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Thousands have read the headlines. Few know the inside story. The impressive façade of the elite Grenville Christian College (GCC) hid a far darker truth. It was a cult hidden in plain sight. Born to staff at GCC, Beth Granger was removed from her parents' care at the age of four because they were deemed too sinful to raise her. When she was only five, the leaders declared war on Beth's sin of gluttony. It would take her three decades to muster the courage to escape. And then the pursuit for justice began.

Born aboard her father’s sailboat, Virginia Tangvald investigates his extraordinary and troubling legacy: seven marriages, two wives lost at sea, a fatal shipwreck and a son who later vanished. In July 1991, on the wild eastern shore of Bonaire, a pale blue ruffled dress is found trapped in...

She survived the night that changed everything. But survival was only the beginning. At eighteen, Hannah believed her life was finally beginning. She had an apartment, a job, college classes, and plans for a future that belonged entirely to her. Then one ordinary night divided her life into two parts: before the accident—and after. Following a devastating brain injury, Hannah awakens to a world she no longer recognizes. Surrounded by hospital walls and unfamiliar faces, she must learn to walk, talk, remember, and trust her body again.

Jeg var 11, da min mor strammede tørklædet om mit hår. 12, da mine forældre sendte mig på genopdragelse i Marokko. 16, da de giftede mig bort til en voksen mand. Og 17, da jeg blev mor. Men jeg nægtede at leve en kuet kvindes liv. MIT INDRE ATLAS er en barsk, men også inspirerende...

I denne stærke opfølger til 'Kvinderne bag vesten' kommer vi endnu tættere på kvinderne i det lukkede og hemmelighedsfyldte rockermiljø. Bogen er en rå og ærlig fortælling om livet som kvinde i en mandsdomineret kultur, der traditionelt er kendt for at hylde broderskab og motorcykler...

Nadja Engsig fra TV2-dokumentaren ”Nadja og de 170 kilo” fortæller i denne bog sin personlige historie om en kaotisk barndom, hvor mad blev det eneste faste holdepunkt. Om svigt, smerte og sorg – og et tiltagende misbrug af makrelmadder, marsbarer og mayonnaise. Hvordan bliver man et helt...

Alessandra Gigi Staunstrups historie er en øjenåbnende rejse gennem det danske stripmiljø, men også en skæbnefortælling, der kryber ind under huden. Historien begynder i underklassens nødspor og slutter i overklassens overhalingsbane. Intet er normalt på Alessandras utraditionelle...

Jørn Jønke Nielsen er blevet kaldt meget, også rockersvin. Uanset kaldenavne, så kommer ingen uden om, at Jønke er den – nu tidligere rocker og biker – alle i Danmark kender. Hvis nogen ved hvad de taler om, når det gælder rockerkulturen i Danmark, så er det ham. Jønke er født i...

En autentisk roadtripfortælling gennem en families historie fra Lolland til Ozarks i den amerikanske delstat Missouri og tilbage igen. Forfatteren og hans datter befinder sig ved bogens begyndelse i hillbilly country på roadtrip langt fra turistruterne på jagt efter en 100 år gammel...

I Alberts korte liv nåede han at opleve mere, end mange andre nogensinde kommer til. Han var en af de første youtubere i Danmark. Sammen med en håndfuld andre youtubere var han med at til at forme branchen. Han inspirerede sine fans med sine mange sjove videoer. Han nåede at udgive 12...

This book is about overcoming all the odds. It is achievement paired with loss, and accomplishment paired with adversity. It is having faith that in all things, even the most challenging and heartbreaking, you can learn and gain something important. It begins with the hope and belief that you can get through anything, even if it's your only option.

Andrew Taylor, an amateur sailor, taking part in the 9th Clipper round the world yacht race, aboard the 70' ocean racing yacht 'Derry LondonDerry Doire', is lost overboard, totally alone and lost in the ice cold North Pacific for almost two hours.

For fans of Cheryl Strayed and Anthony Doerr, a lyrical adventure memoir tracing one woman’s Seven Summits quest while caring for her mother through ALS—a story of endurance, love, and the cost of coming home changed. “An incredible work of art.”—Alison Levine, New York Times...

In the late 1970’s, a rare metabolic disorder called “Phenylketonuria” (PKU) was little known by the medical community. With this condition, a liver enzyme is missing, preventing the body from properly breaking down protein rich foods, which becomes toxic to the body. As the brain develops, high levels of "phenylalanine" can lead to severe intellectual hinderance, neurological conditions, and a failure to thrive. Everyone is tested for PKU shortly after birth, as it is passed on genetically.

Da Intercity 104 fra Fredericia bliver afsporet og vælter ind i en skov lidt uden for Sorø, koster det otte mennesker livet og kvæster mindst 72. Redningsberedskabet og politiet bliver sat på prøve, men da både naboer og passagerer træder til for at hjælpe, hvor de kunne, vises der...

What would you do if you had only an 11 percent chance of living? When fifty-year-old marketing executive Lee Rafkin opened his eyes after a colonoscopy, he overheard a nurse on the telephone, urgently scheduling an appointment for a new cancer patient. That patient was him. In a single, terrifying moment, Lee’s life—his marriage, his kids, his career—splintered into before and after. Diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, Lee faced an 11 percent chance of survival. One doctor told him to “get his affairs in order.

What does it mean to stay wild in a culture that would have us forget that’s what we are? If there’s one thing Jenny O’Connell learned from her 16 years as an outdoor guide, it’s that there’s a critical connection between wild spaces and our wild selves. When Jenny found herself...

Wenn die Auszeit zum Überlebenskampf wird: Auf ihren Reisen versucht Carolina Wilga herauszufinden, wie sie ihre Zukunft gestalten will. Aber in Australien verirrt sich die 26-jährige Backpackerin nach einem Unfall mit ihrem Van im menschenleeren Outback. Von der groß angelegten Suchaktion, die weltweit durch die Medien geht, erfährt Carolina nichts. Barfuß und nur mit einem Kleid und einem Schal bekleidet, schlägt sie sich zwölf Tage lang durch trockenes Buschland.

Jock of the Bushveld is the classic and much-loved story based on the true experiences of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and his Staffordshire bull terrier, Jock. The story begins in the 1880s, at the time of the South African gold rush, when young Fitzpatrick worked as an ox-wagon transport rider in the old Transvaal. There he came across a man who was in the process of drowning a puppy, the runt of the litter. He saved the dog and the story of his ever-faithful and loving companion was born.

Speaking Through Silence is a heartfelt memoir about a first-generation American coming-of-age in the shadow of her four Holocaust Survivor grandparents. In this riveting read, Judi Shink uncovers the hidden histories, inherited silences, and enduring love that shaped her identity. She unravels her family’s complicated and devastating past to forge a new path, while accepting the mantle of legacy that demands she speak out about a new 21st century kind of hate against her people.