This book tells the true but sad story of how I lost my son and later found him after 45 years. The story has so many unfortunate events that have devastated lives and families. I will take you to the beginning of a true love, to the lost and the sad ending of that love, with 2 main people being lie too, forced to give up a child and the search that both parents went through to find that child. The mother and I have collaborated on most items in this book. All statements are backed up with...

The inspirational autobiography of the heroic pilot who miraculously landed a crippled commercial flight in the Hudson River.Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom HanksOn January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tr...

In this post-apocalyptic thriller, a group of American friends search for safety following disaster, but danger is hunting for them.America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse—the stock market plummets, hyperinflation cripples commerce, and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point. Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city.As hordes of refugees...

“A vividly detailed, heartbreaking tale about a dark, alien place, the people who loved working there and a town that has never been the same. He brings to life the hot, dirty, treasure-hunt environment where danger was a miner's heroin." —Seattle Times“Investigation at its best.” —Tucson CitizenOn May 2, 1972, 174 miners entered Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, on their daily quest for silver. From his office window, safe...

-a Firehawks Hotshot romance story-Heavy equipment driver Sheila Williams got blown up one too many times. The Army kicked her loose for that idiot reason. How the hell she ended up in a tourist town for the holidays makes even less sense.Hotshot Randall Jones fights wildfires for a living. The adrenaline fits him like a fire in the forest.They both feel the heat in a Hotshot Christmas.

Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War.Glory Denied is the harrowing and heroic story of Floyd "Jim" Thompson, captured in March 1964, who became the longest-held prisoner of war in American history. Tom Philpott juxtaposes Thompson’s capture, torture, and multiple escape attempts with the trials of his young wife, Alyce, who, feeling trapped, made choices that forever tied her fate...

The story of the Yarnell Hill wildfire of 2013 and the Arizona men who gave everything to fight it."Meticulously researched and as dramatic as any thriller." — People MagazineWestern Writers of America 2017Spur Award Winner, Best First Nonfiction BookSpur Award Finalist, Best Western Contemporary NonfictionThe Fire Line...

Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a three-day superstorm that unle...

A reissue of Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, this updated collection has even more heartwarming and encouraging stories—your favorites from the original, plus new bonus stories—all about the joy of adoptionChicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Adoption will encourage and uplift you with its touching, personal stories about forever families and meant-to-be kids, with insight into what adoption is all about and what it’s really like to be adopted. You’ll be inspir...

This book is a true adventure story, a love story, and a tale that has some meaning.How to survive in a changing world and society, and to become a pilot, flying airplanes for a living. The tale is not that much different than most life stories, having winnings and losses, success and defeat. It has a wide stage to work this out on, from Texas and the whole sweep of the United States, to Europe, and back.I have written this book to tell you something of the Aviation of the ...

An orphan like the others, Christina Lanceton, or "Shadow", was simple to mold into a warrior; surpassing the expectations set by those in charge, she became one of the few who gained Elite Status. It came with great privileges but required her to execute operations with near zero chance of survival. And after three of her fellow warriors are beheaded, she receives orders to dispose of those responsible.

In this writing you will find the life story of one army aviator from high school to retirement. It begins with a young Iowa farm boy searching for a career field and finding a life long association with the U S Army Aviation Branch. I had the opportunity to get into the farming business with my father, but finding all the hard work that is involved, I decided to enlist in the army and attend the flight training program and work at a career in aviation. This life story begins with enlistme...