New and updated, the paperback edition of the bestselling true story of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, told with heart-rending honesty by Holly's father Kevin. Some tragedies become part of our national history. On August 4, 2002 Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman disappeared. For the next thirteen days their families, the police, and the local community searched for them, while the nation watched in horrific suspense. Almost two weeks after Holly and Jessica went missing, their bodies were found. Two days later Ian Huntley was charged with their murders. In the terrible weeks that followed Kevin started to make notes, fearful that he might forget important details. GOODBYE, DEAREST HOLLY tells the story of the nightmare that began on August 4th, from the moment it became clear that Holly and Jessica were missing, through the long investigation and its aftermath. An unflinching tale of surviving tragedy, Kevin's diaries tell of battles with the media, police bureaucracy and the legal system. The book also includes a gripping account of the trial and convictions of Huntley and Maxine Carr. Above all, GOODBYE, DEAREST HOLLY is a loving act of fatherhood.

Goodbye@@ Dearest Holly

Politics & Social Sciences

Wells, Kevin

Social Sciences

Hodder Paperback

When a thick vine of vessels in his brain burst one ordinary evening, Kevin Wells' life took an abrupt, unanticipated turn. After having already navigated past a series of devastating events, the former sportswriter was now forced to push back death. And, miraculously, it was his beloved deceased uncle, Msgr. Tom Wells, who helped spearhead the comeback. In this riveting story, Wells details his reliance on steady humor, persistent faith and the prayers of thousands to win back life. The result is this spiritually-rich memoir, which offers hard-earned encouragement for those struggling through perilous times and looking for a reason to hang on. Readers will come to see what Wells eventually did: that Christ's graces are always hidden in the pain.

Burst: A Story of God's Grace When Life Falls Apart

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Servant

Some tragedies become part of our national history. On August 4, 2002 Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went missing in Soham. The police searched, the girls' families searched, the local community searched, Kevin Wells, Holly's father, became a familiar figure on TV as he prayed for good news - the good news that never came. After 13 days, the bodies of Holly and Jessica were found. Within 48 hours, Ian Huntley was charged with their murder. There is nothing more dreadful than losing a child. Kevin had no idea what had happened to the daughter he loved and had such high hopes for in the terrible days after Holly went missing, Kevin found himself overwhelmed with emotion. He cried and was often embarrassed to cry. He faced situations he never imagined in his worst nightmares. Under stress, he feared he might forget important details of the worst days of his life. So he started to make notes. He didn't think of it as being therapeutic. At first his wife Nicola didn't see the point but she soon changed her mind. Kevin's diary couldn't alter anything but it did feel as if their lives were a little less out of their control.Kevin's book is that diary which he kept until well after the trial of Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr was over.

Goodbye, Dearest Holly

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Gardners Books

Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Creative iMedia (J834)

McAtominey, Sarah

Brown, Judi

Science & Math

Hodder Education

Support your teaching of the new Cambridge Technicals 2016 suite with Cambridge Technical Level 3 Digital Media, developed in partnership between OCR and Hodder Education; this textbook covers each specialist pathway and ensures your ability to deliver a flexible course that is both vocationally focused and academically thorough. Cambridge Technical Level 3 Digital Media is matched exactly to the new specification and follows specialist pathways in digital content for interactive media, and moving image and audio production. - Ensures effective teaching of each specialist pathway offered within the qualification. - Focuses learning on the skills, knowledge and understanding demanded from employers and universities. - Provides ideas and exercises for the application of practical skills and knowledge. - Developed in partnership between Hodder Education and OCR, guaranteeing quality resources which match the specification perfectly

Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Digital Media (Cambridge Technicals 2016)

Computers & Technology

Marshall, Ian

Allen, Victoria

Howe, Richard

Davis, Karl

Software

The Red Roan Mares

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Dorrance Publishing Co.

Strengthen learners' grasp of the most challenging units and develop the skills required for success with this essential student book mapped to the Cambridge National Level 1 / 2 in Creative iMedia. 
Covering the mandatory and optional units, this textbook will help to build knowledge, reinforce classroom learning and test the students' understanding.
· Builds students' knowledge with clearly-focused content to aid progression and activities to assess understanding. · Prepares your students for both internal and external assessment with opportunities to test and consolidate understanding. · Support your students' progress through the course with the only textbook published for the Cambridge National Level 1 /2 in Creative iMedia.

