Imagine having your innocence stolen at an early age by someone you trust, or struggling financially before even knowing the meaning of the word “struggling”. Ebony Canion has had her share of tumultuous events, yet even she was stunned when a speeding car hit her intentionally, dragging her through the streets with her body folded underneath the vehicle. In a coma for nearly two months, Ebony had no idea her tongue and face had to be sewn back on, or the list of thirty other life-threatening injuries she had sustained. Ebony didn’t know she’d been “Left for Dead”. In this horrifying first-hand account of a survivor, Ms. Canion delivers a riveting story about overcoming tragedy throughout her childhood, and developing the will to live after numerous attacks on her life. Her strength to learn to walk, talk, and eat again will leave you spellbound and inspired. Her scars tell a story that must be heard and will have you never wanting to complain again.
•Walkthrough:Step by step walkthrough of each area including tips to play as Infected! •Exclusive Maps:Maps of every level will keep the action rolling with locations of ammo piles and first aid kits. •Gameplay Essentials: Coverage on movement, ranged/melee combat, and healing! •Achievements:Complete list of all Xbox 360 Achievements!
* Step-by-step walkthrough of each campaign with expert strategies to eliminate the infected! * Detailed maps to get you and the other survivors to your objectives, along with locations of ammo caches and first aid kits! * Extensive coverage of additional Co-Operative and Versus campaigns. * Breakdown of movement, ranged weapons, melee and healing! * Expert advice from the Valve development team, team interviews, concept art and more! * Excerpts from Max Brook's graphic novel, The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks.
Ali travels to Tucson, Arizona, to clear the name of her friend Jose Reyes, Santa Cruz County deputy sheriff, who is suspected of being involved in the drug trade.
While investigating the murder of a suspected serial killer in the Lake Tahoe basin, Detective Michael Garrett is lead back to the small desert border town he once called home, where he uncovers a violent drug cartel that has begun expansion into the United States, and discovers the frightening reality that he has now placed not only himself, but his family and others in harms way. Driven by tourism, the last thing the city of Stateline, Nevada wanted to do was announce the presence of a serial killer. Driven by the laws of nature, the last thing Rosa Jimenez wanted was to become his next victim. Called to assist with a gruesome fi nding, Detective Garrett fi nds himself entrenched in an investigation he cant walk away from. Recognizing Rosa from his past, he was resolute that justice be served. As the investigation leads Garrett south, he seeks the assistance of an old friend and current Vice-Detective with the LAPD, David Ross. When Ross is unable to open doors in the Los Angeles area, Garrett realizes his next stop is his hometown on the Mexican border where he stumbles on a link to Los Zetas, a Drug Cartel that has formed an alliance with the Mexican Mafi a. Used to operating with impunity in Mexico, the cartel targets Garrett and his family as his investigation begins to threaten their business. In a daring attempt to make things right, the detectives cross the border to confront the man directing the cartel henchmen.
Teri Jendusa-Nicolai married David Larsen with high hopes of a normal, happy marriage. What Teri couldn't have known was David had concealed his true personality for more than a decade. Behind his mask of humor and sociability lie a domineering husband, relentless in his pursuit of absolute control over his wife. After several attempts to escape her marriage, Teri finally left David for good, soon after the birth of their second daughter. Slowly, she began to piece back together a life for her and her girls. But David's reign of terror wasn't over yet. Left for Dead is the compelling account of one woman's indomitable will to survive and to hope when all hope was lost. This book is important because it gets our message out as to what we do to help abusers change their value systems. Maureen Manning-Rosenfeld, clinical professional counselor Teri Jendusa-Nicolai's story is a powerful example of the horrific lengths of barbarism a man can go to when he considers a woman his personal property. And it is, equally, an inspiring, riveting story of a woman's courage and clear thinking under the absolute worst of conditions, and of her tenacious hold to life... -Lundy Bancroft, author, trainer, and activist on male violence against women
Left for Dead tells of a disaster of unknown origin and proportion that wipes out most modern technology. After the COVID-19 pandemic of 2019, each subsequent winter, brings about back-to-back Polar Vortices which carry subfreezing artic weather systems down across continental U.S. In 2021, the Deep South gets hit with the worst one to date receiving heavy snow storms common in the Dakotas. Rolling blackouts sweep the nation and food shortages create widespread panic. Then, as municipalities begin to adjust to what experts called the ‘new normal for southern winter weather’, and bring about peace, a dark threat waits in the wings ready to bring about a new crisis. Asher Latham is serving a life-sentence for murder in the state penitentiary when the power goes out and certain signs tell him that they’re facing more than a simple power outage. He believes an EMP event may have struck the U.S. and realizing the long term ramifications of such an event, he has no desire to die in prison. But, what can he do? After time off due to the weather, Bethany Johnson has just returned to Vanderbilt University to work on her law degree when a bad day turns into a nightmare. She finds herself alone facing a murderous mob of accusers. Associate Pastor Grant Foster and his loving wife finds themselves looking after a large group of their neighbors, employees of their RV dealership, and members of their church. Best-selling novelist Carrie Raymore sits at her desk working on her latest book when her computer bursts into flames, the short circuit spreads to her external memory source frying months of work. Then she notices a neighbors home on fire and rushes over to help. Follow along as these people face a crisis of epic proportions as they struggle to survive.
The inspirational memoir of a Vietnam War veteran and a double amputee recounts not only his remarkable recovery but also recognizes the efforts of the people who aided him, with a lack of bitterness and abundance of hope that will stir emotions in veterans, the families of veterans, and civilians.