In August 1862, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania quickly responded to President Lincoln’s request for more troops. An overwhelming response of volunteers would provide the Union with eighteen infantry regiments that would serve for a period of nine months. Individual motivations to enlist were as varied as were the volunteers themselves. Many wanted the attractive recruiting
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A fascinating look into dimensions of murder that are often overlooked and undeveloped. Spree killing, in particular, is a crime that researchers have vacillated over in the past two decades or so, most notably when the FBI’s 2005 consortium on Serial Homicide seemed to walk back from the concept because of the implications of the
Beacon Audiobooks has just released “Power to the Players: The GameStop Phenomenon and Why It’s Only Getting Started” written by author Rob Smat and narrated by Timothy McKean. The sea shanties, YOLO’s, and red bandanas aren’t even half of the GameStop story. Did you know Robinhood didn’t initiate their infamous trading halt? Did you know why
“Fifty Years in a Foxhole” is an episodic account of the author’s seven months in combat in Vietnam. He and his platoon were in several major engagements including the Battle of the Hills and Operation Utah. The main focus of these operations are the lives of the marines and attrition through action and “friendly fire”
Can Eddy Ackerman, a thirty-five-year-old professed loser, liquidate his shortfalls while trying to find success helping failing business owners transition to a new life through liquidation sales? Eddy inherits a retail furniture store from his deceased father. On the day his business goes belly up, his wife walks out on him and cleans out their
For six minutes Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen-color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor. This extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE) is about the events on an early October morning leading
“What is shown to us each time is an idea, a little piece of speculative universe, and we peek into it …”–Russell Meredith, author of The Psychic Battery A mysterious church, a man’s humorous visit to a megastore, disappearing images from a photograph, missing chocolates, a search for a house from a grandfather’s memory, ghosts
Tess Oliver’s memory is a killer. When the lead that could save her law practice is destroyed in a suspicious fire, only her recollection of it remains. Tess can relive memories, but her gift comes at a cost. The last time she used it, she nearly died. This time, she only takes a peek. A
“What would you do if you found out that the person you were trying to save might have to kill you?” Teddy Dabrowski is a man harboring a dark secret until one fateful day a horrific crime at his favorite coffee house forces him to confront his past. As the authorities search for suspects, Teddy
Think a Renaissance Man is a thing of the past? Think again. Better yet, listen to the day-to-day adventures of John LaCasse, whose 25-year career as a Seattle yacht broker brought him into deals with business magnates, political figures, actors, royalty, even an organized crime boss—names the listener will recognize. Real-life happenings that turned this
It’s December in Tennant Park, Colorado, and that can only mean one thing: The annual production of “A Christmas Carol” is just around the corner. The cast is abuzz, full of community-theatre veterans and fresh-faced newcomers. All in this small mountain town is merry and bright. That is, until Teena, one of the actors, makes
Four years after losing her sister Stella, Grace McElroy has begun to heal. She no longer spends her days overcome with grief and guilt. But the appearance of a woman who looks just like Stella makes her doubt her sanity. Even more terrifying, she learns her adopted daughter’s biological father, once a brutal Ecuadorian drug
No matter how hard she tries, Maddy Reynolds can’t seem to escape the darkest aspects of humanity. After leaving her New York detective career behind, she retires to the Adirondacks, but even the rolling mountains and wondrous beauty cannot keep evil at bay. It’s been years since The Glades burned to the ground, and evidence
1897. August Simms—explorer, soldier, world traveler—returns to Rhome, Texas to chase one last adventure. Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported, seven years before the Wright brothers’ initial flight, and August intends to solve the airship mystery. Instead, the past comes calling. A murder, a lynching, and the death of his wife 15 years earlier
Abby passed away, leaving granddaughter Krista to discover a family secret hidden for six decades; a secret of passion so strong it would change all of their lives and forever change what they thought they knew about the family matriarch. Yet, knowing the truth and deciding what to do with that knowledge are two different
Ooh-la-la! This magical first-person novel poignantly captures the quest for love, truth, and meaning in a tumultuous world. Chances are you know someone like Camille—tenderhearted and ambitious, yet free-as-the-breeze. An American portrait artist in Paris, Camille Portraro leads an enchanting existence until her life forever changes when everything she loves crashes in a flash. Camille’s
Following the 1956-57 NBA season, the Fort Wayne Pistons relocated to Detroit, and the Rochester Royals were moved to Cincinnati. The relocations of the Fort Wayne and Rochester franchises left Syracuse as the last small market team in the NBA. As the 1960s began, the NBA entered the crossroads of its existence featuring such mega
Good men take the Hippocratic oath, and evil ones break it. Sweet Jane learned that firsthand. Young, beautiful, and brilliant, Jane Carter was on the verge of achieving her PhD in quantum physics when they first appeared, visitors from other universes that no one else could see. Desperate to hold on to her dreams, she