Lynn Vincent – författare

Över 50 000 ex sålda på svenska! Över 115 veckor på New York Times bestsellerlista! "Kommer du ihåg sjukhuset, Colton?" frågade Sonja. "Ja, mamma, jag kommer ihåg", sa han. "Det var där som änglarna sjöng för mig." När Colton Burpo klarade sig igenom en allvarlig bukhinne­in­flam­mation efter en sprucken blindtarm var familjen överlycklig över hans mirakulösa tillfrisknande. Men under månaderna efter opera­tionen framträdde en berättelse som de inte var beredda på – en berättelse lika vacker som storslagen, som beskrev deras lille pojkes resa till himlen och tillbaka. Colton, som ännu inte hade fyllt fyra, berättade för sina föräldrar att han lämnade sin kropp under operationen – och bevisade det genom att exakt beskriva vad hans föräldrar gjorde i en annan del av sjukhuset under tiden han blev opererad. Han berättade att han besökt himlen och återgav vad han hört från människor där som han aldrig träffat i sitt liv och beskrev händelser som skedde innan han föddes. Han förvånade också sina föräldrar genom sina beskrivningar med svårförståeliga detaljer som stämde överens med Bibeln till punkt och pricka, trots att han ännu inte lärt sig läsa. Med en avväpnande oskuldsfullhet och med ett barns frispråkighet berättar Colton om att han mötte avlidna släktingar. Han beskriver Jesus, änglarna, hur "riktigt, riktigt stor" Gud är och hur mycket Gud älskar oss. Återberättad av hans far, men med Coltons unika och enkla språk ger Himlen finns på riktigt en glimt av den värld som väntar oss, där som Colton säger: "Ingen är sjuk och ingen har glasögon." Himlen finns på riktigt kommer att förändra hur du ser på livet efter detta och ger dig möjlighet att se och tro som ett barn.

Indianapolis is the thrilling true story of the greatest naval disaster in United States history – the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II – and the fight for survival and redemption that followed.  Four days after delivering the components of the world’s first atomic bomb to the island of Tinian, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, with nearly 900 men lost. Those who survived endured starvation, dehydration and shark attacks as they waited to be rescued. From a crew of 1,196 men, only 317 survived - the biggest single loss of life at sea to be suffered by the United States navy.When the remaining crew were finally rescued, the ship’s captain, Charles B. McVay III, was wrongly court-martialled for negligence over the sinking. Decades after these events, the survivors of the Indianapolis, as well as the Japanese submarine commander who sank it, joined together to finally exonerate McVay.Extraordinary courage, terrible tragedy and the fight for justice: in Indianapolis, the true story is revealed.  'Extraordinary...serious naval history and a detective story, told with passion.' The Times'Vividly detailed...compelling yet comprehensive.' Los Angeles Times'Simply outstanding.' Booklist (starred review)'Gripping... This yarn has it all.' USA Today

Some Stories Just Can't Be Stopped . . .Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Inspirational NonfictionWhat Difference Do It Make? continues the hard-to-believe story of hope and reconciliation that began with the New York Times bestseller, Same Kind of Different as Me. Ron Hall and Denver Moore, unlikely friends and even unlikelier coauthors—a wealthy fine-art dealer and an illiterate homeless African American—share the hard-to-stop story of how a remarkable woman's love brought them together. Now, in What Difference Do It Make? Ron and Denver along with Lynn Vincent offer:more of the story—with untold anecdotes, especially Ron's struggle with his difficult father and Denver's dramatic stint in Angola prisonthe rest of the story—how Same Kind of Different as Me came to be written and changed the lives of its authorsthe ongoing story—true tales of hope from people whose lives have been changed by Ron and Denver's story and how they make a difference in their worldsyour part in the story—wise, practical, and hard-lived guidance for how you can make a difference to those in needplus intriguing extras—including full-page color samples of Denver's paintings Deeply moving but never sappy or sentimental, What Difference Do It Make? answers its own question with a simple and emphatic answer. What difference can one person (or two) make in the world? A lot!

