Rescued By Ghosts

Rescued By Ghosts
Author: Timothy L Drobnick, Sr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre:
ISBN:

Why was the ghost pointing ... ... at a chair in the church? I was born and raised in a radical, abusive, fear-controlling, ultra-fundamentalist religious family. This is my true inspirational story of how I survived abuse and neglect as a child and then escaped the church by seeking truth and freedom against all odds. Most people never escape religions with cultish control because the brainwashing is virtually impossible to break... ... So how did these ghosts rescue me from this control? This church had many cult elements and produced Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, plus Jonestown, Guyana cult leader & mass murderer Jim Jones and controlled thousands of people with fear. Written in story form to inspire you, make you laugh, cry, and think. Why was the tiny child required to warn bullies three times? You will love this true story because everyone loves to see the hero win! Get it now.

The Girl and the Ghosts

The Girl and the Ghosts
Author: Angela Hart
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2017-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1509839054

The Girl and the Ghosts is the third book from well-loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Angela Hart. ‘So, is it a girl or a boy, and how old?’ Jonathan asked as soon as we were alone in the shop. My husband knew from the animated look on my face, and the way I was itching to talk to him, that our social worker had been asking us to look after another child. Seven-year-old Maria holds lots of secrets. Why won’t she tell how she got the bruises on her body? Why does she run and hide? And why does she so want to please her sinister stepfather? It takes years for devoted foster carer Angela Hart to uncover the truth as she helps Maria leave the ghosts of her past behind.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Author: Gabor Maté, MD
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1583944206

A “thought-provoking and powerful” study that reframes everything you’ve been taught about addiction and recovery—from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Myth of Normal (Bruce Perry, author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog). A world-renowned trauma expert combines real-life stories with cutting-edge research to offer a holistic approach to understanding addiction—its origins, its place in society, and the importance of self-compassion in recovery. Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with people with addiction on Vancouver’s skid row, this #1 international bestseller radically re-envisions a much misunderstood condition by taking a compassionate approach to substance abuse and addiction recovery. In the same vein as Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts traces the root causes of addiction to childhood trauma and examines the pervasiveness of addiction in society. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout—and perhaps underpins—our society. It is not a medical “condition” distinct from the lives it affects but rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs and behaviors of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Dr. Maté argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and how they perpetuate the War on Drugs. The mix of personal stories—including the author’s candid discussion of his own “high-status” addictive tendencies—and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

How I Became A Ghost

How I Became A Ghost
Author: Tim Tingle
Publisher: The RoadRunner Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1937054543

A Choctaw boy tells in his own words the story of his tribe’s removal from the only land its people have ever known, and how their journey to Oklahoma led him to become a ghost — one with the ability to help those he left behind. Isaac leads a remarkable foursome of Choctaw comrades: a tough minded teenage girl, a shape-shifting panther boy, a lovable five-year-old ghost who only wants her mom and dad to be happy, and Isaac’s talking dog, Jumper. The first in a series, How I Became a Ghost thinly disguises an important and oft-overlooked piece of history.

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship
Author: P. J. Alderman
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0553908014

RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman’s delightful new mystery series blends haunting ghosts with hunting criminals as therapist Jordan Marsh dives deep into the past to solve a modern murder. A recent transplant to Washington State’s charming seaside town of Port Chatham, Jordan is still getting used to sharing her slightly run-down but historic lodging with ghosts. As if living with the long-deceased isn’t enough of a challenge, she’s just found a corpse: The town’s notorious womanizer Holt Stillwell is lying on the beach with a bullet in his head. Before Jordan can reel in a suspect, another victim surfaces. And this one isn’t taking murder lying down. Holt’s ancestor Michael Seavey, the Pacific Northwest’s most infamous shanghaier, has materialized in Jordan’s house, seeking to solve his own death in a suspicious shipwreck in 1893. With two murders to solve and a killer on the loose, Jordan faces yet another equally terrifying prospect: her growing attraction to the very alive and criminally attractive pub owner Jase Cunningham. From the Paperback edition.

Anya's Ghost

Anya's Ghost
Author: Vera Brosgol
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1596435526

Features main character smoking, possessing pills; contains references to sexual harassment and violence.

The Orchard

The Orchard
Author: Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593356020

Four teenagers grow inseparable in the last days of the Soviet Union—but not all of them will live to see the new world arrive in this powerful debut novel, loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. “Spectacular . . . intensely evocative and gorgeously written . . . will fill readers’ eyes with tears and wonder.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post Coming of age in the USSR in the 1980s, best friends Anya and Milka try to envision a free and joyful future for themselves. They spend their summers at Anya’s dacha just outside of Moscow, lazing in the apple orchard, listening to Queen songs, and fantasizing about trips abroad and the lives of American teenagers. Meanwhile, Anya’s parents talk about World War II, the Blockade, and the hardships they have endured. By the time Anya and Milka are fifteen, the Soviet Empire is on the verge of collapse. They pair up with classmates Trifonov and Lopatin, and the four friends share secrets and desires, argue about history and politics, and discuss forbidden books. But the world is changing, and the fleeting time they have together is cut short by a sudden tragedy. Years later, Anya returns to Russia from America, where she has chosen a different kind of life, far from her family and childhood friends. When she meets Lopatin again, he is a smug businessman who wants to buy her parents’ dacha and cut down the apple orchard. Haunted by the ghosts of her youth, Anya comes to the stark realization that memory does not fade or disappear; rather, it moves us across time, connecting our past to our future, joys to sorrows. Inspired by Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry’s The Orchard powerfully captures the lives of four Soviet teenagers who are about to lose their country and one another, and who struggle to survive, to save their friendship, to recover all that has been lost.

The Company of Ghosts

The Company of Ghosts
Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1849397295

Morag's family have an island -- Wild Island -- remote and uninhabited. They holiday there each year and Ellie is excited to be going too. But when Morag falls ill and Ellie finds herself alone on the island, day after day, she begins to sense another presence. Ellie notices small changes to her paintings... and when she's lost a fire lights her way home -- is it just her fevered imagination? Or is there someone in the lighthouse? Is Ellie not alone on the island?

Ghostly Guardian

Ghostly Guardian
Author: Timothy L. Drobnick Sr.
Publisher: Timothy L. Drobnick Sr.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2023-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In the cold expanse of Wyoming, Tim leads a life punctuated by silence and shadow, with only a fraying relationship with his mother for company. Yet, amidst the icy winters and scorching summers, an ethereal presence offers solace. Sheena, a spectral guardian from the beyond, becomes Tim's confidante, guide, and protector. Together, they embark on a transformative journey, one that challenges Tim to confront his deepest fears and embrace the lessons life has to offer. Through snow shoveling and lawn mowing, to building a janitorial empire, Tim's resilience is tested, fortified by Sheena's timeless wisdom. "Ghostly Guardian" is more than a tale of the supernatural. It's a heartfelt chronicle of family, friendship, and the indomitable human spirit. Dive into a world where empathy and determination converge, revealing that sometimes, our most ethereal connections leave the most lasting impressions. When all seems lost, a new horizon beckons. As Tim sets his sights on Denver's shimmering promise, one truth remains – every ending is but a new beginning. This novella is an introduction to "My Ghosts" thriller, supernatural series: Book #1: Rescued by Ghosts Book #2: Deceit in Denver Book #3: Evict Evil Book #4: Death Disturbed Book #5: Tragic Triumph Book #6: Coming soon.

13 Scary Ghost Stories

13 Scary Ghost Stories
Author: Marianne Carus
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780613720250

Thirteen scary stories from around the world. [An] absorbing collection of ghoulish, accessible tales.--Booklist