Author: Kathryn Miles
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1643752936
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A riveting, "beautifully written" deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness (John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a journalist's obsession—and a new theory of who might have done it. Winner of the 2023 CrimeCon True Crime Book of the Year Award They must have been followed. That’s the thought I return to after all these years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women. During their final days in the park, they descended the narrow remnants of a trail and pitched their tent in a hidden spot. After the pair didn’t return home as planned, park rangers found a scene of horror at their campsite, their tent slashed open, their beloved dog missing, and both women dead in their sleeping bags. The unsolved murders of Winans and Williams continue to haunt all who had encountered them or knew their story. When award-winning journalist and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles begins looking into the case, she discovers conflicting evidence, mismatched timelines, and details that just don’t add up. With unprecedented access to crucial crime-scene forensics and key witnesses—and with a growing sense of both mission and obsession—she begins to uncover the truth. An innocent man, Miles is convinced, has been under suspicion for decades, while the true culprit is a known serial killer, if only authorities would take a closer look. Intimate, page-turning, and brilliantly reported, Trailed is a love story and a call to justice—and a searching and urgent plea to make wilderness a safe space for women—destined to become a true crime classic.
Trailed
Author: Kathryn Miles
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1643752936
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A riveting, "beautifully written" deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness (John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a journalist's obsession—and a new theory of who might have done it. Winner of the 2023 CrimeCon True Crime Book of the Year Award They must have been followed. That’s the thought I return to after all these years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women. During their final days in the park, they descended the narrow remnants of a trail and pitched their tent in a hidden spot. After the pair didn’t return home as planned, park rangers found a scene of horror at their campsite, their tent slashed open, their beloved dog missing, and both women dead in their sleeping bags. The unsolved murders of Winans and Williams continue to haunt all who had encountered them or knew their story. When award-winning journalist and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles begins looking into the case, she discovers conflicting evidence, mismatched timelines, and details that just don’t add up. With unprecedented access to crucial crime-scene forensics and key witnesses—and with a growing sense of both mission and obsession—she begins to uncover the truth. An innocent man, Miles is convinced, has been under suspicion for decades, while the true culprit is a known serial killer, if only authorities would take a closer look. Intimate, page-turning, and brilliantly reported, Trailed is a love story and a call to justice—and a searching and urgent plea to make wilderness a safe space for women—destined to become a true crime classic.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1643752936
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A riveting, "beautifully written" deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness (John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a journalist's obsession—and a new theory of who might have done it. Winner of the 2023 CrimeCon True Crime Book of the Year Award They must have been followed. That’s the thought I return to after all these years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women. During their final days in the park, they descended the narrow remnants of a trail and pitched their tent in a hidden spot. After the pair didn’t return home as planned, park rangers found a scene of horror at their campsite, their tent slashed open, their beloved dog missing, and both women dead in their sleeping bags. The unsolved murders of Winans and Williams continue to haunt all who had encountered them or knew their story. When award-winning journalist and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles begins looking into the case, she discovers conflicting evidence, mismatched timelines, and details that just don’t add up. With unprecedented access to crucial crime-scene forensics and key witnesses—and with a growing sense of both mission and obsession—she begins to uncover the truth. An innocent man, Miles is convinced, has been under suspicion for decades, while the true culprit is a known serial killer, if only authorities would take a closer look. Intimate, page-turning, and brilliantly reported, Trailed is a love story and a call to justice—and a searching and urgent plea to make wilderness a safe space for women—destined to become a true crime classic.
Help Me!
Author: Marianne Power
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802146880
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
“Consistently entertaining . . . she writes with unflinching honesty . . . Bridget Jones meets Buddha in this plucky, heartwarming, comical debut memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) For years journalist Marianne Power lined her bookshelves with dog-eared copies of definitive guides on how to live your best life, dipping in and out of self-help books when she needed them most. Then, one day, she woke up to find that the life she hoped for and the life she was living were worlds apart—and she set out to make some big changes. Marianne decided to finally find out if her elusive “perfect existence” —the one without debt, anxiety, or hangover Netflix marathons, the one where she healthily bounced around town and met the cashmere-sweater-wearing man of her dreams—really did lie in the pages of our best known and acclaimed self-help books. She vowed to test a book a month for one year, following its advice to the letter, taking what she hoped would be the surest path to a flawless new her. But as the months passed and Marianne’s reality was turned upside down, she found herself confronted with a different question: Self-help can change your life, but is it for the better? With humor, audacity, disarming candor and unassuming wisdom, in Help Me Marianne Power plumbs the trials and tests of being a modern woman in a “have it all” culture, and what it really means to be our very best selves. “Equal parts touching and hilarious, Power’s account of the year she spent following the tenets of self-help books will make you feel better about your own flawed life.” —People
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802146880
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