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing. Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years. When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on the open ocean, the spray in her face, the wind in her hair. She began to dream of sailing the world.   But fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have traveled into space. It is a challenge so immense that many have died trying, and all have been pushed beyond every physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual limit. In Unsinkable, you will follow Abby into the depths through a gripping and evocative firsthand account that starts prior to her departure, travels through her daring (and sometimes near-death) encounters on the open sea, to her dramatic rescue in the remotest part of the Indian Ocean. Today, when the most productive thing a teenager may do is play videogames, Abby''s courage and tenacity shows us all what can happen when we choose to challenge our own limits, embrace faith, and aim for what our critics say is impossible. It was pitch-black out and whitewater was crashing over the boat. The wintry wind screamed across the deck, and I could tell it was now holding up near fifty knots. Imagine standing on the roof of a car that''s driving down the freeway.  That''s how hard it was blowing. At that moment, a huge gust hit the mainsail like a train. The boat heeled over to port as if a giant hand had smacked her down, and I tumbled over the top of the mainsail toward the water... On January 23, 2010, sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland set sail from Marina del Rey, California, in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world.  Immediately, her trip sparked controversy. What was a girl her age doing undertaking such a voyage? What were her parents thinking? Abby''s critics predicted she''d make it a few weeks at most. But sailing south, she proved them wrong and became the youngest person to solo around Cape Horn, the "Mt. Everest of sailing." Crossing the Southern and Atlantic oceans, she battled vicious storms and equipment breakdowns?making one critical repair literally with a nail file and some line. Abby bested the wicked waters at the southern tip of Africa and then entered the Indian Ocean?all twenty-seven million square miles of it. Even less than a hundred years ago, having your boat become disabled in the middle of the Indian''s immense rolling reaches was as good as a death sentence. The odds are better now, but not much. It was here that Abby Sutherland encountered the violent storms that would test her mettle and her will to survive?and change her life forever.

“There is a double standard for Democrat and Republican criminals . . . An irresistible book that reminds us what the New York Times wants us to forget.” —David Horowitz, Publisher, FrontPage MagazineShameless bribery. Illicit sex. Sweeping corruption.“The Democratic Party is like the Gambino mob, but with matching federal funds.”In this raucous, head-spinning look at the follies and felonies of today’s most famous and infamous liberals, journalists Lynn Vincent and Robert Stacy McCain chronicle for the first time the rampant crime, sex, and corruption of the Democratic Party. Donkey Cons reveals:How corrupt Democrats in Congress outnumber corrupt Republicans by as much as three to one.How Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John F. Kennedy were elected with the help of the Mob.What two eyewitnesses said about JFK’s obsession with hookers.How union operatives take from working families to deliver millions of dollars to Democrats.How Democrats in the 1990s covered up a conspiracy one expert called “the largest incidence of obstruction of justice in American history.”Why Democrats ignore crime victims and take the side of rapists, robbers, and cop-killers—then stump for the right of felons to vote!From bribery, kickbacks, and sex scandals to espionage, terrorism, and rape, what was once the “Party of the People” has become a party with an appallingly long rap sheet. And this hard-hitting, sad-but-funny exposé of the crimes of the Democratic Party finally puts all their misdeeds into perspective. Thoroughly researched, using outrageous anecdotes and intimate details, Donkey Cons shows that the serial corruption of the Clinton presidency wasn’t an anomaly but a developing, unnerving pattern in the modern Democratic ethos. These are the stories the Democrats don’t want you to read!

Some Stories Just Can''t Be Stopped . . .

Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Inspirational Nonfiction

What Difference Do It Make? continues the hard-to-believe story of hope and reconciliation that began with the New York Times bestseller, Same Kind of Different as Me. Ron Hall and Denver Moore, unlikely friends and even unlikelier coauthors—a wealthy fine-art dealer and an illiterate homeless African American—share the hard-to-stop story of how a remarkable woman''s love brought them together. Now, in What Difference Do It Make? Ron and Denver along with Lynn Vincent offer:

more of the story—with untold anecdotes, especially Ron''s struggle with his difficult father and Denver''s dramatic stint in Angola prisonthe rest of the story—how Same Kind of Different as Me came to be written and changed the lives of its authorsthe ongoing story—true tales of hope from people whose lives have been changed by Ron and Denver''s story and how they make a difference in their worldsyour part in the story—wise, practical, and hard-lived guidance for how you can make a difference to those in needplus intriguing extras—including full-page color samples of Denver''s paintings

 

Deeply moving but never sappy or sentimental, What Difference Do It Make? answers its own question with a simple and emphatic answer. What difference can one person (or two) make in the world? A lot!

Dog Company was assigned to a "peaceful" outpost in Wardak, Afghanistan, when a spike in insurgency attacks meant that they were quickly outmanned. Things took a more dire turn when 12 Afghani contractors working in the base are discovered as being Al Qaeda spies. Suddenly, Capt. Hill is faced with a terrible choice: act outside the bounds of military law to save his men, or risk the lives of every man in Dog Company to save his career? Using nonviolent means, Capt. Hill gains confessions, but is charged with war crimes in violation of the Geneva Convention. When the fight moves to the courtroom, Capt. Hill must defend himself against the military he pledged his life to serve.

