Showing results for "Voices in Time" in Biographies & Memoirs

Dive into a riveting historical journey that reveals the courageous triumph of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose, even if history tried to silence them. Have you ever wondered about the unsung heroes who dared to stand against tyranny? Does mainstream history leave you yearning for compelling stories of the figures who defied the odds? Are you searching for an engaging narrative that will challenge your intellect and resonate deeply with your sense of justice?

Whether rich or poor, in any era, this is a mammoth task. So, how did Ruth’s grandmother do it in the mid-1950s to the early '80s in rural Jamaica, as a farmer with just a primary school education? What are the secrets of her survival, and how did her children fare in the end? In this inspirational memoir, author C. Ruth Taylor, shares the story of her beloved grandmother, Enid Nelson, who accomplished this extraordinary feat as a single mother. Listen to discover the challenges she encountered and the role of the supernatural in causing her to triumph.

How do you regreen millions of hectares of land without planting a single tree? The remarkable discovery story of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is told in Tony Rinaudo’s new autobiography, The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis, published in 2022 by ISCAST–Christians in Science and Technology. This audiobook offers tangible hope for climate change through a powerful story of God’s grace and guidance. In a seemingly hopeless crisis, this is the good-news story that will move hearts and hands to care more for God’s creation.

Benno Neuburger, a modest land investor from Munich, and Anna Einstein, daughter of a cattle dealer from Laupheim, marry in 1907. They begin their lives together with great hope. It is a relatively prosperous time and a very optimistic one for German Jews who are enjoying a social renaissance in the industrializing, urbanizing rising star that is Germany. It’s not clear that this good fortune might begin to unravel.

Más de dos años han pasado desde que empezó la pandemia por covid-19 en el mundo. Millones de personas han perdido su empleo, han tenido que cerrar sus negocios o han visto más complicado llevar dinero a sus hogares. Sin embargo, no han dejado de ser acosados por esa otra economía, la que demanda voraz sus ingresos pese a las circunstancias. A partir de 13 historias de quienes sufren la violencia en sus múltiples formas, incluyendo la que proviene de las autoridades, Manu Ureste narra cómo el crimen organizado se adaptó con suma agilidad a la pandemia.