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Survivors

Author : David Long

Publisher : Faber & Faber

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 15,34 MB

Release : 2016-10-25

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0571316034

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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



Waco

Author : David Thibodeau

Publisher : Hachette Books

Page : 478 pages

File Size : 22,38 MB

Release : 2018-01-02

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1602865760

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The basis of the celebrated Paramount Network miniseries starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch -- Waco is the critically-acclaimed, first person account of the siege by Branch Davidian survivor, David Thibodeau. Twenty-five years ago, the FBI staged a deadly raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. Texas. David Thibodeau survived to tell the story. When he first met the man who called himself David Koresh, David Thibodeau was a drummer in a local a rock band. Though he had never been religious in the slightest, Thibodeau gradually became a follower and moved to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. He remained there until April 19, 1993, when the compound was stormed and burned to the ground after a 51-day standoff with government authorities. In this compelling account -- now with an updated epilogue that revisits remaining survivors--Thibodeau explores why so many people came to believe that Koresh was divinely inspired. We meet the men, women, and children of Mt. Carmel. We get inside the day-to-day life of the community. We also understand Thibodeau's brutally honest assessment of the United States government's actions. The result is a memoir that reads like a thriller, with each page taking us closer to the eventual inferno.



A Survivor's Story

Author : Severin Fayerman

Publisher :

Page : 108 pages

File Size : 31,44 MB

Release : 2011-02

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780983331032

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When Germany invades Poland in 1939, 17-year-old Severin Fayerman sees his world change forever. "A Survivor's Story" is the inspirational memoir of Fayerman, Holocaust survivor and the founder of Baldwin Hardware.



Sachiko

Author : Caren Barzelay Stelson

Publisher : Carolrhoda Books (R)

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 46,23 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1467789038

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This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui's survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath. Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson chronicles Sachiko's trauma and loss as well as her long journey to find peace. This book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.



Survivor

Author : Alex Teplish

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 46,96 MB

Release : 2015-06-28

Category :

ISBN : 9780989397216

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Bataan

Author : Eugene P. Boyt

Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 11,85 MB

Release : 2004

Category : History

ISBN : 9780806135823

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Like many other young American men during the depression-era 1930s, Gene Boyt entered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps. Later, after receiving an ROTC commission in the Army Engineers and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Missouri School of Mines, Boyt joined the Allied forces in the Pacific Theater. While building runways and infrastructure in the Philippines in 1941, Boyt enjoyed the regal life of an American officer stationed in a tropical paradise--but not for long. When the United States surrendered the Philippines to Japan in April 1942, Boyt became a prisoner of war, suffering unthinkable deprivation and brutality at the hands of the ruthless Japanese guards. One of the last accounts to come from a Bataan survivor, Boyt’s story details the infamous Bataan Death March and his subsequent forty-two months in Japanese internment camps. In this fast-paced narrative, Boyt’s voice conveys the quiet courage of the generation of men who fought and won history’s greatest armed conflict.



A Columbine Survivor's Story

Author : Marjorie Lindholm

Publisher : Regenold Publishing

Page : 114 pages

File Size : 25,7 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999

ISBN : 0977308502

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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.



Survivors Club

Author : Michael Bornstein

Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 24,88 MB

Release : 2017-03-07

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0374305714

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"The incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from Auschwitz--and of his family"--



Beyond the Tears

Author : Lynn C. Tolson

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,8 MB

Release : 2003-04-02

Category : Mental health

ISBN : 9781410724175

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A true story, Beyond the Tears begins with the suicide attempt of an abused and addicted twenty-five-year-old woman. In the aftermath, she commits to counseling to recover from anxiety and depression associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. The author engages the reader in therapy sessions where the young woman reveals dysfunctional family relationships, including domestic violence, sexual abuse, and mental illness. Due to the therapeutic process, the woman discovers a path to love and the value of life, and she ultimately achieves a life that reflects health and happiness. In sharing this inspirational journey, the author provides a message of hope. Sexual assault, addiction, and suicide are unsolved social problems that carry stigmas. The stigmas cast a code of silence that do not solve problems. The result from not speaking about the crime of sexual assault is too often tragic. Thus, there is a need for real stories of recovery. By bringing my dark secrets to light, it is my hope that others who have had similar events will know that they are not alone. Readers may explore their own emotions to open lines of communication, eliminate shame, and experience healing. I also hope that my book promotes understanding of the issues that cause individual suffering and plague our society.



The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors

Author : Jack Winocour

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 43,54 MB

Release : 2012-05-04

Category : History

ISBN : 0486131246

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Panic, despair, shocking inefficiency, and a dash of heroism. Two lengthy narratives by passengers who had a thorough knowledge of the sea and by members of the ship's crew. 26 illustrations.