My Daddy is a Hero
Author: Lena Derhally
Publisher:
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781734297713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth psychological analysis and exploration of the Watts family murders.
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Reading My Father
Author: Alexandra Styron
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-04-19
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1416595066
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPART MEMOIR AND PART ELEGY, READING MY FATHER IS THE STORY OF A DAUGHTER COMING TO KNOW HER FATHER AT LAST— A GIANT AMONG TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN NOVELISTS AND A MAN WHOSE DEVASTATING DEPRESSION DARKENED THE FAMILY LANDSCAPE. In Reading My Father, William Styron’s youngest child explores the life of a fascinating and difficult man whose own memoir, Darkness Visible, so searingly chronicled his battle with major depression. Alexandra Styron’s parents—the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie’s Choice and his political activist wife, Rose—were, for half a century, leading players on the world’s cultural stage. Alexandra was raised under both the halo of her father’s brilliance and the long shadow of his troubled mind. A drinker, a carouser, and above all “a high priest at the altar of fiction,” Styron helped define the concept of The Big Male Writer that gave so much of twentieth-century American fiction a muscular, glamorous aura. In constant pursuit of The Great Novel, he and his work were the dominant force in his family’s life, his turbulent moods the weather in their ecosystem. From Styron’s Tidewater, Virginia, youth and precocious literary debut to the triumphs of his best-known books and on through his spiral into depression, Reading My Father portrays the epic sweep of an American artist’s life, offering a ringside seat on a great literary generation’s friendships and their dramas. It is also a tale of filial love, beautifully written, with humor, compassion, and grace.
Proud Police Wife
Author: Rebecca Lynn
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Published: 2021-11-02
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1424562481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHope for Today Strength for Tomorrow When your husband is a police officer, you experience a unique set of challenges and fears that others may not understand. Rest assured that you can still find peace and joy every day with God by your side. Proud Police Wife is the perfect resource for any police wife or future wife in need of hope, encouragement, comfort, and strength. Each devotion includes · applicable Scriptures, · relatable stories, · empowering action steps, and · uplifting prayers. Strengthen your relationship with God and gain confidence in your role as the heart behind the badge. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NLT
Who’S Your Daddy?
Author: David R. Nelson
Publisher: WestBow Press
Published: 2016-01-12
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1512725919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe art of storytelling and writing, which is integral to the development of the Christian church, must be encouraged. This is important because Jesus often used stories to illustrate or make a point. A well-crafted, Bible-based story has the capacity to capture the imagination, inspire, comfort, and encourage. Harvey Cox, in The Seduction of the Spirit, is quoted as saying, All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by ...religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting the abiding need. Whos Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1 is well-crafted and inspired and provides an opportunity for all to meet the abiding need to hear and tell and to have a story to live by. The book is a delightful read for teens and families and can be usefully utilised in organisations such as churches and schools to supplement their existing teaching programmes. Season 1 begins with the authors version of the Christmas story, followed by Vol. 1: Sons, which depicts scenes from the lives of young biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments. The issues explored are varied teen identity, self acceptance, mentorship, healing, forgiveness, and commitment. Vol. 2: Fathers reflects on some of the issues we all face at some point in our lives, such as self-conflict, the grieving process, self-sacrifice, and surrender to Gods divine will. The books climax is the Easter edition of the Whos Your Daddy series which I can only describe as exceptional. My understanding of the books origin has led me to conclude that these stories are inspired from the throne room of heaven. Dr. Mark A Minott FCoIIT, FHERDSA, .EdD, MSc, PGDE, DipHE, AT Dip, CJSM (Cr), TTC
Sins of Fathers
Author: Michael Emmett
Publisher: Harper Inspire
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 0310112613
DOWNLOAD EBOOK‘Michael is living proof that love always has the power to bring you home.’ Charlie Mackesy ‘A cracking read. Really gets to the bottom of the madness of a man fighting his demons.’ Ray Winstone ‘His life may have had its ups and downs, but it is wonderful example of God’s transforming power.’ Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB & pioneer of ALPHA ‘Take it from me, Michael got up to some mischief. And to find some peace at the end of it all! You really need to hear this story.’ Former London Crime Boss Growing up, Michael wanted nothing more than to follow in his dad’s footsteps and join the family business. Aged 18, he did just that and entered into the glamourous, dangerous world of organised crime. Michael’s father, a career criminal and contemporary of the infamous Krays, was a wayward role model. Soon Michael’s criminal activities were funding a reckless lifestyle of drugs, sex, and violence. But the high couldn’t last. In 1993 both men were arrested for their involvement in a £13-million smuggling operation. Michael was sentenced to twelve years, serving time in the same prison as his dad. Inside HMP Exeter, Michael found something he had never expected: answers. A chance encounter in the prison chapel led to an experience that would shake the foundations of his life. This is a true story of trauma and transformation, one man’s search for redemption, and the struggle to become the father he never had.
