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Experiencing severe abuse during childhood, Paul struggled to manage life. His struggles were complicated by attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. Paul turned to faith in God and prayer in facing the challenges of life. After a near-death experience and a brutal beating, he ran away and walked through the New Mexico desert with prayer and a promise to God to always go to church, perform missionary service, get an education, and marry in the church. Paul was rescued by a family at 1:00 am. on a dark and lonely road after being told by the spirit to "Go to the highway as fast as you can."

The Odell Buckenflush Chronicles 5 is the unforgettable conclusion to Steve Spencer’s beloved series of river adventures, where outdoor education meets laugh-out-loud storytelling. Dr. Odell Buckenflush—part myth, part mischief, and entirely unforgettable—returns in a final collection of forty-eight tales that blend canoeing escapades, survival lessons, family misadventures, and tongue-in-cheek philosophy. From battling sudden floods in the Ozarks to surviving paddling mishaps that turn into life lessons, these chronicles remind us that the river is both a teacher and a trickster.

They called her Kizzy a name that carried mystery, sweetness, and prophecy. To the world, she was peculiar, too much, too fast, too different. But within her was a story that could not be silenced. In KIZZY, Shakitha Jamerson delivers a raw and soul-stirring memoir of survival, faith, and transformation. Through 35 unforgettable chapters, she peels back layers of silence, shame, and struggle to reveal resilience, redemption, and the power of a God who never let go.

While hiking down from the Grand Teton in Wyoming, sixty two year old Dan Wenker slid into an ice mote and dropped sixty feet, landing on a small three-foot ledge under the ground. Staying on Guard is his story of how he survived the experience and went on to have more adventures. Dan began mountain climbing in his fifties, and despite more than one accident and a near death experience, he is not done yet. He shares the value of staying active in mid- and late-life, how to do so safely by staying on guard, and the importance of finding your why and having wonderful and meaningful experiences.

From Just Let It Kill Me to Finding Good, Mike Thompson’s inspirational story will empower you to live your best life. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 10, Mike Thompson would endure four total cancers, two bone marrow transplants, more than 75 surgeries—including a 12-hour facial reconstruction—and more than six years in the fog of addiction to opioids. After being freed from the clutches of drug dependency, Mike took a leap of faith and set out to reclaim his life.

Beneath the Rubble offers a look at the tumultuous journey of a waste management entrepreneur whose life teeters on the brink of ruin. Facing the grim reality of an FBI arrest, Sheldon Mickelson's world unravels as the empire he built from the ground up threatens to collapse beneath him. This gripping true story dives deep into the heart of despair and disillusionment, painting a vivid picture of a man ensnared by legal battles and the looming shadow of financial ruin.

Survivor at Law is a gripping memoir of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and a weaponized legal system, told by attorney Dovie King. She shares her unflinching story of trauma, betrayal, and the fight to reclaim her voice—offering insight and empowerment for anyone who has felt trapped, silenced, or overlooked.

Fifteen Years Late – A Soldier’s Guide to Surviving PTSD is a raw, powerful blend of lived experience and hard-won truth. Written from the voice of Gabe, a fictional soldier whose story echoes that of thousands of real veterans, this guide cuts past clinical language and into the soul of what it means to come home shattered — and rebuild anyway.

Jonas Deichmann hat schon einige Weltrekorde aufgestellt. Sein Ultra-Triathlon startet am 9. Mai 2024 beim DATEV Challenge Roth. Die Biografie des Sportlers zeigt: Mit Ausdauer, mentaler Stärke und den richtigen Menschen lassen sich alle Hindernisse im Leben überwinden.

The Memory House is a poetic memoir based on stories about the Israeli immigrant experience, ranging from the author's grandparents leaving Eastern Europe during the holocaust, to her parents immigrating from Israel to America in the sixties, and then to her own experiences growing up between Israel and the US in the eighties. The book is bilingual and weaves back and forth through time, crossing cultural lines and making connections with ancestral lineage.

