True stories of heroism, endurance and survival Books

Snapshot: The hero in this testimony struggles to break the jails of personal, social, political, religious and office labels, throughout his life, while researching similar trends in Egypt’s history and seeking knowledge...

The Baker's Son: A WWII Resistance Story of Courage and Survival"Are we coming to a time when the 1930s are seen NOT as a warning but as a template?" Is it possible that it could all happen again? If we don't learn the lessons of history, will we be...

Hello, world. I'm Ola Ray, a small-town girl from St. Louis, Missouri, who reached international fame, as the co-star in what became the biggest music video of all time. Thriller! Whenever I am in public, people seem to find a way to approach me, wanting...

This is a recovery story about a Micmac woman named Melody Paul. She is from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in an island called Cape Breton, famously known for its beautiful trails. She was raised in Eskasoni. Eskasoni is one of the largest native...

"While living on the edge of nature and traditional notions of security, Guy Van Cleve has explored the world. Most importantly, he has tapped into the most sincere, benevolent aspects of human beings no matter where he lays his head down at night (or in...

20,000 Miles South: A Pan American Adventure in a Seagoing Jeep from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, first published in 1957, is the inspiring story of Helen and Frank Schreiber (and their German shepherd, Dinah), who successfully journeyed from...

As a wife and mom, church volunteer, and small business owner, Ann Van Hine prided herself on being in control of her life.Until 9/11.Pieces Falling is Ann's story of navigating the very personal loss of her husband, Bruce-a New York City firefighter who...

Awards:2023 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Gold Medal for Memoir2023 Outstanding Creator Awards (Winter) Third-Place Winner Best Non-Fiction Book2023 Outstanding Creator Awards (Winter) First-Place Winner in Family2023 Outstanding Creator...

‘A book grows rather like a snow crystal. One doesn’t write it from start to finish but, in greater or less degree, all at the same time … that is why my book is not in chronological order; for everything is of the present, held in the...

Can Greta Kolbe escape Nazi Vienna and reach America before her past and the Gestapo catch up to her?"Vienna on Fire provides a gripping and historically accurate account of the resilience of the human spirit amid the darkest of times."-Erin Britton, San...

He was sort of out-of-control from the moment he hit the ground running. Beginning life as the Dennis-the-Menace kid growing up in Santa Clara, California, to Alaska Master Guide License #110, Jerry Jacques has lived his life one adventure after another,...

In The Sum of Me, Mark Brundage Odom embarks on a journey of introspection, delving into the whirlwind of emotions surrounding the revelation of his biological father. Anchored by his stepfather's love and name because of his mother's silence, Odom's...

In Shaken. Not Broken: Surviving the Quake Within and Without, Namrata Kohli, affectionately called Nam, delivers a gripping memoir that captures the harrowing and life-altering experience of surviving Taiwan's most devastating earthquake in a quarter of...

"Hacia el Mañana: Historias de Supervivencia y Fortaleza" es un cautivador viaje a través de las profundidades de la resistencia humana y el inquebrantable espíritu para superar la adversidad. Cada capítulo se desenvuelve como un tapiz de valentía,...

"Toward Tomorrow: Stories of Survival and Strength" is a captivating journey through the depths of human resilience and the unwavering spirit to overcome adversity. Each chapter unfolds like a tapestry of courage, weaving together narratives of triumph...

Mukačevo in der Tschechoslowakei. Zwei junge Mädchen, Manci und Ruth Grunberger, wachsen zusammen mit ihren sechs Geschwistern in einer liebevollen, jüdischen Familie am Fuße der Karpaten auf, eine friedliche Region, bis sie von Ungarn im Jahr 1938...

Wciągająca autobiografia ocalałego z obozu koncentracyjnego Brutalnie szczera opowieść o ludzkiej wytrzymałości z czasów II wojny światowej Manny Steinberg (1925-2015) spędził swoje nastoletnie lata w nazistowskich obozach koncentracyjnych w...

A gripping and powerful story about survival on the streets. After experiencing homelessness--and more importantly, surviving the whole ordeal-this is a true account, in descriptive and sometimes graphic detail, of what it was like. It is the story...

With wit and courage, the women held as political prisoners during the military dictatorship faced a relentless force based on isolation and punishment. They resisted with ingenuity and solidarity, with letters to love which allowed them to dialogue with...

Fran's entrance into this world was far from a fairytale - in fact - just a few hours into this thing called "life", his place on Earth was under heavy consideration. As his future tipped in the balance of strangers, the authorities made a decision to...

This is Kaz's story from humble beginnings. Strapped for cash with two babies at home in 1997, she decided to make Christmas cakes out of her home kitchen to sell at the local markets. Twenty-two years later, knowing it was time to let go of her baby she...

In this follow-up to Maybe I Can Rise Above, Saffire-Rose Fletcher continues her journey of self-exploration, growth, and spiritual reconciliation.Battling through tumultuous relationships, the ongoing struggle to build her music career, debilitating and...

What's the connection between a crack house and a luxury mansion?More than you know and the foundation for a fascinating true story.Tommy couldn't move on from his years in Memphis. Emotionally abused as a child, the successful businessman buried his...

