Tragedy Time

Adam chose to meet life’s tough breaks and cruel realities with stand-up comedy; his older sister, Anna, chose law; while their youngest sister, Lydia, struggled to find her place in the world. Beautiful and whip-smart, Lydia was witty, extremely sensitive, fiercely stubborn, and always somewhat haunted. She and Adam bonded over comedy from a young age, running skits in their basement and obsessing over episodes of The Simpsons.

On a quiet Saturday morning in August 2000, two explosions - one so massive it was detected by seismologists around the world - shot through the shallow Arctic waters of the Barents Sea. Russia's prized submarine, the Kursk, began her fatal plunge to the ocean floor. Award-winning journalist Robert Moore presents a riveting, brilliantly researched account of the deadliest submarine disaster in history.

A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a...

Does time heal all wounds? Or do some last forever? Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings. Estranged from his father and seeking a direction in his life, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian. He secures seasonal employment in Yellowstone National Park and embarks on a spiritual journey. Wyoming Territory, 1871: Under a full moon at a sacred thermal area, Graham finds himself in Yellowstone a century earlier - one year before it was established as a national park.

This story follows a true crime murder case from New York in 1906. Clyde Griffiths is the impoverished young man from a family of street preachers who dreams of bettering his station in life. However, his dream ends in murder and he is subsequently arrested and put on trial—putting the media in a frenzy.

When a bullet pierced a calm August evening, it forced one family into tragedy and fractured lives in the small Oklahoma community. In this powerful memoir, a mom recounts her family's grief, which was ignited by one seemingly harmless decision, resulting in the senseless and violent death of her five-year-old child. Full of haunting foreshadowing and ethereal experiences, this story traverses the barbed and foreign landscape of loss and the quest for justice.It entrenches the power and impact of one choice and of one life. Ultimately, this story is one of human resiliency that is rooted in...

An American Tragedy is the story of Clyde Griffiths, who spends his life in the desperate pursuit of success. On a deeper, more profound level, it is the masterful portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde's ambitions and seal his fate; it is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American dream.

The Christ Cure is comprehensive handbook of healing for victims of trauma and their families, guiding the listener through a unique path of true restoration, inspired by the life and works of the Apostle Paul (a survivor of multiple traumas), by modern day mentors, the humbling personal experiences of the author, psychologist, Navy veteran, and former member of Congress Dr. Tim Murphy, and reinforced by solid scientific research.

In this sweeping history, Ireland's best-known historian, Tim Pat Coogan, tackles the dark history of the Irish Famine and argues that it constituted one of the first acts of genocide. In what the Boston Globe calls "his greatest achievement", Coogan shows how the British government hid behind the smoke screen of laissez faire economics, the invocation of divine providence, and a carefully orchestrated publicity campaign, allowing more than a million people to die agonizing deaths and driving a further million into emigration.

The sands of time never fall the same way twice. Jessie thought he’d lost it all, but what if there was a chance to save Scarlet, however slim? There is a time machine in the subterranean levels of the tower. The only problem is that it kills everyone who tries to use it. If he could figure out how to activate it without being turned into a mass of quivering flesh, he could go back. He could fix things.

Marine biologist Dr. Colette Monroe's research expedition becomes a nightmare when an impossible storm hurls her from 2024 into 1714 Highland Scotland. Stranded among warring clans who view her scientific knowledge with deadly suspicion, she must prove her worth to survive. Highland chief Malcolm MacArthur should see her as a threat. Instead, he's drawn to the enigmatic woman whose strange methods might be the key to saving his people from a mysterious plague poisoning their sacred loch. But when ancient forces awaken and Colette discovers the true reason the storm brought her here, she ...

Helena Somerset never expected to inherit a castle—let alone uncover a Highland warrior, forbidden magic, and a romance that spans centuries. Bound by the Highland Secret is a sweeping time travel romance of ancient vows, haunting secrets, and love powerful enough to defy fate and rewrite destiny itself.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The Tragedy of the West Memphis Three tells the haunting story of a small-town murder case that spiralled into one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in American history. In 1993, three eight-year-old boys were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Within weeks, three teenagers—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley—were arrested, tried, and convicted, not because of hard evidence, but because of their appearance, music taste, and the town’s fear of the unknown. What followed was a decades-long fight for truth, as cracks in...

What if you could press pause on the entire world? For a price. Lucas Rhames is a ghost in his own life, a twenty-four-year-old worn down to nothing by a dead-end job and the crushing weight of debt. His world is a relentless conveyor belt of monotony and despair. He doesn't want to be rich. He doesn't want to be famous. He just wants it all to stop. One desperate night, in a filthy alley with a fist about to rearrange his face, he gets his wish. The world freezes. A punch hangs inches from his nose. A city of millions becomes a silent, personal diorama. Lucas is the only thing still moving...

Considered by Ty Cobb as the "finest natural hitter in the history of the game," "Shoeless Joe" Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. With a career .356 batting average - which is still ranked third all-time - the man from Pickens County, South Carolina, was on his way to becoming one of the greatest players in the sport's history. That is until the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, which shook baseball to its core.

When It Hurts the Most: Learning to Forgive is a journey through Scripture, story, and reflection on one of life’s hardest callings. From David’s lament to Jesus’ prayer on the cross, it explores how forgiveness begins in honesty and grows into healing, renewal, and courage. Biblical examples such as Joseph, Stephen, Peter, and the early church show that forgiveness is never weakness but strength. Personal reflections and Kairos prison ministry stories make these truths practical and real. This book invites readers to discover that even in the darkest wounds, God can bring freedom, ...

In a world full of drama comes more drama. It is like the curtain never closes for Tim as he walks through life with a heavy heart and a mind full of voices that have been directing his paths all of this time. It’s nothing that everyday people are facing except one of the voices, Tim, became his everyday persona. First came the smile then the laughter. His motto is going through life with a smile on your face. Can Tim continue to keep the smile and laugh through the hurt and pain or will the final curtain call give him the answers he seeks?

If you’re hurting, you know how hard it is to see your way forward. Suffering has a way of clouding your vision. It can make you feel isolated, forgotten, confused, aimless, and even hopeless. How do you navigate the heartache in your life when you can’t control it or make sense of it? That’s the question Pastor Mike Novotny answers in When Life Hurts. This real and sometimes raw journey through the book of Job tackles the tough questions about how pain affects your life and what to do when it does. Complete with study questions at the end of each chapter, this book offers more than ...

In the summer of 2023, the entire world fixated on a single news story that captured every headline on every media outlet: the search and rescue operation for OceanGate's Titan research submersible and the ultimate tragic fate of its five crew members. The media frenzy was fueled by many captivating storylines, but its primary focus was the villain at the center of it all, Stockton Rush: cofounder and CEO of OceanGate, and the ill-fated vessel's pilot and designer.

The only thing predictable about life is its constant unpredictability. One moment you could be living the American Dream; the next, you could be immersed in grief. Regardless of where life takes you, it’s important to maintain faith in God. Tim Orr’s life came crashing down when his wife passed away, leaving him to raise his young daughter by himself. However, an immovable faith in God guided him through the heartbreak, and he and his daughter found a new way forward. In Letters to My Daughter, Orr tells the story of how he escaped a life of sin and depression and found one of faith ...