books about: captivities

books about: captivities

books:

Captivities

The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

Scott Zesch

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

an amazing read - couldnt put it down
picked up my first copy of this book in Fredericksburg, TX where I happened to be eating some BBQ and looked across the street to see an old settlers outpost fort. I wandered around to check it out and the volunteer guide there showed me the book and said it was an ...

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Study Guide Edition)

Nancy R. Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2005

Must Read
One of the most important books about our culture written in the last couple decades. It is deep content but easy to read.

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker

Carolyn Meyer

Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 1992

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker
Book arrived quickly and in new condition. Its a good book and easily read by younger readers.

Calico Captive

Elizabeth George Speare

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

A modern re-writing of captivity narrative and young adult classic: Calico Captive
Calico Captive is Elizabeth George Sprears (1908-1994) first novel. It was inspired by the diary of Susanna Willard Johnson, abducted by the Abenaki Indians in 1754 (during the French and Indian War) from her house in Fort Number 4 in Charleston, New Hampshire, ...

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

Nancy Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2008

A Must-Read
I have often lamented the overuse of the term "life-changing" amongst Christians. It is not unusual to hear people walk away from a particularly captivating sermon or conference saying "that changed my life!" The real measure and test of life change is time, for only ...

Lilah: A Novel (Canaan Trilogy)

Marek Halter

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Great!
What great reading. I've read all 3 books of the Canaan Trilogy and have enjoyed being able to put them in the prospective of "real" lives and real stories. They are "fiction", but the characters are very real and help us to realize that they did exist and they did ...

The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Mary Rowlandson

Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997

Good book and clean
Great book, got it just in time for my american heritage class. Will recommend to all my friends.

A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West 1830-1885

Gregory Michno, Susan Michno

Caxton Press, 2007

I'm not surprised...
I'm not surprised that A Fate Worse Than Death by Gregory and Susan Michno has fallen between the cracks in terms of being publicized. We live in such a "PC" world that any book that contradicts the "noble savage" theory, even if based on fact, is largely ignored. ...

Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America

Francis Bok, Edward Tivnan

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

Choose to read this one!
Two days ago I began to read "Escape from Slavery". I have hardly wanted to set it down since I picked it up. I have been saddened but incredibly inspired. I am forcefully reminded that freedom is a miracle too easily taken for granted. Until this week, I admit I was ...

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

Esther Perel

Harper Paperbacks, 2007

A lifechanging book for women and men
Perel's message is that good intimacy doesn't necessarily lead to good sex. In fact, closeness can dull our sexual appetites if we abandon the need for excitement and adventure in the need for predictability, comfort, and safety. So the dilemma is (in her terms) how ...

I Am Regina

Sally M. Keehn

Putnam Juvenile, 2001

I Am Regina Review
I Am Regina is one of the best books I ever read. It's good, because you can learn about a good time in history, and its a true story, all in one exciting book! I didn't think it was boring, I thought it was interesting to learn about facts! It's a great book for ...

Captured by the Indians: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870

Dover Publications, 1985

Great Compilation of True Stories
One of the best aspects of this book is the fact that it is a compilation of stories written by the survivors themselves or told to others in the first person. It offers insight into the Indians' lives and customs and also provides depth to the struggle the settlers ...

The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity

Thabiti M. Anyabwile

IVP Academic, 2007

High Praise!
In this volume, Anyabwile explores various theological voices of African Americans from several historical periods. The author gives thoughtful consideration to how the African American Slaves, former slaves and contemporary African American writers have understood ...

Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques

University Of Chicago Press, 1997

Recommend reading for intelligent animal lovers
I picked this book up in the gift shop of the San Diego Zoo, one of the few of substance they had. Even for me, a casual, but intelligent zoo visitor, this was worth $30.00. There is much more to animal captivity than I realized. Every zoo has two sides: the happy, ...

Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians

Herman Lehmann

University of New Mexico Press, 1993

Right On
Herman Lehmann was a name mentioned a few times within my family as a boy growing up. Others were Korn, Fisher, etc. I was born in Texas. My Mother was Choctaw, born 1902, my father,1895, a descendent from hard core Texans that fought with Sam Houston. My Mother's ...