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One Step Beyond (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Gram Seed and Andrea Robinson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Evangelism
Read by: Norman Cox and Gram Seed
Approximate time: 5 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 1810 (part of the Torch collection)
The amazing story of Gram Seed, whose life of crime and addiction was miraculously transformed by prayer and the mighty power of God. He is now the founder of Sowing Seeds Ministries, which seeks to offer hope through Christ to others who have struggled as he did.

One Witness (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Aggie Hurst and Doug Brendel
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martina Postma
Approximate time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 344
Lively, unconventional, simply neat are a few of many terms used to describe Aggie. Born in Africa of a Swedish father, she spent years feeling not quite fully orphaned and not quite belonging to any family. Despite her many trials and difficulties, her faith prevailed and Christ brought victory to the one whose story continues with Christ.

One Woman's Liberation (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Shirley Boone
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 43 minutes
Catalog number: 1018
Shirley Boone gives her life and times from her perspective. "I've been the neglected housewife, the forgotten woman, toiling in the kitchen, washing the same clothes and cooking the same meals year in and year out, raising kids and serving a husband--and being taken for granted. I grew up as "Red Foley's daughter," then became "Pat Boone's wife," and then "Boone girls' mother!" The Lord Jesus set her free to live in a way that no one else could have done.

Out of Control (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Mark Lowry
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Happiness, Humour
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 19 minutes
Catalog number: 1486
Mark Lowry can make you laugh louder than most of what you're likely to hear on The Comedy Channel and make you think deeper than much of what you're likely to hear in church. With his fresh and wacky style, Lowry's humor shines light on the important aspects of a life of faith.

Out of the Ark (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Rosalind Allan
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Comfort, Evangelism
Read by: Alison Womack
Approximate time: 5 hours 53 minutes
Catalog number: 1241 (part of the Torch collection)
This book describes the ministry of Christian books brought by Good News Vans, which bring hope and healing into homes, prisons and hospitals. Readers will find their own lives changed as they respond to God's challenge.

Out of the Ashes (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Peter Gladwin and Jan Greenough
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Evangelism, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Peter Gladwin
Approximate time: 5 hours 4 minutes
Catalog number: 1727 (part of the Torch collection)
Peter was barely a year old when a domestic fire left him partly disabled. Raised on a rough council estate, he was always in trouble with the police. After contemplating suicide, a talk with his sister led to an encounter that would change his life forever.

Out of the Black Shadows (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Stephen Lungu
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Haydn Everall
Approximate time: 7 hours 51 minutes
Catalog number: 1377 (part of the Torch collection)
This book describes Stephen Lungu's journey from a troubled childhood in the Black Shadows gang in Zimbabwe to becoming a renowned evangelist, highlighting his transformation from gang life to spreading faith across the world.

Out of the Darkest Place: God's Comeback Plan for Your Life (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Peter Gladwin
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Comfort, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Robert Morris
Approximate time: 3 hours 50 minutes
Catalog number: 1838 (part of the Torch collection)
Many of us have fallen into a dark place. Perhaps you are at a low point right now. Peter Gladwin understands. He meets many who have reached the point of despair and who want to hide--from others, from God, from themselves. But in Christ there is hope even in a great desert, and this book describes the way out.

Out of the Shadows: Nine Short Inspiring Biographies (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Faith Cook
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical
Read by: Gill Tucker
Approximate time: 4 hours 54 minutes
Catalog number: 1824 (part of the Torch collection)
A selection of nine short biographies of Christian poets, obscure but devout Separatists, and Christ-centered singers of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Each story is full of interest and inspiration, in its own way bearing witness to the faithfulness and goodness of God.

Pass the Word On (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sheila Durrant
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Biography and Autobiography
Read by: Pat Lilley
Approximate time: 2 hours 39 minutes
Catalog number: 870 (part of the Torch collection)
This book recounts 12 stories from the lives of men and women who wrote down, translated, or helped other people to understand what God said in the Bible.

A Passion for Living, a Love Story, Danuta and Kai (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Danuta Soderman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Romance
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 623
Danuta Soderman, popular and vivacious star of TVs "700 Club" gives you and intimate look at her life: The charm of events that brought her to the "700 Club:" A prophetic meeting with Menachem Begin, the Remarkable circumstances that convinced her to marry her best friend Kai, their wild and crazy honeymoon that's still going strong.

Patricia St. John Tells Her Own Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Patricia St. John
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Vivienne McDonnell
Approximate time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1262 (part of the Torch collection)
The author describes her nursing training in London during the Blitz, writing for her boarding school children, nursing in Tangier and researching the Rwandan Revival - to name but a few experiences!

Paul: a Man of Grace and Grit, Profiles in Character (Audio DAISY Book)

Book 6 in series Great Lives from God's Word
By: Charles R. Swindoll
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Biography and Autobiography, New Testament
Read by: Idell Ludwig
Approximate time: 12 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1569
During his years of ministry and in his letters to the churches, Paul displayed both grit and grace. The characteristics of this grit were toughness of spirit and character, unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger, unflinching willingness and resolve to fulfill God's Call and commission. He also communicated the grace of God perhaps more clearly than any other New Testament writer. This biography helps us to see the man Paul, yes with flaws but also a man, after his encounter with Jesus, totally committed to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pearl: Her Love Touched Two Worlds (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Donita Dyer
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 28 minutes
Catalog number: 1144
This is a beautiful story of a young Armenian girl engaged and married to a young Armenian man after a harrowing trip to America.

Pelican Crossing:( the Misadventures of a Trainee Nurse (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Hilary Cotterill`
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Penny Ulyett
Approximate time: 8 hours 10 minutes
Catalog number: 1642 (part of the Torch collection)
Hilary, aged 18, takes her first steps through the snow towards her dream of becoming a nurse. Her grim, grey lodgings - a warren, built on a tilt and complete with mice, are a far cry from her privileged home in warm ex-pat Hong Kong.

The People Time Forgot (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Alice Gibbons
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Joyce Carnifix
Approximate time: 11 hours 34 minutes
Catalog number: 124
This is an excellent story of a dedicated missionary family who went to Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in the 1950's to tell the people there about God's plan of salvation. Alice Gibbons did a good job of showing the work that went into teaching the people how to read, and training them to teach others. It was a long, hard process. This would be a great story to read as a family.

Persian Springs: Four Iranians See Jesus (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Pauline Selby
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Evangelism, Jesus Christ, Miracles and the Supernatural, The Church
Read by: Susan Oldham and Peter Mancey
Approximate time: 3 hours 43 minutes
Catalog number: 1640 (part of the Torch collection)
The stories of four Iranians whose lives seemed caught in a desert of despair. They cried out to God - any god - for help. Each one had a direct, personal revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Pieces of Glass (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sarah Kay
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Comfort, Marriage and Family, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Margaret Piper
Approximate time: 5 hours 4 minutes
Catalog number: 1804 (part of the Torch collection)
The author describes the grief she experienced when her fiance suffered a severe brain injury as a result of a skiing accident. If a loss is permanent, such as in death, one at least has closure and the anticipation of meeting a loved-one in heaven. But is it possible to gain comfort when the one you love is present physically, yet cognitively unavailable? Through God's grace alone, it is.

Plain Bread (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Ben Kinchlow and Bob Slosser
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 9 hours 5 minutes
Catalog number: 1460
The author describes his troubled childhood and thirteen years of service in the U.S. Air Force. His difficult experiences fostered in him an anger and bitterness that no one, not even his wife, could soften. Ben describes his tumultuous marriage and even his murderous thoughts before Jesus Christ renewed his mind and healed his broken soul. The latter half of the book describes how God flooded Ben with joy and forgiveness, gave him an increased measure of the Holy Spirit, and even restored his marriage. Ben also discusses his ordination, his ministry to drug addicts, and his eventual service as co-host of the 700 Club and vice-president of the Christian Broadcasting network. Those who are searching for God's grace or struggling to forgive others may be particularly touched by this book. Note: This book includes sensitive material that may not be suitable for all readers.

Please Don't Shoot!: I'm Already Wounded (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Maria Anne Hirschman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 12 minutes
Catalog number: 1093
Hansi has a way with words. She knows how to tell a story. Whenever she writes, she does it with her heart's blood. This is a warm and tender story of a heartbreak and a ministry. You will live the days with her as she lets you read the personal diary of a woman who is wounded again and again. But the story is not one of defeat. It is a cry of victory because Jesus is faithful when no one else stands by. You will see how close the Lord comes to someone who is repeatedly misunderstood.

Please Love Me: One Woman's Silent Plea for the Miracle of Intimacy (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Keith Miller
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Commitment, Happiness
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 10 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 1553
In this book, Keith Miller recounts the true story of Hettie Robinson, whose abusive childhood led her to seek fulfillment in drugs, alcohol, fame, and unhealthy relationships. Ultimately, she discovered that true, unconditional love and acceptance are only available through Jesus Christ.

Please Make Me Cry (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Cookie Rodriguez and Betty Schonauer
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 36 minutes
Catalog number: 1096
A former heroin addict recounts the torments and emptiness of her previous life and the joys and fullness of her transformed life of Christian service.

Praying Hyde (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Francis McGaw
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Missions and Missionaries, Prayer
Read by: Gerald Pryke
Approximate time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Catalog number: 1124 (part of the Torch collection)
John Hyde, known as Praying Hyde, lived the life as an apostle of prayer. His life is a testimony of what God can do in and through the life of one for whom the need of prayer and the privilege of prayer came together. May his life and testimony encourage each one who reads this book to grow in prayer and devotion to the Lord.

Pressed But Not Crushed (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Andrew Davies
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Marriage and Family, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Various Narrators
Approximate time: 4 hours 43 minutes
Catalog number: 1756 (part of the Torch collection)
Andy was thirty-three years old and happily married, with a great job and a strong Christian faith. Life seemed just about perfect. But then he suffered a massive stroke, leaving him paralyzed with "locked-in syndrome". This book describes his faith and perseverance, and that of his family, in light of a life that was changed forever.

The Promise, the Story of Edward and Virginia Jacober (Audio DAISY Book)

Book 10 in series The Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portraits (JCMP)
By: Virginia Jacober
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Margie Stone
Approximate time: 4 hours 37 minutes
Catalog number: 268
God shows his faithfulness through the lives of Edward and Virginia Jacober as they served Him in India and Israel. As a teenager Virginia received a vision of her service to God, but she had no idea the path she would take and the intricacies involved in the fulfillment of God's promise to her.

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