Awesome woman - awesome account of atrocities and moral bankruptcy ...
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Awesome woman - awesome account of atrocities and moral bankruptcy of a country that hasn't improved much since then. The Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee of 1881 & curiously omitted mention in Dee  Brown's book.  Give a white girl a break. One of Colorado's Rad Red Femmes.
4974418
Awesome book and highly recommended. Even with a Women's Studies degree, I had NEVER heard of this woman. Granted, she worked for an unpopular cause, but her courage and madness to pursue such extreme civil rights can serve as inspiration for us all. (Minus the weird family dynamics, of course.) This book includes her life, her work for the atheist movement, and her murder by an organization insider.
871453
I am amazed at this woman who changed the world [okay, only the Southern seaboard] and did it within the confines of a restrictive society. She had wonderfully enlightened and supportive men in her life, but she didn't always need them. This woman is part of our American Heritage and she is amazing.
the author did a very good job of putting flesh on the bones of a historical figure. Thanks
2479011
Krystyna Chiger offers yet another perspective of surviving the Holocaust in her terrifying (yet uplifting) memoir, The Girl in the Green Sweater, when she details the fourteen months she and her family spent in the sewers under Lvov hiding from Nazis. Her family is truly remarkable - they took every horrible situation and figured out a way through it. At the beginning of the war, they were well-to-do business owners and by the end, they were destitute - without a home, money, clothes or food - and yet they were grateful to be alive. It would have been easy (and completely understandable) for Chiger to write bitterly of her experience and those who perpetrated crimes against her when she was only 7-years-old, but her parents taught her to look forward and appreciate the things she has rather than to dwell on the past. Chiger writes about the months leading up to her time in the sewer, how she and her young brother were forced to hide during routine Nazi inspections, how they managed to escape the round ups and "actions", and how they were shuffled from apartment to apartment before finally being forced to live in the ghetto and then the sewer. She writes about watching her grandmother and cousin being carted away to their deaths and her uncle drowning. She writes about things that no one should ever have to endure, let alone a young child. Reading this book, I realized that even with Chiger's vivid descriptions, I just could not imagine living in the sewer, enduring constant darkness, rats, mold and the threat of drowning (not to mention discovery and capture). Yet, with the help of their guardian angel Socha, that's exactly what the Chiger family did. Socha, a sewer worker, provided food and supplies for the family at great risk to his own well being. His dedication to their survival is another point of the book that shows how selfless and wonderful people can be to each other, even as others are behaving so atrociously. Chiger's tale is one of hope and humanity, of survival and love and gratitude, and I highly recommend it.
3431773
If I could give this more than 5 stars I would!! Wow... This is an amazing account of an incredibly strong, beautiful woman who made an unfortunate mistake in the name of love. Shows the true life af addiction, and an addict. I agree with all the other reviews, once you start you WON'T BE able to put it down!! From 1 addict to another, I know the struggles of addiction and fighting to stay clean.
3381471
While this strong, amazing lady has an incredibly heartbreaking and horrific story to tell, she tells it with grace and dignity. The reader is spared from the goriest details, yet gets the gist of what happened, in Miss Knight's own "voice". As hard as her past was to read about, she remains positive, grateful to be alive, and optimistic about her future. I finished the book wanting to know more of what beautiful things her bright future holds in store. If she were to write a follow up book, I'd absolutely read it! I'm wishing her many happy decades to help make up for the one no one should have to suffer through.
4216218
She was an amazing women. I learned a lot about her incredible life ,hardships, successes nd strength. She was a women before her time who loved all people and worked hard to change the world and lives of others. I really enjoyed this documentary.
4474102
I have been blessed to have met the author of this 2 book 'set'...INCREDIBLE!  This articulate and elegant lady delivers a powerful testimony, both through her books and in person...certainly one that ALL need to hear!  We had heard of the horrific treatment of Jews during WWII, but little has been written about the plight of German Christians during that same period, especially those under Russian occupation.  The scary thing is that we seem to be making all the same mistakes today that German citizens made not so long ago.
2609093
Excellent account of a young woman's tough life on the streets of Sydney. I know Sydney, and I know the writer, and am about her age too. She is a wonderful lady, who has fought her way through such an awful childhood, and dangerous time as a teenager. Those days were tough if you had no one, and she had no one for a long time.... Her story will inspire many young people who have, through no fault of their own, found themselves in a similar situation, and give them the strength to push through all the darkness. Not to give up, or give in.... Well written my friend...
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This is an amazing story of a Tutsi girl's survival in a year when over 500,000 Tutsi were killed while the West slept. The chapters are chronilogical, short and gives us a real page turner that can be consummed in a holiday weekend or during a relaxing vacation week.

