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Amid a world torn by war and prejudice, a brilliant Jewish philosopher stunned her family and colleagues when she embraced the Catholic faith and later entered a Carmelite monastery, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Her life and martyrdom under the Nazi regime reveal a powerful witness of grace, courage, and spiritual depth. Her example offers a timeless model of true feminine strength, uniting faith, family, and work in a life transformed by an unwavering love for Christ.

After escaping a forced marriage and enduring brutal punishment for converting from Islam to Christianity, Sabatina James shares her extraordinary journey from a devout Muslim upbringing to a life marked by persecution, exile, and unwavering faith. The Price of Love offers an unflinching look at the high cost of apostasy, the rise of radical Islam, and the silence that often surrounds both.

This inspiring biography recounts the remarkable journey of Mary Pyle, a woman born into privilege who surrendered wealth, status, and comfort to follow Christ with extraordinary fidelity. Drawn to the Catholic faith through a profound encounter with God’s presence, she eventually devoted her life to serving alongside Padre Pio, becoming a quiet instrument of charity, consolation, and spiritual formation for countless souls.

Leisa Marie Carzon, Ph.D., chronicles the extraordinary life of Sister Deirdre "Dede" Byrne, a professed religious sister, renowned surgeon, and retired U.S. Army colonel. The narrative details her journey in discerning and living her vocational calling, including providing free medical care to the poor, delivering a heroic national keynote address, and proposing Christ to everyone she meets with fearless abandon and determined love.

Servant of God Michelle Duppong (1984–2015) lived ordinary days with extraordinary love — and God used her short life to set hearts ablaze. After her death, letters poured in describing the many graces obtained through her intercession — most often a deep peace and trust in God’s will. Her growing reputation for holiness led Bishop David Kagan to open her cause for canonization.

This is Mary Lasker's story. Americans now recognize the National Institutes of Health as the national treasure that it is, but when she began her crusade, her first challenge was persuading elected leaders and federal officials that the health of the American public was even their problem. Armed with the knowledge she was right, and supported by her husband, the famed ad man Albert Lasker, and close friend Florence Mahoney, she built a coalition of noted physicians and scientists that fundamentally changed how we think about medical research funding.

This is the story of a Canadian woman who was in the Advanced Training Institute, run by Bill Gothard, for fourteen years. The amazing thing is that she never knew she was in a cult until several years after she was out. That's what happened to Christine in 2014. She has spent the past nine years trying to deprogram and change the way she sees the world. Join her as she navigates the cult, goes through a divorce, finds out she was in a cult and subsequently has to unlearn all she believed to be true.

'Powerful. . . . A heart-wrenching profile of resilience, ingenuity, and heroism.' Publisher's Weekly 'A story of courage, compassion, and cunning so profound that it must be included with the greatest Holocaust literature. Janina Mehlberg is a heroine for the ages.' - Larry Loftis, New York...

Linde wrote this book to help others besides herself. Being an abstract artist dealing with neurosis, searching for fame and fortune was her claim to success. Travel through Linde's childhood in Germany during the Second World War to get a view of the obstacles she endured. This is a heart wrenching story of a woman artist in a man's world.

Whatever became of the youth of the 60s, the turbulent era of sex, drugs and rock & roll? Kid Me Not, a new collection of intimate stories by women from the first generation ever to have access to The Pill, offers a unique perspective on the decade before Roe v. Wade, when free love wasn't always free. As the women's movement spread, these women faced a future of extraordinary possibilities possibilities seen by today's youth as commonplace.

In this “heroic narrative” (The Wall Street Journal), discover the inspiring and timely account of the complex relationship between leading suffragist Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson in her fight for women’s equality. Woodrow Wilson lands in Washington, DC, in March of 1913, a day...

The “astonishing” (The New York Times Book Review) and inspirational true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda—also a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. One day in 2005 while searching for food...

Dr. Sophia Trevenna, a.k.a. Shanah, can't believe all she overcame to create her dream life in the heart of Toronto...only to find herself suffering from anxiety and depression as she approaches her 30th birthday. She escapes with her friends into the '90s rave scene until a crushing breakup makes her heart beg for mercy. Immediately, she experiences profound synchronicities telling her to leave everything and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Her mind says no, but her intuition says go.

Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included Black, White, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute but also joined the segregated woman suffrage movement, passing for White in order to fight for the rights of people of color. Her determination - as a wife, mother, scholar, and activist - to challenge the draconian restraints of race and gender generated conflicts that precipitated her tragic demise.