Cambridge National Level 1/2 Creative iMedia

Stephens, Tony

Teen & Young Adult

Product Description 
In 1957, at twenty-seven years old, Father Aloysius Schwartz of Washington, D.C., asked to be sent to one of the saddest places in the world: South Korea in the wake of the Korean War. Just a few months into his priesthood, he stepped off the train in Seoul into a dystopian film. Squatters with blank stares picked through hills of garbage. Paper-fleshed orphans lay on the streets like leftover war shrapnel. The scenes pierced him. 
Within just fifteen years, Father Schwartz had changed the course of Korean history, founding and reforming orphanages, hospitals, hospices, clinics, schools, and the Sisters of Mary, a Korean religious order dedicated to the sickest of the sick and the poorest of the poor. All the while, he himself—like the Sisters—lived the same hard poverty as the people he served and loved. 
Biographer Kevin Wells tells the story of a different kind of American hero, an ordinary priest who stared down corruption, slander, persecution, and death for the sake of God's poor. "What Father Al managed to do is beyond the pale", said his longtime collaborator Monsignor James Golasinski. "He was the boldest man I ever knew. He feared nothing." 
Known for his joy and his humor, even in the teeth of Lou Gehrig's disease, Schwartz was declared a Servant of God by Pope Francis in 2015. By the time of his death in 1992, his work with the Sisters of Mary had spread to the Philippines and Mexico; and since then, the Sisters have founded Boystowns and Girlstowns across Central and South America, as well as in Tanzania. Father Schwartz died calling out to his beloved Mary, the Virgin of the Poor, saying, "All praise, honor, and glory for anything good accomplished in my life goes to her and to her alone." 
Includes 16 pages of photos. 
 Review 
“A remarkable account of what our Church and world so desperately need at this time: a humble priest whose unwavering commitment to Christ in service to the poor models for us radical discipleship.”—Most Reverend Thomas Daly, Bishop of Spokane, WA 
“Can anything good come out of Washington, D.C.? Oh yes, quite possibly a future saint! A truly riveting story that makes one want to be a better servant of Christ and others.”—Father Donald Calloway, M.I.C., Author, Consecration to St. Joseph 
“Destined to become a spiritual classic, this book is a rare find, a life-changing page-turner. The sacrificial life of this priest floods light into our present darkness. I highly recommend this soul-stirring book.”—Kathleen Beckman, Author, A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare and Praying for Priests 
“Father Al Schwartz will both inspire you and challenge you with his uncompromising love for the poor and his pure, almost raw, faith. It is a compelling read. And it will not leave you unchanged.”—Father Carter Griffin, Rector, Saint John Paul II Seminary, Washington, D.C. 
“Father Al’s gift of the light of Christ in the very dark place of South Korea in the late 1950s is a little-known episode that Wells masterfully spotlights. May this wonderful story bring light to all who face darkness in our time.”—Most Reverend Joseph Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, TX 
“Father Al was a combination of Saint Francis of Assisi in his embrace of real poverty and Saint Damien the Leper in his service to the poorest of the poor in postwar South Korea with amazing success.”—Father Thomas Morrow, Author, Who’s Who in Heaven 
“Father Al’s achievements show how unshakeable faith, profound love, and dedicated prayer can save the lives of horrifically abused and abandoned children, and how teaching the trades and forming them as apostles can make an impact on the faith of whole nations.”—Janet Smith, Ph.D., Author, Self-Gift; Editor, Why Humanae Vitae Was Right 
“One comes away from this book disturbed and enthralled by the incredible suffering and miraculous triumphs of Father Al and of those to whom he incarnationally united himself in imitation of the Poor Man of Nazareth.”—Professor Joseph Atkinson

Priest and Beggar: The Heroic Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Ignatius Press

In his raw and tender memoir, biographer Kevin Wells pulls readers into the unforgettable story of a parish priest turned hermit, Father Martin Flum, who orchestrated the slow resurrection of his wife, Krista, from the nightmare of her deep wounds and addiction. In gripping fashion, Kevin tells the story of his family's own long suffering, which culminated in the dark spring of 2020, as a strange fear pressed down upon the world and his wife spent most nights drinking away long-held shame. When a near-universal chorus of politicians, medical professionals, and Catholic clergy megaphoned the command to "isolate," Kevin couldn't imagine a more dooming word for his family, his marriage, and the life of his wife.&nbsp; Yet God had other plans. Wells' honest tale of inner crisis and hope-filled resurrection takes readers on a spiritual rollercoaster, offering a penetrating exploration of the sacramental grace of marriage and the mysterious movement of God in dry, lonely places. In the journey from darkness to light, three lives--Krista, Kevin, and Father Flum--became forever entwined. It is a deeper kind of love story. The chapters on the fits and starts of renewal unfold like the piecemeal opening of a tomb.&nbsp;The Hermit&nbsp;is a true account of marital survival, a holy priest, redemption, and even the miraculous, where imprisoned shame and sin are transformed into the joy of freedom.

The Hermit: The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family

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