Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909382268
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Truth Held Hostage
Author: The ISIS Hostage
Author: Puk DamsgardPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681774720
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In a tense and riveting narrative, The ISIS Hostage details freelance photographer Daniel Rye's 13-month ordeal at the hands of the Islamic State after he was captured in Syria, and the misery inflicted upon him, and 19 other hostages, by their guards.This compelling account also follows Daniel's family and the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers. It traces their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas, and offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate and free not only Daniel, but also the American freelance journalist and fellow hostage James Foley.Written with Daniel's full cooperation and based on interviews with former fellow prisoners, jihadists, and key figures who worked behind the scenes to secure his release, The ISIS Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the captives and tells a moving and terrifying story of friendship, torture, and survival.
Held Hostage
Author: Michelle ReneePublisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0425213013
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Recounts the kidnapping of bank vice president Michelle Renee and her young daughter who were taped with explosives and given orders to rob Michelle's own bank or be killed, but the authorities suspected Michelle as orchestrating the crime.
God's Hostage
Author: Andrew BrunsonPublisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493421611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In 1993, Andrew Brunson was asked to travel to Turkey, the largest unevangelized country in the world, to serve as a missionary. Though hesitant because of the daunting and dangerous task that lay ahead, Andrew and his wife, Norine, believed this was God's plan for them. What followed was a string of threats and attacks, but also successes in starting new churches in a place where many people had never met a Christian. As their work with refugees from Syria, including Kurds, gained attention and suspicion, Andrew and Norine acknowledged the threat but accepted the risk, determining to stay unless God told them to leave. In 2016, they were arrested. Though the State eventually released Norine, who remained in Turkey, Andrew was imprisoned. Accused of being a spy and being among the plotters of the attempted coup, he became a political pawn whose story soon became known around the world. God's Hostage is the incredible true story of his imprisonment, his brokenness, and his eventual freedom. Anyone with a heart for missions, especially to the Muslim world, will love this tension-laden and faith-laced book.
Captive in Iran
Author: Maryam RostampourPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414382200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh knew they were putting their lives on the line. Islamic laws in Iran forbade them from sharing their Christian beliefs, but in three years, they’d covertly put New Testaments into the hands of twenty thousand of their countrymen and started two secret house churches. In 2009, they were finally arrested and held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, a place where inmates are routinely tortured and executions are commonplace. In the face of ruthless interrogations, persecution, and a death sentence, Maryam and Marziyeh chose to take the radical—and dangerous—step of sharing their faith inside the very walls of the government stronghold that was meant to silence them. In Captive in Iran, two courageous Iranian women recount how God used their 259 days in Evin Prison to shine His light into one of the world’s darkest places, giving hope to those who had lost everything and showing love to those in despair.
One Woman's Story: Truth Held Hostage
Author: Kate HerriottPublisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781977225580
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Finally, the wait is over! Book six is here! Harri and Bolen and a few of the other characters you know and love are still at it...along with a few new people, a new home, and a new state. This book bridges the gap from Harri's old life in the first five books and gets you ready for the books to come. In this book we find Harri and/or Bolen mixed up with none other than the FBI, an election, another kidnapping, a bank robbery and whew! I think that's enough for now. And, here's a secret: book number seven is already in the works!
Americans Held Hostage by the Environmentalist Movement
Author: Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434975363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
13 Days of Terror
Author: Greg WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780882822297
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before the world learned that the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in the Philippines were linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, Greg Williams knew it intimately. In 1996, he fell victim to the gang's brutality when he was kidnapped. When his story begins, Williams, who once believed he had it all: a loving wife, a satisfying job and two wonderful children, suffers a freak, crippling accident which sends his life into a tailspin and catapults him onto the streets. Desperate and forlorn, he hears a stirring church sermon and hoping to find his own compass, he travels to the Philippines to serve with a Christian missionary helping the impoverished, starving children of the island nation. But his dream turns into a nightmare when, within days of his arrival, he is taken hostage by members of the Islamic terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf, which puts a high price on his release.
A Biblical Worldview on Racism
Author: Andrew WommackPublisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 1667507567
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Cultural and historical revisions present America as a nation that always has been and always will be racist. Is that true? What are the real roots of racism? Is there an answer to the problem of racism? Stop being deceived by popular narratives. Dig into the history of racism by looking at historical facts and biblical truths. When you recognize the lies, you will be prepared to share the truth that sets people free. This teaching shows how to identify the root cause of racism. You will recognize that Christians are uniquely positioned to offer the solution to racism—the person of Jesus Christ.
Our Man in Tehran
Author: Robert WrightPublisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590514130
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
For the true story behind Argo, read Our Man in Tehran The world watched with fear in November 1979, when Iranian students infiltrated and occupied the American embassy in Tehran. The Americans were caught entirely by surprise, and what began as a swift and seemingly short-lived takeover evolved into a crisis that would see fifty four embassy personnel held hostage, most for 444 days. As Tehran exploded in a fury of revolution, six American diplomats secretly escaped. For three months, Ken Taylor, the Canadian ambassador to Iran—along with his wife and embassy staffers—concealed the Americans in their homes, always with the prospect that the revolutionary government of Ayatollah Khomeini would exact deadly consequences. The United States found itself handcuffed by a fractured, fundamentalist government it could not understand and had completely underestimated. With limited intelligence resources available on the ground and anti-American sentiment growing, President Carter turned to Taylor to work with the CIA in developing their exfiltration plans. Until now, the true story behind Taylor’s involvement in the escape of the six diplomats and the Eagle Claw commando raid has remained classified. In Our Man in Tehran, Robert Wright takes us back to a major historical flashpoint and unfolds a story of cloak-and-dagger intrigue that brings a new understanding of the strained relationship between the Unites States and Iran. With the world once again focused on these two countries, this book is the stuff of John le Carré and Daniel Silva made real.
