Survival

In a world where trauma, social pressure, and mental health challenges loom like modern-day Goliaths, two extraordinary men from vastly different backgrounds rise up to face their giants head-on. Johnny, a battle-scarred Marine from the rugged mountains of Appalachia, bears the weight of combat in his bones. Johnnie, a former National Football Champion and professional athlete from the sun-kissed shores of Florida, lives with the roar of screaming fans and the crushing silence that follows. Together, they share their raw and unfiltered stories of struggle and triumph in this groundbreaking dual-perspective memoir.As their paths converge, stripped of pretense and judgment, Johnny and Johnnie forge an unbreakable bond through their shared battles with PTSD and mental health issues. With unflinching honesty and unyielding courage, they lay bare their most intimate struggles, painting a vivid picture of the profound and parallel challenges they face in their respective worlds. Weaving through obstacles and battles, this survival guide presents a roadmap filled with practical strategies and actionable insights that will help you navigate your own journey toward healing and hope.From the echoes of combat that haunt Johnny's waking moments to the pressure of expectations that weigh heavily on Johnnie's shoulders, this memoir offers a rare glimpse into the lives of two men who refuse to be defined by their pain. Through their transformative journeys, Johnny and Johnnie remind us that no matter how unique our battles may seem, we are all united in our quest to overcome the Goliaths that stand in our way. More than just a tale of survival, Johnn(y)ie will illuminate your innate ability to turn difficult challenges into life-changing and life-giving opportunities. With their stories of resilience and hope, Johnny and Johnnie inspire us to confront our own demons, embrace our shared humanity, and emerge victorious in the face of adversity. Whether you're going through something right now or have been through something that still haunts you, this book will light your path, inspire you to discover your purpose, and bolster your faith as you overcome the Goliaths in your life.

One man, his piano and their miraculous survival.<BR><BR>'Extraordinary' Baroness Julia Neuberger<BR>'Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival' Mail on Sunday<BR>'Stunning. A beautiful blend of action, poetry, thought-provoking comment and music ... just brilliant' James Ainscough OBE<BR>'A gripping narrative of suffering, loss and survival, with music at its heart' Fiona Maddocks<BR><BR>All future, freedom and success lay ahead of young pianist Stephen de Bastion in 1930s Hungary. Life whirled headily around cocktails, romance, applause and the buzz of Budapest late into the night. Then, 1939. Stephen's world disintegrates and this becomes a story of his brutal descent, of his time in labour camps, of Mauthausen and Gunskirchen and the unimaginable horrors he endured during the Holocaust as a man of Jewish descent. Yet, this is also a tale of extraordinary escape ... and the piano, waiting for him.<BR><BR>The same piano that Roxanne de Bastion, his granddaughter, inherits when her father dies. It has been in the family over one hundred years but it is only when, deep in grief, she discovers a cassette recording of Stephen, that the astonishing history of the piano, the man and her family begins to unravel. Weaving together his original recordings, unpublished memoirs, letters and documents, Roxanne sings out her grandfather's story of music and hope, lost and found. Luminous and profoundly moving, this book captures the great spirit of one man in the face of darkness and the hope that echoes down through generations.

This is the story of Sabine Fröhlich and the harrowing experiences of her family during the Nazi regime - experiences she did not disclose to her children for decades. Sabine was raised as Catholic with her brother Andreas. As a result, she did not understand that the rapidly emerging antisemitic propaganda would be applied to her family, including her father, a decorated German WWI veteran. She first becomes aware of her Jewish heritage when her brother is not allowed to join the popular Hitler Youth. After Kristallnacht, her family flees Germany hoping for US visas, only to become trapped in the Netherlands when the Germans invade.<BR>In June 1941, the Nazis seize her brother as hostage for an act of sabotage, deporting him to Mauthausen where he perishes within months. As the mass deportation of Jews from Amsterdam accelerates, Andreas' friends help Sabine and her parents find hiding places in the North Holland countryside where they live under false names and must move multiple times for their safety.<BR>Sabine's Odyssey is a beautifully painful memoir written by Agnes Schipper in honor of her mother's life during World War II and of her father, a member of the Dutch Resistance. In it, Agnes retells the story of her mother's struggles during her hidden years. Yet this is not merely a story of struggle, but one of kindness, courage, and resistance. This memoir gives voice to those who stayed silent for years.

