True Survival

In this non-fiction tale of Holocaust survival, Libe must survive for 18 months in a haystack. Her only hope comes from a dog named Brisko. Libe and her family are harbored by a farmer named Pavlo, who has nothing to gain from his display of humanity, and everything to lose - including his family. As the ghetto in Tuchin burns and the Nazis hunt them daily, Libe’s family must rely on their cunning, hope, and faith to endure. As their journey swells with danger and despair, their faith begins to wane, and Libe finds that her very survival will depend upon her miraculous hero, Brisko.

One misty evening, Jennings Michael Burch's mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, "I'll be right back." She wasn't.... Shuttled through a bleak series of foster homes, orphanages, and institutions, Jennings never remained in any of them long enough to make a friend. Instead, he clung to a tattered stuffed animal named Doggie, his sole source of comfort in a frightening world. Here, in his own words, Jennings Michael Burch reveals the abuse and neglect he experienced during his lost childhood.

Courage finds its way into the hearts of soldiers in the heat of war. A soldier's bravery is tested on the battlefield, where life-and-death decisions are made in a split second. These true stories detail the amazing events of soldiers who were outnumbered and staring death in the face but survived.

What happens when a young woman’s spontaneous trip turns into a lifelong adventure in Japan? At just 24, Suzy left behind her familiar life in Israel, chasing the allure of the Far East. What began as a brief escape to Thailand—quickly turned into a bold leap into the unknown. There, she became a hostess in Tokyo, married a local businessman in a traditional Oriental marriage, and bravely adapted to Japanese culture, balancing stark contrasts between Israel and Japan. This autobiography offers more than a tourist’s view of Japan, revealing the real challenges of cultural adaptation, ...

This is the unbelievable, unforgettable, unparalleled story of an ordinary guy whose attempts to become famous doing the thing he wanted most—become a world class race car driver—devolved into a you-can’t-make-this-up tale of one of the biggest crime rings and drug scandals of the 1980s. Now, with the help of New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baime, Randy tells the whole truth for the first time ever, a gripping narrative unlike any other, a sports story for the ages, and shocking a true crime epic.

This book tells the heroic true story of one nurse’s survival and recovery from the deadliest wildfire disaster in California history. Camp Fire Girl is a gripping and poignant account of one woman's harrowing journey through the deadliest wildfire in California's history. Written by a courageous nurse who faced the inferno head-on, this book offers a personal perspective on the heart-wrenching experience of surviving a wildfire disaster. As the flames raged around her, the author takes you on a breathtaking and emotional rollercoaster, describing the chaos, fear, and determination that ...

Electroshock therapy, child abuse, and modern-day slavery... just another day in Christine's life. Take a heart-wrenching yet inspiring ride through one woman's incredible journey that is so compelling that you are simultaneously trying to look away and unable to stop yourself from listening on. Christine's father is a wealthy, tyrannical man renowned in the diamond business. At the age of just five, little Christine is cast aside into a boarding school where she is ridiculed for two embarrassing problems. She grows up in a never-ending circle of traumatic experiences.

Reality Check: 100 Shocking Tales You Have to Read to Believe Bizarre. True. Unforgettable. What if the strangest tabloid headlines you’ve ever read... were all based on reality? From haunted pianos to vanished cosmonauts, Reality Check delivers 100 of the most jaw-dropping true stories ever recorded—plus some you've never heard before. Each story is fully illustrated with photo-realistic art that brings the bizarre, the unexplained, and the mysterious to life. Whether it’s ghostly legends, freak coincidences, or unsolved cases, this book will change how you see the world. Real Events...

Hidden in the hills. Lost in the woods. Forgotten by society. Feral is a haunting collection of seven immersive narratives—true and rumored accounts of people who have chosen, or been forced, to vanish from modern civilization. From reclusive mountain clans and children raised in the wild to whispered tales of violent hermits and abandoned homesteads with strange inhabitants, these stories explore the chilling realities of life lived off the grid. Each 6,000-word story plunges you into an atmospheric, unnerving account told with the vivid detail of a cinematic true-crime series. Combining...

