Now a stirring movie from Paramount Pictures—starring Kate Mara (House of Cards and Fantastic Four) and David Oyelowo (Selma)—this inspirational, news-making life story of the young female hostage who in 2005 single-handedly talked the infamous Atlanta courthouse killer, Brian Nichols, into surrendering peacefully by gaining his confidence through her prayers and personal faith and by reading passages to him from the Christian blockbuster A Purpose Driven Life.
In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational account, Ashley shares the details of her traumatic ordeal and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-Driven Life helped her survive and bring the killer's murderous rampage to a peaceful end.
Like her captor, Smith too has faced darkness and despair. Seeking a new life, she moved to Atlanta, got a job, enrolled in a medical assistant training program, and was beginning to find her way to becoming the kind of mom she wanted her little girl to have. Then Brian Nichols took her hostage. Just hours earlier, he'd allegedly shot to death a judge, a court reporter, a deputy, and a federal agent and escaped in a stolen vehicle. Now she found herself face-to-face with Nichols, a desperate, heavily armed man with nothing left to lose.
Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Captive is a riveting story that will leave no reader untouched.

CAPTIVE

Biographies & Memoirs

Smith, Ashley

Community & Culture

MorrowPb

In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational account, the twenty-seven-year- old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first time the little-known details of her traumatic ordeal and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-DrivenLife helped her survive and bring the killer's murderous rampage to a peaceful end. Like her captor, Smith too has faced darkness and despair. Yet even during the most desolate times of her life, she yearned for something better. Seeking a new life, she moved to Atlanta, got a job, enrolled in a medical assistant training program, and was beginning to find her way to becoming the kind of mom she wanted her little girl to have. Then Brian Nichols took her hostage. Just hours earlier, he'd allegedly shot to death a judge, a court reporter, a deputy, and a federal agent and escaped in a stolen vehicle. Ashley had paid only passing attention to media coverage of the unfolding manhunt. Now she found herself face-to-face with Nichols, a desperate, heavily armed man with nothing left to lose. Unlikely Angel is Ashley's gripping, powerful account of how this nightmare scenario developed into a remarkable connection between a man wanted for multiple murders and a single mother struggling to make a fresh beginning from her troubled past. Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the never-before-told tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Unlikely Angelis a story that will leave no reader untouched. Ashley has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Larry King Live.

Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Zondervan

In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational account, the 27-year-old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first time the little-known details of her traumatic ordeal, and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-Driven Life helped her survive and bring the killer's murderous rampage to a peaceful end. Like her captor, Smith too, has faced darkness and despair. Yet even during the most desolate times of her life, she yearned for something better. Seeking a new life, she moved to Atlanta, got a job, enrolled in a medical assistant training program, and was beginning to find her way to becoming the kind of mom she wanted her little girl to have. Then Brian Nichols took her hostage. Just hours earlier, he'd allegedly shot to death a judge, a court reporter, a deputy, and a federal agent, and escaped in a stolen vehicle. Ashley had paid only passing attention to media coverage of the unfolding manhunt. Now she found herself face to face with Nichols, a desperate, heavily armed man with nothing left to lose. Unlikely Angel is Ashley's gripping, powerful account of how this nightmare scenario developed into a remarkable connection between a man wanted for multiple murders and a single mother struggling to make a fresh beginning from her checkered and tragic past. Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the never-before-told tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Unlikely Angel is a story that will leave no reader untouched.

Unlikely Angel Unabridged CD: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Leaders & Notable People

In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational account, the twenty-seven-year-old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first time the little-known details of her traumatic ordeal and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-Driven®Life helped her survive and bring the killer’s murderous rampage to a peaceful end. Like her captor, Smith too has faced darkness and despair. Yet even during the most desolate times of her life, she yearned for something better. Seeking a new life, she moved to Atlanta, got a job, enrolled in a medical assistant training program, and was beginning to find her way to becoming the kind of mom she wanted her little girl to have. Then Brian Nichols took her hostage. Just hours earlier, he’d allegedly shot to death a judge, a court reporter, a deputy, and a federal agent and escaped in a stolen vehicle. Ashley had paid only passing attention to media coverage of the unfolding manhunt. Now she found herself face-to-face with Nichols, a desperate, heavily armed man with nothing left to lose. Unlikely Angel is Ashley’s gripping, powerful account of how this nightmare scenario developed into a remarkable connection between a man wanted for multiple murders and a single mother struggling to make a fresh beginning from her troubled past. Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the never-before-told tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Unlikely Angel is a story that will leave no reader untouched. Ashley has made appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Larry King Live.

