Kirjahaku

Lust for Heroin and Hope of Heaven Up from the slum alleys, up from the thieving, pimping world of the junkie, Vince Guerra tells his frank story of a poor boy who discovered "heaven" at the wrong end of a needle - and salvation when he reached his almost literal dead end.The shock that turned him off drugs when trying couldn't...the encounter with Christ that gave him the strength to kick the habit, and accept the challenge of college and the ministry...and ultimately the most triumphant challenge of all: bringing Christ back into the streets to the addicts themselves - this is a sharp, strong, unforgettable true story.The Turning Point reveals what's really happening on the littered streets of America's cities, and the one thing that can save them

The Golden Hour: The hour immediately following traumatic injury in which medical treatment to prevent irreversible internal damage and optimize the chance of survival is most effective.SEAL team Polaris is on a reconnaissance mission high in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan when they're led into an ambush. The A-10 fighter providing close-air support is shot down and Air Force pararescue jumpers, dispatched to extract the downed pilot, also suffer heavy fire.As the clock ticks and casualties mount, the PJs join forces with Polaris - facing subzero temperatures, formidable terrain, and entrenched enemies - to rescue the missing pilot and get them all home."The violence erupts with extraordinary narrative force. ...a grippingly realistic rendering of military combat." - Kirkus Reviews"A richly synoptic peek into a military operation." - Kirkus Reviews

The Golden Hour: The hour immediately following traumatic injury in which medical treatment to prevent irreversible internal damage and optimize the chance of survival is most effective.SEAL team Polaris is on a reconnaissance mission high in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan when they're led into an ambush. The A-10 fighter providing close-air support is shot down and Air Force pararescue jumpers, dispatched to extract the downed pilot, also suffer heavy fire.As the clock ticks and casualties mount, the PJs join forces with Polaris - facing subzero temperatures, formidable terrain, and entrenched enemies - to rescue the missing pilot and get them all home."The violence erupts with extraordinary narrative force. ...a grippingly realistic rendering of military combat...A richly synoptic peek into a military operation." - Kirkus Reviews

Four years after a heroic rescue mission in Afghanistan, former Pararescueman Aiden McCoy continues to fight for the lives of veterans - this time at home, as they struggle with the physical and psychological effects of war.Meanwhile in Iraq, Aiden's lifelong friend Jake Lyons impresses everyone with his combat rescue skills. As Jake's reputation grows, so does his exposure to the daily horrors of a chaotic war. Aiden must help his friend confront the challenges of trauma, and get him back in the game.Spanning two years in locations across the Middle East, American soil, and the shadowlands of intelligence agencies and special operations, The Stars and Their Places continues the tale begun in Beyond the Golden Hour. It is the second of four novels.