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'Hit So Hard' review: a grunge musician's real-life survival story - OregonLive.com (blog)

OregonLive.com (blog)

'Hit So Hard' review: a grunge musician's real-life survival story OregonLive.com (blog) So her tale of downfall and survival has absorbing echoes and connections. What's more, Schemel was an ardent videographer who, somehow, held onto her tapes, which means that her personal archives provide a truly rare view into the musical world known ... and more »

Just Send Me Word - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

Just Send Me Word Christian Science Monitor By Marjorie Kehe / May 25, 2012 Just Send Me Word: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag By Orlando Figes Henry Holt, 334 pp. Orlando Figes is a serious scholar and the author of several highly acclaimed books (“A People's Tragedy,” “Natasha's ... and more »

'Revival' brings dead back to life in a slice of 'farm noir' - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

'Revival' brings dead back to life in a slice of 'farm noir' USA TODAY And don't think this is just another survival horror story, either. Seeley (Witchblade, Bloodstrike) and Norton (Battlepug) craft moods and story themes equally inspired by Elmore Leonard prose and Coen brothers small-town crime flicks.

Man Meets Acadian Medics Who Helped Save His Life - Equities.com

Man Meets Acadian Medics Who Helped Save His Life Equities.com Young's EKG was sent wirelessly from the ambulance to the hospital, so the cath lab and Dr. Robert Freedman were ready upon his arrival to perform surgery and the necessary life saving interventions. Young's survival story is a perfect example of how, ... and more »

Why America scours the earth for her fallen soldiers - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Why America scours the earth for her fallen soldiers USA TODAY "These were men I learned to love," Holguin said years later, "men I depended on for my survival." He credited Peattie with saving his life in an air raid and standing up for him when other officers refused to accept a Hispanic as what one called "a ...