

Movies The Princess Bride - G - Rated. Great movie for family. The Man from Snowy River - Australian Western. Great family movie. Return to Snowy River - Sequel. Not as good but good family fare. The Cowboys/True Grit - John Wayne classics. Second Hand Lions - Great adventurous family movie. Stand and Deliver - True story about barrio students and their teacher. Coupe de Ville - A dying dad gets his squabbling sons together (mostly funny with poignant ending) End of the Spear - True story of murdered missionaries - exceptional movie. Books -- There are many books you should read, here are a few that will --motivate you, inspire you, and let you know that someone else was in --the exact place you are right now...and made it through. Holy Bible - Inspired Word of God Wrestling Tough by Mike Chapman Never Stop Pushing by Rulon Garner w/Bob Schaller Make it Happen by Mitch Clark w/Scott Conroe A Season on the Mat by Nolan Zavoral No Excuses by Kyle Maynard Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy w/Nathan Whittaker ***************************************************************************************** Non-fiction must reads that will change your life. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell w/ Patrick Robinson (absolute must read for every red blooded American who loves this country and those who protect her. A desperate battle of 4 US Navy SEALS and 140-200 Taliban in the unforgiving Hindu Kush. Wounded, dehydrated, hallucinating, and alone Luttrell survives w/help from Afghan villagers who find and choose to protect him at all costs. This single action included three Navy Cross awards and a Medal of Honor. Hollywood could not make this up.) Roberts Ridge by Malcom MacPherson (account of courage and heroism of US specials ops who risk everything to rescue US Navy SEAL Neil Roberts who due to SNAFU was left alone on enemy occupied mountaintop- honoring the special ops code...leave no man behind) A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (Bio of a child soldier in Sierra Leone) Alex: The Life of a Child by Frank Deford (you will cry your eyes out) A Child called "It" by Dave Pelzer (unbelievable cruelty...by his own mother) Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman (polish-jewish girl in WWII) Give us This Day by Sidney Stewart (WW-II Bataan survivor) The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (Imprisoned at Ravensbruck for hiding Jews -- during WW II) Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (written in late 1600's while in prison.) *****If you haven't read "Where the Red Fern Grows" go buy it right now and -----read it.****** |