I have found an innovative way to not only tell my story of saving the Black man, but also to offer my story as a guide to help readers overcome adversity through faith and spiritual growth. I know that what I experienced is much bigger than me, so I am...

When the Germans march into their little Polish shtetl at the start of World War II, the Jews of Wlodawa see their lives abruptly torn apart. For Hil and Alexandra it marks the beginning of a struggle to survive during which they will experience ghettos,...

A story of struggle, heroism, and triumph during the rise of fascism and communismIn the Time of Madmen examines a journey of discovery through the eyes of one family against world events of the past 125 years. Hope, love and resilience sustained them...

A unique approach to Holocaust literature, I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name comprises the compelling stories of eight Jews, a Righteous Gentile, and a liberator, all connected by the Holocaust and Jacksonville, Florida. They experienced the...

A young girl is suddenly all alone and on the run from the Nazis in her hometown in Poland. Having survived an aktion that was intended to completely rid Czestochowa of all the Jews, she and her father try to make their way back to their home during the...

This is the story of one remarkable woman's unimaginable journey through the rise of the Nazi regime, the Second World War, and the aftermath. Mania Lichtenstein's dramatic story of survival is narrated by her granddaughter and her memories are...

"If you have ever dealt with a person dependent upon drugs, this book is for you.If you are the mother, father, sister, brother, friend, co-worker, boss of a drug-dependent person, this book is especially for you. It ripped out my mother's heart...

This is an account of a childhood fraught with unusual complications, and one might be forgiven for believing it happened in the Victorian era, when in fact it happened not long ago. The story takes one along a journey with the child who has many...

PURELY ALASKA: Authentic Voices from the Far North includes 32 stories as far flung as Alaska itself, including that of a woman who discovers a surprising new world when she goes off to boarding school; a mother who hopes to steer his son to college, but...

It's about choices, and how they affect our future. An inconsequential decision becomes a catalyst for a life changing event. In 2020 three strangers find themselves left behind on an uninhabited island in south Thailand's Angthong chain. Worldwide the...

A Grueling Survival Story About a WWII Hero's Fight for FreedomOn January 11, 1945, Major Donald J. Humphrey had his B-29 Superfortress directed at Singapore Island. After navigating the 1900-mile trip from India through dangerous weather, they had just...

After her parents' divorce, Jessica, age eleven, is responsible for overseeing the household and watching her younger siblings while her ever-absent mother manages her three businesses.At sixteen, she is introduced to Jim, nearly a decade older than she...

Will to Live - Push Through is Sarnia Coke's debut novel and is based on her life. It captures some of the struggles she's had to face both as a teen and in her adult life. The book encapsulates what it really means to have the Will to Live - overcoming...

"My name is Amanda Blackwood and I'm a survivor of human trafficking." Even now the words sound like fiction, especially as the horrors fade from recent memory. It's been 20 years since I escaped that fate, beating the odds. Most don't survive...

This book will inspire and educate everybody in the world; the everyday working man, the corporate lawyer, and the college kid struggling to maintain life. The prisoner without the vision and hunger to succeed. I hope this book inspires the neighborhood...

As a young child of divorced parents, Annette Pearson's dreams were high in the sky, filled with mansions, corvettes, and diamonds. She lived in the land of sunshine and trendy plastic dolls. She believed, with all her heart, that whatever her...

'Spud Ely tells it like it was, from first-hand experience. No glory, just guts. You can almost smell the dirt and the blood' - The SunSpud Ely's SAS career has pitched him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever fought.Ranging...

At twenty-six, Adam Ballinger had a good degree, a fiancée, and a well-paid job. So what made him risk it all for the gruelling, year-long SAS Selection course, with a better than ninety per cent chance of failing to win the toughest badge in the British...

Diagnosed with breast cancer while on holiday in Japan, editor, one-time environmental activist and wannabe politician Isla distracts herself with tourist adventures - including snorkelling in the South China Sea, learning about slipper etiquette and...

A true story of survival against impossible odds.1905. My grandfather Karl Jauram, the son of an Estonian peasant farmer, leaves home and travels south to Ukraine in search of work.  1914. It begins. World War One. The Russian...

In the early morning of November 10, 1938, the Nazis dragged Otto Englander from his home in Stuttgart, Germany, and imprisoned him in Dachau Concentration Camp. It was Kristallnacht, a 24-hour reign of terror during which 2100 German-Jewish synagogues,...

Break the cycle by intentionally building a positive future.The story has been told too many times. Make a mistake, land in jail, and end up in a corrections system that doesn't reform offenders-- it develops them. Once they've done their time, they...

Extraordinary lives are born from journeys filled with significant challenges. Imagine:- ending up in the back seat of the police car bare feet;- living in your car with your partner and pets after becoming homeless;- struggling with your weight for your...

Experienced child actress Marissa Gould is looking forward to spending the summer before her senior year of high school at UCLA's musical theater program in hopes of entering the drama school there as a college freshman. Instead, she is jolted awake...

The improbable true story of a nine-year-old Polish boy's Holocaust survivalThis biography traces the Holocaust through the eyes of young Nathan Poremba and examines the difficult emotional and physical choices he had to make to survive. His father was...