as stunning scenic & action photographs. GPS co-ordinates are used, not only for key parking areas, but also to mark the locations of difficult-to-find crags & buttresses, enabling first time visitors equipped with GPS apps to reach their destination with minimum fuss. Over 4000 routes on the finest gritstone crags in the Peak District, in one volume ...

In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey gives Ned Kelly a voice so wild, passionate & original that it is impossible not to believe that the famous bushranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. True History of the Kelly Gang is the song of Australia, & it sings its protest in a voice at once crude & delicate, menacing & heart-wrenching. Carey gives us Ned Kelly as orphan, as Oedipus, as horse thief, farmer, bushranger, reformer, bank-robber, police-killer &, finally, as his country's beloved Robin Hood. ...

`I lost my own father at 12 yrs of age & know what it is to be raised on lies & silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you & will contain no single lie may I burn in hell if I speak false.` In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey gives the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly a voice so wild, passionate & original that it is impossible not to believe that the famous bush ranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. Carey gives us Ned Kelly as orphan, as Oedipus, as horse thief, farmer, bush ranger, reformer, bank-robber, police-killer &, finally, as his country`s beloved Robin Hood. In 1878 Francis Harty, a poor farmer, said, ` Ned Kelly is the best bloody man that has ever been in Benalla, I would fight up to my knees in blood for him
- I have known him for years, I would take his word sooner than another man`s oath`. By the time of his hanging in 1880 a whole country would seem to agree
- & it is a measure of Peter Carey`s achievement that he has not only made art from his country`s great story but that he persuades us all to understand the true measure of that `best bloody man`.

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Abysmal weather, slag heaps, funny accents; the bleak uplands of a landscape carved out of millstone grit; townscapes of abandoned mills & shipyards; &, the detritus of an industrial revolution well past its sell-by date. These, all too often, are the gloomy perceptions of 'the north', the foundations for the belief that northerners spend their lives battling hardship & misery, & that nothing beyond Watford is worth a bag of chips. With an insider's sensitivity & a journalist's enquiring mind, northerner Martin Wainwright swiftly dispels these & other myths. He reaches back through the historical record to uncover where
- & how
- many of the old cliches arose, & goes on to paint a picture of the north as it is today & has always been: a setting of wild coastline, lakes, & green dales inhabited by indomitably inventive northeners, proud of their past & forging a future of brilliant new enterprises. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 stunning images from the Guardian's archives, Wainwright's incisive & wittily observant assessment of a region that is flourishing socially & culturally leaves us in no doubt that true north is as vibrant & exciting as it is beautiful.

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A collection of real-life stories: extreme cold, perilous danger & daring exploration, including several stories of tragedy the mountain`s slopes.

Includes:: maps, a glossary of mountaineering words; further resources
- including photos, video clips & a virtual climb of Mount Everest
- are available via Usborne Quicklinks.



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A riveting collection of true stories exploring the shadowy underworld of organised (and not so organised) crime. Contains real-life stories of a number of famous gangsters, including Al Capone & his reign of terror over Chicago, & Ned Kelly & his last stand in the Australian bush. With maps & more resources online via Usborne Quicklinks. ...

Only the toughest creatures can survive in these most arid, inhospitable areas of the world & the people in this collection of amazing stories are no exception. Contains the true-life stories of danger, survival & cunning including explorers in the Gobi Desert & the exciting story of Lawrence of Arabia. ...

As the world`s tallest mountain, Everest has held a special fascination for climbers. This collection of real life stories tells of the lengths to which people have gone to get to its summit, & the dangers they`ve experienced, in some cases ending in tragedy. ...

A collection of true stories of piracy, from the first pirates of the Ancient World to the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries. Contains true life stories of hardship & brutality, bringing to life the flamboyant characters of the most famous captains & the men who set out to capture them. ...