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A story of extraordinary talent, devastating loss, and ultimate triumph.

Highly promising basketball player Chris Washburn was selected third overall in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. But a chance encounter with famed basketball player Len Bias introduced him to crack cocaine.
Soon, the overwhelming temptations of fame, fortune, and drugs derailed his promising career. And by 1989, after failing his third drug test, Chris was banned from the NBA. His life then spiraled into addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and near-death experiences.
Yet, in 2000, a turning point came when he lost his father. This loss fueled Chris's resolve to change. With incredible strength and determination, he fought back from the depths of addiction.
Today, Chris is a beacon of hope and resilience. He is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate, inspiring others with his journey of recovery from addiction, and redemption. From speaking to youth groups and drug rehab centers to sharing his powerful story with the NBA, Chris is now making a positive difference in the world.
Co-written with bestselling author Ron Chepesiuk, OUT OF BOUNDS describes in dramatic, heart-wrenching detail Chris's remarkable journey, which included finding his birth mother, and proves that it's never too late to rise again.

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I am Judge Michael Randazzo, but by all odds, I never should have been. My story begins in a pop-up trailer-no electricity, no running water-born to parents who dropped out of high school and carried the weight of our family's excommunication from the Sicilian Mafia. I came into the world premature, delivered by a veterinarian, clinging to life while doctors warned I'd never catch up.

Crime and tragedy run through my bloodline: moonshining, sexual abuse, attempted manslaughter. My father struck deals with the Mexican Cartel and still battles opioid addiction. Every member of my family has been both perpetrator and victim. Yet, somewhere between generational sin and the chance to start over, I clawed my way through law school. Today, I serve as one of Missouri's youngest Presiding Circuit Judges.

This memoir is my confession and my exorcism. It's about the curse of inherited character flaws, the desperate hope to shield my children from them, and the heavy truth that even heroes-like my beloved Grandpa Nick-are deeply flawed. Each chapter opens a new door: from Grandpa Nick wrestling a grizzly bear to the darkest corners of family trauma, violence, and betrayal.

What does it take to rise above a legacy of darkness? How do you reconcile love for those who did unspeakable things? My life is proof that the past shapes us-but it doesn't have to define us.

This guy's life is amazing!!!

International bestselling author James Byron Huggins returns with the sequel to his novel Hunter, delivering a story of primal terror, relentless pursuit, and ultimate confrontation.

A brilliant but twisted Army scientist has done the unthinkable. He has become the beast, an ancient, prehistoric monster powerful enough to survive anything, even death itself. Buried beneath ice for ten thousand years, it was meant to stay forgotten. Now it walks again, leaving a trail of blood and destruction across the English countryside.

No conscience. No mercy. No weakness.

Only one man has faced the creature and survived. Hunter. Once again, he is called to do what no one else can: track and destroy the unstoppable before it consumes everything in its path.
Driven by duty, haunted by memory, and pursued by the past, Hunter must go beyond fear, beyond pain, and beyond human limits to end what began in a time before history.

The battle has begun. The world hangs in the balance.
This time, there may be no return.

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In this haunting memoir, a clinical psychologist sentenced to 51 months for healthcare fraud confronts the harsh realities of federal prison. Incarcerated amid the chaos of the COVID pandemic, he endured a relentless odyssey through eight different prison facilities, caught in a near-perpetual cycle of transfer. Through his expert lens, Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A Memoir of the Psychological Realities of Federal Prison unveils the stark truth of an uncivilized, harsh, and insane system that erodes the very essence of humanity.

The author reveals a grim truth: extended exposure to the cruel environment of prison—crafted by government policy and the ruthless prisoner code—strips away humanity, pushing individuals toward savagery. Drawing from his own struggle to preserve his sense of self and the hard-earned wisdom of those who survived years of confinement, he offers a raw, introspective exploration of survival under psychological siege.
Countless prison memoirs exist, but many are marred by exaggeration, falsehoods, or a lack of objective clarity. Few offer the raw, unfiltered honesty found in this account.
This powerful narrative is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the harsh realities of prison.

It was five year aqo , on August 15th 2020, that true crime author Burl Barer and his daughter, Anea, told true crime stories of Washington State while broadcasting live from Seattle's Pioneer Square. These stories are shocking!

DOUG FIFER WAS AN ANCHORAGE COP WHO SOON DISCOVERED THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEIRD SEX ACTS GOING ON IN ALASKA -- SOME SO PECULIAR THEY HADN'T INVENTED LAWS AGAINST IT, LIKE SEX WITH DUCKS (FATAL TO THE DUCKS) OR SEX WITH HOGS (HOGS DIDNT FILE COMPLAINTS) and OTHER STUFF TOO DISGUSTING TO MENTION BUT WE DO MENTION ALL OF IT IN THIS SHOW.

IF WEIRD SEX STUFF UPSETS YOU, PLUG YOUR EARS.

Paul LaRosais a CBS News writer & producer, mainly for the true crime program "48 Hours." He is a journalist, author and book reviewer and has produced nearly 100 episodes of the true crime classic. He is a 4-time Emmy Award winner and a producer for the CBS documentary 9/11. He is also a big fan of our show and is here to talk about his career and his memoir

Kerrie Droban has been a popular guest on the show since 2015. Once again, she gives us a great conversation.

Her latest book : Surviving a Psychopath: In Court. In Life. In "Love." Most of us are both horrified and fascinated by the dark psychology of serial killers and predators who dominate headlines and true crime documentaries. But what if the psychopath wasn't on the news? What if they were your spouse, boss, child, parent, date? In Surviving a Psychopath, Kerrie Droban, veteran attorney, award-winning true crime author and expert consultant on criminal pathology, takes readers beyond the sensational cases and into the hidden world of relational psychopathy. Droban reveals how they charm their way into our lives --appearing disarmingly normal, until it's too late.
With chilling clarity and raw vulnerability, Droban exposes the red flags, psychological manipulation, and emotional terrorism inflicted by predators who live among us and cannibalize our lives. They're not insane. They're insanely evil, terrifying calculated, utterly remorseless and masters of disguise.
Surviving a Psychopath is a powerful resource for anyone who's questioned their reality, blamed themselves for another's cruelty, or wondered how to break free from the grip of a predator. Through real-life insights from both sides of the justice system, Droban arms readers with the knowledge and courage to recognize the manipulation before it's too late--and reclaim their lives after devastation.

GARY NASSEF BROUGHT ROCK TO LAS VEGAS AT A TIME WHEN 'THE MOB' WAS HEAVILY INVESTED IN THE HOTELS AND CASINOS-- BUT THE MOB WAS NOT THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN SIN CITY...IT WAS THE OLD LINE CITY FATHERS, MANY OF WHOM SAW ROCK N ROLL AS THE DEVILS TOOL! HERE ARE THE AMAZING STORIES TOLD BY GARY NASEEF HIMSELF, MANY FEARURED IN HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK "CEASARS & ME."

Author Jonathon Dyer in a fascinating discussion of the legendary manipulative psychopath murderer AND FBI informant, Greg Scarpa,.