New Releases by Amy Purdy

President Harry Truman rejoiced with all Americans when World War II came to a close. But, as if the new threat from Josef Stalin in Russia wasn''t enough, he learned that there was an even greater menace on the horizon. The Soviets were collaborating with aliens already on the earth, collecting rare minerals and preparing to conquer the planet. While Americans were now faced with the potential war with communist aggressors, Harry Truman knew the real battle would be with an alien force. He unleashes his best people to locate the aliens and destroy their base of operations at all costs. At the tip of the spear is Major Donald "Curly" Hale, a veteran of the war in Europe and a current Nazi hunter. His unintended counterpart is Tamar Shimon, whose family perished in the Holocaust in Germany. Her desire for vengeance gets side-tracked when she is drafted into the operation to destroy aliens-aliens she has learned worked hand-in-hand with the Nazi monsters. A rush to find and destroy the alien base of operations leads from a small Southern Pacific Island back to Japan to Washington D.C. and Moscow, Russia. Along the way, Truman''s agents meet fierce resistance from a determined enemy. The ultimate solution to their threat may lead to another nuclear blast-this one beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean. But is that even possible?

Purdy inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars. Here she reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder. At nineteen she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. Her journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we all have to dream bigger, defy expectations, and rewrite our stories.

本书共十八章,主要内容包括:与神秘老人的天意邂逅,人生的另一片天空,写下人生故事的新开端,爸爸给了我两次生命,涉足一无所知的新世界,人生转折点来得如此意外,奔着目标极速前进,我非常乐意尝试新角色,登上索契残奥会的领奖台等.

"Mi sembrava di essere stata catapultata fuori dal mondo. Sprofondai in una bolla nera e mi ritrovai in un infinito spaziobuio. Mi sentivo senza peso, come se stessi fluttuando. Non c''era gravità. Avevo perso la percezione del mio corpo. Capii perfettametne quello che mi era accaduto: ero morta..." L''america si è innamorata di AmyPurdy quando questa incredibile donna con le gambe "bioniche" è riuscita ad arrivare in finale nella 18°edizione di Dancing with the star, versione Usa di Ballando con le stelle. Ma ciò che il pubblico ha visto è solo una parte delle vicende che l''hanno segnata. Per la prima volta Amy ripercorre i momenti cruciali della sua esistenza e rivela l''intensa e commovente storia del risveglio spirituale vissuto in seguito a un''improvvisa e gravissima malattia, a causa della quale ha dovuto subire l''amputazione di entrambe le gambe. Appena diciannovenne, Amy contrae una rara forma di menengite batterica che concede meno del due per cento di probabilità di soppravivenza. Sospesa tra la vita e la morte, ha una visione nella quale alcune persone le dicono: Puoi venire con noi, oppure restare. Non importa cosa accadrà: alla fine tutto avrà un senso." Amy si rende conto che deve fare una scelta. E decide di scegliere la vita.

Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars and has been called a hero by Oprah Winfrey, reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder. In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: “You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it’s all going to make sense in the end.” In that moment, Amy chose to live. Her glimpse of the afterlife—coupled with a mysterious premonition she’d had a month before —became the defining experiences that put Amy’s life on a new trajectory after her legs had to be amputated. She wouldn’t just beat meningitis and walk again; she would go on to create a life filled with bold adventures, big dreams, and boundless vitality—and share that spirit with the world. In 2014, Amy—the only competitor, male or female, with two prosthetic legs—claimed a bronze medal for the U.S. Paralympic team in adaptive snowboarding. She then became a contestant on season eighteen of Dancing With the Stars, and viewers were captivated as the girl with bionic legs managed to out-dance her competitors all the way to the finale. Amy’s journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we all have to dream bigger, defy expectations, and rewrite our stories. Amy was given a second chance for a reason—to use her life to inspire others. Her powerful memoir urges us to live life to the fullest, because we are all a lot more capable than we could ever imagine.