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A remarkable true story of one child's journey into the afterlife
after surviving a super tornado. When Ari Hallmark was in
kindergarten, her family was caught in a powerful tornado in their
hometown of Arab, Alabama. On April 27, 2011, Ari and her parents,
Shane and Jennifer Hallmark, were putting the finishing touches on
their new home, which Shane had built from scratch. Shane's
last-second decision to drive to his parents' house put the
Hallmarks directly in the path of a devastating EF4 tornado.
Moments after the Hallmarks arrived at the home, the mile-wide
tornado ripped the house off its foundation and flung it in the
air. When Ari regained consciousness, she began sharing the
extraordinary story of what happened to her during the tornado: she
met her guardian angel and followed her family to heaven. The full
story of what Ari went through--the six months of reoccurring
dreams that foretold the tragedy, and the unexpected challenges she
faced from the legal system after the storm--delivers a powerful
message to the world: you will see your late loved ones again. Ari
Hallmark is now a high school senior determined to share her
hopeful message with the world. The Girl Who Saw Heaven is a
uniquely poignant addition to near-death experience and heavenly
encounter classics. Ari's story will leave with a different
perspective of death and more hopeful of what lies beyond.
This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times
bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author.
Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive
and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of
kindness, this is a "ray of hope for a better future, as well as an
assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and
inequality" (Sybrina Fulton, mother of Travyon Martin and coauthor
of Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin). Stopping
was never part of the plan... She was a successful ad sales rep in
Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the
street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then
something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she
continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every
week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship
that has today spanned almost three decades. Whatever made me
notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly
something that cannot be extinguished, no matter how relentless the
forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call
it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible,
unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still. Now with
new material that brings the life-changing story up to date for its
tenth anniversary, An Invisible Thread is "a book capable of
restoring our faith in each other and in the very idea that maybe
everything is going to be okay after all" (Catherine Ryan Hyde,
author of Pay It Forward).
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "It was an honor to play Joy on the big
screen--she's such a fearless woman, an incredible business force
and an inspiration to everyone she meets." --Jennifer Lawrence From
Joy Mangano, self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, inventor of the
Miracle Mop and inspiration behind the acclaimed film Joy starring
Jennifer Lawrence comes a breakthrough story of love and hope that
will unlock the best and brightest version of you. Joy's rise from
single mother of three to the nation's most celebrated female
inventor is truly what dreams are made of. Full of twists and
turns, work and love, obstacles encountered and overcome, Inventing
Joy is a binge-worthy book in every aspect. Dive in and be swept
along for the ride as she relives her incredible and inspiring
journey to joy. But there's more. Throughout her inspirational
rags-to-riches story, Joy points out her very own personal
light-bulb moments--lessons that she learned the hard way, and
principles she still relies on today. Thoughts and ideas that drive
her business, life, and family and are the foundation for her
success. These concepts come together in the end to form Joy's
Blueprint, a resource that will help you live your most joyful
life--the Blueprint that Joy delivers to the world for the first
time. So look inside yourself, grab hold of your dreams, and be
brave enough to take that very first step and start your next best
chapter. You'll be in good company with Inventing Joy.
On December 10, 2009, Crystal McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother
of four, stopped breathing. Her face turned a dark shade of blue,
then black. Her mother screamed for help, and a nurse tried to
revive her . . . to no avail. Today, Crystal does not remember what
happened in that hospital room during the nine minutes she was
unconscious and unable to breathe on her own. She has no memory of
the panic and the rushing nurses and the loud cries of "Code Blue."
She simply remembers drifting off.
And she remembers waking up in heaven. For most of Crystal's broken
life, she felt utterly beyond the reach of God-- if God was even
real. Then came December 10--and the nine minutes that changed
everything. Waking Up in Heaven invites readers along on a journey
to witness the relentless pursuit of God in a life that was
shattered and seemingly beyond hope, an awe-inspiring account of
love, forgiveness, and redemption, and the healing power of God's
presence.
And that is why I want to share my story with the world. Because I
was a skeptic and a sinner, and I didn't believe in God or in
heaven. But God is real. Heaven is real. And God's love for us is
the realest thing of all.
This is the inspiring and "page-turning" (Booklist) true story of a
man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a baby-and how his
quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry,
his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in
US history. In 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an
infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years
later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New
Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant's
mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family
spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again-but Paul
was always unsure about his true identity. Then, four years
ago-spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith-Paul
took a DNA test. The test revealed that he was definitely not Paul
Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission
to find the man whose life he's been living-and to discover who
abandoned him, and why. Poignant and inspiring, The Foundling is a
story about a child lost and a faith found, about the permanence of
families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the
emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who
you truly are.
From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of
An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about
the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have
on the world around us. One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy ad
sales executive, passed an eleven-year-old boy panhandling on the
street. She stopped and offered to take him to McDonald's. Twenty
years later, at Laura's fiftieth birthday party, Maurice Mazyck
gave a toast, thanking Laura for her act of kindness, which ended
up changing the course of his life. In that toast, Maurice said
that when Laura stopped on that busy street corner all those years
ago, God had sent him an angel. Laura's invisible thread journey
has deepened her belief that angels--divine and otherwise--are all
around us. After An Invisible Thread was published in 2011, readers
from all over began sharing with Laura their own stories about how
chance encounters with strangers have changed their lives. From a
woman who saved a life simply by buying someone a book, to a
financier who gave a stranger the greatest gift of all, to a
teacher who chose a hug over discipline and changed a lost boy's
future--Angels on Earth introduces remarkable people whose
invisible thread stories will move, surprise, and inspire readers.