Religion & Spirituality

The author presents an account of being held hostage by courthouse killer Brian Nichols in her suburban Atlanta apartment, relating personal events of her life, and describing how her faith in God enabled her to persevere.

Mattingly, Stacy

Thorndike Pr

The sensational and inspiring story of a true American hero.  A story of bravery, survival, salvation and faith that goes far beyond the protagonists

un ángel inesperado: La historia inédita de la heroina rehén de Atlanta (Spanish Edition)

Vida

After stealing a military pickup truck to escape the “demons,” and going on a high speed chase with police, Ashley Smith was institutionalized, and diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, life after that took a huge turn for the better. Instead of continuing to be a victim to her illness Ashley chooses to live in recovery, and shares her experience on her personal blog. In her blog, “Overcoming Schizophrenia,” she dares to reminisce about the distressing experiences of having had a false perception of reality, and then her process of embracing the condition by exploring inner thoughts about her recovery to help others, and to reduce stigma. Ashley shares an optimistic view of living with her illness in her blog, which will undoubtedly encourage others to be hopeful and to endure the fight to live a wonderful life in recovery! What's on My Mind? is a must read: * Short, informative, and easy to follow * Provides the human experience aspect of living with mental illness * Encourages people to seek professional help * Shares a hopeful outlook on living in recovery * Gives another perspective on mental illness which benefits others * Supports those on their recovery journey for themselves or a loved one

What's on My Mind: A Collection of Blog Entries from Overcoming Schizophrenia, Vol.1

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The bond between a mother and her son is one which needs little explanation. It transcends other family relationships, in a way that only a mother and son could hope to understand, and each one is as unique as the individuals who form those connections.From Mother with Love: Letters to Our Sons, is a distinctive combined work, from eight women of diverse backgrounds, who have written open letters to their sons, to share their advice on important themes such as;* Marriage* Dating* Love* Faith* Health* Identity* And the transformation from boy to manThe letters are sincere and insightful and seek to cement an already strong relationship, with an unspoken promise of always being there to support and nurture as they make their way through life.Each chapter includes a prayer for the son in question, giving yet deeper meaning in a spiritual and profound way, and further strengthening the attachment between them.It is a book for mothers and a book for sons, not just for the good times, but also to help them navigate the tough choices life sometimes throws at us.

From Mother With Love: Letters To Our Sons

Parenting & Relationships

Adams, Tina

Smith, Cinquanta Cox

Goodridge, Dewonna

Gibson, Linda Goodridge

Solomon, Sathena

Woodard, Sharise

Williams, Stephanie D.

Parenting

What's On My Mind? Coping Takes Work, Volume II, is a collection of select blog entries from Overcoming Schizophrenia (2014-2019). Ashley Smith, the author blogger, remastered these blogs specifically for her peers in recovery. This reading is also for caregivers and mental health professionals. There are several benefits to reading Coping Takes Work: Inspiring recovery stories, Interactive self-help journal, Empowers peers on how to master resiliency, Encourages the application of practical coping tools, Inspires peers to keep trying to stay in a good place, Supports therapy as a major component of recovery, Provides resources for schizophrenia information.

What's on My Mind?: Coping Takes Work (Volume)

Self-Help

Motivational

Independently published

When you going about your day, do any of these situations happened: <ul> <li>Do you feel like you procrastinate too much?</li> <li>Lack motivation.</li> <li>Do you want to learn how to succeed?</li> <li>Are you afraid to step of your comfort zone?</li> </ul> If you say yes to any of the questions, you're in luck... If you want to make the rest of your life the best of your life then check out "How to be a Badass Girl: Wash your face so you can become unstoppable."

How to be a Badass Girl: Wash your face so you can become unstoppable

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Books by Smith, Ashley

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Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Unlikely Angel Unabridged CD: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

un ángel inesperado: La historia inédita de la heroina rehén de Atlanta (Spanish Edition)

What's on My Mind: A Collection of Blog Entries from Overcoming Schizophrenia, Vol.1

From Mother With Love: Letters To Our Sons

What's on My Mind?: Coping Takes Work (Volume)

How to be a Badass Girl: Wash your face so you can become unstoppable