Cult Child by Vennie Kocsis (714 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

This book is intended for those who want to understand the dissection, confusion and mindset of child growing up in a fundamental, evangelical cult. Embark on a gripping memoir that delves into the profound depths of Sila Caprin's tumultuous journey. From the tender age of three, Sila finds herself ensnared within the clutches of an evangelical, end-times cult known as Sam Fife's Move of God. Within the towering walls of isolation, she is thrust into a realm detached from the outside world, confined to the two compounds that shape her existence. Yet, amidst the suffocating grasp of this foreign and desolate environment, Sila's spirit burns bright, an unwavering flame that defies the darkness that seeks to consume her. Cult Child invites you into Sila's world, as she narrates her harrowing experiences through the prism of her own eyes and thoughts, offering an intimate and profound perspective of her arduous journey. As Sila traverses the treacherous path towards adolescence, her ...

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life (The Napoleonic Wars Book 2) by Alan Schom (411 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

A definitive biography of Bonaparte from his birth in Corsica to his death in exile on St Helena, this book details all aspects of Bonaparte?s spectacular rise to power and his dizzying fall. It offers close examination of battlefield victories, personal torments, military genius, Bonaparte?s titanic ego and his relationships with the French government, Talleyrand, Wellington and Josephine. Based on more than 10 years of exhaustive research, Schom illuminates Napoleon's important economic and social reforms, his reorganization of the French government and his tempestuous personal life and its effect on his political decisions. Remarkably ambitious and compulsively readable, Schom's book is generously illustrated with halftones and maps and features startling new insights about Napoleon's key aides, ministers and generals. Schom portrays Napoleon with candor, exalting his ambition and undeniable genius, but also addressing his dark side - his failures and frailties, and the ...

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

The Unknown Kingdom, Revelations of Shambhala, The Himalayan Journals by M.G. Hawking (3 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Discover The Unknown Kingdom. You are invited to take an unforgettable journey into a fabled world to explore ancient knowledge virtually unknown to the modern world. Sweeping in an immense arc across South Asia is the Great Himalayan Range, an uninterrupted 1,500 mile crescent of mountains with over 110 peaks rising to elevations of 25,000 feet or more. Extending from Kashmir's 26,600 foot Naga Parbat through Tibet's 25,445 foot Namcha Barwa, the immense wilderness of the Himalaya cradles the most isolated areas of Earth's landmass. Yawning gorges as deep as 16,000 feet and ice peaks towering nearly six miles high shelter remote, lushly forested valleys. For thousands of years, the largely inaccessible and unexplored inner portion of this vast frozen fortress has been known in esoteric literature as the Great White Island, and has inspired countless stories and legends that it conceals a kingdom of great masters possessed of transcendent wisdom and power. Many years ago, on an ...

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Gute Fahrt: A memoir of my continental caper (Bonny Voyage Book 2) by Harry "the dog" Roberts (Colour2Go Ltd) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 30 minutes ago

This memoir continues Harry's story which was told in his previous book "Bonny Voyage". After being made redundant whilst living in Scotland he managed to obtain a six-month contract. Life became overly complicated for him as he ended up being separated from his wife Jayne and young son George. All Harry wanted was to live a normal family life but somehow this just seemed so elusive to him.

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress" by Mary Byler (115 Reviews)    Price verified 30 minutes ago

If you believe that all Amish people are truly good and should never be criticized for anything, this is not your story. You should go find another story to read that puts them on a pedestal. Don't bother reading this book! This book is a story of childhood trauma, desperation and survival as a born Amish, queer, neurodivergent and AFAB person in America's Amish country, with oppression and silencing from all sides. A collective failure of adults within Medical, Secular and Amish communities to provide safety to abused children. How many more children are there like this? How long are we, collectively sitting back and allowing these human rights violations to continue in the land of the brave and home of the free?

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Both Barrels: Going Southern by Charlie B Harry (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

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Genre: Biographies & Memoirs