They Took My Father
Author: Mayme Sevander
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published:
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781452907147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Mayme Sevander and Laurie Hertzel tell a poignant tale of a hidden corner of U.S. and Soviet history. Tracing the hopes and hardships of one family over two continents, They Took My Father explores the boundaries of loyalty, identity, and ideals." -Amy Goldstein, Washington Post "What makes Mayme's story so uniquely-almost unbelievably-tragic is that her family chose to move from the United States to the Soviet Union in 1934, thinking they were going to help build a 'worker's paradise.' They found, instead, a deadly nightmare." -St. Paul Pioneer Press "This gripping and timely book traces the beginnings of communism not as dry history but as a fascinating personal drama that spreads across Russia, Finland, and the mining towns of Upper Michigan and the Iron Range of Minnesota. . . . An important and largely ignored part of history comes alive in one woman's story of her tragic family, caught up in the all-consuming struggle of the twentieth century." -Frank Lynn, political reporter, New York Times Mayme Sevander (1924-2003) was born in Brule, Wisconsin, and emigrated with her family to the Soviet Union in 1934. Laurie Hertzel is a journalist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Poppy's Hero
Author: Rachel Billington
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 2012-01-05
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1781010587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Poppy discovers that her father Frank is in prison, she is angry and bewildered. Seeing her wonderful, heroic father in a London prison looking pale, subdued and in prison clothes, she suddenly has a brilliant idea: to free her father. She and her friend Will invent all kinds of escape ideas for him - until she hears that he has been removed to a prison far away on an island, with five years to serve. But when the prison decides to stage a musical using professionals and prisoners, Frank is picked for the lead role. It is then that the questions begin... The story of a feisty girl, and how she deals with the pain of her dad's downfall, has much to say about the harsh realities faced by the unlucky children of prisoners.
Drastic Choices During Spiritual Warfare
Author: Minister Gertrude Mapara
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2014-11-14
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1503516709
DOWNLOAD EBOOK1. This book promotes family togetherness, unity of purpose, forgiving/forgetting, and dependency on scriptures from the Holy Bible. 2. It reflects on a variety of positive drastic choices taken during spiritual attacks, ills, and evils that surrounds us on almost daily basis, so as to expose and belittle as well as totally defeat all of them in Jesus mighty name. 3. Family therapy/counseling highlights are given such as the specific life cycle stages in a family and how it affects as well as influence other family members. 4. The power of sharing testimonies is enhanced throughout this book coming from different people as a source of encouragement to others: Testimony time is blessing time! If you believe it say Amen!
Son of His Father
Author: Douglas Saylor
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1435796675
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Author: Colleen Tozer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2021-06-25
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 166417804X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA walk down Memory Lane often yields grief, resentment, and the sad reality that parents can sometimes be their children's worst enemies. How to reconcile a damaged past and move forward to lead fruitful, happy lives? Sarcasm and false witness are effective tools until we discover that they have a shelf life. But Someone is there to help us clean up the mess, if only we call on Him. Read on to find out more about your faith and His love.
