True stories of heroism, endurance and survival Books

I was a young girl wanting nothing more than to be loved.  From an early age, until I found recovery, my voice was silent, unless I was drunk and angry. I became violent. I became someone I hated, but also someone who realized that I had the gift of...

At age 14, Wendy Gossard was drawn by the tranquil blue eyes and personal magnetism of a man known as Yahowah, leader of a spiritual group called the Source Family. Fleeing her own family and becoming a fugitive from justice in the state of California,...

A love story, a tragedy... and a miraculous twist of fateJuliette and Mark Brisman had a storybook romance and family life until one fateful day when the worst tragedy to occur on American soil struck: 9/11. Mark, who had arrived early at his office at...

Darla Calvet is a thirty-nine-year-old working mom whose life turns upside down when she is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Suddenly, fear threatens her dreams for the future as doctors' appointments replace her daily routines and she realizes...

By Eastern Windows, first published in 1949, is the fascinating, inspirational account of correspondent William McDougall, captured by the Japanese while reporting from Sumatra during World War II. McDougall would spend the next 3-1/2 years in various...

Arrest and Exile, first published in 1941, is the story of Olga Kochanska, an American citizen who was arrested in Poland by the secret police, transported to Siberia in a freight car, and imprisoned in a labor camp, part of the infamous Soviet gulag...

Hungary, 1944. Almost half a million Jewish Hungarians are deported to Auschwitz. Among the few surviving Hungarian Jews from this era were young men who, like Ervin Wolf, were forced into the brutal Labor Service where they were cut off from the...

AN INSIGHTFUL MEMOIR OF THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF CANCER AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON EVERYONE, FROM THE DIRE TO THE RIDICULOUS. Louise navigates a roller-coaster year of cancer treatment, single parenthood and family dynamics, all whilst wrangling two dogs...

Ten women tell their stories of how failing suicide has led to thriving in life. Stories which are powerful, thought provoking and inspiring, covering subjects such as sex trafficking, domestic abuse, mental abuse, child abuse, drug and alcohol...

From the struggle...to the victory...For many people, especially for those of us who've been counted out, hope is a hard thing to encompass. But I believe I've found the way.We all make mistakes and fall short sometimes. But when we do, learn from it,...

The Search for Raoul Wallenberg: The Truth tells a true story that reaches back over one hundred years, touches on the lives of over one hundred thousand people, involves the governments of four countries, includes hundreds of documents, and both exposes...

Today, Farsund is a vibrant bountiful town nestled in the stunning archipelago of southern Norway. It's hard to see the bleak past it endured at the dawn of the financial crisis. Too many jobs were on the brink of extinction when the town's largest...

A Resistance Fighter's Cry for FreedomGrowing up in an assimilated Jewish family, Jan Piechocki - later Yohay Remetz - lived a peaceful and humble life in Warsaw. Yet when the brutal Nazi Regime grew in power, all hell broke loose, resulting in Jan's...

Are you familiar with the story of Job?Adopted as an infant.Burying her fiancé only a month before their wedding.Physically & mentally broken in a crash that threatened to take her life.Diagnosed with cancer twice before the age of 35.And yet, she...

A Rose is Still a Rose: Overcoming Your Past to Walk in Freedom is a memoir that illustrates God's redemption and faithfulness. This transparent and vulnerable book highlights the story of Grace Onuegbu, and her process of transformation from a prodigal...

Tipperary farmer Seamus Sherlock realised a lifelong dream in 2002 when he bought his own farm in West Limerick. In August 2012, however, he was left devastated when he was issued with an eviction notice, having fallen behind on mortgage repayments a few...

Enfance ou folie? Cette collection d'histoires commence avec un jeune garçon dont l'intelligence, la capacité et la détermination sont plus en accord avec un adulte plutôt qu'avec un enfant de six ans curieux, qui nous est présenté dans la première...

Based on a true story of unparalleled chaos in a 1950's Irish Catholic family, Denise O'Donnell Adams welcomes you into her life with chilling clear honesty. A tavern owner father and his teenage bride struggle with untimely deaths, a friend's murder and...

Life interruption is based on the author's experiences as she shares her inner turmoil as she delves into several cancer diagnoses and, recently, an unusual disease. She shares heartfelt losses of family members, friends, young children, and an adult...

Colleen HooverDo you want to discover more of Colleen Hoover books?Learn about her early life, education, and the likes?Find out about her interests, passion, awards, and professional life?Colleen Hoover is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of "it...

It is summer 1966 in West-Berlin, five years after the wall had been erected, when Anne is born. Her parents raise her in the National Socialistic tradition, where discipline and obedience are key and women are submissive to men. The poisonous atmosphere...

Each and every one of us will, throughout our lives, find ourselves sitting at a crossroads. The next decision will determine the direction our lives will take, for better or worse. No one can know with any absolute certainty just what the outcome may be...

