Böcker av Scott Brown

Scott Brown was in his front yard when seven police cars slowly drove down the block and stopped in front of his house. Less than fifteen minutes later, he was arrested and taken to jail for something he didn't realize could get him into trouble. This book is the detailed account that chronicles from that day through the final outcome of his arrest. With a raw transparency, he conveys the unspeakable pain he caused for himself, his family-especially his sons-and all those who loved and cared for him. Through this experience, he put the past behind him and allowed God to take over his future. Reading this detailed story could be a powerful wake-up call to anyone who has allowed strongholds to control their lives and is looking for the hope Scott's story will provide.

Scott Brown's greatest win did not occur on a cold January election night in 2010 when he came from behind to capture the U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy for nearly fifty years. It began when he survived a savage beating at the drunken hands of a stepfather when he was barely six years old while trying to protect his mother. In this gripping memoir of resilience and redemption, written with clear-eyed conviction and unflinching candor, Brown recalls his difficult childhood marked by innumerable hardships. He tells the story of how basketball showed him the way out of family chaos. Later, as a law student and member of the Massachusetts National Guard, he was picked as Cosmopolitan's ?America's Sexiest Man? and vaulted into the glamorous world of New York modeling. But the man who was once ushered into the backrooms of Studio 54 returned to Massachusetts to raise a family, and soon found an unlikely path that would lead him to national political stardom. Poignant, heartfelt, humorous, and profound?including details from the unprecedented Senate race and victory that captured the country's imagination?this is the story of one man's dream and determination to fight for a better future.

"As the reality of my accident settled in, I faced a choice. I could become bitter and depressed, wondering, 'Why me?' Or I could live each day to the best of my ability, trusting in Jesus Christ to be my source of peace and strength."-- Dan Priatko Anything seemed possible for Pittsburgh-area native Dan Priatko as his 23rd birthday approached. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, Dan had recently completed Army Ranger School. Those who knew Dan were convinced he was destined for great things -- and might one day become a general. Just before Dan's first army deployment, tragedy struck. Dan was in a catastrophic car accident, one that probably should have killed him. Even after he pulled through doctors didn't expect him to have much quality of life. Dan spent more than a year in a coma due to a traumatic brain injury, but his family never gave up hope. Their religious beliefs sustained them through the most trying of times and Dan made a miraculous recovery. He approached relearning such basics as walking and talking with the Army Ranger motto that has always resonated with him: All the way and then some. Dan made it easy for people to root for him with his can-do spirit, relentless positivity, and unwavering faith. He never dwelled on what might have been or what he had lost. Dan became an inspiration to many, including Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, a fellow West Pointer, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau. His remarkable journey is one of faith, family, and the power of perseverance. Most of all it is about someone who was robbed of so much but refused to let a tragedy take his essence.

Inspirational and Uplifting Stories for the Entire Family In the tradition of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers, Nine Lives, Nine Loves tells the story of nine down-to-earth, everyday women, their ups and downs, the good times and the bad, as they yearn for love and peace in their relationships with their fathers. Their search leads them to discover their own caring fathers and develop the bonds of love that were there all along. These are unique, captivating stories with uplifting conclusions that raise our spirits as humans.