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Swallowed Alive, Fighting for Life in Alaska (volume 1) chronicles forty-two spine-tingling misadventures of mayhem at the mercy of Mother Nature. Gathered from personal interviews and media research in the wildest reaches of Alaska, volume one contains stories like two men freezing atop airplane floats as their plane rests upside down in a lake; a kayaker nailed by a calving glacier; river runners misreading the river's water, and a snowboarder disappears into a glacial crevasse, these tales of survival or extreme death will keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether it is freshwater, saltwater, glaciers, air turbulence, mountains or flat land, danger exists everywhere in Alaska. Outdoorsmen need be aware of both topography and weather as well as have survival supplies and skills in order to avoid being swallowed alive by nature. Join best-selling author Larry Kaniut in his newest book of misadventures: Swallowed Alive, Volume 1.

Just as travel and danger walk hand in hand in the Far North, Swallowed Alive, volume 2, follows in the footsteps of Swallowed Alive, volume 1, presenting stories of misadventure in the arms of Mistress Alaska. Danger is but a whisper away from those who travel Alaska's trails. And danger never falters in her efforts to unseat man.Stories of crevasses; dog team, river and ATV travel; bigfoot; trapping; hiking; fighting marlin; bear, bird, mouse, seal, sea lion, whale, caribou, moose and wolf situations; lost on a mountain and in the snow; teenage disappearance; exaggerated bear story; snow cornice. These stories embody totally unbelievable events...such as the bear and the frying pan.You will shake your head in disbelief and marvel at these stories. All true. And exceptional.

'Incredibly moving and inspiring' Gabby Logan'It's brilliant - I loved it' Lorraine Kelly'Brilliant . impressive and vividly told' The Times ---JOIN LOUISE MINCHIN ON 17 EXHILARATING ADVENTURES WITH TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHO ARE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS, SMASHING RECORDS AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES. 'To get to the heart of who these women are. I decided to do it the way that I know best, by taking part, spending time right beside them to experience the things they love.'Driven to bring more attention to female stories of courage and endeavour, Louise Minchin pushes herself to the extreme and embarks on thrilling endurance adventures with trailblazing women.She freedives under the ice in the dark in Finland with Cath, the first woman to swim a mile in the Antarctic Circle; she cycles across Argentina with Mimi, one of the world's most famous female endurance runners; and she swims from Alcatraz with Anaya and Mitali, two young sisters who have braved the shark-infested waters over 70 times.With her natural empathy and sense of humour, Louise forms close bonds with 18 incredible women. She explores what drives them and how they find the resilience and determination to go on despite life's setbacks. Louise reminds us of the bravery inside us all, and how essential it is to celebrate women's achievements. Prepare to be touched and inspired by these fearless women.

"Charlie Walbridge has been a river guide, a paddling-related business owner, and a member of the American Whitewater Board. That's where he began some of his most important work: maintaining their accident database and producing bi-annual reports of US whitewater fatalities. Over the years, the lessons learned and the practices developed from this information have saved countless lives. In Whitewater Rescues Charlie shares more than 75 of the most thrilling true stories of survival, bravery, and quick thinking ever submitted to the American Whitewater Accident Database. The narratives are uplifting and inspiring, and they spotlight the courage and ingenuity of whitewater paddlers"--

Shattered but not broken, Shaneé Morgan, shares the raw and uncut story of her journey through childhood trauma, tragedy, resilience, and healing. This shocking yet powerful memoir recalls the author's childhood growing-up in 5th Ward Houston, Texas also known as "The Nickel," in the midst of the crack epidemic. From the crack house to the school house, Shaneé recounts the tragic events that could've claimed her life, or the lives of her family if not for the grace and mercy of God. Later, realizing there was a greater purpose for her life, she set out to change the trajectory of the family cycle, by breaking generational curses and strongholds, in an effort to provide herself and her family a better life. Having to confront her past through extensive therapy allowed the author to share her tragic story to inspire and motivate other survivors to believe in their ability to succeed through healing, growth, hard work, dedication, and a desire to be their best selves, despite the tragedies and adversity they may have faced.

Titling his book Journey to the End of the Century, SACHAL puts us in the macrocosm of the culture of the Soviet Union through the microcosm of his life there. It was a harsh and difficult beginning: homelessness, starvation, loneliness, diseases, and a painful existence. Never complaining, little Sacha learns how to use experience in the most magical ways. He recounts how he bravely endured, how to use the system of control to survive and fully be himself. This severe beginning prepared Sacha for the horrors of war, for the harshness and severity of the German prison camp and the French Resistance. This hero received the Croix de Guerre in France. He learned how to survive homelessness, severe cold, no food, cruelty, and brutality, and all with a smile, ingenuity, a song on his lips, or his gift of art. He was a genius with poetry in his soul that he later put on canvas. This unforgettable history speaks to us about how to use adversity and to triumph in a sometimes cruel, brutal world. It is a powerful story of how one man learned to be himself, gentle, powerful, resilient, uncomplaining of himself or others throughout this saga of his life. While his story is devastating, it is magnificent that a man such as Sacha can endure and learn from every adversity that being true to himself is the greatest response. This book is an unforgettable read and will enrich all those who venture into Journey to the End of the Century. For more information on Sacha, the man and his art, see www.sachal.com.

