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1	Lord of the Flies more books like this by Sir William Golding One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Golding's celebrated story is about small boys marooned on a coral island, where life turns into a nightmare of panic and death. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.07! \| first editions
2	Robinson Crusoe more books like this by Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe, once a brave sailor out to seek his fortune, is now a captive -- a captive of a lonely desert island on which he is marooned. With only his wits and the few supplies he is able to carry from his sinking ship to sustain him, he is forced to create a new life for himself, out of virtually nothing. As the years go by, Crusoe slowly ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Brian's Winter more books like this by Gary Paulsen A companion to "Hatchet," this book takes up Brian Robeson's story from the premise of what would have happened had he not been rescued as he was at the end of "Hatchet." In this adventure he must face being lost in the Canadian wilderness during the long winter. see all copies from £1.51! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Amazing Grace more books like this by Danielle Steel In Steel's latest bestselling novel, the lives of four unforgettable characters collide as a shocking natural disaster transforms each of them forever, leading them on journeys of change and revelation, courage and grace. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
5	Twelfth Night more books like this by William Shakespeare Books in this brand-new, illustrated series contain complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern "translation" on the facing page. The plays have endured, but over the course of 400+ years, the English language has ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Island more books like this by Aldous Huxley For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation. Its inhabitants live in a society where western science has been brought together with eastern philosophy and humanism to create a paradise on earth. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to search for information about potential ... see all copies from £2.05! new only from £4.24! \| first editions
7	Lost horizon more books like this by James Hilton In the last year and a half, James Hilton has been recognized by a few score of critics, by a few thousand discriminating American readers as one of the really important younger novelists. We believe that this new novel, Lost Horizon, is the finest thing Hilton has written. It has all the emotional, dramatic appeal of And Now Good-Bye, the rich ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Lord of the Flies: Great Books Edition more books like this by Sir William Golding see all copies from £6.15! new only from £9.05!
9	Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea more books like this by Steven Callahan When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Island of Dr. Moreau more books like this by H G Wells Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will more books like this by William Shakespeare In "Twelfth Night," one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, love, ambition, mistaken identity, and a confusing shipwreck toss a motley crew of characters into a tangle of relationships that becomes hilariously complicated before it finally and wonderfully unfurls by the end of the play. The actual "Twelfth Night" is a night of festivity -- the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Terror more books like this by Dan Simmons Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, "The Terror" is a deeply absorbing story that combines awe-inspiring myth, grinding horror, and historically accurate adventure ("Seattle Times"). see all copies from £2.04! new only from £7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller "Alive" gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive. see all copies from £1.77! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Two Alone more books like this by Sandra Brown A plane crash strands Rusty and Cooper together, and they must learn to depend on each other...for all of their needs. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.08! \| first editions
15 view cover	Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue more books like this by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm" and "Flags of Our Fathers," this work chronicles the epic tale of men clashing against the ruthless forces of war and nature--a gripping true story of courage and survival against impossible odds and one of the greatest World War II sagas of our time. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Charming the Highlander more books like this by Janet Chapman Stranded on an icy Maine mountaintop in a plane crash, scientist Grace Sutter is alone in the wilderness with the only other surviving passenger--Greylen MacKeage, a sexy medieval Highland warrior who's tossed through time to find the woman he's destined to love. Original. see all copies from £4.50! new only from £4.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	The White Darkness more books like this by Geraldine McCaughrean The first contemporary young adult novel by Carnegie Medalist McCaughrean is a spellbinding journey in which a dream trip is turned into a mad obsession, a web of lies, and a nightmarish struggle for survival. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
18 view cover	She Went All the Way more books like this by Meg Cabot There are a few places screenwriter Lou Calabrese would rather be than crammed into a helicopter with Jack Townsend, star of her claim to fame, "Copkiller," and whose ex just ran off with Lou's ex. Talk about uncomfortable. But when, halfway out to the isolated arctic location where "Copkiller IV" is currently shooting, their pilot turns murderous ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Summer I Dared more books like this by Barbara Delinsky In this novel by a bestselling author of women's fiction, a Manhattan woman in a cold, repressive marriage reassesses her priorities after she survives a Maine boating accident that kills nine others. Having been saved from death, Julia is now hungry for life and purpose. She expresses part of that desire through her growing connection to Noah, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
20 view cover	Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High Seas more books like this by Spike Walker Collected for the first time in Nights of Ice, these eight true stories recount the harrowing ordeals of those who haul fish aboard Alaskan fishing vessels. As workers in one of the world's most dangerous - and lucrative - professions, the crewmen in Nights of Ice face a constant onslaught of roaring waves, stories-high swells, and life-stealing ... see all copies from £5.86! new only from £8.66! \| first editions
21 view cover	Far Tortuga more books like this by Peter Matthiessen An old Caribbean schooner and her crew, dreaming of a simple island past, drift south across the oceans to the fishing grounds of their forefathers. Before the "Lillias Eden" and her nine doomed men there lies Far Tortuga, a speck off the coast of Nicaragua - a treacherous fishing ground. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Island III: The Escape more books like this by Gordon Korman Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J. Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company-really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediately. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it's a matter of life and death. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies
23 view cover	Island II: Survival more books like this by Gordon Korman Six kids are stuck on a desert island. They have no food. No shelter. Nobody knows they are lost. They must take from the island in order to survive. But what if they're now alone? see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Farnhams Freehold more books like this by Robert A Heinlein Hugh Farnham was a practical, self-made man, and when he saw the clouds of nuclear war gathering, he built a bomb shelter under his house, hoping for peace and preparing for war. What he hadn't expected was that when the apocalypse came, a thermonuclear blast would tear apart the fabric of time and hurl his shelter across two thousand years into a ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
25 view cover	Foe more books like this by J M Coetzee Susan Barton finds herself marooned on an island in the Atlantic with an Englishman named Robinson Cruso and his mute (mutilated) slave, Friday. Rescued after a year of Cruso's company, back in England with Friday in tow, she approaches the author Daniel Foe, offering him the story. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £8.15! \| signed copies \| first editions

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