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NBA star Boris Diaw of the San Antonio Spurs takes young listeners on safari as he explores his off-court passion: wildlife photography! Join Diaw as he escapes from stampeding wildebeests, comes face-to-face with lions, and discovers why you should never come between a hippo and its watery home. Through engaging stories and photos by Diaw, listeners will discover a whole new side to this basketball champ.

20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Betty Wilson: Murderous twin sisters, an affluent doctor and a cut-rate hitman combine in this tragic tale of a marriage gone bad. Edith McAlinden: A petty argument turns into a bloodbath, leaving three men dead. Given the nature of the woman involved, it was hardly unexpected. Wendi Andriano: Joe Andriano was dying of cancer and had just months to live. To his wife Wendi, that was too long. Amy DeChant: When a Las Vegas bookie goes missing, his lover claims that he was abducted by mobsters. The clues, however, point elsewhere. Dawn ...

OVER 300 PAGES OF TRUE STORIES TOLD BY THE POLICE WHO EXPERIENCED THEM. Welcome to 10-33: True Tales From the Thin Blue Line, a vivid anthology curated by Vic Stevens, a retired officer from the bustling streets of Philadelphia. Spanning a remarkable 21 years of service, Vic has witnessed the spectrum of humanity, from its most courageous moments to its most challenging. Now, residing peacefully in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania with his wife, he has turned his experiences, along with contributions from fellow officers nationwide, into powerful narratives. In these pages, you will find a ...

In 1927, while the majority of the township of Bath, Michigan, was celebrating a new primary school - one of the most modern in the Midwest - Andrew P. Kehoe had other plans. The local farmer and school board treasurer was educated, respected, and an accommodating neighbor and friend. But behind his ordinary demeanor was a narcissistic sadist seething with rage, resentment, and paranoia. On May 18 he detonated a set of rigged explosives with the sole purpose of destroying the school and everyone in it.

Do you like true crime stories? What about real crime committed by women? You may not have heard much about some of these bad women from the 1930s and 40s, but they were real and ruthless All had their "15 minutes of fame" leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them Their escapades were daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end • Mable Rein – Queen of the Hobos Rescued from a plane crash by tramps at the age of 6, she rose to lead an army of vagrants, thugs and looters and ransacked whole towns. Only the FBI could put a stop to her brutal rampage and greedy ...

July 1943: The largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for fortress Europe, aiming to bulldoze its way onto Nazi shores. At its vanguard went a few hundred elite forces soldiers. The Royal Navy warship carrying them-a former passenger ferry transformed for battle-bore the iconic winged dagger emblem carved on its prow, plus the motto 'Who Dares Wins,' painstakingly fashioned with the most rudimentary tools by Sergeant William 'Bill' Deakins, the foremost explosives expert on board and a Royal Engineer by trade.

Return to the shadowy world of the unexplained with Stories From The Archives: Volume 2, the next chilling installment by Kody Richardson, the mastermind behind the popular YouTube channel, Mystery Archives. With a fan base of nearly 300,000 subscribers entranced by his haunting tales, Kody continues his exploration of the macabre, bringing fresh, spine-chilling stories to the page. In this second volume, the terror escalates as Kody delves deeper into the unknown, presenting even more unsettling and bizarre cases that teeter on the edge of reality. From ancient curses that refuse to die to...

In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. Now, in this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort narrates a story of greed, power, and excess no one could invent.

During the pandemic, Alex Goldie began posting videos online to help people improve their mental health and confidence. Since then, he has helped millions of his followers to improve their lives and overcome the obstacles that hold them back. Now, in his first ever book, Alex offers his ten key steps to help you stop getting in the way of your own progress.

Prepare to laugh, cry, and hold your breath—because when the pager goes off, the real stories begin. Known for his acclaimed works STAT and Crash, Dr. Berg once again brings together an unforgettable collection of stories penned by the brave and compassionate medical professionals who face life and death every day in the ER and ICU. From the adrenaline of trauma cases to the quiet heroism of end-of-life care, On Call, Volume 8 offers an unflinching look at the triumphs, tragedies, and humanity behind the scrubs. Each story captures the raw emotions, moral dilemmas, and split-second ...

When a passenger jet crashes onto the beaches of Waikiki, bestselling thriller writer Ian Ludlow knows the horrific tragedy wasn’t an accident. Years before, the CIA enlisted Ian to dream up terrorism scenarios to prepare the government for nightmares they couldn’t imagine. Now one of those schemes has come true, and Ian is the only person alive who knows how it was done...and who is behind the plot. That makes him too dangerous to live. Ian goes on the run, sweeping up an innocent bystander in his plight - Margo French, a dog walker and aspiring singer.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Beyond Evil: A 16-year-old girl falls into the hands of a group of drugged up miscreants. What happens next is truly beyond evil. Hard To Kill: Four desperate men decide to pull off a murder for profit scam. They could not have chosen a worse victim. No Sex Till She’s Dead: A joke that turned deadly, a brutal crime, an innocent life destroyed over petty jealousy. Rattlesnake James: Meet Robert James, quite possibly the most inventive serial killer to ever darken this planet. The ...

On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors.

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire!

The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that listeners haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.

Myra says, "This is a book about how to overcome life's worst tragedies and your own dumb-ass decisions." It was the scandal that rocked the world of music and destroyed a career. In 1958, rock-and-roll sensation Jerry Lee Lewis stepped off a plane in London to be greeted by a frenzy of fans. His entourage followed, including a teenaged girl. When a reporter asked how she knew the performer, she innocently gave an honest answer. “I’m his wife.” Within hours, headlines erupted with the shocking news that Jerry Lee had secretly married his thirteen-year-old cousin, Myra. The scandal ...

A Hookup To Die For: Three True Crime Stories of Sex, Survival, and Murder In the neon glow of late-night screens and anonymous online ads, people search for connection. Some seek love. Some seek money. Some never make it home. In "A Hookup To Die For," a middle-aged man and a teenage boy meet through Craigslist—one chasing sex, the other cash. The encounter ends in blood. Only one walks away. In "She Deserved Better," Brooke is young, pregnant, and out of options. When she turns to Craigslist hoping for a lifeline, she meets "Hard Mike." What begins as desperation spirals into a ...

In 1981, detective Kay Schucker was the lead investigator in the high-profile missing persons case of Old Dominion University student Janice Starr. The beautiful co-ed disappeared without a trace from ODU's Norfolk, Virginia campus. Among the only leads was Janice's diary, which included detailed journal entries about her daily activities. As Kay studied the diary—going several years back—she learned that Janice, a US Army veteran, had faced the same challenges in the military that Kay did in law enforcement. They were both women trying to succeed in a man's world.

The boundaries between reality and the unexplainable blur once again in volume 3. This collection dives deeper into the mysteries of the wild, uncovering stories that defy logic and leave you questioning what lurks in the shadows of the trees. From eerie whispers echoing in moonlit clearings to glowing figures vanishing at the edge of the trail, this volume takes you on a journey through forests shrouded in legends and untold horrors. Discover tales of lone hikers stumbling upon portals to other realms, ancient spirits awakening to reclaim their land, and cryptic signs left behind by beings...

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker - both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk, who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his 49-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard.