Browsing Titles 351 to 375 of 456 in Subject Category Biography and Autobiography

The Shaming of the Strong (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sarah Williams
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Comfort, Ethics and Morality, Marriage and Family
Read by: Margaret Allen
Approximate time: 5 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 1347 (part of the Torch collection)
Sarah Williams was going to be a mum again. But the hospital scan changed everything. The child would not survive birth. Does she follow the advice of the medical profession and undergo a termination? Or does she follow her heart?

She Said Yes: the Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Misty Bernall
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living
Read by: Carolyn Green
Approximate time: 3 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 579
"One of the most gripping stories to come out of the shooting at Columbine High School" is told in the acclaimed national bestseller that illuminates the most remarkable aspect of 17-year-old Cassie Bernall's tragic death: her life. She Said Yes is an "intense and fascinating memoir" of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban Colorado, and faced -- as all teenagers are -- with difficult choices and pressures. It is only now, when the world knows Cassie Bernall as one of the Columbine High students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the choices she made offer a profound relevance for us all. Once a rage-filled young woman who walked a path similar to that of her killers, Cassie found a way out of her personal snares and, through her faith and a family's love, chose to embrace life with courage and conviction. Told with unflinching honesty by her mother, Misty Bernall, Cassie's story is "a profoundly human story that should be read by every parent and every teenager.

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 (Audio DAISY Book)

By: W. Phillip Keller
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Apologetics, Bible Study, Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Devotional
Read by: Gordon Knight
Approximate time: 4 hours 22 minutes
Catalog number: 856 (part of the Torch collection)
PSALM 23: From the firsthand experience of a man who has spent much of his life developing and managing sheep ranches, comes a delightfully refreshing evaluation of the psalm of the Great Shepherd and His sheep.

Ships of Mercy (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Don Stephens
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Robin Russell and David Ling
Approximate time: 7 hours 33 minutes
Catalog number: 1349 (part of the Torch collection)
SHIPS OF MERCY tells the riveting true story of the remarkable fleet of hospital ships that sail the globe, bringing dramatic change to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the most impoverished and disease-stricken areas of the world.

Shout It from the Housetops (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Pat Robertson and Jamie Buckingham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 7 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 1056
Founder of the world's first and most influential Christian television network, host of The 700 Club for over 30 years, former presidential candidate, founder of both the Christian Coalition and the American Center for Law and Justice, and unchallenged leader of the "Christian Right," Pat Robertson is an important figure by anyone's standard. Pat's own words about how it all began are an irresistible and unforgettable reading experience.

Sign of the Fish, an Adventure in Faith and Chips (Audio DAISY Book)

By: August Ericson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Biography and Autobiography
Read by: Carolyn Bradbeer
Approximate time: 4 hours 33 minutes
Catalog number: 1333 (part of the Torch collection)
This is an account of implicit faith in God. The former public school boy who became a fish fryer tells of a crippling accident, a tender love story and an adventure in faith and chips. A truly remarkable, challenging story.

Silent September: from the Heart! (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Joyce Landorf
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 1 hour 31 minutes
Catalog number: 1255
You, or someone you love, endures relentless pain. At times, suffering robs you of the will to go on and to hear even the whispers of God. Out of her own years of pain, Joyce writes and waits with you.

Sincerely Gigi (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Gigi Graham Tchividjian
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living
Read by: Martina Postma
Approximate time: 3 hours 2 minutes
Catalog number: 418
Gigi tells her story of what it was like growing up as the oldest of five children of the Evangelist Billy Graham. Her mother, Ruth, played a huge part in Gigi serving the Lord from her childhood. Gigi takes us through the day to day life at the Graham household.

Sing a Gentle Breeze: the Story of a Disintegrating Family Seeking Wholeness (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Mary Soergel
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 1485
This book recounts the heart-stirring testimony of a family experiencing the medical crises of a child with a brain tumor, in addition to a spouse in the advanced stages of alcohol addiction. The stress of their son's illness combined with Norman's anger placed the Soergels on the brink of divorce, until God intervened. This book would be particularly edifying for couples who are seeking healing and renewal in marriage after all else fails; the Soergels' story is proof that what is impossible with man is possible with God.

Six Dots for Asia, 'Then Will the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened...' (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Phyllis Thompson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Evangelism, Missions and Missionaries, The Church
Read by: Rana Gibb
Approximate time: 5 hours 19 minutes
Catalog number: 1373 (part of the Torch collection)
COMPASS BRAILLE: The story of Rona and Tony Gibb and computerised Asian scripts which are produced in Braille.

So Great a God (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Mary Cundy
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Daphne Johnson
Approximate time: 2 hours 29 minutes
Catalog number: 848 (part of the Torch collection)
This book gives a written snapshot of Missionary work and life in Nepal.

So Long Joey (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Dave Boyer and Sunny Schwartz
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Biography and Autobiography
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 2 hours 17 minutes
Catalog number: 217
He was Dave Boyer, then he was Joey Stevens, and then he was Dave Boyer again. This is a story of the son of a revered clergyman. The son then became a successful nightclub entertainer. Alcohol and drugs were all that kept him going until just short of committing suicide, Dave then met Christ and was transformed. Here is his story and the difference Christ has made in his life.

Soaring on Broken Wings (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Kathy Bartalsky
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Vivienne McDonnell
Approximate time: 5 hours 58 minutes
Catalog number: 1109 (part of the Torch collection)
Kathy seemed to have everything - a happy marriage to a US Marines captain, two lovely children, a first home in Hawaii. But she wanted God's best for her life. As she prayed for this, she little realised the testing she would undergo.

Something Beautiful (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Linda Light Strasheim and Evelyn Bence
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: Martina Postma
Approximate time: 4 hours 12 minutes
Catalog number: 700
Beauty...success... and self-assurance. The young, the beautiful and the strong--people with a natural edge for winning. And they often win with great gusto. But what happens the day the winning streak ends, the day their entrance into a ballroom prompts stares of incredulity rather than admiration, the day their friends walk out of the room when they wheel in? Linda Light had it all. And when the world revolved around her, gracefully wearing the Miss Kansas Crown, she didn't seem to need God. But when her world became broken and empty, It was God who responded to her nod of need by reaching down and lifting her up into His loving arms. Where is Linda Light now? In a wheelchair. consigned to it for life by multiple sclerosis, which struck her at the outset of a promising glamorous career as a flight attendant.

Something for Nothing (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sid Roth and Irene Burk Harrell
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Jewish Christians
Read by: Gunnar Tempte
Approximate time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Catalog number: 541
Sid Roth wanted the best for Sid Roth, that's all. That's why he made loud demands of his Jewish parents (and got what he wanted), that's why he walked off several jobs to go to better ones, that's why he let his parents pay for his wasted education, that's why he let his wife work while he lazed around the house… and on and on. That's also why one company wouldn't hire him. That's why another company fired him. It's also the reason why he learned how to force his mind to do strange things, to get what he wanted.

Something Worth Living for, the Remarkable Story of Sandy Clarke (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Noel Davidson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth
Read by: Noel Davidson
Approximate time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1271 (part of the Torch collection)
Sandy Clarke, who was convinced that she had nothing to live for, was transformed into somebody with everything to live for. Faith in Christ makes the difference.

Songs of Praise, the Nation's Favourite (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Andrew Barr
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Music and Hymnology, Worship
Read by: Tessa Chopping
Approximate time: 4 hours 40 minutes
Catalog number: 1354 (part of the Torch collection)
'Songs of Praise - The Nation's Favourite' is a book to entertain, to reawaken fond memories, to inform and, above all, to inspire. It is a must for all those whose lives have been touched by this most popular of television series.

Sorry to Bother You, Doctor (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Andrew Hamilton
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living
Read by: Donald Pate
Approximate time: 6 hours 18 minutes
Catalog number: 746 (part of the Torch collection)
A Christian GP writes of years in general practice.

Soul Obsession (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Nicky Cruz and Frank Martin
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Evangelism
Read by: Robert Morris
Approximate time: 6 hours 38 minutes
Catalog number: 1352 (part of the Torch collection)
A fascinating new insight into the Nicky Cruz of today. It tells stories of his family background and the people and experiences that have fundamentally shaped his faith and thinking, and explains how and why he is still totally devoted to God's calling.

Sound of a Cry (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Diana Peck
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Apologetics, Biography and Autobiography
Read by: Joan Gunning
Approximate time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Catalog number: 1386 (part of the Torch collection)
Brought up in London in a Jehovah's Witness family, Diana tramped from house to house with her father. As she grew up, the conflicts began to grow.

Sounds from Heaven, the Revival on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland,1949-1952 (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Colin Peckham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, The Church
Read by: Robert Morris
Approximate time: 11 hours 41 minutes
Catalog number: 1345 (part of the Torch collection)
A blend of history, biography and reports as well as several testimonies of those blessed on the Isle of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland, during the 1949-52 awakening. May this publication be used to provide a clearer understanding of revival.

The Spirit Who Heals (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Peter H. Lawrence
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Holy Spirit, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: David Ling
Approximate time: 11 hours 39 minutes
Catalog number: 1353 (part of the Torch collection)
Is healing in Jesus' name guaranteed, if enough faith is applied? Or is there a deeper mystery, one connected with ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit?Peter Lawrence searches the scriptures and tells amazing stories of God's healing power today.

Splendor in the Ordinary (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Brian R. Coffey
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Bible Commentary, Bible Study, Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort, Commitment, Discipleship, Evangelism, Historical, Jesus Christ, Prophets and Prophecy, Suffering and Persecution, The Church
Read by: Grinnell Almy
Approximate time: 2 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 651
Matthew was an ordinary person, just like you and me, until Jesus came into his life. He was a crooked tax gatherer by his own admission, sometimes called Levi, later called an apostle, author of the Gospel that bears his name. The important lesson that Mathew learned from Jesus the King that he passes on to us is the extraordinary truth that this King builds his Kingdom using ordinary people like you and me. Here is a book to encourage you, to excite you to follow Matthew's example of turning away from the failures of the past to follow Jesus.

A Step Further (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Joni Eareckson and Steve Estes
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort
Read by: Jill Wightwick
Approximate time: 7 hours 12 minutes
Catalog number: 735 (part of the Torch collection)
Joni's heartfelt and biblically informed response to thousands of letters from people puzzled about the 'whys' of suffering.

Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy! (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Barbara Johnson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Comfort, Happiness, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 34 minutes
Catalog number: 1458
If you need a fresh breath of joy in your life, this book is just the prescription for you. Barbara Johnson can help you look for "life's little sparkles," even in the midst of life's most crippling sorrows. In this poignant yet uplifting book, Barbara describes the loss of two sons and the devastating estrangement of her third child, her husband's debilitating illness, and her own health challenges while trusting in God despite every trial. Although pain is inevitable, we can choose to pick the flowers instead of the weeds.

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