About the Book In {un}Silenced. Suicide saved me. The gift of breaking free, Melanie Wilson offers her unvarnished, unfiltered, and untethered story of pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, and unresolved hurts, and how, despite her suffering, despite attempts at healing, despite her desire for un-suffering, she felt backed into a dangerous and life-threatening corner, no way out-until several rock bottoms. But on the other side of this unresolvedness, where Melanie stands today and vows to deliver us, she begins by reassuring us that the pain is transitory-joy, glory, blessings, and freedom await. That's a bold reassurance. Melanie delivers. God came to her and kept His promises. Howbeit, humbling and feeling undeserving, Melanie dropped to her knees and surrendered, inviting God into every part of her pain, and the healing began. Melanie Wilson delivers on her promise to share her story with complete transparency. There isn't anything excluded. A reader may consider, "How can all of what happened to Melanie be true." In response, our pain has no limits, and our pains do not limit us. We require belief. Family. And to be with God. "I would not be here if it weren't for you. You were my last attempt, and because of you, I learned to live my life in color." - Nadia Booth. "I am able to shine and be who I am called to be. I am still here to see my children and grandchildren. Melanie, you were sent by God. No more hiding." - Melissa Jellife. About the AuthorShe'll Rise was born from a divine calling I received after triumphing over anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual assault, an eating disorder, an opioid addiction, and a failed suicide attempt; God used me to bring hope and healing to women suffering in isolation. My mission is to create a safe, supportive environment to heal and RiseUp STRONG. Through my intensive 1:1 coaching program, Unbridled equine therapy program, in-person gatherings, annual retreats, masterminds, and book clubs, I provide a comprehensive approach to helping women demolish the strongholds that hold them back from living life in color. Melanie, a mother of two adult women, lives in Florida with her husband, and her emotional support pup, Rowan Faith and raises and cares for horses. Melanie is an active volunteer and, in 2022, received the President's Volunteer Service Award, which she holds dear to her heart.

"Each time Mom cried, the Lancaster family knew what would happen next: a move to somewhere new. By the time Sherrie was ten, roaming with Mom had led to seventeen moves--until the day Mom cried as she walked away and abandoned her children. Sherrie's wandering then began and continued through eighteen more moves until her high-school graduation. Her one saving grace was the couple who came to her rescue and saved her over and over. As Sherrie tried to find what she'd lost, the convoluted path of her life was filled with bus stations, country-western music, soul-killing indifference, and the unlikeliest of characters--vividly complex, daring, and with deeply flawed personalities. At twenty-two, Sherrie revisited what should have been the Lancasters' forever home. It looked just as she remembered, except for a crack in the fireplace wall. That crack added character to the wall, yet she knew the crack caused by moving and abandonment had destroyed her family. It was up to her to rebuild her life."--Publisher description.

"This by turns shattering and hope-giving account of prisoners who dug their way out of torture and bondage by the Nazis is both a stunning escape narrative and an object lesson in how we remember and continually forget the particulars of the Holocaust. No Road Leading Back is the remarkable story of a dozen prisoners who escaped from the pits where more than 70,000 Jews were shot in the Lithuanian forest after the Nazi invasion of Eastern Europe in 1941, and where they were forced participants in the equally horrific aftermath: anxious to hide the incriminating evidence of the murders, the S.S. enslaved a group of Jews to exhume every one of the bodies and incinerate them all in a months-long labor-an episode whose specifics are staggering and disturbing, even within the context of the Holocaust. From within that dire circumstance emerges the improbable escape made by some of the men who were part of this "burning brigade." They dug a tunnel with bare hands and spoons while they were trapped and guarded day and night-an act not just of great bravery and desperation but of awesome imagination. Based on first-person accounts of the escapees and on each scrap of evidence that has been documented, repressed, or amplified since, this book resurrects their lives and their acts of witness, as well as providing a complex, urgent analysis of why their story has rarely been told, and never accurately. Heath explores the cultural use and misuse of Holocaust testimony and the need for us to face it-and all uncomfortable historical truths-with honesty and accuracy"--

This story is about the life of a girl who grew up in the Tompkins projects in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She enjoyed life with her family, joining her family for holiday fun, going on picnics, and enjoying the summer fun. Her teenage years were moving fast. She gets married to her childhood sweetheart, Leonard Brown, and life quickly changes from fun to the life of drugs and trying to hide their secret drug life. Drugs and death prove to be too much, but how did she survive?

When the norm no longer satisfies the hunger of men...¿¿Publisher and Anthologist Brenda Dempsey brings together 17 men from around the globe who are ready to embrace their power for the good of humankind and show how they have become the Voices of Strength. Here are their inspirational stories... ¿The Voices of Strength are: Douglas Vermeeren, Dexter Moscow, Shareef Amin, Dennis Pitocco, Matt Evans, Satwinder Sagoo, Prof. Dr Jagdish Khatri, George Greig, Colin Tansley, Matt Mo CVO, Eric Manu, Dr Kevin Ward, Jamal Ahmed, Mark Stephen Pooler, Adam Greenwood, Sam Dossa, and Simon Alexander Ong.

