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  All Eternity Lies Before Me -...

  Loreen Gibbons

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  A suspense-filled real-life drama perfect for veterans and fans of military dramas alike, the author interweaves her memories as a Navy pilot’s wife with the tale of what happened to her husband’s crew after having to ditch their crippled plane in stormy North Pacific waters during the Cold War. 
  Alfa Foxtrot 586, a P-3 Orion turboprop, was conducting a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 26, 1978, when a propeller malfunction turned into four engine fires and the pilot—Loreen Grigsby’s husband, Jerry—was forced to ditch into remote, mountainous seas churned by a frigid North Pacific storm. The aircraft sank within ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it—which left thirteen men to huddle together in the remaining two rafts, the smaller of which soon began to leak. 
  Told from Loreen’s perspective as a navy wife at home as well as through the eyes of the men who survived the disaster, All Eternity Lies Before Me weaves a gripping tale of struggle, uncertainty, grief, and heroism. It shares Loreen’s terror as she receives notifications about her husband’s crew’s desperate battle against wind, seas, and biting cold. It details the ad hoc search and rescue mission, a valiant effort to rescue the men before time runs out. And, tragically, it tells how a young Navy wife becomes a widow and single mom. 
  But Jerry’s death is not the end of Loreen’s story—and in the years following his loss, she discovers resilience, strength, and even new love with one of the accident survivors, Matt Gibbons. As she begins her journey toward a brighter future, she’s inspired by the camaraderie and brotherhood forged between the survivors and their rescuers—and ultimately, the long-term lessons learned by all involved become part of the lasting legacy of this event.

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  After the Annex - Anne Frank...

  Bas von Benda-Beckmann

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  On 27 January 1945 Otto Frank was liberated from Auschwitz by Russian soldiers. At that point not only his journey home started, but also his long quest to find out what had happened to his wife Edith, his daughters Margot and Anne and the four other people with whom he had been in hiding in the Annex at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam: Herman and Auguste van Pels, their son Peter and dentist Fritz Pfeffer. In the months after his liberation Otto Frank would discover that he was the only survivor out of these eight people. After the Annex continues the journey that Otto began. It is the ultimate attempt, based on thorough research in archives and available eye witness accounts, to reconstruct as precisely as possible what happened to the eight people in hiding after their arrest.

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  Flim Flam - Essays on Hollywood

  Larry McMurtry

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  A screenwriter himself, Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry knows all about Hollywood. With successful movies and television mini-series made from several of his novels -- Terms of Endearment, The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, and Hud -- McMurtry writes with an outsider's ironic view of the industry and an insider's experience. In these essays, he illuminates the plight of the scriptwriter, a person Hollywood would like to get rid of, but can't figure out how to get by without; cuts a clean, often hilarious path through the excesses of film reviewing; and takes on some of the worst trends in the industry: the decline of the Western, the disappearance of love in the movies, and the stars themselves. 
   
  From recollections on the day Hollywood entered McMurtry's own life as he ate meatloaf in Fort Worth to the pleasures he found in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Film Flam is the best thing to come out of Hollywood since Garbo talked.

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  Angel Blue - a Song of Redemption

  Forrest Lang

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  Angel Blue: A Song of Redemption is the unflinching true story of a boy abandoned by the world - and the man who fought to rise from it. 
  From foster homes and alleyways to war zones and tattoo shops, Forrest Lang survived childhood sexual abuse, addiction, and homelessness before joining the military and facing the battlefield inside and out. 
  Through raw honesty and hard-earned wisdom, he shares how he learned to forgive, to heal, and to live again. 
  Narrated with heart and urgency, this audiobook is not just a memoir - it's a call to anyone who's ever been broken, to believe that redemption is real, and it's waiting on the other side of pain.

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  I Love My Job: A Pondering Memoir

  Greg Wittstock

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  MAKING OF AN INDUSTRY: 
  Every pond has a story. This one starts with a hobbyist who fell in love with water, made nearly every mistake imaginable, and turned those failures into the foundation of a global company. 
  In 2026, the author marks 56 years around the sun, 44 years as a pond hobbyist, and 35 years as the founder of Aquascape Inc.—now the world's largest manufacturer of professional-grade pond equipment. But long before the accolades and the industry recognition, there was just a young dreamer with a shovel, a hose, and a stubborn refusal to quit. 
  This is the full, unfiltered story—warts and all. From the early missteps that could have ended the dream before it started, to the philosophy that changed an entire industry: work with Mother Nature, not against her. That simple idea became the Aquascape Ecosystem approach, reshaping how the world thinks about ponds and water features. 
  Written over ten emotional days in Hawaii while reflecting on more than four decades in the hobby he was lucky enough to turn into his life's work, this book is part memoir, part business lesson, and part love letter to the pursuit of a passion. 
  Whether you're a hobbyist chasing a dream, a self-employed professional weathering the grind of entrepreneurship, or simply someone who loves a good story about persistence paying off, this book will remind you: the mistakes aren't the end of the story. Sometimes, they're the beginning of a legacy. 
  I hope you enjoy reading about my journey and in turn are inspired to live your own dreams around “Living the Aquascape Lifestyle!”

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  27 Summers - My Journey to...

  Ronald Olivier, Craig Borlase

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  Discover hope as you see redemption even in the darkest circumstances. Ronald Olivier shares his dramatic and powerful story of how a young man sentenced to life without parole miraculously found faith, forgiveness, redemption, and restoration. 
  As a teenager Ronald Olivier ran wild in the streets of New Orleans, selling drugs, stealing cars, and finally killing someone on Christmas Day 1991. Ron was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was incarcerated for nearly three decades. Finally, after being locked up for 27 summers at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary--known as Angola--Ron was miraculously released in 2018. 
  But what led to this amazing transformation and newfound freedom? 
  27 Summers recounts Ron's journey of redemption and how even through the agony of solitary confinement and multiple transfers into increasingly dangerous prison environments, Ron kept seeking God for healing and hope. Remarkably, he became the director of chaplains at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, Ron loves to combat hopelessness, wherever he finds it, by saying, "Don't tell me what God can't do!"  
  As you read 27 Summers you will:Gain a new perspective on overcoming adversity: Learn new insights about faith and patience from a man who spent almost three decades in a cruel and violent environment.Explore the power of faith in dark times: Discover how faith can be a guiding light, offering hope and strength when you need it most.Understand the true meaning of forgiveness: Be encouraged to find grace and forgiveness to overcome the pain of your past.Find the hope you need for trying times: Take heart and be inspired as you witness the reality that God can redeem and restore anyone. 
     
  In 27 Summers you will find hope, redemption, and the power of forgiveness. Ron's inspiring story brilliantly displays God's power to transform individuals, families, and communities, reminding us that there truly is nothing God can't do.

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