Held hostage
Subtitle: a serial bank robber's road to redemption
By: Ken Cooper.
Publisher: Chosen
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780800794569
Subjects: Cooper, Ken, -- 1937-; Christian biography -- United States; Prisoners -- Religious life -- United States; Criminals -- Religious life -- United States; Bank robberies -- United States
Description: While Ken Cooper lived with his wife and two children and worked as publicity director for a Christian college, he was leading a double life--as a felon. With a vivid, you-are-there style, this former gentleman bank robber takes readers on a journey through years of armed robberies, the dramatic shooting that ended his career, the horrors of prison, and a soul ultimately finding peace. Without fear or embellishment, Cooper openly shares the darkest moments in his life. Yet in these moments he finally meets God and ends up becoming a bright light in a horrendous prison system. From adrenaline-pumping true-life crime to an experience of God's gentle love, readers won't be able to put down this gripping memoir of transformation and God's grace.