"Jeg kan ikke huske, om det er bragene eller skrigene, der kommer først. Det føles, som om det hele sker på én gang. De høje brag. De mange skrig. Erkendelsen af, at der bliver skudt i Field´s. Og derefter flodbølgen af løbende mennesker, der kommer mod os og forbi os. Instinktivt griber vi hinandens hænder og løber."I "En dag ad gangen - Livet efter skyderiet i Field´s" fortæller Stinemaria om den skæbnesvangre dag i Field´s og månederne efter, hvor livet for altid er forandret. Det er en historie om dødsangst, krisepsykolog og lange sygemeldinger, og hvordan det påvirker et menneske at tro, at livet slutter nu. For hvordan vender man tilbage til hverdagen med alle dens trivialiteter, når man føler, man har set døden i øjnene og har ændret sit syn på verden? Stinemaria er 49- år og stod tæt ved skyderiet på 2. sal i Field´s. Dette er hendes historie om at finde vej tilbage til sig selv efter at have oplevet dét, vi ikke troede ville ske i Danmark. Stinemaria er en af mange, der i dag stadig er påvirket efter skyderiet, og bogen indeholder derfor også fortællinger fra 9 mennesker, der alle var i Field´s den dag, og hvordan de på forskellig vis har tacklet oplevelsen.

Susan Norman's disturbing childhood and violent marriage left her with learning and writing difficulties that she has spent her life overcoming. Using guile, good humour and a fair dollop of native intelligence, she endured extreme domestic violence and misfortune, yet always managed to spring off the back foot and bounce back.Hardworking and forthright, Susan has negotiated successful careers as a prison officer, hostage negotiator and businesswoman. Her trademark of an infectious sense of humour, loyalty, compassion and kindness to others is a tribute to her authentic self.Her narrative tracks her life from early childhood in the downtrodden streets of the East End of London, her marriage to a violent pimp and her struggles to bring up her children in appalling living conditions. Despite being unable to write, Susan became a prison officer in the notorious and dangerous corridors of Boggo Road Prison. Eventually, after many years of outstanding service, work stress overcame her, forcing her to leave.Embarking on a successful business venture with her husband, and trusting that her daughter, Ivy, would never hurt her, Susan encouraged her daughter's involvement in the day-to-day running of the company. Manipulated and blackmailed by Ivy into losing control of the company she worked hard to establish, Susan was locked out of her company office and left in despair and penniless.Written with the help of a ghostwriter, this is a story of tenacity and strength in adversity and - despite suffering the worst form of betrayal, from close family - the fortitude to rise above it, laugh and bounce back.

"Matt Branch is a former college athlete who played football at LSU from 2008-2012. In 2018 he was involved in a near death experience that resulted in the amputation of his left leg. This book reveals the details of that story, about how his football career at LSU and his faith gave him the foundation to begin the process of turning darkness into light."--

“Kim” er en samling breve og dagbogsnotater skrevet af den danske modstandsmand Kim Malthe-Bruun i tiden under besættelsen. Det er en gribende beretning om en ung mand, der led en tragisk skæbne, og som endte med at ofre livet i sin kamp for en bedre verden. Kim blev arresteret af Gestapo på Østerbro under en illegal våbentransport i 1944 og blev indsat i Vestre Fængsel. Mens han sad fængslet, skrev han breve til sine forældre og sin forlovede, Hanne. Med ordene: “Jeg har vandret ad en vej, som jeg ikke har fortrudt, jeg har aldrig svigtet, hvad der i mit hjerte stod (…) Tiden er kort, jeg kan ikke rigtig forklare det, men mit sind er fuldkommen roligt” tog han afsked med sine elskede. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Embracing the Power of Forgiveness" is a compelling and inspiring true story of a woman's journey from heartbreak to healing. In the wake of a devastating loss, when her mother falls victim to a senseless act of violence, she faces unimaginable pain and grief. Yet, through the power of her faith, she discovers the transformative strength of forgiveness.

"How did you survive?" is a question often asked of me when I tell the stories of my transitional teenage years. The Little Black Boy answers that question with a story of a young man's survival of family issues, community dysfunctions, relocation, and life's dramatic changes during an era marred by gangs, crack, violence, and other effects of systemic racism where the victims arealways vilified.This is a survival story told from the perspective of an inner city kid who was forced to grow up early while experiencing the joys and pains of matriculation. I am very transparent in discussing the traumas that molded me, and I hope that my transparency encourages you to be open and honest with yourself. This story, like my life, is no tragedy though. You will definitely laugh at my misguided adventures. Finally, this is a story of redemption where I discuss the power of forgiveness, the strength to stand, and the power of your presence. This book is a spiritual journey as much as it is physical. My goal is for us to understand that you are not defined by your circumstances, you are not alone, you are worthy of your dreams, and you deserve love, peace and happiness.

Dr Mary Faltz is a survivor of child sexual abuse that lasted 16 years. At 37, she is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer. This is her powerful story.

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