Thousands of followers. Rapt audiences. Splashy photos and videos that rack up millions of views, crowning the popular few who beat the algorithm “Online Influencers.” But what happens when the next reel on the slideshow of someone’s life… is death?

Accidental or premeditated? In some cases, only you can decide. This book features 10 fascinating cases, including:

• Yuka Takaoka, Japanese bar hostess who stabbed her flirty host boyfriend
• Nasim Aghdam, YouTube Headquarters shooter
• Snow the Salt Queen, cosplay shooter who maintains her innocence
• David Katz, sports video game tournament shooter
• Samantha Wohlford, Mommy vlogger who tripped over her own lies in the interrogation room
• Randy Stair, supermarket shooter who produced—and dated—cartoons
• Trey Sesler, “Mr. Anime,” who murdered his family
• Pekka-Eric Auvinen, admirer of violence who carried out one of Finland’s few school shootings
• Abagail White, OnlyFans talent who bullied and killed her husband

Influencers Who Kill will look behind the internet handles and the painted masks and dive into the minds and motives of serial killers and would-be murderers who bloodied their hands with the spotlight trained on them.

A good running journal makes the miles make sense. Pro athletes Lauren Fleshman and Roísín McGettigan-Dumas created the original Believe Training Journal to help you become the runner you were meant to be. Now, drawing from ten more years of lived experience as coaches, researchers, counselors and parents, this incredible tool just got even better. This revised and updated edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Believe community coming together to set goals, do the work, learn what works and what doesn’t, keep their heads in the game, overcome obstacles, identify blindspots, be kind to themselves, and enjoy the whole process.

The Believe Training Journal has it all: designated grids for recording workout information as well as space to process and plan. The journal offers a full year of undated weeks, an annual calendar, worksheets, quizzes, tips and tools, and plenty of room to record your training journey. The twelve essays accompanying each month have been revised to reflect new wisdom and research, and are jampacked with lessons and insights on training, racing, recovery, mindset and more.

Lauren and Ro and well over 100,000 users to date know there’s incredible power in the handwritten logging and reflection process that you won’t get online. Use this training tool to learn more from your runs, to dig deeper, to stay healthier, and to find more meaning in the journey. In the end you’ll be a wiser athlete and have a keepsake and reference for years to come.

Emotional regulation is key to becoming a better parental figure for every member of your family. Discover the tools to successfully regulate those emotions so you can work with and nurture your child from the very beginning until they are independent (or interdependent) from you, continuing to grow into a person who trusts themselves and is unafraid of impostor syndrome.

Your Child’s Greatness will act as a manual to the principles and skills that are critical in the development of healthy self-esteem in children, including:

• An ability to develop an internal sense of validation and self
• The skills to handle critical feedback with an aim toward growth
• A focus on collaboration and building community around them
• A lack of fear around who they are, what they want, and the journey that they are on
• And so much more.

Author, lifelong runner, and certified running and nutrition coach Michele Pettinger grew up running under the tutelage of her father, the high school cross country and track coach. With The Young Runner’s Guide to Nutrition, she plans to carry on the legacy of reaching youth runners and the communities that support them through nutrition education and practical, easy-to-implement protocols.

With this practical guide, young runners will learn the fundamentals of sports nutrition, explaining why they need specific nutrients and what foods contain them. These young athletes will also discover more about:

• Navigating adolescence and the unique nutritional needs of the young runner, like macronutrients, micronutrients, and hydration
• Nutritional challenges and health risks such as the female and male athlete triads, disordered eating, RED-S, and other areas of concern
• Strategic fueling and optimizing performance and recovery through nutrition planning and nutrient timing
• Empowering change by integrating nutrition education into running programs, including how to foster positive body image and daily practical tools for upholding nutrition protocols
• And so much more!

From the frozen wilds of Alaska’s treacherous trails to the unyielding currents of Puget Sound and Canada’s Inside Passage, from the rugged majesty of Colorado’s peaks to the vibrant depths of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hogan offers us an intimate window into the toughest contests in sports. Whether it’s a blistering race across the furnace trails of gold country in the Sierra Nevadas, a grueling swim in frigid water to break the Ice Mile Distance record, or a competition on the biggest triathlon stage with a determination beyond perceived limitations, each journey reveals the resilience and humor it takes to face the unknown with only the guarantee of discomfort ahead. These stories of ordinary women and men who kept going even when things went wrong, especially when the weather and tides did not cooperate, attest to the drive, grit, and patience that exists in all of us. Through exhaustion, setbacks, and moments of darkness and doubt, these athletes prove that greatness isn’t about perfection—it’s about perseverance. Their triumphs, large and small, are a testament to the power of adaptability, passion, and the sheer will to keep going, one breath, one step, one stroke, and one mile at a time.

In the pages of The Unforgiving Hours, you will read the stories of:

• Gunhild Swanson running the Western States 100 Endurance Run five days shy of her seventy-first birthday
• Kelly Danielson and team Sail Like a Girl, the first all-female sailing team to win the Race to Alaska
• Gordon Wadsworth racing the hardest mountain bike race in the world while opting for only one bike gear
• Lynne Cox breaking the record for swimming across the English Channel at age 15
• Yuichiro Hidaka dreaming of eating potato chips while running the Boston Double for the fourth time
• Seana Hogan, the current cycling transcontinental female record holder (set at age 35) fighting the race clock and Father Time to finish Race Across America at age 60
• John Stamstad voyaging to Alaska for an all-night February bike race in the bush of the Last Frontier
• Melissa Kegler training for two years to break the American Ice Mile Distance record in 39.2ºF water
• Chris Jones embarking on The Last Great Race—six 100-mile ultramarathons to be completed over the course of one summer
• And Tina Ament, along with Anne Thilges, crossing the finish line at 16 hours, 18 minutes, and 5 seconds to establish one of the most inspiring records in endurance sports.

Blending top-notch sports writing, armchair adventure and travel, and an insightful thesis on the human spirit, The Unforgiving Hours is an indelible chronicle of odysseys that showcase the determination, creativity, joy, strength, and inspiration at the heart of endurance sports.