Presents an inspiring collection of stories of Americans who have persevered over adversity and built extraordinary lives after loss, hardship, and setbacks, showcasing the resilience of the American spirit.

In 2009 Cristina Nehring's brilliant first book, A Vindication of Love, was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. An important new voice had appeared in American letters. Just as suddenly, Nehring seemed to disappear-only to reemerge like a bolt from the blue. "Now unexpectedly, writes California poet laureate Dana Gioia, "from Paris comes a heartbreaking and tender memoir, The Child Who Never Spoke, that explains her years of silence....

Some time ago Rafi Zabor sat down to write a brief narrative of the year 1986. That was the year he set out across two continents in a used Mercedes-"Wabenzi" is the Swahili word for a member of the Mercedes-owning class-to buy a grave stone for his friend Mahmoud Rauf and to outrun the shadow of his own parents' recent death. But like a boat against the current, the writer was drawn back into the past: his father's escape from the Nazis, Rafi's...

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison's résumé spans twenty-years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw, High Times, Penthouse, and Hustler. An Ivy League dropout who's never looked back, Edison embarked on a career that's landed him in the producer's chair for one of the worst B movies of all time; on tour with the likes of the...

Behind Blue Eyes opens a window into a journey not just through time, but through the tapestry of life itself. Where do the threads of our stories begin? Perhaps a few years back in the blush of youth, or maybe in a distant decade, or even another century. This book isn't just a story; it's a revelation, an uncovering of beginnings and the surprising events that follow. Life, in its essence, is an unpredictable journey. We traverse its path without...

Growing up in Beverly Hills with two famous uncles - a cosmetics magnate and a well-connected mobster - eventually led Ilene Médecin to a romantic and glamorous life as the American First Lady of Nice and the French Riviera. "Arrested" follows Ilene through her marriage to Jacques Médecin, a Medici Count fondly known as "King Jacquou," who was the last scion of a century old political dynasty. Her unique experience is from the perspective of an...

My Story tells the tale of one man's coming to adulthood in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Because of his international focus, the Author had said little about a subject that might interest a reader familiar with his existing body of work, that is, himself. So, he has turned a penetrating gaze from his customary subjects--people and places in the Middle East and South Asia--to a subject that provides context for his earlier books. From...

Get the Summary of Nancy Sprowell Geise's Auschwitz 34207 in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Auschwitz 34207" by Nancy Sprowell Geise tells the harrowing story of Joe Rubinstein, a Jewish man from Radom, Poland, whose life is irrevocably changed by the Holocaust. The narrative begins with Joe's early life in Radom, filled with family love and Jewish tradition, before shifting to the brutal reality of Nazi occupation....

Raising Atlantis picks up where both Umma Dawn and BioHazard left off…Biohazard is the natural history of Earth and Umma Dawn the cultural history of Earth… while Raising Atlantis is the real history of Earth… Ever since Atlantis was first mentioned it has been feeding the dreams and fuelling the feuds of adventurers and historians…What was Atlantis ? Where was Atlantis ? What happened to Atlantis ? Where did Atlantis go ? Where did Atlantis...

Join Gordon on a journey through the world of professional cycling, from following in the footsteps of Tom Simpson on a journey to Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, to building a successful financial services business and organizing popular training camps in Mallorca, which helped make the island the top destination for serious cyclists. Along the way, discover the amusing characters and incidents that defined Gordon's career, as well as the challenges and...