Giuseppe Pignata gelang im Jahre 1693 die Flucht aus dem Inquisitionsgefängnis zu Rom, wo er zuvor wegen Ketzerei zu lebenslänglicher Kerkerhaft verurteilt worden war. In diesem Buch erzählt er die die Abenteuer seines Ausbruchs und seiner Flucht durch Italien und Deutschland, bis er 1694 ein vorläufiges Asyl in den Niederlanden fand.

BESTELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES Próximamente un documental en HBO Max EL ILUMINADOR LIBRO DE MEMORIAS DE UNA HEROÍNA DE NUESTRO TIEMPO. UN ACONTECIMIENTO EDITORIAL SIMULTÁNEO EN 20 PAÍSES. Una mañana de noviembre, Gisèle Pelicot fue llamada a una comisaría y la vida tal como la conocía llegó a su fin. Su marido había sido sorprendido por un guardia de seguridad de un supermercado grabando por debajo de la falda a varias mujeres. En su ordenador aparecieron otras pruebas devastadoras: durante casi una década, había estado drogándola y violándola en secreto, e invitando a desconocidos a su casa para que abusaran de ella. Cuatro años después, él y otros cincuenta hombres fueron llevados a juicio, y el coraje de Gisèle al renunciar a su derecho al anonimato ocupó los titulares en todo el mundo. «La vergüenza debe cambiar de bando', declaró, dando voz y esperanza a millones de personas. Por primera vez, y con una franqueza y elegancia inquebrantables, Gisèle cuenta toda su historia, partiendo de esa fatídica mañana y reviviendo una infancia difícil, su primer amor, su carrera, la maternidad, la intimidad de su matrimonio antes y después del demoledor descubrimiento y el continuo afán de buscar la felicidad, incluso cuando esta pueda parecer imposible, para reconstruirse. Escritas junto a la premiada periodista y novelista Judith Perrignon, estas luminosas memorias suponen un acontecimiento editorial mundial de enorme profundidad y trascendencia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that inspired the upcoming documentary on HBO Max A Hymn to Life will tell Gisèle Pelicot's story in her words, offer solace and hope, and make a positive contribution to changing the conversation around shame and to changing the world<BR><BR>>Gisèle Pelicot's call for shame to change sides in cases of sexual abuse, and the solidarity she has shown survivors, have generated an extraordinary public response and moved both women and men all over the world. On December 19, 2024, when Pelicot walked down the steps of the Avignon courthouse at the culmination of the biggest rape trial in French history, she spoke to a cheering crowd of hundreds of people: "When I opened the doors to this trial on 2 September, I wanted society to be able to take part in this debate. I have never regretted that decision," she continued. "I have confidence in our ability to collectively grasp a future in which everyone, women and men alike, can live in harmony, with mutual respect and understanding."

'Ich war aufgebrochen, um mich in der körperlichen Anstrengung aufzulösen. Die weiße Querung wurde für mich zur absoluten Reise, zu einem Schweben in einer Idee von Landschaft.'Vier Jahre lang, von 2017 bis 2020, unternimmt Sylvain Tesson in Begleitung des Bergführers Daniel du Lac jeden März eine kräftezehrende Skitour, um die gesamte Alpenkette von Menton in Frankreich über die Gipfel bis nach Triest in Italien zu queren. Gemeinsam bewältigen sie eine weitgehend unbegangene Strecke, deren Verlauf bisher nirgendwo verzeichnet ist, legen 1.600 Kilometer in Schnee und Eis zurück, überwinden unter größten Anstrengungen 60.000 Höhenmeter. Jeder Tag birgt körperliche Grenzerfahrung, ist ein Angehen gegen die Kälte und die Müdigkeit. Aber diese außergewöhnliche Reise wird auch zum Quell einer befreienden inneren Erfahrung inmitten der wilden, winterlichen Ungezähmtheit und Schönheit der Alpen.

