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Book Synopsis The Ordeals of a Survivor by : Rev. Dr. Georg F.W. Gerritsen
Download or read book The Ordeals of a Survivor written by Rev. Dr. Georg F.W. Gerritsen and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My personal experiences before, during and after WW II in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia); some information about my family, and their ages in 1943; a map of the island of Java plus the locations of the concentration camps; afterthoughts; remarks; some drawings; a diagram of a camp; information about the atomic bombs; memorials; references; about the author.
Download or read book Shipwrecked written by Dennis Hale and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Columbine Survivor's Story by : Marjorie Lindholm
Download or read book A Columbine Survivor's Story written by Marjorie Lindholm and published by Regenold Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marjorie Lindholm was a sophomore at Columbine High School. In early April, 1999 she was a cheerleader with big plans. On April 20, 1999, she spent over four hours in a science room during the deadliest siege on an American school in recent history. She watched as her favorite teacher slowly bled to death. She saw her life flash before her eyes. It changed her life. This is her story.
Download or read book Barracoon written by Zora Neale Hurston and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller • TIME Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 • New York Public Library’s Best Book of 2018 • NPR’s Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 • Economist Book of the Year • SELF.com’s Best Books of 2018 • Audible’s Best of the Year • BookRiot’s Best Audio Books of 2018 • The Atlantic’s Books Briefing: History, Reconsidered • Atlanta Journal Constitution, Best Southern Books 2018 • The Christian Science Monitor’s Best Books 2018 • “A profound impact on Hurston’s literary legacy.”—New York Times “One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni Morrison “Zora Neale Hurston’s genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece.”—Alice Walker A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade—abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States. In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation’s history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo’s firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. During those weeks, the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjo’s past—memories from his childhood in Africa, the horrors of being captured and held in a barracoon for selection by American slavers, the harrowing experience of the Middle Passage packed with more than 100 other souls aboard the Clotilda, and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War. Based on those interviews, featuring Cudjo’s unique vernacular, and written from Hurston’s perspective with the compassion and singular style that have made her one of the preeminent American authors of the twentieth-century, Barracoon masterfully illustrates the tragedy of slavery and of one life forever defined by it. Offering insight into the pernicious legacy that continues to haunt us all, black and white, this poignant and powerful work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.
Download or read book The Big Ordeal written by Cynthia Hayes and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones anticipate, understand, and deal with the psychological turmoil ahead. Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis.
Download or read book Blessed Survivor written by Rhonda Knight and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has sold in the USA, UK, Canada and France and is blessing people WORLDWIDE! A documentary of Rhonda Knight's story was just filmed by the Discovery Channel and it will air in 3 Countries in the Fall of 2013! Blessed Survivor is a MUST READ! This book is not just an ordinary book. It is an actual account of my surviving attempted murder and rape and as the cover depicts, being stabbed in the eye among other horrific things and it embraces my journey with the incredible challenges I faced that had me wondering if I was going insane or what! So yes it is a "true story" novel that will captivate you but yet it is so much more... It is divinely inspired and written to bring the reader into my reality and into the realm of personal and Spiritual awakening in your own soul. This book is not a book written just for women although a woman can relate to it and it is not written for other survivors only but it is inspiration to know you can make it too with proper direction and help as you follow the road map laid out in it. This book is not just for Christians even though it is definitely the love and grace of God that kept me and I am a Christian which I proudly yet humbly proclaim. You may be a person who doesn't know God or you may not understand a lot about Him but this book will bring you into a place of understanding and of witnessing His mercy and miracles in my life which can certainly joyfully manifest in your life as well. IT IS a book for EVERYONE that has compassion for another human being. It is also written for anyone who has faced any type of challenges in their own life whether on a small or large scale. And yes it is a book written for those who just love to read but don't be surprised if you have a life impacting experience from it. There is a reason you're reading this right now; God has a reason for sharing this part of my life with you. Read this book and if it ultimately blesses you then share it with others; lend it out, give a copy as a gift or tell them where they can purchase a copy of this book for themselves. Thanks and God bless you, sincerely from my heart... Blessed Survivor
Download or read book Survivors written by David Long and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017. Amazing real-life stories about extreme survival.Beautifully presented in a large, paperback format, and fully illustrated in colour throughout, this wonderful anthology is a treat for all the family. Be shocked and amazed by these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival, including . . .The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark, a sailor who survived for 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic when his ship was torpedoed, using shark's blood in place of fresh water. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, a teenager who fell 2 miles from an aeroplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety. The Woman Who Froze to Death - Yet Lived, a woman who was trapped under freezing water for so long her heart stopped. Four hours later, medics managed to warm her blood enough to revive her. Combining classic tales such as Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic voyage, as well as more modern exploits such as the adventurer who inspired the movie 127 Hours, these astonishing stories will be retold by young readers to all of their friends.'A gorgeously presented hardback book, full of incredible real-life stories of extreme survival . . . Ultimately an inspirational book, beautifully illustrated.' Angels and Urchins'True-story fans will love this.' Inis Children's Books Ireland'A wonderful mixture of the scariness of peril and the glorious uplift of survival. It's insightful, inspirational and all absolutely true.' Bookbag
Book Synopsis Survivor's Anthem by : Barbara A. Stevens
Download or read book Survivor's Anthem written by Barbara A. Stevens and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author decided after going through her traumatic experience due to an abuser and more she wanted to stand up as a true survivor and be a witness to the fact that you can survive your ordeal. You also have the ability to get from that dangerous and harmful place to a better place in life and the author stands as a living witness. This book will reflect some of the ways that the author was able to get thru her ordeal to stand up as a Survivor.
