Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Overweight, overworked, and physically unfit, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make an arduous pilgrimage across the French Alps. But that didn't stop him from trying, which he describes in this humorous and inspiring travelogue. 35 photos throughout.

Dr. Mary Neal shares untold stories about her encounters with Jesus and powerful insights about how the reality of heaven can make each day magnificent. Dr. Mary Neal's unforgettable account of a 1999 kayaking accident that took her life, and what happened next, has riveted more than a million readers. But something happened as she shared her story in the years since. Not only did Neal realize she had more to tell, she discovered she had yet to...

"Colonel Gregory Gadson, (Ret.) was grievously wounded in an IED attack in Iraq in 2007 while he and his unit were returning from a service for two fallen soldiers. He subsequently lost both legs and severely injured his right arm, and, in the course of his rehabilitation and recovery, helped to inspire and motivate other war-wounded at Walter Reed. Due to his longtime connection with West Point as a football player there, and his friendship with...

"In Brenda Peterson's picaresque memoir, Fundamentalism meets Deep Ecology. Peterson's childhood with her forest ranger father in the high Sierra led her to embrace the natural world, while at the same time, her Southern Baptist relatives prepared fervently and eagerly to leave this earthly life. Peterson survived fierce "sword drill" competitions over total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions ("Will Rapture take the cat, too?")...