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The author recounts his harrowing experiences of being trapped for six days in Blue John Canyon in Utah and having to amputate his own right arm in order to save his life.

Born in Rwanda, known as The Land of a Thousand Hills, Faustin Rusanganwa would have never thought he would one day become a refugee from his own country. What begins as a plan to see five countries, turns into a journey that that leads him to over a dozen, eventually ending in Europe. Some days, he travelled through war torn countries, while others, he learned the true definition of hunger, thirst, heat, and solitude. From scorched tires from the...

I chose my title Fallen from a Tree because I fell from my tree stand, and so to speak, Adam and Eve also fell from a tree in the Garden of Eden. I enjoy archery hunting and had no idea what was about to happen. My tree stand always was safe. But suddenly, the tree stand broke, and I was falling from fifteen feet high. My body fell helplessly to the ground. I landed on my shoulder blades. I had the wind knocked out of me. I reached for my phone....

La principal razón y motivo que yo tuve en mi corazón para escribir este libro. Lo hice pensando en esas personas que muchas veces se sienten inútiles, sin ningún valor en este mundo, pero no es así. Si al leer esta historia de dolor, lagrima y desesperación tú no experimentas ánimos y deseos de superación en tu vida, tú me harás sentir muy triste e incómodo conmigo mismo. Por haber hecho una obra que no te estimulo en lo más mínimo...

Treinta y seis días cuenta la historia donde una familia mexicana fue víctima del crimen organizado. El 13 de diciembre de 2014, La Laja, Municipio de Ajuchitlán, Guerrero, cayéndole a su casa civiles armados y haciendo destrozos en la casa tomaron al señor Ángel Muñoz y dos de sus hijas y privándolos de su libertad se los llevaron con rumbo desconocido donde los tendrían atados de pies y manos por alrededor de tres días, para después cambiarlos...

Jovanka's comfortable life comes to an abrupt end as her husband of twenty-five years casually suggests a marital breakup. The ensuing crisis is intensified by the fact that she is an older woman in her late fifties-hence doubly affected by a divorce. To her, this is her husband's "invitation to die." Thus begins the painful account of Jovanka's life and her struggle to survive as she attempts to put her life together. She seeks consolation in friends...

As a child of abuse, I didn't think I had a choice but to stay silent. That gave him just what he needed to groom me into the perfect silent adult who never asked anyone else for help because he had made it clear that I could never live without him. I overcame that programming with God's love and mercy. I went on to be his caregiver in the end through forgiveness. I could not watch my worst enemy die alone. With the help of God, I learned to be there...

Katherine Evers bears her soul in this captivating story that will draw readers into her experiences growing up with an alcoholic and abusive father. Readers' hearts will break as they experience the trauma Kat endured through her childhood at the hands of a man who was supposed to love her unconditionally. In this memoir, the reader will witness critical inflection points that led to the creation of a formidable mental construct-the Committee. This...

At Her Back (Cuando La Virgen Me Dio La Espalda) is an autobiographical book about the resilience of the human spirit. The story is told through the eyes of Fanny as a child. The many difficult moments that she experienced would make her question spirituality and religion.