“Consistently entertaining . . . she writes with unflinching honesty . . . Bridget Jones meets Buddha in this plucky, heartwarming, comical debut memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) For years journalist Marianne Power lined her bookshelves with dog-eared copies of definitive guides on how to live your best life, dipping in and out of self-help books when she needed them most. Then, one day, she woke up to find that the life she hoped for and the life she was living were worlds apart—and she set out to make some big changes. Marianne decided to finally find out if her elusive “perfect existence” —the one without debt, anxiety, or hangover Netflix marathons, the one where she healthily bounced around town and met the cashmere-sweater-wearing man of her dreams—really did lie in the pages of our best known and acclaimed self-help books. She vowed to test a book a month for one year, following its advice to the letter, taking what she hoped would be the surest path to a flawless new her. But as the months passed and Marianne’s reality was turned upside down, she found herself confronted with a different question: Self-help can change your life, but is it for the better? With humor, audacity, disarming candor and unassuming wisdom, in Help Me Marianne Power plumbs the trials and tests of being a modern woman in a “have it all” culture, and what it really means to be our very best selves. “Equal parts touching and hilarious, Power’s account of the year she spent following the tenets of self-help books will make you feel better about your own flawed life.” —People
K2
Author: Heidi Howkins
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
Second Wind
Author: Cami Ostman
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580053076
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Second Windis the story of an unlikely athlete and an unlikely heroine: Cami Ostman, a woman edging toward midlife who decides to take on a challenge that stretches her way outside of her comfort zone. That challenge presents itself when an old friend suggests she go for a run to distract her from the grief of her recent divorce. Excited by the clarity of mind and breathing space running offers her, she keeps it up — albeit slowly — and she decides to run seven marathons on seven continents; this becomes Ostman’s vision quest, the thing she turns to during the ups and downs of a new romance and during the hard months and years of redefining herself in the aftermath of the very restrictive, religious-based marriage and life she led up until her divorce. Insightful and uplifting,Second Windcarries the reader along for the ride as Ostman runs her way out of compliance with the patriarchal rules about “being a woman” that long held her captive and into authenticity and self-love. Her adventures — and the personal revelations that accompany them — inspire readers to take chances, find truth in their lives, and learn to listen to the voice inside them that’s been there all along.
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580053076
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Second Windis the story of an unlikely athlete and an unlikely heroine: Cami Ostman, a woman edging toward midlife who decides to take on a challenge that stretches her way outside of her comfort zone. That challenge presents itself when an old friend suggests she go for a run to distract her from the grief of her recent divorce. Excited by the clarity of mind and breathing space running offers her, she keeps it up — albeit slowly — and she decides to run seven marathons on seven continents; this becomes Ostman’s vision quest, the thing she turns to during the ups and downs of a new romance and during the hard months and years of redefining herself in the aftermath of the very restrictive, religious-based marriage and life she led up until her divorce. Insightful and uplifting,Second Windcarries the reader along for the ride as Ostman runs her way out of compliance with the patriarchal rules about “being a woman” that long held her captive and into authenticity and self-love. Her adventures — and the personal revelations that accompany them — inspire readers to take chances, find truth in their lives, and learn to listen to the voice inside them that’s been there all along.
Soul of a Lion
Author: Barbara Bennett
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206542
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An English professor at North Carolina State University, the author spent a sabbatical as a hands-on volunteer, working with lions, leopards, and other wild creatures at Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia. This title is based on her incredible experiences there.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206542
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An English professor at North Carolina State University, the author spent a sabbatical as a hands-on volunteer, working with lions, leopards, and other wild creatures at Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia. This title is based on her incredible experiences there.
Power Concedes Nothing
Author: Connie Rice
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451625928
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The “fierce” and “remarkable” memoir from one of the nation’s most influential and celebrated civil rights attorneys—second cousin of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice—is “a rallying cry for social justice” (More magazine). Connie Rice has taken on the bus system, the school system, the death penalty, gangs, and the LAPD—and won. Now, with an electrifying, inimitable voice, Rice illuminates the origins and inspiration for her life’s work in this “genuinely compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) account. Part memoir, part call to action, Power Concedes Nothing is passionate, provocative, and studded with dramatic stories of a life in the trenches of civil rights. Inspired by the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Connie Rice has written a “remarkable” (Publishers Weekly) blueprint for a new generation of justice seekers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451625928
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The “fierce” and “remarkable” memoir from one of the nation’s most influential and celebrated civil rights attorneys—second cousin of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice—is “a rallying cry for social justice” (More magazine). Connie Rice has taken on the bus system, the school system, the death penalty, gangs, and the LAPD—and won. Now, with an electrifying, inimitable voice, Rice illuminates the origins and inspiration for her life’s work in this “genuinely compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) account. Part memoir, part call to action, Power Concedes Nothing is passionate, provocative, and studded with dramatic stories of a life in the trenches of civil rights. Inspired by the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Connie Rice has written a “remarkable” (Publishers Weekly) blueprint for a new generation of justice seekers.
Almost Amish
Author: Nancy Sleeth
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414326998
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The author looks to Amish lifestyle and values as a model on which to base calmer, more focused, more faithful lives.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414326998
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The author looks to Amish lifestyle and values as a model on which to base calmer, more focused, more faithful lives.
