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Lifeboat at the End of the World

‘Do you really think all lives are worth saving?’

On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat await her next launch. It might come in another week. Or it might even happen in the next few seconds…

The Secrets of the Titanic

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.

To Save Every One: 200 years of RNLI courage

The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come.

The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370

‘People often say that non-fiction books read like fast-moving thrillers, but this one genuinely does… This is a splendid book – and highly recommended.’ Daily Mail

A remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and troubling mysteries of recent memory.

Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet

From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.

Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine

‘One of the finest memoirs published in recent years.’ Dan Jones

‘An utterly fascinating and wonderfully detailed insight into the hidden world of the modern submarine.’ James Holland

A candid, visceral, and incredibly entertaining account of what it’s like to live in one of the most extreme environments in the world.

The Lighthouse Stevensons

An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst’s epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds.

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