Best of
True-Story

1990

Incredible Answers to Prayer: How God Intervened When One Man Prayed


Roger J. Morneau - 1990
    Some saved him from an early death. But most were in response to prayers for others. People dying in a hospital get well. A man pronounced dead by his doctor lives. A womans shattered relationship is suddenly filled with love and acceptance. Another mans life and business turn around within days.

The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad


Kate McMullan - 1990
    This inspiring biography of Harriet Tubman tells how she helped free over 300 slaves as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad and how she became a nurse, a scout and spy for the Union Forces during the Civil War.

Tomorrow Will Be Better: A True Story of Love and One Family's Triumph over the Horrors of World War II


Zdena Kapral - 1990
    Book by Kapral, Zdena

In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder


Peter Maas - 1990
    The custody battle over the couple's infant son makes this true story all the more tragic. 16 pages of photographs.

EMT: Beyond the Lights and Sirens


Pat Ivey - 1990
    You'll experience the rush of adrenaline and the pain of loss. You'll go beyond the lights and sirens to witness the instinct of intelligence, the courage and commitment that makes the EMT an unsung hero in one of the most vital and compelling medical dramas of our time.

Get to the Heart: My Story


Barbara Mandrell - 1990
    A multifaceted performer whose music strikes a chord of truth. A loving wife and mother whose traditional values and tremendous faith touch the heart. But in September 1984 fate placed Barbara Mandrell and two of her children on a Tennessee highway, where a car crossed two lanes of traffic to hit her car head-on...and Barbara Mandrell and her story book life were changed forever.Here, for the first time, the spirited star who made her professional debut at age eleven who performed with country legends such as Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, and who was chosen Entertainer of the Year two years running, shares her memories of the accident and her long, painful journey back. This is a chronicle of her remarkable rise to fame, a tribute to the extraordinary family who protected and sustained her. But most of all this is Barbara's own triumphant story of hard-won survival.Get To The Heart

The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon


Stanley I. Kutler - 1990
    Louis Post-Dispatch

The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar


Natalie Kinsey-Warnock - 1990
    There were ten of them-brown and sorrel and dappled gray. They flew across the sand like wind-blown seeds". A warm, touching story of a young girl and her dreams, illustrated beautifully by Ted Rand.

Riptide


Frances Ward Weller - 1990
    But the beach patrol didn't need another lifeguard, until the day a real riptide came and Rip the dog became a local hero. Full color.