In the Shadow of the Badge is a firsthand law enforcement memoir that examines the work most people never see and the cost that comes with doing it well.Drawing on real investigations and years of experience in patrol, leadership, and Internet crimes against children (ICAC) work, Damian E. Smith offers an unfiltered look at how cases are built, how predators are identified, and why patience, restraint, and discipline matter as much as arrests. The book explores the differe...

Take another look at the End Times. Test the methods of interpretations. Hold fast to the good. This book takes another look at Bible prophecy and challenges some popular interpretations.

Arlin G. Meyer Book Award WinnerChristianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Culture, Poetry, and the Arts)**"Show[s] how deep reading habits help us manage distraction and bring about individual and communal flourishing."--**Christianity TodayThis book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishin...

This book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth.The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices—distraction, hostility, and consumerism—that impact the possibility of formative reading. Informed by James K. A. Smith's work on "the spiritual power of habit," Deep Reading provide...

"A true-crime masterpiece." —Don WinslowA Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist (Best Fact Crime)From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850 murders–and counting.In 2004, the FBI was tipped off to a gruesome pattern of uns...

Crime expert Linda Fairstein reveals the sinister ways that rapists select and attack their victims, and what you need to know to protect yourselfFrom the man who haunted midtown Manhattan's high-rise office buildings, to the stalker in the wooded suburbs near Nashville, serial rapists often have one chilling trait in common: They operate in "comfort zones." Sometimes they find their own comfort zones, such as the stairwell of a familiar office building. Other time...

About 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. Thousands more narrowly escaped, their survival a result of eerily prescient spur-of-the-moment decisions, acts of superhuman courage, the unfailing kindness of strangers, and, in some cases, fortuitous strokes of luck. September 11: An Oral History unites the voices of that day. It is at once a dramatic reminder of one of the most devastating events in histor...

A poignant virtual ride-along like no other.Sometimes tragedy can be the most sincere teacher—something retired homicide detective Dave Sweet knows all too well. In this unorthodox police memoir, Sweet takes readers on a ride-along like no other, revealing poignant truths about life and death, and how we can work and live together. Danger and grit pair with humour and compassion in this gripping, fresh read.Dave Sweet, a conservative, veteran homicide detec...

*NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE **As heard on FRESH AIR and THIS AMERICAN LIFE*“A hero for these times…Read her story and let it move you, infuriate you, and inspire you.”—Chelsea Handler“A unique and urgent story of what happened to a young woman who spoke out against the power of the state.”—Piper Kerman, author ofOrange Is the New Black"This personable and wide-r...

How is it that time after time, Norman Schwarzkopf was able to sense problems while others around him got blindsided? The answer lies in the factor that separates the great leaders from the merely good ones: the Law of Intuition.

The Upside of Fear allows reader to experience the harsh reality of a criminal life and creates a riveting portrait of true crime at its fundamental level. From buying the duct tape for an armed robbery to saving the life of a prison guard author Weldon Long recounts his harrowing journey of self-discovery and how he went from being a drunk in a jail cell to the CEO of a multimillion-dollar business. Twenty years of drinking robbing drugging and lying led Long to more than a decade of time...

Half a century of wisdom – one book. These are the life lessons learned by law enforcement professionals from across North America. In these pages, they share their stories, their insights, their pain, and their lessons learned. All of the stories in this book are written by real cops, real people who have chosen to commit their life to the profession of law enforcement. These stories have been written by officers who have worked in big cities for some of North America’s largest police dep...