Amazing Stories

One can't help but get inspired by these amazing true stories, which prove the human spirit is both resilient and selfless.

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1 Finding Gilbert
While stationed in France during World War II, an American soldier took a seven-year-old orphan under his wing. Decades later, his daughter made it her mission to locate that boy.
2 Heroes: Roadside Inferno
The big rig was about to explode and the driver's legs were engulfed in flames. The Coopers came to the rescue.
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1The World's Dumbest Criminals: The Inanity Defense
Every year we track down the dumbest criminals in the world. Thinking of joining their ranks?
2The Return of the American Prairie
On thousands of acres in eastern Montana, the great American prairie is coming back—nurtured by a determined group of citizens.
3Woman Who Lost Leg Finds Inspiration from Disabled Dolphin
After losing her leg in a brutal war, Maja Kazazic thought she'd never walk without pain again. Then she saw the dolphin with an artificial tail, and her life changed once more.
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Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past

This is America at its most fascinating--more than 600 true stories as gripping as a whodunit, as fast paced as a spy chase, as atmospheric as a historical novel--guaranteed to give many hours of reading pleasure.

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