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Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness,... (learn more about this book)
"Where were you when Diana died? For Trevor Rees-Jones, the answer is simple: he was in the same hospital as Diana, fighting for his own life a few rooms away. As bodyguard to her companion Dodi Fayed, he was with the couple when, hounded by paparazzi, and with a driver who turned out to... (learn more about this book)
“Not since Lance Armstrong has an American athlete been so celebrated for dodging death and competing again.” — Washington Post... (learn more about this book)
More than two decades have passed since a car driven by Senator Edward Kennedy plunged off Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick killing former staffer Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy has seen the spector of that mishap haunt, frustrate and finally end his presidential ambitions. Not even the Kennedy's... (learn more about this book)
As the first decade of the new century was getting underway, Spalding Gray worried that the joy he’d finally found with his wife, stepdaughter, and two sons would fail to fuel his work as a theatrical monologist the way anxiety, conflict, doubt, and various crises once had. Before he got the... (learn more about this book)
He was the most controversial American general in World War II--and also one of the most successful, courageous, and audacious. As a post-war administrator of defeated Germany, he sounded alarm bells about the dangers of Soviet encroachment into Europe. Politically, he was a lightning rod--an... (learn more about this book)
Laughter is the best tool to deal with stress and boredom. Made-up scientific studies show that hamsters who read books from 'Take a Break Have a Laugh" series live 10 times longer than humorless hamsters that are into Goth novels and French documentaries. In all seriousness though, after you... (learn more about this book)
Ten Minutes from Home is the poignant account of how a suburban New Jersey family struggles to come together after being shattered by tragedy. In this searing, sparely written, and surprisingly wry memoir, Beth Greenfield shares what happens in 1982 when, as a twelve-year-old, she survives... (learn more about this book)
One woman's inspiring journey though tragedy and sorrow-and the faith that made her entire life a miracle. When she was just a child, Heather's life was altered by an accident that completely destroyed many of her internal organs. The doctors gave her no chance of survival-but with God's... (learn more about this book)
From the powerful author of Birdy, Dad, and A Midnight Clear, the acclaimed memoir about a family's tragedy, recovery, and spiritual renewal. It is the true story of the events that changed Wharton's life and gave him a belief in an afterlife--the story of the tragedy that killed his... (learn more about this book)