Abenteurer, Aktivist und Vater - Ein neuer Blick auf Bestseller-Autor und Survival-Legende Rüdiger Nehberg, alias 'Sir Vival''Vermutlich kennen Sie meinen Vater Rüdiger Nehberg: den Bäcker, Survival-Experten und Aktivisten für Menschenrechte. Er ist durch seine ungewöhnlichen Expeditionen und Abenteuer bekannt geworden. Ich versichere Ihnen, bei uns zu Hause ging es ebenfalls abenteuerlich zu!' - Kirsten NehbergIn ihrem Haus hing eine Notfallanleitung zur Bekämpfung von Pythons - denn die Würgeschlangen befanden sich direkt neben ihrem Kinderzimmer, im nächsten Raum übernachtete ein Krokodil. Für Rüdiger Nehbergs Tochter Kirsten nichts Ungewöhnliches. Rüdiger Nehberg brachte Survival nach DeutschlandDenn ihr Vater ist in Deutschland bekannt als "Sir Vival": Er durchwanderte die gefährlichsten Wüsten Afrikas, überlebte wochenlang ohne Ausrüstung im brasilianischen Dschungel und überquerte im Tretboot den Atlantik. Er zählt zu den bedeutendsten deutschen Abenteurern und ist mit seinen faszinierenden Missionen und seinem gesellschaftlichen Engagement unsterblich geworden. Das Abenteuer Kindheit mit 'Sir Vival'. Ein Einblick in sein Privatleben Kirsten Nehberg verbrachte nicht nur ihre Kindheit mit "Sir Vival", sondern nahm auch an vielen seiner Abenteuer und ungewöhnlichen Einfälle teil - mal mehr, mal weniger freiwillig. Wenn er bei seiner Familie war, zog das Abenteuer ins heimische Wohnzimmer ein. Denn der Aktivist beherbergte zu Hause nicht nur Wildtiere, sondern ließ auch jeden Wunsch seiner Tochter wahr werden: Er schmuggelte Kirsten auf ein Konzert ihrer geliebten ABBA-Stars und half mit ungewöhnlichen Mitteln dabei, ihren Teenie-Schwarm zu beeindrucken.In diesen Memoiren erzählt sie von ihren ganz besonderen, unvergesslichen Erlebnissen und wirft einen neuen, höchst unterhaltsamen und emotionalen Blick auf Rüdiger Nehberg, der bei all seinen waghalsigen Abenteuern und ausgefallenen Lebensweisheiten für Kirsten Nehberg vor allem eines war: ihr Vater.

The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to change sides'. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.'This is quite something - a really brave, honest and heart-rending memoir' SARAH JESSICA PARKER'Extraordinary ... inspires courage and compassion, but also, crucially, demands change' EMMA THOMPSON'A page-turning memoir that will move you to live more' GINA MARTINDiscover one of the most important books of 2026 - as recommended by the Observer, Telegraph, Guardian, Financial Times, New York Times, Mirror, GQ, BBC and more.One November day, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women's skirts. But on his computer was shattering evidence: for nearly a decade, he had been secretly drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of strangers into their home to abuse her.Four years later, he and fifty other men were put on trial and Gisèle's courage in waiving her right to anonymity made global headlines. 'Shame must change sides,' she declared, giving voice and hope to millions. Her words became a rallying cry and her decision marked a turning point in public feeling about sexual violence.For the first time, and with unwavering honesty and grace, she describes a difficult childhood, first love, her career and motherhood. It is a life in determined search of happiness, both before and after her devastating discovery. She is an ordinary person who faces extraordinary catastrophe, whose example changes the world.Ultimately, Gisèle Pelicot emerges with a renewed passion and reverence for living, and for love. A Hymn to Life is an unforgettable testament and promise: that victims have no reason to feel ashamed; that even after unimaginable betrayal we can go on; and that colour will always return to life.'A Hymn to Life is novelistic and resounds with grace ... An extraordinary achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES'A unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily courageous' THE TIMES

