Author: Clark Howard Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504060741 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 455
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Edgar Award Finalist: The story of the infamous escape attempt and bloody siege at Alcatraz. In 1946, six men attempted to break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison on an island off the coast of San Francisco. Their bloody siege lasted two days, and ended with five dead and fifteen wounded—plus two of the perpetrators executed for their role in the endeavor. In Six Against the Rock—the basis for a TV movie—an award-winning crime writer tells the story of this notorious event and the inmates who were involved, supplemented with vivid dramatic recreations that place the reader in the center of the conflict. “The personal clash between Coy and Cretzer over leadership of the desperate little band provides much of the suspense; Alcatraz itself, that logistical marvel of a fortress, provides the rest. And for a backdrop there are two platoons of Marines firing bazookas as well as something of the grim history of that most forbidding prison.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Author: Aron Ralston Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1849835098 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 450
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A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped, facing dehydration, starvation, hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five and a half days later, Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously, he survived. 127 Hours is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave, honest and above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive, and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as Touching the Void.
Author: Bill P. Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1592857906 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 99
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A practical guide to letting go of the character defects that get in the way of true and joyful recovery. Resentment. Fear. Self-Pity. Intolerance. Anger. As Bill P. explains, these are the "rocks" that can sink recovery- or at the least, block further progress. Based on the principles behind Steps Six and Seven, Drop the Rock combines personal stories, practical advice, and powerful insights to help readers move forward in recovery. The second edition features additional stories and a reference section.
Author: Carolyn Clarold Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc. ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 503
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God, Satan, angels, demons--I believed these all exist, but I only knew about God from personal experience. I knew that people with split personalities exist because I'd read about them, but I never expected to know one. I knew about child abuse, but I didn't know about satanic ritual abuse. I knew about churches and nuns and church leaders, but I didn't know about wiccans and satanic covens and what happens on Saturday nights around the world. Life with Kate taught me about all of this and so much more. This book is our story. --Carolyn Clarold
Author: Laurens Van der Post Publisher: Daimon ISBN: 3856305408 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 402
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Sir Laurens van der Post, author, film-maker, storyteller of world-wide renown, soldier, prisoner of war, political advisor to heads of state, humanitarian, explorer, conservationist... the list goes on and on. His extraordinary curiosity, his love for the small and the great, and his tremendous feeling and concern for his surroundings and all that they included, set him travelling the lands and the waters of the world, a messenger in search of meaning. He touched and inspired many along the way, some of whom are to be found in the pages of this book. A true man of his time, Sir Laurens was born in 1906 in the interior of South Africa, served in the British forces during World War II, including three-and-a-half years in Japanese captivity, and lived and worked since that time in London, where he died just after celebrating his 90th birthday in December, 1996. 'The Rock Rabbit and The Rainbow' was originally conceived as a Festschrift, or gift collection of writings, for Sir Laurens by several of his friends and then evolved into its present form, which includes numerous original contributions by Sir Laurens himself.
Author: Ernest B. Lageson Publisher: Addicus Books ISBN: 1886039372 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 305
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"Ernest Lageson Sr. was one of the guards shot. His son, Ernest Jr., a teenager at the time, agonized along with other hostage families waiting to hear if loved ones were alive. Now Ernest Lageson Jr. delivers an insider's account of both the notorious riot and life inside the most infamous prison in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Publisher: ISBN: Category : Railroad law Languages : en Pages : 144
Author: Alex Jackinson Publisher: Associated University Presses ISBN: 9780845347973 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 244
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The author shares anecdotes about the world of publishing, discusses the business aspects of the industry, and explains how writers get their works published.
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