My Year of Living Spiritually
Author: Anne Bokma
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 1771622342
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
In 2017, Anne Bokma embarked on a quest to become a more spiritual person. After leaving the fundamentalist religion of her youth, she became one of the eighty million North Americans who consider themselves spiritual-but-not-religious, the fastest growing “faith” category. In mid-life she found herself addicted to busyness, drinking too much, hooked on social media, dreading the empty nest and still struggling with alienation from her ultra-religious family. In response, she set out on a year-long whirlwind adventure to immerse herself in a variety of sacred practices—each of which proved to be illuminating in unexpected ways—to try to develop her own definition of what it means to be spiritual. In My Year of Living Spiritually, Bokma documents a diverse range of soulful first-person experiences—from taking a dip in Thoreau’s Walden Pond, to trying magic mushrooms for the first time, booking herself into a remote treehouse as an experiment in solitude, singing in a deathbed choir and enrolling in a week-long witch camp—in an entertaining and enlightening way that will compel readers (non-believers and believers alike) to try a few spiritual practices of their own. Along the way, she reconsiders key relationships in her life and begins to experience the greater depth of meaning, connection, gratitude, simplicity and inner peace that we all long for. Readers will find it an inspiring roadmap for their own spiritual journeys.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 1771622342
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
In 2017, Anne Bokma embarked on a quest to become a more spiritual person. After leaving the fundamentalist religion of her youth, she became one of the eighty million North Americans who consider themselves spiritual-but-not-religious, the fastest growing “faith” category. In mid-life she found herself addicted to busyness, drinking too much, hooked on social media, dreading the empty nest and still struggling with alienation from her ultra-religious family. In response, she set out on a year-long whirlwind adventure to immerse herself in a variety of sacred practices—each of which proved to be illuminating in unexpected ways—to try to develop her own definition of what it means to be spiritual. In My Year of Living Spiritually, Bokma documents a diverse range of soulful first-person experiences—from taking a dip in Thoreau’s Walden Pond, to trying magic mushrooms for the first time, booking herself into a remote treehouse as an experiment in solitude, singing in a deathbed choir and enrolling in a week-long witch camp—in an entertaining and enlightening way that will compel readers (non-believers and believers alike) to try a few spiritual practices of their own. Along the way, she reconsiders key relationships in her life and begins to experience the greater depth of meaning, connection, gratitude, simplicity and inner peace that we all long for. Readers will find it an inspiring roadmap for their own spiritual journeys.
The Woman's Quest
Author: Alexandra Pope
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 9781785074516
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A beautifully presented self-help guide, The Woman's Quest will take you on a journey of discovery to reclaim and deepen into the powerful inner resources of your cyclical nature. -This is a unique tutoring; one that will reconnect you to the Feminine and help you to realise the blissful, ecstatic and visionary powers of menstruation itself. For those with menstrual problems it will also bring healing. Psychotherapist and educator Alexandra Pope's wise step-by-step teachings over thirteen menstrual months, show you how your menstrual cycle can become your own inner guide helping you to experience a greater personal authority and sense of meaning. You will learn how to clarify your own personal calling and affirm yourself as a woman as well as discover how to enjoy natural expanded states of consciousness. www.redschool.net"
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 9781785074516
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A beautifully presented self-help guide, The Woman's Quest will take you on a journey of discovery to reclaim and deepen into the powerful inner resources of your cyclical nature. -This is a unique tutoring; one that will reconnect you to the Feminine and help you to realise the blissful, ecstatic and visionary powers of menstruation itself. For those with menstrual problems it will also bring healing. Psychotherapist and educator Alexandra Pope's wise step-by-step teachings over thirteen menstrual months, show you how your menstrual cycle can become your own inner guide helping you to experience a greater personal authority and sense of meaning. You will learn how to clarify your own personal calling and affirm yourself as a woman as well as discover how to enjoy natural expanded states of consciousness. www.redschool.net"
One Woman's Quest
Author: Albert Ngimu Jr
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3730938908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
She was a real African woman. She was tall and slender and generally encompassed a well-shaped body structure. Her name was Lela. Lela could not bear children. The thought of not having a child and the desire to have one really troubled her. Having a child would add indwelling delight to her soul. A child was of great value to her. She cared less what she would do to get it. Her unending quest for a child of her womb only managed to bring her unbearable misery, unthinkable affliction and broken love. Based on a true story, one woman’s quest chronicles the happenings not strange to contemporary society. This is a story of both intrigue and misery. It is a must read!
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3730938908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
She was a real African woman. She was tall and slender and generally encompassed a well-shaped body structure. Her name was Lela. Lela could not bear children. The thought of not having a child and the desire to have one really troubled her. Having a child would add indwelling delight to her soul. A child was of great value to her. She cared less what she would do to get it. Her unending quest for a child of her womb only managed to bring her unbearable misery, unthinkable affliction and broken love. Based on a true story, one woman’s quest chronicles the happenings not strange to contemporary society. This is a story of both intrigue and misery. It is a must read!