When firefighter Pat Hardison ran into a burning home, he came out alive—but with injuries so severe, he was unrecognizable. Facing the Fire is his raw, unfiltered true story of survival, a record-breaking face transplant, and the God who never left him in the flames. For the next fourteen years, Pat lived behind skin grafts, pressure masks, and the constant stares of strangers—fighting to be the husband and dad his family needed when every mirror told him to quit. Then came an unexpected call from New York: a chance at the most extensive face transplant ever attempted.

Bury Me in a Dirty Suit is a gripping eyewitness account of 9/11 and a heartfelt exploration of what it means to live with a valiant purpose. With honesty and humility, Kinder recounts the chaos and trauma of that day, the resilience of the human spirit, and the sustaining power of faith in the darkest hour. Through personal reflection and biblical insight, he invites listeners to consider their own missions, their own "why," and challenges men especially to answer God’s call, step up, and fight back against the darkness.

From the moment Steve, at the age of five, excitedly jumped out of the car barefoot into a patch of grass burrs in Abilene, Texas, he knew he was where he was supposed to be--in the Wild West, among cowboys on horses wearing hats and boots. As he grew older, he would manifest that dream into reality. Fun Valley Cowboy is a collection of Steve Warner memoirs of adventures and misadventures of a Huck Finn childhood, ranching, rodeoing, rocky mountain horse wrangling, and being a high-profile wildlife biologist and a big game hunter.

“I was riveted by this searing ode to the resiliency of the human psyche, rich in beauty and devastation.”—Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood An unflinching and stunning debut memoir of an Iranian girl’s coming-of-age experiencing abuse, war, and superstition—and her survival through...

Roger Lockshier enlisted in the US Army in April 1966. After completing Airborne (Paratrooper) Jump Training at Fort Benning GA, he was assigned to Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell Kentucky, December 1966. In December of 1967 the 101st Airborne Division was transferred to Viet Nam. Lockshier was a Crewchief / Doorgunner with the 101st Airborne's Black Angels Huey Helicopter Gunships assigned to provide combat support to the 101st Airborne and 5th Special Forces MACVSOG. He returned to the States in December of 1968.

Growing up in small-town North Dakota, Frank Kuntz led a typical, country life with lots of brothers and sisters, hard-working parents, and farm animals of every kind. He learned the value of a dollar, what it meant to show your worth, and how to care for the things and people that are important to you. After serving his country in Vietnam, he returned with ghosts of wrong-doings and injustices haunting him, but he continued to work hard, start a family, and have a farm of his own just a mile down the road from where he grew up.

In the winter of 1925, a pair of 21-year-old men drove out of Perth in a small second-hand Citroen nicknamed “Bubsie” headed for Darwin. At the time, no motor vehicle had ever drive to Darwin from Perth and their borrowed Citroen had less horsepower than a modern-day lawn mower.

Just when Linda Varisco thought the storm had passed, her life plunges even deeper into turmoil, forcing her to confront the unimaginable. With her dazzling million-dollar smile now hiding more secrets than it reveals, Linda bravely steps into single parenthood, rebuilding her chiropractic practice and trying to piece together a new normal from the shattered fragments left behind by her husband’s betrayal and addiction.

In this memoir, Candace Sinclair pulls back the curtain on her marriage to a man who cloaked control in charm, faith and spiritual authority. What began as intoxicating love bombing quickly spiraled into gaslighting, betrayal and emotional abuse reinforced by an institution that chose silence over protection. Through raw storytelling and unflinching honesty, Candace takes listeners on her journey from devotion to disillusionment, and ultimately, to healing. More than a personal story, this book speaks to countless women who have been manipulated, silenced, or made to doubt their worth.

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater's American History comes a new audiobook original that immerses listeners into the brutal and unforgiving world of the professional buffalo hunters who drove America's most iconic wildlife species to...