From New York Times bestselling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Turpins: a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world. On January 14, 2018, a seventeen-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 on a borrowed cell phone. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings—ranging in age from 2 to 29—were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. “I’ve never been out,” she stammered. To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their thirteen children in matching outfits and buying them expensive gifts. But what police discovered when they entered the Turpin family home would eclipse the most shocking child abuse cases in history. For years, David and Louise had kept their children in increasing isolation, trapping them in a sinister world of torture, fear, and near starvation. In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the thirteen siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.
This book is intended to be an 'operator's manual for faith' that will encourage you in your Christian walk. It will help you clarify your understanding about faith, how it works, and how it can be used to live a victorious life every day." the author. "Faith is important. It is the way God has chosen for us to live, and it is the way He enables us to live victorious Christian lives. To live any other way not only displeases and dishonors God, but it relegates us to misery and ineffectiveness." the author. "Christians will gain a deeper sense of their walk in faith and in God in reading this "manual of faith." John Turpin discusses the importance of living a faith-filled life, the Biblical and material definition of faith, and provides many sound examples and personal anecdotes..." Krystina Murray, Xulon Press. "The author includes a host of stimulating questions to engage the reader on faith... The author's passion about Christ, along with the awareness of Biblical events gives the author a strong sense of credibility in the reading. Readers will value the author's insights and Biblical knowledge while further illustrating points with engaging examples..." Krystina Murray, Xulon Press.
New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills chronicles the country estates that were built in the rolling countryside of Somerset and Morris counties in New Jersey. Volume I covers more than sixty houses that were constructed prior to World War I in Bernardsville, Mendham, Far Hills, Peapack-Gladstone and Bedminster.
The narrative of this stunning compendium is one of change, conflict and adaption. The book is divided into two volumes that describe two different political, social and artistic worlds.
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