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Chasing the Dragon
One Woman's Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong's Drug Dens
2007
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An amazing true story of transformation from darkness to new life in ChristInside Hong Kong was the infamous Walled City. Strangers were not welcome there. Police hesitated to enter. It was a haven of filth, crime, and sin. Prostitution, pornography, and drug addiction flourished.Jackie Pullinger had grown up believing that if she put her trust in God, He would lead her. When she was twenty years old, God called her to the Walled City. She obeyed. And as sh...
- Narrated by
- Deryn Edwards
Unabridged
8 hours 45 min
2019
EN
One woman's struggle against the darkness of Hong Kong's drug dens.Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear.When Jackie Pullinger set sail from England in 1966 she had no idea that God was calling h...
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- Narrated by
- Raymond Todd
Unabridged
6 hours 47 min
2008
EN
Gangfighters, drug addicts, teenage runaways, and prostitutes—the toughest and most hopeless kids that New York's ghettos had to offer. That is, until a country preacher from the Pennsylvania hills arrived on their turf and began preaching a streetcorner message of renewal, miracles, and God's love.David Wilkerson, a man on a mission, stepped onto some of the world's most dangerous streets armed only with the simple message of God's love and the promise of the Holy Spirit's power. ...
I Dare You
Embrace Life with Passion
- Narrated by
- Sandra McCollom
Abridged
6 hours 16 min
2007
EN
Joyce Meyer explains that a life without purpose is a life not worth living. We all need a reason to get up everyday. We all need to reach for something beyond ourselves. Over the centuries, millions of people have asked, "What am I here for? What is my purpose?" We are born; we live; and we die. We cannot do anything about being born or dying, but we can do a lot about how we live.
The Girl with Seven Names
A North Korean Defector’s Story
2015
EN
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and...
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
2015
EN
**“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller**In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this d...
Flower Net
A Red Princess Mystery
- by
- Lisa See
- Book 1 -
- The Red Princess Mysteries
2007
EN
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • An American attorney and a Chinese detective must join forces to unravel a globe-spanning conspiracy in this “fascinating . . . thriller that enlightens as well as it entertains” (San Diego Union-Tribune) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.“Lisa See begins to do for Beijing what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did for turn-of-the-cen...
The Heavenly Man
The remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
2011
EN
'Amazing story and highly recommended for church libraries.' Church LibrariesThe remarkable true story of renowned Chinese Christian Brother Yun.This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds. Instead of focusing on the many miracles or experiences of suffering, however, Yun turns his gaze to and centers his...
Not Forgotten
The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea
2016
EN
For the first time since his two-year imprisonment in North Korea, Kenneth Bae recounts his dramatic ordeal in vivid detail. While leading a tour group into the most shrouded country on the planet, Bae is stopped by officials who immediately confiscate his belongings. With his computer hard drive in hand the officers begin their interrogation and Bae begins his unexpected decent into North Korean obscurity. Bae's family and friends make immediate appeals to the United States government ask...
2011
EN
Is this the day I die? Li Quan asks himself this question daily, knowing that he might be killed for practicing his faith. American businessman Ben Fielding has no idea what his brilliant former college roommate is facing in China. He expects his old friend has fulfilled his dream of becoming a university professor. But when they are reunited in China after twenty years, both men are shocked at what they discover about each other. Thrown together in an hour of encroaching darkness...
Out of a Far Country
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
2011
EN
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Over 100,000 copies sold!Coming Out, Then Coming HomeChristopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out of control—and her own personal demons were determined to defeat her.Years of heartbreak, confusion, and prayer followed befor...
2012
EN
It is April 1997, and all of Hong Kong is counting down to July 1, when Britain will hand over rule of the country to China. Public anxiety about the transfer of power is running high, but “Charlie” Chan Siu-kai’s biggest concern is a gruesome triple murder case, with no solid leads. Chan, a half-Chinese, half-Irish Hong Kong native and chief inspector with the Royal Hong Kong police, thinks he’s found a breakthrough when three mutilated heads are found floating in Chinese waters. But he g...











