Author : Severin Fayerman
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2011-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780983331032
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.
Author : Eugene P. Boyt
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806135823
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.
Author : David Thibodeau
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1602865760
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.
Author : David Long
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0571316034
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
Author : Caren Barzelay Stelson
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books (R)
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467789038
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.
Author : James Cameron
Publisher : Lifewrites Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780996576901
"I had done nothing really bad, but this was Marion, Indiana, where there was very little room for foolish black boys." Unique, uplifting memoir about surviving a lynching and coming of age during Jim Crow. Annotated, with fifty photos, a foreword, introduction, and afterword.
Author : Merlyn Janet Magner
Publisher : SDSHS Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 29,93 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0984504117
Rapid City, South Dakota, June 9, 1972... 238 people died, 5 are still missing. In the midst of one of the worst floods in the history of the US, one young woman clung to the roof of a house. Merlyn Magner survived, but she lost her brother, mother, and father. Questions coursed through her mind then and for much of the rest of her life: Why did this happen? Why did my family die? Why did I survive? Rescued from that rooftop, Merlyn set out to find the answers to these questions.
Author : Marjorie Lindholm
Publisher : Regenold Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 30,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999
ISBN : 0977308502
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.
Author : David Thibodeau
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 1999-09-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781891620423
One of nine survivors of the attack on the Branch Davidian compound in 1993 describes how he came to join the religious community and offers an eyewitness account of the tragedy.
Author : Ingrid Morgan
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781734219166
I know you will enjoy reading my book about my life. About how from 1974 to the present I have coped and survived every obstacle and unfortunate card that I have dealt with. I wanted to share my story in hopes it will help someone out there. I want to help them not make the same mistakes I did and to always know there is always a way out. Never feel like your life is over. I am far from perfect and still will encounter issues, but I learn and appreciate what I have accomplished so far. I am a survivor and I am proud to be alive. I have built up the courage to tell my story. It took more than a decade but it was worth the wait. Nothing happens before its time. I have learned if it's for you nothing or anyone can take it away from you. Patience is a virtue. I have accomplished many awards and am very active in the community. It is so rewarding to give back. I am a proud Grandmother of three beautiful girls Milan, Marlee and Alexandria, and two beautiful children Diamond and Oneila. God has truly blessed me. I am forever grateful and thank you in advance to all my supporters. God says yes! Love Ingrid Morgan(Survivor- 1974).
