political prisoners

The author presents the true story of his friend Ahmad Shawkat, who served as his translator during the early part of the Iraqi War and who was murdered for his anti-Saddam writings.

A Ukrainian poet's memoirs of trial and imprisonment in a Soviet hard-labor camp, where he joined a distinguished group of prisoners.

Recounts life in Stalin's Gulag prison in the late 1940's through the hundreds of love letters between Lev Mishchenko, falsely accused of treason, and his fianc?e, Sveta.

Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer describe their work as missionaries in Afghanistan, discuss their experiences after being arrested by the ruling Taliban government for telling people about Jesus, and tell about their rescue in November 2001 by U.S. Special Forces.

Nelson Mandela spent his life winning the battle of apartheid in his homeland of South Africa and the twenty-seven years he spent in prison as punishment for his activism only served to deepen his commitment to that cause.

Nelson Mandela is well-known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman, the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first black president in South Africa. But Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign. And, in this book, the author takes us deep into the heart of racist South Africa to paint a portrait of the Mandela that many have forgotten: the committed revolutionary who left his family behind to live on the run, adopting false names and disguises and organizing the first strikes to overthrow the apartheid state. This work lifts the curtain on an icon's first steps to greatness.

"Three young Americans captured by Iranian forces and held in captivity for two years tell their story. In summer 2009, Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and Sarah Shourd were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan when they unknowingly crossed into Iran and were captured by a border patrol. Accused of espionage, the three Americans ultimately found themselves in Tehran's infamous Evin Prison"--Publisher.

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change.