Angels on Earth sheds light on how everyone can live happier, more
purposeful lives through sharing random acts of kindness.
A man desperate to know his true identity struggles to solve the
infamous kidnapping that nearly destroyed his family-and find his
twin sister, who has been missing for more than fifty years. When
he was ten years old, Paul Fronczak was snooping around for
Christmas presents in a crawl space in his family's Chicago home.
There, he found hundreds of old newspaper clippings about the
kidnapping of a one-day-old infant in a hospital in 1964. He also
learned that, two years later, the boy was found and returned to
his family-and that the boy was him. Nearly fifty years later,
Paul, acting on long-held suspicions, took a DNA test that proved
he was not the kidnapped boy. In an instant, he found himself at
the center of two half-century-old mysteries-who was he, and where
was the real Paul? True Identity is about three separate major
investigations-the hunt for the real Paul Fronczak; the search for
the author's missing twin sister Jill; and finally, the
investigation into his true identity, his heart and soul and the
demons inside him-inherited and created-that still need to be
confronted.
From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski comes the young readers edition of an unbelievable memoir about an unlikely friendship that forever changed the lives of a busy sales executive and a hungry eleven-year-old boy.
On one rainy afternoon, on a crowded New York City street corner, eleven-year-old Maurice met Laura. Maurice asked Laura for spare change because he was hungry, and something made Laura stop and ask Maurice if she could take him to lunch.
Maurice and Laura went to lunch together, and also bought ice cream cones and played video games. It was the beginning of an unlikely and magical friendship that changed both of their lives forever.
An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between an eleven-year-old boy and a busy sales executive; a heartwarming journey of hope, kindness, adventure, and love--and the power of fate to help us find our way.
From the author of the New York Times bestseller, Waking Up in
Heaven, comes an extraordinary story about Crystal McVea's personal
transformation after visiting heaven and how readers can experience
heaven themselves-and live a more meaningful life. On December 10,
2009, Crystal McVea was being treated in a hospital for
pancreatitis. Her heart stopped pumping for nine minutes before
doctors managed to revive her. In those nine minutes, she went to
heaven, stood with God, and was forever changed. Ever since
Crystal's incredible experience, her life has been profoundly
different. She has become a brand new person in every conceivable
way-heart, mind, soul, and spirit. By dying, Crystal learned how to
live. Crystal realized that heaven is real and our true home, but
we are still meant to have meaningful lives full of passion and
purpose right here on earth. She believes we have to chase heaven
while we are still alive and allow God to turn our lukewarm love
into a firestorm of faith. Chasing Heaven is the story of how God
called to Crystal, what He told her, and how she found a way to get
closer to Him again here on earth. Crystal assures us that we don't
have to die and go to heaven in order to ignite our faith. We also
don't have to abandon the lives we have in order to experience God
and heaven. Chasing Heaven is about following the path to the Lord,
and discovering your spiritual destiny. The journey that followed
Crystal's time in heaven has been difficult, complicated, and
surprising-full of twists and turns, setbacks and triumphs, drama
and comedy, and everything that makes life so messy and beautiful.
Everyone loves coming-home stories, especially when they include
dogs and happy endings! From Steven Carino and Alex Tresniowski
comes Oliver for Young Readers, a heartwarming and true story of a
man searching for a beloved lost dog and finding more than he’d
ever hoped for. When Steven Carino discovered his dog, Oliver, had
been stolen from his car, he knew he would do anything to get
Oliver back. The friendly Yorkie–Shih Tzu mix—with his bundle
of black and brown hair, long floppy ears, and big round eyes—had
been Steven's companion during even the loneliest days. But it took
more than one man to bring Oliver home. It took a community of
friends and strangers who believed that love is worth fighting for.
Oliver for Young Readers offers a story of good triumphing
over despair, a beautiful reminder that a little kindness can truly
change the world. This hardcover middle grade book: Is for ages 8
to 12 Has a kid-friendly design and a four-page photo insert that
features Oliver and Steven Includes Oliver’s “thoughts”
during the journey and extra stories of Oliver and Steven’s
adventures Is a great gift for dog lovers Has a companion book for
adults: Oliver: The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He
Brought Together Oliver for Young Readers is a story of good
people—including hardworking immigrants, wealthy suburbanites,
car mechanics, deli workers, old friends, close relatives, street
cops, a dedicated TV news reporter, and one very gifted
hairdresser—offering help without asking for anything in return.
It's a story of near misses, false hopes, and fresh leads ending in
a joy-filled reunion on the streets of a rundown New York
neighborhood. It's a story of faith renewed and hope restored.
In "The Vendetta," author Alston Purvis recounts the story of his
father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous
by his remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the American
Depression--John Dillinger; Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson.
Purvis's successes led FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover to grow
increasingly jealous, to the point where he vowed to bring down
Purvis. Hoover smeared Purvis's reputation, and tried to erase his
name from all records of the FBI's greatest triumphs. This book
sets the record straight, and provides a grippingly authentic new
telling of the gangster era, seen from the perspective of the
pursuers.
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