The Bomb Shelter

In 1962, Louis is just like any eight-year-old boy-curious and prattling off an endless string of questions. And then the seizures begin.

Meanwhile, the Cold War seems to be breeding erratic behavior. Louis's family lives just twenty miles from a US Air Force base that is part of the US deterrent strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction. When a wealthy civilian neighbor begins building a bomb shelter to protect his family against a Soviet nuclear attack, Louis can't stop thinking about it. One doctor even goes so far as to declare the boy's seizures as psychological in origin, but eventually it's determined that Louis has epilepsy-and his condition is permanent.

Rather than simply write off the young boy's future, however, one female doctor pushes the family to run another test. It's extremely painful, but it could change everything.

"The Bomb Shelter" pulls back the curtain on one of the strangest times in recent history, while also recounting the remarkable true story of a boy in need of a miracle. Whether you're a Cold War buff or a fan of inspirational memoirs, this must-read autobiography reminds you of the subtle power of hope and gratitude.