 The story is sad but the overwhelming message from Immaculee is of hope and forgiveness- even for those who allow kids to be eaten by dogs, commit mass rape and kill with machetes.

Read this book- realize what hate can do, but more importantly how love and forgiveness can conquer anything, even genocide. This book can entertain, amaze and help the reader heal; one cannot help but hold Immaculee up as an amazing Catholic and human being.
1817379
What a remarkable woman. I cried with her and felt her pain. She has been to hell and back, and still came out on top. Melissa, you are a brave soul, a warrior, a true hero. I, as a woman, am grateful to have had the opportunity to have been introduced to you and your beautiful story. I highly recommend "Trapped In My Pen". Women of all ages will learn that we do not have to be abused, ridiculed or treated unkind. We are to be loved, blessed, and respected.
397581
This woman was more than amazing. When it seemed she couldn't take another breath, she kept going. What she accomplished during the Philippine occupation by the Japanese is nothing short of phenomenal. She vfivivdly describes how she organized a group of people to get food, money, medicine, etc. to the imprisoned soldiers as well as continue her nursing is inspiring. Her description of life during the Japanese occupyation in the Philippines  is both vivid and horrifying. You won't be able to put this book down even when you cringe at some of the descriptions.
2237540
Ever since I saw this tragedy unfold on the evening news I was hooked.. I always wondered what happened to her and her story.. This is the woman who had her face and body ripped apart from a neighbors chimp.. Her struggles are real, her inspiration amazing.. She presents a new respect on life, and how to deal with terrible tragedies.. God bless her...  One can learn a lot from her and this book
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Miss Dugard's story is possibly the most horrible thing I have ever read.  She tells her story with such honesty and innocence that it is absolutely riveting.  I was drawn into her world of confusion and fear as she described her conflicting emotions about the Garrido's and her daily existence.  After reading her story, I have profound respect and admiration for this young woman who has survived such horrors while remaining so sane and positive in her outlook.  I could not put this book down.
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Ms. Edmonds has done a wonderful job with this memoir.  Her story is personal, painful, thrilling, and downright inspirational.  It's also a call for action regarding the corruption poisoning our government and endangering our lives.

It's difficult to imagine what it's like to sacrifice and accomplish what she has, but she has a storytelling style that grabs you and puts you right in front of some of the most corrupt and powerful people and shows you just how to face them with a backbone and a moral compass.  Because it's the right thing to do.

Hat's off to Sibel Edmonds - a highly recommended book with an important message of historic proportions.
1115552
It's wonderful to know about this courageous young woman who, on a daily basis, put her own life in danger for people she didn't even know.  It is sad that she felt guilt for so long about the German soldier.  People are capable of such horible cruelty, and yet there are a few like Keiks who make the human race worth loving.  I hope to meet her one day in the resurection of
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Ms. Gbowee writes a gripping and inspiring autobiography that spotlights the ability of a good heart and the human spirit to triumph over the evil that rises in chaotic circumstances. As one who lived through the beginning days of the Liberian tragedy, I am proud of her accomplishments during times in which the country had deteriorated into a den of brutality and iniquity; and I can certainly appreciate the bravery of the women in Monrovia and the role they played in bringing the combatants to the peace table.