books about: captivity

books about: captivity

books:

Captivity

Elmer Kelton

Forge Books, 2009

Holds attention beginning to end
Reviewed by Lisa Kisner for Reader Views (9/08) Jeffrey and Todd Barfield are traveling west with their parents searching for the perfect home site to live and farm. Their dreams for the future are shattered when Comanche Indians attack their camp and kill both ...

Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle

Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, ...

William Morrow, 2009

Attitude and Mental toughness
Unbelievable read. My hat is off to these three gentlemen who under the worst of circumstances, continued to represent our country and our values to the best of their ability. The bond they share cannot be explained and cannot be understood by anyone. I was deployed to ...

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

Esther Perel

Harper Paperbacks, 2007

Coaches' Choice
As a Sex and Intimacy Coach, Mating in Captivity is one of the top two books I recommend to those wanting to understand what drives them sexually. In it, Perel takes an extremely honest and provocative look at what keeps long-term relationships hot. She tackles tough ...

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 ...

The Ransom of Mercy Carter

Caroline B. Cooney

Laurel Leaf, 2002

great read!
I thought this was one of my favorite books! The story is very interesting and a great book to do a school report on. The book is mainly about a girl named Mercy Carter who is about 11 and the time. One cold winter night, her town was taken over by a bunch of native ...

The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

Soong-Chan Rah

IVP Books, 2009

Stirring, Thoughtful, and Challenging
This is my first-ever amazon book review, not from the lack of books I'd recommend, but from what I see as a perspective-altering book. Rah's analysis is thoughtful, Scriptural, and data-filled, which at the very least should prompt discussion about the core issue ...

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

Gregory Michno, Susan Michno

Caxton Press, 2007

No guilt trips!
No guilt trips, no romanticizing, just the plain, brutal, truth from the people that witnessed or experienced the events in this book. The facts are presented, your conclusions are your own.

Calico Captive

Elizabeth George Speare

Sandpiper, 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, ...

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.

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

Nancy Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2008

Total Truth
This is an excellent book that will give readers the truth behind the failure of the evangelical movement. When there is a breakdown in the understanding of scripture the result is the failure of the church. Many trained theologians are simply ignorant of God's Word. ...

Captured By The Indians: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870

Dover Publications, 1985

The Dark Edge of the Frontier
The Marquis of Queensbury's famous RULES didn't apply on America's frontier. There were times when no rules seemed to apply, but still the frontier moved west and America's unique character, if such exists, was formed in the process according to Frederick Jackson ...

Lilah: A Novel (Canaan Trilogy)

Marek Halter

Three Rivers Press, 2007

What are you people talking about
I loved Lilah, just as I did the rest of the Canaan Trilogy. Sarah was my favorite, but be fair reviewers. Lilah was a great book. I have never written a review before, but I felt I needed to after reading what had been written about this one. I recommended this ...

Sulcatas: African Spurred Tortoises in Captivity (Professional Breeders Series)

Russ Gurley

ECO/Serpent's Tale Nat Hist Books, 2005

Geochelone Sulcata
This handy book is about the care and feeding of the African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone Sulcata)in captivity. When we remove these lovely creatures from their natural environment, we do them a great disservice if we do not use an authoritative source about their ...

Coeds In Captivity

Pink Flamingo Publications, 2006

Cassie and Debbie are sexy coeds whose Spring Break trip to the notorious pleasure island of San Martia turns into a nightmare of abuse and exploitation. While visiting an underground nightclub, a brutal Russian forces shy, dark-haired Cassie to submit to him on the dance floor, while flirtatious blonde Debbie is molested, chloroformed and whisked ...

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

Scott Zesch

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

Incredible True Stories
I am still reading this book, but had to pause long enough to write a review. This book is so incredible!! You cannot understand by Hollywood how the Indians really were. I am from Texas and have had a relative from long ago also captured by the Indians. This book ...