Indianapolis is the thrilling true story of the greatest naval disaster in United States history – the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II – and the fight for survival and redemption that followed.   Four days after delivering the components of the world’s first atomic bomb to the island of Tinian, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, with nearly 900 men lost. Those not killed in the attack endured starvation, dehydration and shark attacks as they waited to be rescued. From a crew of 1,196 men, only 317 survived - the biggest single loss of life at sea to be suffered by the United States navy. When they were finally rescued, the ship’s captain, Charles B. McVay III, was wrongly court-martialled for negligence over the sinking. Decades after these events, the survivors of the Indianapolis, as well as the Japanese submarine commander who sank it, joined together to finally exonerate McVay.  'Extraordinary...serious naval history and a detective story, told with passion.' The Times'Vividly detailed...compelling yet comprehensive.' Los Angeles Times'Simply outstanding.' Booklist (starred review)'Gripping... This yarn has it all.' USA Today

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY * “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —The Christian Science Monitor * “ENTHRALLING.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —Booklist (starred review) A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history.Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights and four days, almost three hundred miles from the nearest land, nearly nine hundred men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. For the first time Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship, her crew, and their final mission to save one of their own in “a wonderful book…that features grievous mistakes, extraordinary courage, unimaginable horror, and a cover-up…as complete an account of this tragic tale as we are likely to have” (The Christian Science Monitor). It begins in 1932, when Indianapolis is christened and continues through World War II, when the ship embarks on her final world-changing mission: delivering the core of the atomic bomb to the Pacific for the strike on Hiroshima. “Simply outstanding…Indianapolis is a must-read…a tour de force of true human drama” (Booklist, starred review) that goes beyond the men’s rescue to chronicle the survivors’ fifty-year fight for justice on behalf of their skipper, Captain Charles McVay III, who is wrongly court-martialed for the sinking. “Enthralling…A gripping study of the greatest sea disaster in the history of the US Navy and its aftermath” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Indianapolis stands as both groundbreaking naval history and spellbinding narrative—and brings the ship and her heroic crew back to full, vivid, unforgettable life. “Vincent and Vladic have delivered an account that stands out through its crisp writing and superb research…Indianapolis is sure to hold its own for a long time” (USA TODAY).

Denna otroliga men sanna berättelse handlar om Denver Moore som i modern tid växte upp som slav på en bomulls­plantage. Att senare kunna överleva på gatan såg han som ett kliv uppåt i livet. Efter 10 år på amerikas­ värsta fängelse var han en farlig, råbarkad lösdrivare. Detta är också berättelsen om Ron Hall en internationell konsthandlare som var van vid dyra märkeskläder, stadsjeep och att resa världen runt och träffa förmögna konstintresserade. Men det var kvinnan Deborah Hall som genom en märklig­ dröm en natt fick vara orsaken till att männen under dramatiska omständigheter möttes. Flera stora filmbolag har redan visat intresse för att göra film på denna makalösa berättelse.

"Kommer du ihåg sjukhuset, Colton?" frågade Sonja. "Ja, mamma, jag kommer ihåg", sa han. "Det var där som änglarna sjöng för mig." När Colton Burpo klarade sig igenom en allvarlig bukhinne­in­flam­mation efter en sprucken blindtarm var familjen överlycklig över hans mirakulösa tillfrisknande. Men under månaderna efter opera­tionen framträdde en berättelse som de inte var beredda på – en berättelse lika vacker som storslagen, som beskrev deras lille pojkes resa till himlen och tillbaka. Colton, som ännu inte hade fyllt fyra, berättade för sina föräldrar att han lämnade sin kropp under operationen – och bevisade det genom att exakt beskriva vad hans föräldrar gjorde i en annan del av sjukhuset under tiden han blev opererad. Han berättade att han besökt himlen och återgav vad han hört från människor där som han aldrig träffat i sitt liv och beskrev händelser som skedde innan han föddes. Han förvånade också sina föräldrar genom sina beskrivningar med svårförståeliga detaljer som stämde överens med Bibeln till punkt och pricka, trots att han ännu inte lärt sig läsa. Med en avväpnande oskuldsfullhet och med ett barns frispråkighet berättar Colton om att han mötte avlidna släktingar. Han beskriver Jesus, änglarna, hur "riktigt, riktigt stor" Gud är och hur mycket Gud älskar oss. Återberättad av hans far, men med Coltons unika och enkla språk ger Himlen finns på riktigt en glimt av den värld som väntar oss, där som Colton säger: "Ingen är sjuk och ingen har glasögon." Himlen finns på riktigt kommer att förändra hur du ser på livet efter detta och ger dig möjlighet att se och tro som ett barn.