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'You are here for the rest of your life. Do you understand? You are not leaving Iran. You are here until you die.' Betty Mahmoody and her husband, Dr Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody ('Moody'), came to Iran from the USA to meet Moody's family. With them was their four-year-old daughter, Mahtob. Appalled by the squalor of their living conditions, horrified by what she saw of a country where women are merely chattels and... (more)

Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

by Lisa Beamer, Ken Abraham

2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner! The best-seller that has brought comfort and hope to millions in the wake of 9/11 is now available in softcover! Let's Roll! --the moving, behind-the-scenes story of United Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer and his widow, Lisa--is so much more than a tribute. A message of character, courage, and undeniable faith in the face of horrifying tragedy, it encourages anyone who reads it... (more)

Unlikely Angel : The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Unlikely Angel : The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

by Ashley Smith

"He thought that I was an angel sent from God."—Ashley Smith In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational account, the 27-year-old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first... (more)

Family of Spies

by Pete Earley

Based on family papers, wiretapped conversations, trial transcripts and interviews with the principals, this is the most comprehensive look we are likely to get at the inception and operation of what has been called the most damaging spy ring in America's history. The book is riveting on several levels: John Walker's uncanny ability to talk three people into betraying their country (his brother Arthur, son Michael... (more)

Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America

Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America

by Linda Hunt

In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant and mother of eight children named Helga Estby was behind on taxes and the mortgage when she learned that a mysterious sponsor would pay $10,000 to a woman who walked across America. Hoping to win the wager and save her family’s farm, Helga and her teenaged daughter Clara, armed with little more than a compass, red-pepper spray, a revolver, and Clara’s curling iron, set out on foot... (more)

Stick A Geranium In Your Hat And Be Happy!

Stick A Geranium In Your Hat And Be Happy!

by Barbara Johnson

Pain is inevitable but misery is optional, says Barbara Johnson, and she should know. The survivor of four devastating experiences, Barbara, with the wit of Erma Bombeck, teaches how to find joy in the midst of it all. Her credentials open doors and provide insight to all those who suffer from the difficulties of life. And this million copy edition is proof that the message holds true! Parents of prodigals and... (more)

Mistaken Identity

by Don and Susie, Cerak, Newell, Colleen and Whitney, with Tabb, Mark Van Ryn

Sisters in Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story

Sisters in Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story

by Nicola Tyrer

Forgotten Voices of our frontline nurses

God's Smuggler

by Brother Andrew

The Cross and the Switchblade

by Reverend David Wilkerson

Her world was the street gang, the sex party, the fix. Her destiny, a life of crime and an early grave. But Maria was rescued, along with thousands like her, by one dedicated crusader who carried the cross into the world of the switchblade.

The Search for Amelia Earhart

by Fred Goerner

My Hero: Extraordinary People on the Heroes Who Inspire Them

My Hero: Extraordinary People on the Heroes Who Inspire Them

by The My Hero Project

In My Hero, some of the most prominent heroes and leaders of our time will share--in their own words--their thoughts and stories about the people who have been the greatest source of strength and inspiration to them.

The Emperor's Last SoldiersIto (Roger Clifton, Trans) Masashi

The Emperor's Last Soldiers

by Ito (Roger Clifton, Trans) Masashi

A Marriage Sabbatical

by Sabina Shalom

This is the true story of Sabina Shalom who exchanged a brilliant single-life career for marriage and motherhood. After thirty years of making a home for her husband and their two sons, she felt frustrated in her role as live-in-maid and asked her husband for time off with pay! With a back-pack and only fifteen hundred dollars, she traveled fifty thousand miles alone around the world. Stranded in Iran, received... (more)

The Long Good Night: My Father's Journey into Alzheimer's

The Long Good Night: My Father's Journey into Alzheimer's

by Daphne Simpkins

As more and more people are discovering, Alzheimer's disease is the worst kind of thief. Over time, it robs those who suffer from it of the treasure of their memories and the sharpness of their minds. In "The Long Good Night" Daphne Simpkins chronicles the slow, sometimes heartbreaking decline of her father from the disease, but also contradicts the prevailing opinion that caregivers can experience only suffering... (more)

Ulysses' VoyageTimothy (Foreword: Thurnbull, Colin M. ; Editors: Josephy, Alvin M. Jr. & Turnstell, Douglas) Severin

Ulysses' Voyage

by Tim Severin

The Hiding Place

by Corrie Ten Boom, John L. Sherrill, John L. Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill

Corrie ten Boom was a woman admired the world over for her courage, her forgiveness, and her memorable faith. In World War II, she and her family risked their lives to help Jews escape the Nazis, and their reward was a trip to Hitler's concentration camps. But she survived and was released--as a result of a clerical error--and now shares the story of how faith triumphs over evil. For thirty-five years... (more)

Little House: Book 10

On the Way Home

The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The diary kept by the author of Little House on the Prairie during her family's journey from South Dakota to Missouri describes the sights and events that they encounter along the frontier during their trip. Reissue.

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story

by Richard Preston

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal... (more)

The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million

The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million

by Daniel Adam Mendelsohn

In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic&#8212part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work&#8212that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the... (more)

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by Betty Mahmoody