Tabb, Mark A, <br/><br/>
The sacred acre :  the Ed Thomas story /  [print] 
Mark Tabb with the Ed Thomas family. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michigan :  Zondervan,  (c)2011. 
 - 245 pages :  color illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>The sacred acre --  No place like home --  A storm of doubt --  "We will rebuild --  Starting over --  Unparalleled opportunity --  "You would do the same thing for me" --  After the cameras disappear --  Halftime --  A summer of change --  First glimpse of normalcy --  More than a game --  The final season --  The first family vacation (ever) --  An ordinary day --  The unthinkable, June 24, 2009 --  A nightmare unfolds --  Grief and grace --  The hardest part --  Good-bye --  Getting up, moving forward. 
<br/><br/> After the citizens of Parkersburg, Iowa, survive a F-5 tornado that nearly destroys their entire town, they are stunned by the murder of their beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, at the hands of a former player. What happens next in this incredible true story provides a lesson in grace and forgiveness that inspired the entire country. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780310332190 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011015913 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Thomas, Ed, 1950-2009. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian biography--Iowa--Parkersburg.<br/>Murder victims--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.<br/>Football coaches--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1725.T112.S237 2011 BR1725