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From the victim or victims, the crime scenes, and the criminal investigations that ensued, we follow 12 true crime stories, some of which are solved and some that are still mysteries. We also take a look at cases where wrongful convictions have occurred and why. These true murder stories will take you on a journey across the globe and even back in time in some cases. Family massacres, individual true crime murder cases, and situations where murder goes unseen in suicide cases, plus many more.

In Overcoming Tuesday, you’ll find a man on a journey through a difficult childhood, entering a beloved career, marrying the love of his life, having a wonderful family together, and embarking on a career dedicated to his personnels’ safety. He held many roles dedicated to cancer prevention and mental health at the local and national levels. Although he had many successes in those roles, he also had major setbacks.

Do you ever feel like learning Pharmacology is kinda like learning another language? You're not alone. In fact, I felt the same way in nursing school. Don't get me wrong, I loved Pharm. But, trying to keep thousands of medications, contraindications, and assessment information straight in my mind was, well...impossible. That's when I realized something. I didn't need to know EVERY medication. I needed to focus on the most important ones and really understand them well. So, I developed a list of the most commonly tested and prescribed medications.

The Assyrian Empire was the largest, most powerful, and longest-lasting in the ancient world. It included lands that comprise modern-day Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Cyprus, as well as large parts of modern Saudi Arabia, Libya, Turkey, and Iran. The Assyrian army was the most effective, most highly trained, and best equipped in the ancient world, and few nations dared to stand against it. This force was used with ruthless brutality by Assyrian kings to ensure that potential foes were terrified of losing a battle with the Assyrians.

Kwen Phifer planned to spend the last few weeks of college chumming it up with the career counselor and winding down once finals were over, but, unfortunately for him, those plans fail to come to fruition. He's been approached by someone who explains how he had been chosen to halt an oncoming cataclysm. He lacks skill, experience, and grit.

Tensions amongst the six realms are running high as the galaxy witnesses the overwhelming might of the Sa’Nerra armada. The Quarr race are facing defeat, and no one wants to be next. Desperate to find a way to unite the realms against the Sa’Nerra, Commander Reeves and his team take the warship Invictus on a quest to learn about the mysterious and ancient Progenitors—the puppet masters manipulating the war. With threats from the Sa’Nerran Imperator and the New Earth Movement looming over him at every turn, Reeves is still struggling to embrace his legacy.

Brought to life by the miracle of DNA cloning, a 93-foot megalodon shark has escaped captivity. With an insatiable appetite and unmatched aggression, it travels west for the Georgia coast, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Bullets and harpoons can’t penetrate it, steel nets can’t hold it, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole world finds out about it.

I never asked for a younger brother. The house smelled different after he arrived—like rot tucked into the seam of the sofa. That backpack made my skin crawl: dead rabbits, a squirrel I’d watched get flattened, a kid who could make animals move and men step backward into traffic. They called Leo weird. I called him dangerous. Dad called it adoption and healing. Mom called it grace. I called it trouble.

El valor, como el miedo, son contagiosos. De uno y otro lado los defensores y los atacantes realizan hazañas sorprendentes. Si, en el caso del ejército francés, su notable disciplina les da ventaja, en el caso mexicano los oficiales y suboficiales que combaten en la primera línea dan una consistencia enorme a la defensa. González Ortega añade: “Los vi serenos en medio de los fuegos, a unos a pecho descubierto y a otros en los muros que se les habían enco - mendado, esperando el empuje del invasor”.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt described December 7, 1941, the date when the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the United States while the two countries were still officially at peace, as a day that would live in infamy. The action hurled the United States into the global conflict of World War II, a violent conflagration that the nation, fiercely isolationist, had intended to ignore. But the rising tide of militarism across the globe meant that American neutrality could not last. War was contagious, and sooner or later, no matter how a nation tried to quarantine itself, the infection would find it.

Eden Daniels is an undercover detective with one job: get close to Damien Bishop and take him down from the inside. But Damien isn’t just powerful; he’s intoxicating. Smooth. Deadly. The kind of man who can ruin a woman with one look and wreck her completely in a single night.

In this harmonized portrayal of the miraculous events surrounding the birth of Jesus from Matthew and Luke, listeners will encounter the drama and joy of Christmas in a fresh and exciting way. The Word of Promise Christmas Story features original music from the world-renowned guitarist and Dove...

Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, draws from the lessons he has learned on and off the field. Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball...

Alaska’s recent history is one of massive changes: Western contact, colonization, climate change. But some stories have survived—including stories of mysterious creatures that may still be out there.

Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through that unexplored part of Indian Country, an intense journey that is full of surprises, shining a light on the interior lives of people whose intellectual and emotional concerns are often overlooked. This dark, compelling, occasionally inappropriate, and often hilarious linked story collection introduces a character who defies all stereotypes about urban life and Indians. He will be in listeners' heads for a long time to come.

Is the rapture a gift or a reward for the Christian? Will the weed-smoking Christian or fornicating Christian be raptured when Jesus comes back? What about the Christian who knows they are "good" with God and how can you know without any doubt that you will be raptured? These tough theological questions will be answered through this powerful book.

The Cold War between the United States of America and the Soviet Union lasted for more than 40 years. In general, this was a war of spies and subterfuge, of covert action and espionage. There was always a danger, however, that an error of judgment on either side could suddenly cause the Cold War to turn red-hot with an exchange of nuclear weapons. On many occasions, tensions between the countries increased, but the prospect of all-out nuclear war between America and Russia was never closer than during a two-week period in October of 1962.

Noah and Elias where the best of friends who fallowed a map called their Dream Map to the places they wanted to visit as kids but as they set off on their journey they realized they had feeling for each other.

This summary of Catcher in the Rye provides and in depth overview of J.D. Salinger's best-known work. You will get to know the main character Holden Caulfield and journey with him as he learns the important lessons of growing up.

All pretenses of diplomacy have crumbled, and Concord is no longer considered neutral territory. The Imperator is coming, and he intends to reduce the station to dust, forcing Commander Reeves to order an emergency evacuation. But old enemies linger on in the background. Not only must Reeves contend with the Sa’Nerra, but a final showdown with the Lord of Night appears inevitable, and the crime kingpin will stop at nothing to get his revenge. Meanwhile, the Sa’Nerra have invaded Bastion Federation space with thousands of warships and near-unlimited reserves.