**Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George ClooneyThe #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain.**For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the...

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eigh...

The City of Durham, 1434. Out of a storm, an aging minstrel arrives at the cathedral to entertain the city's most powerful men. Mother Naked is his name, and the story he's come to tell is the Legend of the Fell Wraith: the gruesome 'walking ghost' some say slaughtered the nearby village of Segerston forty years earlier. But is this monster only a myth, born from the dim minds of toiling peasants? Or does the Wraith - and the murders - have roots in real events suffered by those fated to a...

A group of young adults start there life setting out to work on the Mining station on the edge of the asteroid belt. Larry, a second generation Belt Miner has a second agenda in mind. Larry's father found several pieces of alien metal while mining and Larrys determined to find where they came from. Join Larry and his friends as they find more than they bargan for and change history as we know it.

**Soon to be a major motion picture directed by George ClooneyThe #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation.Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary 'The Boys of '36'**For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of log...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of NPR's "Books We Love" of 2021Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyWinner of the Christopher Award“Masterly. An epic story of four Japanese-American families and their sons who volunteered for military service and displayed uncommon heroism… Propulsive and gripping, in part because of Mr. Brown’s ability to make us care deeply about the fates of these individual soldiers...a page-turner.”—...

Little Jimmy Brown never knew the warm embrace of a mother's arms while he grew up. When he was just a babe, his momma passed on to the great beyond, leaving him all alone in this harsh world. The poor boy was shipped off to an orphanage, where he spent the next nine years surrounded by cold walls and stern caretakers instead of a loving family.At the orphanage, Jimmy found solace in caring for the animals and tending the garden. Though the work was hard for a young boy, it taught ...

Writers On The Edge offers a range of essays, memoirs and poetry written by major contemporary authors who bring fresh insight into the dark world of addiction, from drugs and alcohol, to sex, gambling and food. Editors Diana Raab and James Brown have assembled an array of talented and courageous writers who share their stories with heartbreaking honesty as they share their obsessions as well as the awe-inspiring power of hope and redemption."Open to any piece in this coll...

A plague has devastated the land.Bloodthirsty creatures stalk the night.A loose band of survivors fight for their lives.Can they make it through?And what will become of them if they do?

This book takes the reader back through time in British history to the Reformation which took place between the fourteenth and the eighteenth century and has been published in conjunction with the anniversary of the Reformation. The reader is reminded of the debt that we owe to some remarkable Christians from that era. They led the way out of the darkness of superstition principally by making available readable copies of the Bible to ordinary people and by preaching that salvation is by gr...

A slim volume of verse, like a bicycle, offers us fresh and joyful and sometimes troubling ways of seeing the world. James Brown' s eighth collection of poems begins in childhood and moves through education, jobs and the essential unremarkable activities that occupy our lives – before arriving in a post-apocalyptic future, where the nights run late and down to the wire. The poems are ever-alert to the minutiae of power, the thrill of the unexpected, and the shiny potential of an ending. Al...

Without the cushion of a scholarship or family fortune, Jimmy's college journey is anything but typical. Unable to join a fraternity, he finds an unexpected brotherhood in the most surprising place—the Husker family. As he navigates the challenges of balancing work and studies, Jimmy's connections with athletes open doors to adventures that shape his college experience and beyond.This heartwarming story follows Jimmy as he:- Juggles odd jobs to keep his college dream alive