The gritty memoir of a former US Marine and Presidential Guard, who, after being unjustly held and abused in a Russian gulag for three years and freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange, seeks revenge against his former Russian captors by volunteering to fight in Ukraine. In August 2019, Trevor Reed, a former US Marine and Presidential Guard, was arrested in Russia on false, trumped-up charges. For three years, he was imprisoned in the infamous Russian gulag, where the inhumane treatment threatened his health so severely his parents and the U.S. government feared for his life. After losing roughly fifty pounds from his already trim body, he was released in a 2022 prisoner swap that dominated headlines.Most people would go home, try to move on with their lives, and forget the horrors they endured. But not Trevor Reed.Reed trained relentlessly to regain his health and strength, aiming to volunteer in Ukraine to fight the Russians and seek revenge. Having faced Russian cruelty up close, he knew what the Ukrainians were experiencing, and he knew he could help them. Just six months after being released from prison, Reed smuggled himself into Ukraine. He fought in one of the hottest fronts of the war . . . until one dark night a comrade stepped on a land mine. Reed almost lost his leg and his life, barely making it home to Texas alive.A harrowing, on-the-ground account of the war in Ukraine, Retribution is the story of one man’s dogged persistence and commitment to justice, regardless of the personal cost.

6 Jahre, 70 Länder - ein ehrlicher und humorvoller ReiseberichtIn seinem Bürojob läuft Nick Martin das Leben davon. Nach einem Winterurlaub in Neuseeland beschließt er, Job, Sicherheiten und Alltag zurückzulassen und auf Weltreise zu gehen.Aussteigen, loslassen, leben: Die Abenteuer eines WeltenbummlersUnterwegs durch über 70 Länder lernt Nick mehr fürs Leben als in jeder noch so steilen Karriere: Er wird verhaftet, angeschossen und ausgeraubt, er durchsegelt einen Hurrikan, versucht sich als Schmuggler und verdient ein paar Dollar als Stripper in Las Vegas.Mut zur Lücke: unbedingt nachmachen!Aus einem Jahr werden sechs, aus einer Lücke im Lebenslauf wird ein neuer Lebensinhalt und aus dem jungen Mann aus der fränkischen Provinz ein anderer Mensch.'Nick Martin ist leidenschaftlicher Abenteurer und Geschichtenerzähler.' WaveupBlog'Eine unglaublich mutige Geschichte, die Reiseliebende nur nachvollziehen können.'Allgemeine Zeitung'Mit Herz und Humor nimmt uns Nick mit auf seine Abenteuer - sein Buch ist eine Pflichtlektüre für Weltentdecker!' STA Travel'Nick sucht nicht mehr in der Ferne, er findet. Und er weiß nun, dass er nur für sich reist, er muss niemandem etwas beweisen. Genau das will er weitergeben.' Mittelbayerische Zeitung

Fleeing Soviet-occupied Vilnius in 1940, a girl and her parents arrive in German-occupied Poland. This child's-eye account brings wartime and refugee experiences vividly to life.On the Run in Occupied Poland presents the daily wartime experiences of a Polish-Catholic girl. Written as an adult by Gräyna Gross, née Pötowicz (1931-2022), this collection of vignettes communicates uncannily the perspective of the child Gross was at the time, while also conveying her adult thoughts on the strategies human beings deploy to stay alive as refugees in times of war.This unusual contribution to the history of Occupied Poland highlights the fates of dispossessed Polish families as a result of both the Russian Revolution and the division of Poland in World War II.Providing concrete details of lived experience during these monumental events, this "paramemoir" constitutes a type of life-writing that goes beyond a single individual. It is a life story with enhancements in the form of factual footnotes, rare photographic evidence, a map, and contextualizing commentary in the form of essays by Joyce Gross, the author's daughter, Irene Kacandes, a professor and friend, and Aleksandra Szczepan, a scholar educated in Kraków, the city in which Gross spent the longest period of the war.A compelling source for further research into how the occupation of Poland from both East and West affected non-Jewish Poles, this book will be treasured by historians as well as ordinary readers for its surprising insights into a difficult refugee childhood that overshadowed a whole life.

After his mother’s death, Charlie Scheidt discovered a trove of historic documents that set him on a decade-long journey to uncover his family’s hidden past during the Holocaust. Joined by Kat Rohrer, the granddaughter of a Nazi officer, Scheidt embarked on a quest to trace his family’s harrowing efforts to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. As they investigated, they uncovered stories of survival and loss. Their journey takes them across generations and continents, revealing a legacy of love, loss, and resilience. Grappling with questions about the long-lasting effects of inherited trauma, the book asks whether it is possible to break free of a familial cycle. This memoir, rooted in his family’s escape and the lasting trauma that followed, is a powerful reflection on history’s enduring scars, the importance of remembrance, and healing across generations.