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Mildred Muhammad shares her story about rising up from the domestic abuse she endured from her ex-husband, John Allen Muhammad, the convicted D.C. Sniper. Mildred witnessed firsthand John’s bizarre behavior after he returned from the Gulf War, but no one—including her family, friends, and local police—took her warnings seriously.

In the dead of night, Tennyson and Kyle Jacobson's world is shattered when a violent home intruder forces them into a fight for their lives. The traumatic ordeal leaves the headlines buzzing with the gripping story of survival, but the true journey—the one most people never see—takes place in the quiet aftermath.

En af de mest flittige og ambitiøse danske ekstremløbere er Jacob Juul Hastrup. I Ekstremløberen tager han os med til isnende kulde på Sydpolen, stegende varme i flere af verdens ørkener og livsfarlige udfordringer i den sydamerikanske jungle. Det er en levende og nærværende fortælling om store mål, dristige eventyr og fantastiske oplevelser i nogle af verdens smukkeste og mest udfordrende egne.

Thomas Kristensen er en af Danmarks mest erfarne jagerpiloter. I "F-16" har han samlet mere end 50 fortællinger fra danske piloters oplevelser med F-16-flyet, der giver et dramatisk indblik i missioner over skyerne – fortalt af piloterne selv. De fedeste, sjoveste, mest uhyggelige, mest faretruende og mest fantastiske fortællinger.

This account of all the suffering and mistreatment a young woman grew up with was written with two goals in mind. First, to expose horrible parents. And second, to hopefully help someone else through their bad experiences. The author wants to show that while your family may be horrible, you can still keep going and overcome just due to will power, moving on to a healthy, happy, and brighter existence. This is The Life of Jessica.

Die Biographie von Herrn Göbel ist weit mehr als nur der Rückblick auf ein bewegtes Leben – sie ist eine liebevolle Hommage an die Faszination des Fliegens und an jene außergewöhnlichen Fluggefährten, die ihn auf seinem Weg begleitet haben. Besonders eindrucksvoll schildert er jene Momente, in denen Routine und Leidenschaft innerhalb eines Augenblicks zu gefährlichen Ausnahmesituationen wurden.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. _ Hope taught me the meaning of life, Tina taught me the meaning of love. It's not everyday you meet a golden retriever in Thailand. When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor...

Your mind can be your greatest ally—or your toughest opponent. In Mind Play, Marci Powell—professional barrel racer, clinician, and best-selling author—shares her powerful comeback story of resilience, faith, and mental toughness. From surviving a broken back and neck, losing both parents, walking through divorce, and even a near-tragedy with her horse Smoke, to ultimately building her dream career as an author and clinician, Marci reveals the strategies that helped her turn pain into purpose. This book will teach you how to: Break free from the mental games that hold you back.

From the shadows of family dysfunction and abuse to the dazzling chaos of the music industry, Gloria takes you on a raw, unfiltered journey through childhood trauma, betrayal, fame, heartbreak, and the quiet strength it took to survive it all. With unflinching honesty and emotional depth, she breaks her silence on the people, pain, and power structures that tried to shape her but never broke her.

In this compelling audiobook, Ashley Spence shares her powerful journey from survivor to advocate, revealing how forensic DNA can change lives, transform justice, and prevent crimes before they happen. At just 19, Ashley endured a brutal assault that nearly claimed her life. For years, her attacker remained unknown-until DNA evidence brought him to justice, ensuring he would spend nearly 138 years behind bars.

Born in 1940, Author Sam McNair always believed that life would never be fair toward black men who struggled to be normal. After years of standing out like a sore thumb, Sam finally met someone who was quite like himself and diagnosed himself with Autism but not long afterwards did regain control of his life and now living his best one at 81 years young. Listen to Sam's experience with how he coped with people around him and all of the beautiful women involved in his transition back to an all time playboy.

When Noelle Cablay woke up covered in blood on August 1, 2023, her planned European anniversary trip became a nine-month battle against one of the rarest gynecological cancers. With only a 35 percent survival rate, uterine carcinosarcoma strikes just two in 100,000 women.

Fascinated by the expeditions of Sir Francis Drake and Captain James Cook? Then you’ll love this account of the Centurion’s circumnavigation of the globe, one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of maritime exploration and naval warfare. In 1740, George Anson and his fleet set off to harass Spanish commerce in the Pacific and attack towns on the coasts of Chile and Peru. Four years later, over half the men had died and of the seven ships which left Portsmouth only the Centurion had completed its objective of attacking Spanish possessions around the globe.

The true story and odyssey of a man who wanted to attain his freedom at all costs. It takes him through a perilous voyage at sea, during which he would rather face the possibility of death than remain enslaved by a totalitarian regime. In the course of this book, his liberty will be challenged and will cost the teller of this passionate story, Ramon Garcia, to have to recuperate not only his independence but also something much more important, his spiritual freedom, conquered minute by minute behind the bars of several prisons.

"OFWs Living in The USA" by June Daguiso is a poignant and compelling narrative that chronicles the lives of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as they navigate the complexities of living and working in the United States. Through the real-life stories of individuals like Iris Chua Porras, Catalina Almonte, and Imelda, this audiobook delves into the emotional, financial, and cultural challenges faced by those who leave their homeland in search of a better life.

Brought to you by Penguin. This story began because I was dying to live. It ends with having learned how. Wise beyond her years, Shell Rowe's life took an abrupt turn when, aged 20, instead of being able to follow her dream and continue her film studies in America, she discovered a lump on her...

Brought to you by Penguin. The remarkable true story of two amateur divers who discover a World War Two German U-Boat sunk 60 miles off the eastern coast of America In 1991, 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey, at the incredible depth of 230 feet underwater, two amateur divers, John Chatterton...

Experience the last great action of US Marine Tanks in a way you never imagined. This is 2005, Al Anbar Iraq; Welcome to the havoc of counter-insurgency operations. Feel the heat of firing tank main gun, sleep deprivation, and the blistering realities of continuous tank operations. In the darkness, your eyes burn, and you can taste the acrid smoke of main gun rounds. You scan the phosphorous green-glow for targets as AK-47 rounds impact the turret.

La drammatica spedizione scientifica in Antartide del 1898 della nave Belgica del barone Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery. Con lui, il ventenne Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook, Henry Lecointe e alcuni tra i migliori naturalisti della Sorbona. Un anno alla deriva, prigioniera del pack, la Belgica e il suo equipaggio sono stati l'avamposto estremo della civiltà ai confini del mondo. Morte, disperazione, speranza, coraggio.

Julie had been teaching German in Indiana for 12 years, and longed for a new, wet adventure. One day, inspiration struck, and she decided to move to San Diego, wear Hawaiian shirts, and surf before work. Come along on a journey west, to sunny, sandy, San Diego, as Julie leaves the comforts of her Indiana homestead for America’s Finest City. She trades a yard for the beach, friends for surfboards, and her huge, comfy classroom for a shared, hectic space.