Book Synopsis Soles of a Survivor by : Nhi Aronheim
Download or read book Soles of a Survivor written by Nhi Aronheim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unbelievable True Story of a Vietnamese Refugee Who Not Only Made the United States Her Home, But Learned the True Value of Hope, Love, and Religion Along the Way The soles of Nhi Aronheim's feet still bear the scars of her escape from Vietnam—trudging through the jungles of Cambodia as a twelve-year-old with a group of strangers seeking the land of opportunity: America. Her quest for survival through the Cambodian jungle eventually led her to a boat that took her to Thailand and an orphanage where Nhi lived for two years until she qualified for refugee status in the United States. Years later, she returned to Vietnam with a film producer to reunite with the family she never thought she’d see again. A second trip to Vietnam brought her two mothers, birth and adopted, face to face. Yet Soles of a Survivor isn’t just another inspirational survival story. It’s about the lessons Nhi learned about humanity, diversity, and unconditional love since arriving in the United States. She now has a deeper appreciation for the parallels between the Jewish and Vietnamese cultures, and others. After she met her Jewish beau, they got married. She eventually converted to Judaism, though the process was challenging for an Asian woman adopted into a Christian household. Her story shows it matters less what religion we’re part of, as long as we radiate goodness to those we meet. Now she relishes being a Vietnamese Jew. Having come full circle from prosperity to poverty and back, Nhi hopes to encourage others to believe that in spite of overwhelming odds, all things are possible if one has an intense desire, focused energy, and the audacity to grasp presented opportunities.
Download or read book The Survivor written by John Goddard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-10-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Goddard, a career explorer and adventurer, experienced many thrilling close calls with death during his adventurous life. As told in one of the most memorable stories in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul, when he was a boy, John Goddard made a list of 127 things he would like to do in his life, from living with pygmies in Africa and headhunters in Borneo to exploring the world's greatest rivers and highest peaks. The Survivor captures some of these adventures as it follows his experiences from boyhood, through his teen years and into adulthood. Each individual adventure is sure to thrill readers—from the exquisite details of exotic locales, to the raw power of Pacific storms, to the hair-raising brushes with death—always emphasizing the danger and exhilaration intrinsic to the adventurous life. Unique to this book, though, is the author's reverence for life and all living things, his honesty in admitting his own recklessness, his awe and gratitude to the supreme force that miraculously allowed him to survive each of these close calls with death, and his ability to use his experiences and the lessons he learned to set and achieve clear, meaningful goals. This great read will entertain and inspire people to live their dreams.
Download or read book Kiritsis and Me written by Richard Hall and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On a raw February morning in 1977, Indianapolis police radio frequencies crackle with the first acts of what was to become a bizarre and frightening, three-day-long psychodrama. A man named Tony Kiritsis had wired a shotgun to the back of Richard Hall's head. In a type of manic march, Kiritsis nudged a shoved Hall from his downtown Indianapolis office over piles of snow on midtown streets. Kiritsis was belligerent. hall's throat was bound and it appeared as through the harness device strapped to the shotgun might choke him. Kirtisis fingered the trigger with his right hand as he held the barrel in his left, prodding Hall. It was cold. Both men were in shirtsleeves. Citizens and police were simply stunned by what they saw. The cursing and screaming Kirtisis commandeered a police car and sped off to the west. Something was about to change in American media coverage, and forever in the life of Richard Hall. For three days his angry, ranting captor threatened to kill him as radio, television, wire service and newspaper reporters covered every turn of event. We have waited for decades to hear more of the story Richard Hall now shares his singular experience of being the victim of an historic act of terror that seized the world's attention and ushered the media into an unpredictable new world"--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Sole Survivor by : Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Download or read book Sole Survivor written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn and published by Design Enterprises of SF. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 23, 1942, German U-Boats torpedoed the British ship Benlomond and it sank in the Atlantic in two minutes. The sole survivor was a second steward named Poon Lim, who, with no knowledge of the sea, managed to stay alive for 133 days on a small wooden raft. Finally rescued at the mouth of the Amazon River, Poon was hailed as the "World's Champion Survivor." He still holds the Guinness World Record for survival at sea.
Download or read book The Ordeal written by Beatrice Saubin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned by her parents, brought up by her strict maternal grandmother in a small backwater town, young Beatrice Saubin always dreamed of visiting warm climates and exotic places. As a teenager she hitchhiked to India and later to Afghanistan and Thailand. In Malaysia, at age nineteen, she fell in love with Eddy Tan Kim Soo, a handsome, wealthy Chinese man. They planned to meet in Europe and marry. But at the airport on her way home, her spanking new Samsonite suitcase—a gift from Eddy— was ripped apart by custom officials. Beatrice was horrified to see that it contained several kilos of heroin. Clearly she had been set up by Eddy, who, it turned out, was a member of a powerful drug cartel. Arrested, Beatrice languished in prison for two years before she was tried. Her sentence: death by hanging. On appeal, her sentence was reduced to life in prison. Efforts on the part of her grandmother and an impassioned attorney managed to stir up public opinion, finally leading to Beatrice’s release after ten years. But however terrible, these years were not lost. While in prison, her spirits were never broken: she taught herself Malaysian and Cantonese, and became a model prisoner and a leader as well as a medical supervisor, caring for her fellow inmates. The Ordeal is her odyssey—always gripping, often terrifying, but ultimately a story of courage and inspiration.
Author :G. Mark LaFrancis with Robert Morgan and Darrell White Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1467140643 Total Pages :176 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Parchman Ordeal, The: 1965 Natchez Civil Rights Injustice by : G. Mark LaFrancis with Robert Morgan and Darrell White
Download or read book Parchman Ordeal, The: 1965 Natchez Civil Rights Injustice written by G. Mark LaFrancis with Robert Morgan and Darrell White and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1965, nearly 800 young people attempted to march from their churches in Natchez to protest segregation, discrimination and mistreatment by white leaders and elements of the Ku Klux Klan. As they exited the churches, local authorities forced the would-be marchers onto buses and charged them with "parading without a permit," a local ordinance later ruled unconstitutional. For approximately 150 of these young men and women, this was only the beginning. They were taken to the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, where prison authorities subjected them to days of abuse, humiliation and punishment under horrific conditions. Most were African Americans in their teens and early twenties. Authors G. Mark LaFrancis, Robert Morgan and Darrell White reveal the injustice of this overlooked dramatic episode in civil rights history.
Book Synopsis All But My Life by : Gerda Weissmann Klein
Download or read book All But My Life written by Gerda Weissmann Klein and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 1995-03-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who was to become her husband--in Volary, Czechoslovakia, in 1945, Gerda takes the reader on a terrifying journey. Gerda's serene and idyllic childhood is shattered when Nazis march into Poland on September 3, 1939. Although the Weissmanns were permitted to live for a while in the basement of their home, they were eventually separated and sent to German labor camps. Over the next few years Gerda experienced the slow, inexorable stripping away of "all but her life." By the end of the war she had lost her parents, brother, home, possessions, and community; even the dear friends she made in the labor camps, with whom she had shared so many hardships, were dead. Despite her horrifying experiences, Klein conveys great strength of spirit and faith in humanity. In the darkness of the camps, Gerda and her young friends manage to create a community of friendship and love. Although stripped of the essence of life, they were able to survive the barbarity of their captors. Gerda's beautifully written story gives an invaluable message to everyone. It introduces them to last century's terrible history of devastation and prejudice, yet offers them hope that the effects of hatred can be overcome.
Download or read book The Gulag Survivor written by Nanci Adler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was engaged in an ambivalent struggle to come to terms with its violent and repressive history. Following the death of Stalin in 1953, entrenched officials attempted to distance themselves from the late dictator without questioning the underlying legitimacy of the Soviet system. At the same time, the Gulag victims to society opened questions about the nature, reality, and mentality of the system that remain contentious to this day.The Gulag Survivor is the first book to examine at length and in-depth the post-camp experience of Stalin's victims and their fate in post-Soviet Russia. As such, it is an essential companion to the classic work of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Based on extensive interviews, memoirs, official records, and recently opened archives, The Gulag Survivor describes what survivors experienced when they returned to society, how officials helped or hindered them, and how issues surrounding the existence of the returnees evolved from the fifties up to the present.Adler establishes the social and historical context of the first wave of returnees who were ""liberated"" into exile in Stalin's time. She reviews diverse aspects of return including camp culture, family reunion, and the psychological consequences of the Gulag. Adler then focuses on the enduring belief in the Communist Party among some survivors and the association between returnees and the growing dissident movement. She concludes by examining how issues surrounding the survivors reemerged in the eighties and nineties and the impact they had on the failing Soviet system. Written and researched while Russian archives were most available and while there were still survivors to tell their stories, The Gulag Survivor is a groundbreaking and essential work in modern Russian history. It will be read by historians, political scientists, Slavic scholars, and sociologists.
Download or read book Sole Survivor written by Dennis Hale and published by Lakeshore Charters & Marine Explorations, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