In July 1973, Bob Tininenko, his wife Linda, and his brother in-law Jim Fisher set sail from Tacoma, Washington, on a 31-foot trimaran, down the West Coast to Costa Rica. The journey was expected to take a matter of weeks, but 10 days into the cruise, the party encountered a freak storm off the coast of Northern California. When gale-force winds and 50-foot waves capsized their boat, the voyage became a nightmare. For 72 days, the trio was lost at sea. Challenged by nature and compromised by a bitter rivalry, their courage and will to live was put to the ultimate test.

In the early years of the 18th century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000-foot mountains in the Peruvian Andes, and braving jaguars, pumas, insects, and vampire bats in the jungle, the scientists barely completed their mission.

Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades. Spencer Schneider was recruited in the eighties, and he stayed for more than twenty-three years as his life disintegrated, his self-esteem eroded, and he lined the pockets of Gans and her cult.

Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children. Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing.

An inspiring memoir about a courageous woman's survival and recovery from an adventure-induced trauma - and the power of her dreams to overcome tragedy and live life to the fullest. Her wilderness adventure turned into a nightmare. After skiing more than 200 miles along California's John Muir Trail, Jean faces death from a mountaineering accident on Mount Whitney. Broken and bleeding on the highest peak in the continental United States, she vows to realize her greatest dreams if she lives until morning.

One bite is all it takes. From the forests of South America to suburban backyards, Medical Mysteries – Bitten uncovers 20 shocking, real-life medical cases triggered by venomous bites, infected wounds, and creatures hiding in plain sight. Discover the terrifying aftermath of tick bites that cause paralysis, mosquito-borne brain infections, and animal attacks that unleash rare, sometimes fatal diseases. What happens when a flea bite leads to a modern-day case of the plague? How does a tiny tick turn someone allergic to meat for life? Can a spider bite really rot your flesh to the bone? And...

A true story of law, betrayal, and survival in Ukraine’s Wild East. The Steel Barons follows the harrowing descent of Jack Parker, a thirty-year-old American lawyer sent to Kyiv in the early 1990s to negotiate a multimillion-dollar telecom deal. It should have been a fast track to equity partnership in one of Manhattan’s most prestigious law firms. Instead, one reckless night lands him in a Soviet-era venereal disease clinic — and from there, everything begins to unravel. Abandoned by his firm, hunted by mob-connected investors, and betrayed by his own government, Jack finds himself ...

The Canadian wilderness is vast, beautiful… and it holds a secret. Beyond the reach of civilization, in the ancient forests and silent, snow-covered mountains, something walks. It leaves footprints too large to be a bear and moves with an intelligence that is unnervingly human. For decades, it has been seen, heard, and felt. Now, these stories are finally being told. Bigfoot: Canada is not a book of skepticism or debate. It is a harrowing chronicle of twenty encounters with Sasquatch, plunging you directly into the moments that changed peoples' lives forever. From a terrified family ...

Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast.

Brace for Impact: Stories of Hope and Horror Fifteen plane crashes. Fifteen stories of survival. From the frozen wastelands of Siberia to the depths of the Amazon rainforest, Brace for Impact captures the raw terror, resilience, and impossible decisions faced by those who lived through aviation disasters. Some found hope in the wreckage—others faced the brutal realities of isolation, injury, and the unforgiving elements. Told with gripping intensity, these true-to-life narratives echo the haunting suspense of your favorite Survival Stories, placing you inside the doomed cabins, the ...

December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot-air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter Hinton off course, eventually forcing a crash landing deep within the snowy Canadian wilderness. As the men searched for salvation, they were overcome by freezing temperatures, starvation, and fatigue. To survive this harrowing experience, the brave military officers would have to go up against their greatest enemies yet.