In her new book, Shantial returns to express and recount the struggles she dealt with while homeless, the violent relationships she was in, exposure to drug dealing, as well as familial conflicts. She describes how she was able to turn her life around,...

 Ava Jackson is a troubled little girl. She has undergone more than her share of neglect, abuse, and disappointment. Family secrets robbed her of her childhood and threaten her present and future. This story delivers a gut-wrenching account of her...

You are about to embark on a journey that will stimulate each and every one of your emotions and move your soul. This is one victim's story of her ability to survive through years of relentless childhood, physical and sexual abuse, the affect it had on...

From the "boots on the ground," often dangerous efforts to stop the horrid spread of infectious diseases on the Yukon and Kuskokwim, to pioneering efforts. Rescuing a badly aborted Russian girl from the Bering Sea and then a Medivac to Moscow led to...

What goes through someone's mind when they're immersed in the open ocean, hypothermic, and either going to drown or be eaten alive by sharks? How does one have the will to survive a mariner's worst nightmare of being lost at sea?In Lost in the...

"Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage." -Lucius Annaeus SenecaAfter her final failed suicide attempt, Marie Scofield embraced her life, which inspired her to write. I Have a Fighter My Whole Life is an autobiographical account and her way of...

Willpower is what Rachie had learnt to befriend having experienced more than her fair share of despair. One year after leaving an abusive relationship whilst suffering from PTSD, she was the passenger in a car accident that left her having to learn how...

"Untapped Potential follows George's career in the army, from the age of 16 when he joined the Army Apprentices College, of which he became the Junior Regimental Sergeant Major, to the moment, 27 years later, that he reluctantly decided to leave. The...

A religious cult, militia conspirators, and an FBI standoff. Can a nine-year-old girl survive them all?Sophia’s mom has been promised Zion after meeting and marrying a fanatic religious cult member. Sophia is left to protect her younger sister...

Cubbyhole Kid tells a harrowing survival story of a young four-year-old boy as he recounts his days being raised in a strict Irish Catholic family while expressing his gratitude and love for two incredible women that saved his life-his protective...

In Shining Brightly, Silicon Valley pioneer, cancer survivor and interfaith peacemaker Howard Brown shares keys to resilience for successful entrepreneurs, patient advocates and community leaders. He shows us how to reach out through our families, our...

A life-altering diagnosis leads a young woman down a path to fight for her life, a path that would lead her to discover her true faith. A rare cancer and the uncertainty of survival would come to test any uncertainty she might have had about her belief...

Broken Roads Lead Me Here tells the true-life story of a boy born into unimaginable abuse in Glasgow in the sixties. By the age of eight, Colin had been abandoned by his mother and continued to be sexually, physically, emotionally, and spiritually...

Shaun tells this compelling true story of a woman's journey through life's struggles with a family plagued with mental illness. This collection of experiences forced her to seek true knowledge, wisdom, and peace through bravely surviving the harsh...

I was at risk like many in the hood. Yet, I'm still alive to tell you my story.My unfiltered memoir is for those who need inspiration after facing inner-city struggles. Growing up as a young black man in 1980s Philadelphia, I was on the brink. The...

This is not a self-help book. This is a story about healing, self-acceptance and overcoming adversity. It's not always pretty and that's how it's supposed to be, so that we can grow and understand who we are, and what we truly need in our lives. It's...

'This book is a work of my memories, made up of true stories ... All I hope is that ... people may start to see into the life of someone they never understood.'Jacqueline was a young child the first time she experienced abuse from those meant to protect...

Yolanda Trevino's writing debut chronicles the painful tragedies of her life that began in her adolescence. As she struggles with self-worth and validation into adulthood, she finds herself in abusive relationships and one would alter her life forever...

Journeys to Love - Revised continues the saga of people being healed after a lifetime of abuse, as they discover and accept the truth about God's love. Walk beside them over the next four years as they begin to learn the reasons for their survival...

A fiercely honest, and provocative narrative, of one woman's journey, and transformation, overcoming her traumatic past. Finding her individuality and true self throughout this experience, driven by her sheer determination. This is an incredible story...

Belgium, 1941. Rosa and Charles Russ give their newborn son, Jean-Pierre, to their non-Jewish friends for safekeeping; they are not aware that the couple is involved in espionage for the British, putting their baby in grave risk. In the home where...

About the Book: In Chasing My Father, Dylan Cramer revisits his time beside the father he adored and cherished. He also recounts the peace movement of the sixties and his life as a commune child. Despite numerous struggles and heartbreaks in...

In the days before Roe v. Wade, an ambitious young journalist, abandoned by her hometown beau, leaves Michigan for a dream job on the city desk of a Rochester, New York newspaper. Burned once, she's eager for love, but as the only Girl in the newsroom,...

The Drainpipe Diary, first published in 1957, is the moving account by an American nurse of her internment at Santo Tomas in Manila during World War II. She began her detailed diary on January 5, 1942, the date she was to have married her fiancé, but...