ISBN: 9781933392189 Year Added to Catalog: 2006 Book Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8, 224 pages Book Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Old ISBN: 1933392185 Release Date: March 27, 2006
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Through the Eye of the Storm
A Book Dedicated to Rebuilding What Katrina Washed Away
Cholene Espinoza is a twenty-first-century hero. Air Force cadet, U-2 spy plane pilot, commercial airline captain, and embedded war reporter, she has lived many lives. Upon her return to the States from covering the war in Iraq, Espinoza felt lost. A devout Christian from childhood, her once high spirits and rock solid faith faltered.
Then came Hurricane Katrina. The nonstop images of destruction—along with the realization that FEMA was doing nothing—pushed Espinoza’s faith to the limit. A chance encounter leads to a journey into the dark heart of the storm’s aftermath in DeLisle, Mississippi. The people there are stronger than all the obstacles they face, and this indomitable human spirit turns her life around. Through the Eye of the Storm (Chelsea Green Publishing, April 2006) is Espinoza’s riveting story from the battlefields of Iraq to Hurricane Katrina’s devastated Gulf Coast.
Filled with a steely resolve to make a difference, Espinoza and her life partner Ellen Ratner drove a U-Haul loaded with relief supplies to Katrina-ravaged Mississippi. There they set about rebuilding the shattered lives they found, but a strange thing happened: in helping these “victims” , Cholene discovers that their grit and resilience have much to teach her about how to live. The love her new friends display in the face of disaster feeds her spirit. Espinoza is transformed, her faith renewed, her capacity to give and receive reborn in this moving story of loss, recovery, and the healing power of community.
Proceeds from Through the Eye of the Storm will fund the construction of the Pass Christian/DeLisle Community Center in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Promotion surrounding Through the Eye of the Storm includes:
Major National Television and Radio Coverage
Fundraising for Katrina Relief
Top-tier National Print Coverage
Internet Campaign via Blogs and Chat Rooms
Interfaith Grassroots Outreach
Cholene Espinoza, currently a United Airlines pilot, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987. In 1992 she became the second woman selected to fly the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, logging over 200 hours of combat time. She is also a military correspondent for Talk Radio News Service and was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion during the Iraq War. She also reported from Syria, Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, Jordan, and Kuwait. Espinoza is from Espanola, New Mexico, and now and lives in New York City.
Available April 2006 | Paperback | $14 | 1-933392-00-2 | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 224 pages
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